Jeff Monson
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Jeff Monson | |
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Nickname | The Snowman |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 247 lbs (109 kg) |
Nationality | American |
Born | January 18, 1971 |
Town of birth | Olympia, Washington |
Team/Association | American Top Team |
Fighting style | Submission Wrestling, Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Wins | 24 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 14 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 0 |
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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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]
[edit] Record
Date | Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Round, Time | Notes | |
18/May/2008 | Loss | 24-8 | Josh Barnett | Decision (Unanimous) | Sengoku - Second Battle | Round 3 05:00 | ||
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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ An Interview with Anarchist Jeff "The Snowman" Monson of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- ^ Gabriel Thompson. Jeff Monson: The Ultimate Fighting Anarchist. Alternative Press Review.
- ^ Jeff Monson's official website.
- ^ Shapiro, Andy (August 17, 2007). Friday's Global FC Event Cancelled. Sherdog. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ 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.