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Matt Hamill
Born (1976-10-05) October 5, 1976 (age 48)
Loveland, Ohio
Other namesThe Hammer,
The Golden Boy
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division205
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StyleGreco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofUtica, New York
TeamTeam Punishment
RankNCAA Division III Wrestling
Years active2006–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins9
By knockout6
By submission0
By decision2
Losses2
Other information
UniversityRochester Institute of Technology
Notable school(s)Loveland High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Matt Hamill
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Wrestling
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rome Freestyle Wrestling
Silver medal – second place 2001 Rome Greco-Roman

Matthew S. Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is an American wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling (167 lb class in 1997, 190 lb class in 1998 and 197 lb class in 1999) while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.[1] Hamill also has a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling and a gold medal in freestyle wrestling from the 2001 Summer Deaflympics..[2]

Career

Hamill was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz in the 205 lb (93 kg) weight class. He won a preliminary fight against Mike Nickels via decision, but was unable to continue into the semi-finals due to injuries. On June 24, 2006, Hamill fought fellow contestant Jesse Forbes at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on Spike TV and won via KO.

Hamill then defeated The Ultimate Fighter 2's Seth Petruzelli via unanimous decision at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10, 2006. Judges scored the bout 29–28, 30–27 and 29–28 for Hamill.

Hamill then fought Rex Holman at UFC 68: The Uprising where he won by KO in the first round.

Hamill fought Michael Bisping at UFC 75 in London, England on September 8, 2007, where he lost via split decision. The decision was considered controversial by many, in large part because the fight was held in England, Bisping's home country. However, the two American judges ringside awarded the victory to Bisping, with the lone British judge scoring the fight for Hamill. A rematch was scheduled for UFC 78, but due to knee surgery, Hamill withdrew. A rematch has become unlikely after Bisping dropped down to the middleweight division after his fight with Rashad Evans.[3][4]

Hamill next fought Tim Boetsch on April 3, whom he defeated in the second round by KO,[5] bringing his record to 4 wins and 1 loss. During the fight, Hamill suffered a badly split bottom lip due to a knee strike.[5]

Hamill then went on to UFC 88 and fought former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin as the co-main event. He lost the fight by KO after a kick to the liver at 0:39 of the third round.[6]

At UFC 92, Hamill defeated Reese Andy in the second round by TKO due to strikes. Hamill fought former NCAA wrestling champion Mark Munoz at UFC 96, defeating him with a right leg roundhouse kick to the head, knocking Munoz unconscious and earning him the Knockout of the Night award.[7]

His next fight was supposed to be against Brandon Vera at UFC 102, but due to a knee injury while training, Hamill was replaced by Krzysztof Soszynski.[8]

Coming off of knee surgery, Hamill faced off against undefeated light heavyweight prospect Jon "Bones" Jones at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale and won by DQ after Jones hit Hamill with two illegal elbow strikes on the ground. At first, Jones was deducted one point for the infraction, but Hamill indicated that he had dislocated his shoulder earlier in the fight and was unable to continue. When the official result was read, with the spectators in the stadium seeming to expect a victory for Jones, it was revealed that Jones had been disqualified for the illegal elbows and that the match was being awarded to Hamill.[9]

Hamill defeated Keith Jardine on June 19, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale.[10]. Hamill won this fight by majority decision. Jardine was deducted a point for accidentally poking Hamill in the eye in Round 2. This apparently forced Jardine to abandon his game plan in hope of scoring a knockout punch on Hamill.

Personal life

Born in Loveland, Ohio, Hamill was introduced to wrestling by his step father who was the wrestling coach at Loveland High School.[11]Hamill attended the Rochester Institute of Technology for 3 years transferring there after a year at Purdue.

Hamill is divorced from a deaf woman and has a hearing daughter from that marriage.[12][13][14]

Hamill is the subject of an upcoming movie entitled "Hamill" about his early life and wrestling career. Originally set to star Eben Kostbar, it was criticized by the deaf community for featuring a non-deaf actor; however, Hamill himself supported the casting of Eben due to his wrestling experience and the fact that Eben is fluent in American Sign Language.[15][16] Kostbar withdrew from starring[17] and deaf actor Russell Harvard will now be playing Hamill.[18] The movie is being produced by Joseph McKelheer and Eben Kostbar and being directed by Oren Kaplan.[19]

Hamill and his longtime girlfriend Brittany Houck were engaged to be married in 2009.[20][21]

Mixed Martial Arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 6 1
By submission 0 0
By decision 2 1
By disqualification 1 0
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9-2 United States Keith Jardine Decision (Majority) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale June 19, 2010 3 5:00 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night
Win 8–2 United States Jon Jones DQ (Illegal elbows) The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale December 5, 2009 1 4:14 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7–2 United States Mark Munoz KO (Head kick) UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine March 7, 2009 1 3:53 United States Columbus, Ohio, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 6–2 United States Reese Andy TKO (Strikes) UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 December 27, 2008 2 2:19 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 5–2 United States Rich Franklin TKO (Body kick) UFC 88: Breakthrough September 6, 2008 3 0:39 United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 5–1 United States Tim Boetsch TKO (Strikes) UFC Fight Night 13 April 2, 2008 2 1:25 United States Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Loss 4–1 England Michael Bisping Decision (Split) UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion September 8, 2007 3 5:00 England London, England
Win 4–0 United States Rex Holman TKO (Strikes) UFC 68: The Uprising March 3, 2007 1 4:00 United States Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 3–0 United States Seth Petruzelli Decision (Unanimous) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter October 10, 2006 3 5:00 United States Hollywood, Florida, United States Fight of the Night
Win 2–0 United States Jesse Forbes TKO (Strikes) UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale June 24, 2006 1 4:47 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 1–0 United States Robert Hitte TKO (Punches) XFO 7 - Xtreme Fighting Organization August 27, 2005 1 1:52 United States Island Lake, Illinois, United States
  • His record does not include his preliminary victory while on The Ultimate Fighter as it is considered an exhibition bout.

References

  1. ^ NCAA.com
  2. ^ Matt "The Hammer" Hamill
  3. ^ Iole, Kevin (September 9, 2007). "Questionable verdict". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-11. "White said the rematch is 'a no-brainer and I'm going to be on it right away.'"
  4. ^ Mohapatra, Pramit (September 9, 2007). "The Hamill-Bisping fallout and trust". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  5. ^ a b Matt Hamill: Raw (Part 2 of 4)
  6. ^ UFC 88 round-by-round live updates and official results
  7. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/13679/matt-hamill-vs-mark-munoz-added-to-ufc-96.mma
  8. ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8470&zoneid=2
  9. ^ http://www.fightline.com/news/mma/2009/1205/466929/the-ultimate-fighter-season-10-finale/index.shtml
  10. ^ "Keith Jardine vs. Matt Hamill on tap for "The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale"". fiveouncesofpain.com. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  11. ^ RIT NTID STORY →TH
  12. ^ Article where Matt mentions his ex-wife and his daughter
  13. ^ Article where Matt mentions his daughter
  14. ^ "UFC 88 Countdown". 2008-09-03. Spike. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |episodelink=, |seriesno=, and |serieslink= (help); Missing or empty |series= (help)
  15. ^ Summary of the "Hamill" details on MMAJunkie.com
  16. ^ Interview with UFC.com regarding the "Hamill"
  17. ^ Deaf Actor to Play Matt Hamill
  18. ^ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090930/NEWS01/909300333/1003/Deaf-wrestler-subject-of-film-shot-in-area
  19. ^ "Hamill" IMDB page
  20. ^ "Hamill confident ahead of UFC 88 clash with Franklin". http://sports.espn.go.com. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2009-08-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Matt Hamill Will Fight At UFC 88". FIGHTLINE.com. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

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