Jeff Monson

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Jeff Monson
Statistics
Nickname The Snowman
Height 5'9" (175cm)
Weight 240lbs (109kg)
Nationality Flag of United States American
Born January 18, 1971
Town of birth Olympia, Washington
Fighting style Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 23
  By knockout 2
  By submission 14
Losses 6
Draws 0

Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (born January 18, 1971) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Olympia, Washington and an anarchist. He is affiliated with the American Top Team which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida. He is also sponsored by Gameness, mixed martial arts company owned by Ed Clay based out of Nashville, TN.

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Monson is a world renowned submission wrestler and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship champion. He is also a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter with a record of 22-6-1. Monson (under the name Jeff Munson) has also had three professional boxing bouts. His boxing record is two wins and one draw.

Monson also is known for his left wing political 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).

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. 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", "The Anarchist", and "Naked Monson" (from an incident at Abu Dhabi).

On the 18 November, 2006 at UFC 65 Monson fought, then, UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in a title fight. Monson's Bodog fighting match with PRIDE FC's Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko has been cancelled due to Monson's most recent loss to Tim Sylvia. At PRIDE 34, Monson defeated Kazuyuki Fujita. He also plans to fight Mario Rinaldi on May 4th.

Monson has two children, Joshua and Michaela.

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

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