Jeff Monson

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Jeffrey 'Jeff' "The Snowman" Monson (born January 18, 1971) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Olympia, Washington and an anarchist. He is affiliated with American Top Team which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida.

Biography

Monson is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion. He is also a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter with a professional record of 24 wins and 7 losses. Monson has also had three professional boxing bouts. His boxing record is two wins and one draw.

Monson is also known for his anarchist views and affiliations. In an interview, he explained, "I am an anarchist, someone who would like to do away with all class hierarchy in society and the institutions that promote this inequality."[1] He correspondingly receives sponsorship from AK Press and has several anarchist symbols tattooed on his body. In solidarity, Monson is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies). [2]

Monson has a Bachelor's degree and a Master's Degree in psychology. For a few years he worked as a mental health professional, both in a crisis evaluation role as well as a child/family counselor.[citation needed] After initial success in Abu Dhabi and other MMA arenas, he left the professional world of psychology to devote himself full time to his MMA endeavors.

He is nicknamed "The Snowman" for his performance at the 1999 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship. The Brazilian fighters at the tournament gave him the nickname because he came in as an unknown, but beat four Brazilians in a row to win the 88-98 kilogram weight class. As he went along in the tournament and continued to beat his opponents, they said he was like a snowball (white, compact, and rolling and getting bigger and stronger as the tournament went on).[3]

Mixed martial arts career

On November 18, 2006 at UFC 65, Monson fought Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight championship. Monson lost a five round decision and would later ask to be relinquished from his UFC contract in hopes of facing PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at a BodogFIGHT scheduled for March 2007.[citation needed] However, negotiations fell through and the match never came to fruition.[citation needed]

At PRIDE 34, on April 8, 2007, Monson defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by rear naked choke at 6:37 of the opening round.

His next fight was scheduled to be against Chris Guillen on August 17, 2007 for the Global Fighting Championships' heavyweight title, but the event was canceled after four of the eight scheduled bouts were removed from the card.[4] He lost his latest fight against Pedro Rizzo at Art of War 3 which was held on September 1, 2007. During the bout, Monson displayed a much improved level of striking, and kept the fight standing virtually the entire time.

On September 7, 2007, Monson won a total of two matches in the FILA World Championship in Turkey, defeating France's Zoro Piere and Great Britain's Tom Blackledge with submissions. Monson was awarded the 275-pound gold medal when his final opponent Ramon Diaz suffered an injury and was forced to bow out.

Personal life

Monson has two children, Joshua and Michaela.[5] Monson was a Division I wrestler at Oregon State and at the University of Illinois, and was a Pac-10 champion.[citation needed] He also competed on the Senior level in USA Wrestling events for a number of years.[citation needed]

Record

Date Result Record Opponent Method Event Round, Time Notes
09/Dec/2007 Win 24-7 Hakim Gouram Decision (Unanimous) Platinum Fighting Productions Ring of Fire Round 3 05:00
01/Sep/2007 Loss 23-7 Pedro Rizzo TKO (Punches) Art of War 3 Round 3 Match was for UAFC Heavyweight title
08/Apr/2007 Win 23-6 Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Rear Naked Choke) PRIDE 34: Kamikaze Round 1 6:37
18/Nov/2006 Loss 22-6 Tim Sylvia Decision (Unanimous) UFC 65: Bad Intentions Round 5 05:00 Match was for the UFC heavyweight title
08/Jul/2006 Win 22-5 Anthony Perosh TKO (Strikes) UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Round 1 02:22
15/Apr/2006 Win 21-5 Marcio Cruz Decision (Split) UFC 59: Reality Check Round 3 05:00
04/Feb/2006 Win 20-5 Brandon Lee Hinkle Submission (North/South Choke) UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Round 1 04:35
26/Nov/2005 Win 19-5 Marc Emmanuel Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Cage Warriors Strike Force 4:
Night of Champions 2005 		Round 1 00:58
15/Oct/2005 Win 18-5 Devin Cole Decision X Fighting Championships:
Dome of Destruction 3 		Round 3 05:00
16/Sep/2005 Win 17-5 Jay White Submission (Choke) SportFight 12: Breakout Round 1 01:30
02/Jul/2005 Win 16-5 Rich Wilson Submission (Armbar) Extreme Wars Round 1 01:56
30/Apr/2005 Win 15-5 Tengiz Tedoradze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Cage Warriors Fighting Championships:
Ultimate Force 		Round 1 01:59
26/Feb/2005 Win 14-5 Jay White Submission (Injury) Euphoria MFC: USA vs the World Round 1 04:07
07/Jan/2005 Win 13-5 Brian Stromberg Submission (Rear Naked Choke) SportFight 8: Justice Round 1 TBC
18/Dec/2004 Win 12-5 Tengiz Tedoradze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Cage Warriors Fighting Championships 9:
Xtreme Xmas 		Round 1 03:51
15/Oct/2004 Win 11-5 Pat Stano Technical Knock Out Euphoria MFC: Road to the Titles Round 2 03:11
28/Aug/2004 Win 10-5 Carlos Clayton Decision Absolute Fighting Championships: Brazil 1 Round 3 05:00
05/Jun/2004 Win 9-5 Don Richard Submission (Choke) Iron Heart Crown 7: The Crucible Round 2 02:25
16/Aug/2003 Win 8-5 Joe Nye Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Mass Destruction 12 Round 1 TBC
19/Jul/2003 Win 7-5 Mike Delaney Submission (Choke) Absolute Fighting Championships 4 Round 1 04:26
29/Jun/2002 Loss 6-5 Forrest Griffin Decision WEFC 1: Bring it On Round 4 04:20
11/Jan/2002 Loss 6-4 Ricco Rodriguez TKO (Punches) UFC 35: Throwdown Round 3 03:00
21/Jul/2001 Win 6-3 Roman Roytberg Submission (Choke) AMC Pankration:
Revenge of the Warriors 		TBC TBC
16/Dec/2000 Loss 5-3 Chuck Liddell Decision (Unanimous) UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Round 3 TBC
22/Sep/2000 Win 5-2 Tim Lajcik Decision (Unanimous) UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz Round 2 TBC
29/Jul/2000 Win 4-2 Bob Gilstrap Decision (Unanimous) AMC Pankration:
Return of the Gladiators 1 		Round 3 5:00
02/Apr/1999 Loss 3-2 David Dodd Submission (Armbar) Extreme Challenge 23 Round 1 0:46
01/Mar/1999 Win 3-1 Roger Neff Decision Ultimate Ring Challenge Round 3 5:00
22/Aug/1998 Loss 2-1 Tom Sauer Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Extreme Challenge 20 Round 1 3:47
02/Aug/1998 Win 2-0 John Renfroe Submission (Strikes) Ultimate Warrior Challenge Round 1 TBC
14/Mar/1998 Win 1-0 Cy Cross TBC United Full Contact Federation:
Night of Champions 		TBC

See also

References

  1. ^ "An Interview with Anarchist Jeff "The Snowman" Monson of the Ultimate Fighting Championship".
  2. ^ Gabriel Thompson. "Jeff Monson: The Ultimate Fighting Anarchist". Alternative Press Review.
  3. ^ "Jeff Monson's official website".
  4. ^ Shapiro, Andy (August 17, 2007). "Friday's Global FC Event Cancelled". Sherdog. Retrieved 2007-09-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ He's been wrestling for more than half his life, has endured recovery from two bicep tears earlier this decade and is ready to leave the training grind behind to spend more time with his kids, Joshua and Michaela.

External links

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