Jeff Monson
| Jeff Monson | |
|---|---|
| File:Jeff Monson.png | |
| Born | January 18, 1971 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Other names | The Snowman |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Rank | NCAA Division I Wrestler black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 53 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 26 |
| By decision | 14 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| University | Oregon State University |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jeffrey Monson (born January 18, 1971) is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a NOGI Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He currently holds the Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association and the Strength & Honor Championship. He is currently affiliated with American Top Team which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Biography
Monson was a Division I wrestler at Oregon State University and at the University of Illinois, and was a Pac-10 champion.[1] He also competed at senior level at USA Wrestling events for a number of years. [citation needed]
Monson is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champion. He is a mixed martial arts fighter and has had three professional boxing bouts. His professional boxing record is two wins and one draw.
Monson is considered to be one of the world's top submission grapplers. He is a multiple event winner at NAGA, Grapplers Quest and FILA, among other submission tournaments.[citation needed] 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, rolling and getting bigger and stronger as the tournament went on).[2]
Monson is 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." [3] 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).[4]
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] He has had such major success in Abu Dhabi and other MMA shows that he left the mental health profession to devote himself full time to mixed martial arts.
Mixed martial arts career
After 14 straight victories Monson returned to the UFC. At UFC 57 Monson submitted Branden Lee Hinkle by North South Choke in the first round. At UFC 59 Monson fought his long time hated rival ADCC veteran and BJJ black belt Marcio Cruz, Monson won by decision after 3 rounds. At UFC 61 Monson fought BJJ black belt Anthony Perosh, Monson won by TKO in the first round.
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 happened.
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.[5] He lost the 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.
Jeff Monson defeated Ricco Rodriguez in the main event of Mixed Fighting Alliance "There Will Be Blood" event on December 13, 2008. He avenged a loss to Rodriguez from almost 7 years prior.
On March 21, 2009, Jeff won a controversial decision against "Big Country" Roy Nelson on Roy Jones Jr.'s hybrid boxing/MMA card "March Badness". He then beat Sergej Maslobojev on a Cage Wars card on On March 29, 2009. Jeff immediately went to Japan and beat top Russian Heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov on April 5, 2009 at Dream 8, giving him 3 wins within two weeks.
On September 12, 2009 at Bitetti Combat MMA 4, Monson had his seven fight win streak snapped, losing to Pedro Rizzo by unanimous decision.
At 5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League - New Years Revolution, Monson defeated John Brown by Split Decision on January 16, 2010.
On March 13, 2010 Monson fights in France at 100% Fight II and defeated Francisco Nonato by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in the 1st Round. Monson losing to Travis Wiuff by Split Decision at XKL Evolution 2 on April 24, 2010. On May 14, 2010 Monson losing in Abu Dhabi to Shamil Abdurahimov by Majority Decision at Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship in the Quarter Finals of the 2010 Openweight Grand Prix.
Jeff Monson defeated Bira Lima at Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane in Australia on July 10, 2010 by Unanimous Decision.
Monson faced Jason Guida on August 21, 2010 at the event called "Fight Time 1".[6] Monson defeated Jason Guida at 3:04 of the second round with a guillotine choke.
His next fight was scheduled to be against Neil Wain at "KnuckleUp - Kings of the North", but Neil Wain has had to pull out his fight, due to injuries occurred from his last fight. Stepping in to replace Neil Wain, is the very man who took Wain out of the fight, Dave Keeley.[7] Monson defeated Keeley via Submission (North-South Choke) in the 1st Round.
Monson defeated Sergey Shemetov at the inaugural Israel Fighting Championship event on Nov. 9. After the fight, he said he wanted to drop down to 205 pounds for his next fight and his friend, Ricco Rodriguez, who later won his fight in the main event, said he wanted to fight Monson for the IFC at light heavyweight.[8]
In 2011, Monson defeated Lee Main on January 7,[9] and Tony Lopez on April 1 by five round decision. Jeff Monson's next fight was against Maro Perak where he won a three round decision.[10]
Monson says that after he fights in April and May, he hopes the UFC wants him back, but this time he would like to fight in the light heavyweight division.[11]
Personal life
Monson and his wife have two children, Joshua and Michaela.[12][13]
On January 14, 2009, Monson was charged with First Degree Malicious Mischief, for vandalizing the Washington State Capitol by spray-painting "an anarchy symbol, a peace symbol and the words 'no poverty' and 'no war'"[14] on the large columns at the front of the building. A warrant was issued by a Thurston County Superior Court Judge [15] after pictures of Monson committing the crime were printed in ESPN magazine.[16]
On July 29, 2009 Monson pleaded guilty to malicious mischief and entered an Alford plea for graffiti.[17] In October 2009, he was sentenced to 90 days of work release and ordered to pay $21,894 in restitution. [18] As of January 2011, he had only paid $421 of his court-ordered restitution.[19]
Grappling Championships and accomplishments
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships:
ADCC 2009 Over 99+kg: 3rd Place
ADCC 2005 Over 99+kg: 1st Place
ADCC 2003 99+kg: Quarter Finals
ADCC 2001 Over 99+kg: 2nd place
ADCC 2000 88–98 kg: 2nd place Openweight: Quarter Finals, but unable to continue.
ADCC 1999 Under 99KG: 1st Place
CBJJ No-Gi World Championships:
2007 Black Belt SuperSuperHeavy: 2nd Place
2007 Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place
Misc.
2007 World Grappling Championships 125 kg: gold medal (1st place)
2008 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials - 275+ Division 1st place.
2007 U.S. Grappling World Team Trials - 275+ Division 1st place.
2007 Budweiser World Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Pro no-gi 1st place.
2006 Budweiser World Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Pro no-gi 1st place.
2004 Budweiser World Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Pro no-gi 1st place.
Mixed Martial Arts Championships and accomplishments
- International Sport Karate Association
- ISKA World Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
- Strength & Honor Championship
- SHC Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
- Cage Warriors
- Cage Warriors Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Knockout of the Night (One time)
- Submission of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
| 53 matches | 42 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By submission | 26 | 2 |
| By decision | 14 | 7 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Daniel Cormier
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Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum | June 18, 2011 | Dallas, Texas
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 Konstantin Gluhov
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100% Fight 5 | May 28, 2011 |  Paris, France
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| Win | 42-11 |  Maro Perak
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Decision (Unanimous) | Stength & Honor Championship 4 - Monson vs. Perak | April 30, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 |  Geneva, Switzerland
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Won SHC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 41-11 | Tony Lopez
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Decision (Unanimous) | Fight Time Promotions: Fight Time 4 - MMA Heavyweight Explosion | April 1, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Won ISKA Heavyweight World Title |
| Win | 40-11 |  Lee Mein
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Cage Fighting Manitoba 1 | January 7, 2011 | 1 | 3:31 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| Win | 39-11 |  Sergey Shemetov
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Submission (Keylock) | Israel FC: Genesis | November 9, 2010 | 1 | 4:09 |  Tel Aviv, Israel
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| Win | 38-11 | Travis Fulton
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Submission (Kimura) | Elite Promotions/Fight Time Promotions: Fight Time 2 | October 23, 2010 | 1 | 4:40 | Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
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| Win | 37-11 |  Dave Keeley
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Submission (North/South Choke) | KUMMA: Kings of the North | September 4, 2010 | 1 | 1:41 | Lancashire, England
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| Win | 36-11 | Jason Guida
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Elite Promotions/Fight Time Promotions: Fight Time 1 | August 21, 2010 | 2 | 3:04 | Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
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| Win | 35-11 |  Bira Lima
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Decision (Unanimous) | Impact FC 1 - The Uprising: Brisbane | July 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 |  Brisbane, Australia
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| Loss | 34-11 | Shamil Abdurahimov
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Decision (Majority) | Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship | May 14, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 |  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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| Loss | 34-10 | Travis Wiuff
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Decision (Split) | XKL Evolution 2 | April 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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| Win | 34-9 | Francisco Nonato
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 100% Fight II | March 13, 2010 | 1 | 2:27 | Paris, France
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| Win | 33-9 | John Brown
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Decision (Split) | 5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League - New Year's Revolution | January 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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| Loss | 32-9 | Pedro Rizzo
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Decision (Unanimous) | Bitetti Combat MMA 4 | September 12, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 32-8 | Jimmy Ambriz
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Total Combat 33: Bad Intentions | July 11, 2009 | 1 | 1:09 |  Mexico City, Mexico
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| Win | 31-8 | Sergei Kharitonov
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Submission (North/South Choke) | Dream.8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round | April 5, 2009 | 1 | 1:42 |  Nagoya, Japan
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| Win | 30-8 |  Sergej Maslobojev
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Submission (Anaconda Choke) | Cage Wars Championship: Decade | March 29, 2009 | 2 | 2:30 |  Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| Win | 29-8 | Roy Nelson
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Decision (Unanimous) | March Badness | March 21, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Pensacola, Florida, USA
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| Win | 28-8 | Ricco Rodriguez
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Decision (Unanimous) | MFA: There Will Be Blood | December 13, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, USA
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| Win | 27-8 | Jimmy Ambriz
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Submission (North/South Choke) | Beatdown: 4 Bears Casino | October 11, 2008 | 1 | 1:50 | New Town, North Dakota, USA
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| Win | 26-8 | Mark Kerr
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Vengeance FC | September 27, 2008 | 1 | 3:15 | Concord, North Carolina, USA
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| Loss | 25-8 | Josh Barnett
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Decision (Unanimous) | Sengoku 2 | May 18, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 25-7 |  Hakim Gouram
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Decision (Unanimous) | Platinum Fighting Productions: Ring of Fire | December 9, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 |  Quezon City, Philippines
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| Loss | 24-7 | Pedro Rizzo
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TKO (Strikes) | Art of War 3 | September 1, 2007 | 3 | 2:40 | Dallas, Texas, USA
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Match was for the UAFC Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 24-6 | Kazuyuki Fujita
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Pride 34: Kamikaze | April 8, 2007 | 1 | 6:37 | Saitama, Japan
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| Loss | 23-6 | Tim Sylvia
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | November 18, 2006 | 5 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, USA
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For UFC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 23-5 | Anthony Perosh
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TKO (Strikes) | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | July 8, 2006 | 1 | 2:43 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Won Knock out of the Night Honors |
| Win | 22-5 | Marcio Cruz
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Decision (Split) | UFC 59: Reality Check | April 15, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, USA
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| Win | 21-5 | Branden Lee Hinkle
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Submission (North/South Choke) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | February 4, 2006 | 1 | 4:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Won Submission of the Night Honors |
| Win | 20-5 | Marc Emmanuel
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Cage Warriors Strike Force 4: Night of Champions 2005 | November 26, 2005 | 1 | 0:58 | Coventry, England
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| Win | 19-5 | Devin Cole
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Decision (Unanimous) | X Fighting Championships: Dome of Destruction 3 | October 15, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tacoma, Washington, USA
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| Win | 18-5 | Jay White
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | SportFight 12: Breakout | September 16, 2005 | 1 | 1:21 | Portland, Oregon, USA
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| Win | 17-5 | Rich Wilson
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Submission (Armbar) | Extreme Wars | July 2, 2005 | 1 | 1:56 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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| Win | 16-5 |  Tengiz Tedoradze
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championships: Ultimate Force | April 30, 2005 | 1 | 1:59 | Sheffield, England
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Won Cage Warriors Heavyweight World Title |
| Win | 15-5 | Jay White
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Submission (Injury) | Euphoria MFC: USA vs. the World | February 26, 2005 | 1 | 4:07 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
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| Win | 14-5 | Brian Stromberg
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | SportFight 8: Justice | January 7, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Gresham, Oregon, USA
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| Win | 13-5 | Tengiz Tedoradze
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championships 9: Xtreme Xmas | December 18, 2004 | 1 | 3:51 | Sheffield, England
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| Win | 12-5 | Pat Stano
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TKO (Knee to the body) | Euphoria MFC: Road to the Titles | October 15, 2004 | 2 | 3:11 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
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| Win | 11-5 | Carlos Clayton
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Decision | Absolute Fighting Championships: Brazil 1 | August 28, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 10-5 | Don Richards
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Submission (North/South Choke) | Iron Heart Crown 7: The Crucible | June 5, 2004 | 2 | 2:25 | Hammond, Indiana, USA
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| Win | 9-5 | Joe Nye
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Mass Destruction 12 | August 16, 2003 | 1 | 3:02 | Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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| Win | 8-5 | Mike Delaney
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Submission (Choke) | AFC 4: Absolute Fighting Championships 4 | July 19, 2003 | 1 | 4:27 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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| Loss | 7-5 | Forrest Griffin
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Decision (Unanimous) | WEFC 1: Bring it On | June 29, 2002 | 4 | 4:20 | Marietta, Georgia, USA
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| Loss | 7-4 | Ricco Rodriguez
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TKO (Strikes) | UFC 35: Throwdown | January 11, 2002 | 3 | 3:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
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| Win | 7-3 | Roman Roytberg
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Submission (North/South Choke) | AMC Pankration: Revenge of the Warriors | July 21, 2001 | 1 | N/A | Rochester, Washington, USA
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| Loss | 6-3 | Chuck Liddell
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | December 16, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Win | 6-2 | Tim Lajcik
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz | September 22, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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| Win | 5-2 | Bob Gilstrap
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Decision (Unanimous) | AMC Pankration: Return of the Gladiators 1 | July 29, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Rochester, Washington, USA
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| Loss | 4-2 | David Dodd
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Submission (Armbar) | Extreme Challenge 23 | April 2, 1999 | 1 | 0:46 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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| Win | 4-1 | Roger Neff
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Decision | Ultimate Ring Challenge | March 1, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Wenatchee, Washington, USA
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| Loss | 3-1 | Tom Sauer
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Extreme Challenge 20 | August 22, 1998 | 1 | 3:47 | Davenport, Iowa, USA
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| Win | 3-0 | John Renfroe
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Submission (Strikes) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge | August 2, 1998 | 1 | 2:45 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Win | 2-0 | Cy Cross
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Submission (Choke) | United Full Contact Federation: Night of Champions | March 14, 1998 | 1 | 3:47 | Lynnwood, Washington, USA
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| Win | 1-0 | Luther Norberg
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Decision (Unanimous) | United Full Contact Federation: Gladiators | November 21, 1997 | 1 | N/A | No location reported
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See also
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of mixed martial artists with professional boxing records
- List of people from Olympia, Washington
- List of people who entered an Alford plea
References
- ^ "Jeff Monson: 'I'm the guy to beat Fedor'".
- ^ "Jeff Monson's official website".
- ^ "An Interview with Anarchist Jeff "The Snowman" Monson of the Ultimate Fighting Championship".
- ^ Gabriel Thompson. "Jeff Monson: The Ultimate Fighting Anarchist". Alternative Press Review.
- ^ Shapiro, Andy (August 17, 2007). "Friday's Global FC Event Cancelled". Sherdog. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ Aaron Skinner. "Jeff Monson returns".
- ^ "Wain out Keeley in – Knuckleup "Kings of the North"".
- ^ "Former UFC Champion Ricco Rodriguez Sets Up Bout With Jeff Monson". MMAWeekly.com. November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ http://www.cagefightingmanitoba.com/Home_Page.html
- ^ http://rankingmma.com/jeff-monson-vs-moise-rimbon/
- ^ http://libcom.org/news/jeff-monson-wins-iska-title-wants-ufc-return-24042011
- ^ "Monson prepared for last shot". BLOGS.CHRON.com. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Jeff Monson Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Vandalism". CAGEPOTATO.com. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Associated Press-Martial artist accused of defacing Wash. Capitol
- ^ Pawloski, Jeremy (January 14, 2009). "Mixed-martial-arts champion charged in Capitol graffiti case". The Olympian. Retrieved 2009-01-14. [dead link]
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie (January 15, 2009). "Jeff Monson charged with mischief; ESPN not an accomplice". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ "MMA fighter busted for graffiti". Associated Press. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "'Anarchist' Monson sentenced to work release". The Olympian. October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-09. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/25/1516857/former-olympia-fighter-has-paid.html
External links
- Professional MMA record for Jeff Monson from Sherdog
- Boxing record for Jeff Monson from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jeff Monson's official site
- 1971 births
- Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- American anarchists
- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Minnesota
- Heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Industrial Workers of the World members
- Living people
- Oregon State Beavers wrestlers
- American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- University of Minnesota Duluth alumni
- People who entered an Alford plea