Jeff Monson "The Snowman"
Record: 42 - 12
Height: 5'9" (176cm)
Weight: 234 lbs
Age: 42
Camp: American Top Team

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

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 Jiu Jitsu 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. However, negotiations fell through and the match never came to fruition.

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. 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.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  0   (0%) Knockout Losses:  0   (0%)
TKO Wins:  2   (04%) TKO Losses:  2   (04%)
Submission Wins:  26   (48%) Submission Losses:  2   (04%)
Decision Wins:  14   (26%) Decision Losses:  8   (15%)
Draws: 0 No Contests: 0
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Daniel Cormier Unanimous Decision Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Jun. 18, 2011 3
Win Maro Perak Unanimous Decision Strength and Honor Championship: Monson vs. Perak Apr. 30, 2011 3
Win Tony Lopez Unanimous Decision Fight Time 4: MMA Heavyweight Explosion Apr. 01, 2011 5
Win Lee Mein Submission CFM 1: Monson vs. Mein Jan. 07, 2011 1
Win Sergey Shemetov Submission Israel Fighting Championship: Genesis Nov. 09, 2010 1
Win Travis Fulton Submission Elite Promotions / Fight Time Promotions: Fight Time 2 Oct. 23, 2010 1
Win Dave Keeley Submission KUMMA 5: Kings of the North Sep. 04, 2010 1
Win Jason Guida Submission Elite Promotions / Fight Time Promotions: Fight Time Aug. 21, 2010 2
Win Ubiratan Marinho Lima Unanimous Decision Impact FC 1: The Uprising: Brisbane Jul. 10, 2010 3
Loss Shamil Abdurahimov Decision ADFC: Battle of the Champions May. 14, 2010 3
Loss Travis Wiuff Split Decision CFX / XKL: Mayhem in Minneapolis Apr. 24, 2010 3
Win Francisco Nonato Submission 100#37; Fight: 100 Percent Fight 2 Mar. 13, 2010 1
Win John Brown Split Decision 5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League: New Year's Revolution Jan. 16, 2010 3
Loss Pedro Rizzo Unanimous Decision BC: Bitetti Combat 4 Sep. 12, 2009 3
Win Jimmy Ambriz Submission TC 33: Total Combat 33 Jul. 11, 2009 1
Win Sergei Kharitonov Submission Dream 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round Apr. 05, 2009 1
Win Sergei Maslobojev Submission CW 11: Decade Mar. 29, 2009 2
Win Roy Nelson Unanimous Decision SRP: March Badness Mar. 21, 2009 3
Win Ricco Rodriguez Unanimous Decision MFA: There Will Be Blood Dec. 13, 2008 3
Win Jimmy Ambriz Submission EB: Beatdown at 4 Bears 3 Oct. 11, 2008 1
Win Mark Kerr Submission VFC 1: Vengeance Fighting Championship 1 Sep. 27, 2008 1
Loss Josh Barnett Unanimous Decision Sengoku: Second Battle May. 18, 2008 3
Win Hakim Goram Unanimous Decision PFP: Ring of Fire Dec. 09, 2007 3
Loss Pedro Rizzo Technical Knockout AOW: Art of War 3 Sep. 01, 2007 3
Win Kazuyuki Fujita Submission PRIDE 34: Kamikaze Apr. 08, 2007 1
Loss Tim Sylvia Unanimous Decision UFC 65: Bad Intentions Nov. 18, 2006 5
Win Anthony Perosh Technical Knockout UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Jul. 08, 2006 1
Win Marcio Cruz Split Decision UFC 59: Reality Check Apr. 15, 2006 3
Win Branden Lee Hinkle Technical Submission UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 Feb. 04, 2006 1
Win Marc Emmanuel Submission CWFC: Strike Force 4 Nov. 26, 2005 1
Win Devin Cole Unanimous Decision XFC: Dome of Destruction 3 Oct. 15, 2005 3
Win Jay White Submission SF 12: Breakout Sep. 16, 2005 1
Win Rich Wilson Submission Extreme Wars: X-1 Jul. 02, 2005 1
Win Tengiz Tedoradze Submission CWFC: Ultimate Force Apr. 30, 2005 1
Win Jay White Submission Euphoria: USA vs World Feb. 26, 2005 1
Win Brian Stromberg Submission SF 8: Justice Jan. 08, 2005 1
Win Tengiz Tedoradze Submission CWFC 9: Xtreme Xmas Dec. 18, 2004 1
Win Pat Stano Technical Knockout Euphoria: Road to the Titles Oct. 15, 2004 2
Win Carlos Clayton Decision AFC: Brazil 1 Aug. 28, 2004 3
Win Don Richards Submission IHC 7: The Crucible Jun. 05, 2004 2
Win Joe Nye Submission MD 12: Mass Destruction 12 Aug. 16, 2003 1
Win Mike Delaney Submission AFC 4: Absolute Fighting Championships 4 Jul. 19, 2003 1
Loss Forrest Griffin Unanimous Decision WEFC 1: Bring It On Jun. 29, 2002 4
Loss Ricco Rodriguez Technical Knockout UFC 35: Throwdown Jan. 11, 2002 3
Win Roman Roytberg Submission AMC: Revenge of the Warriors Jul. 21, 2001 1
Loss Chuck Liddell Unanimous Decision UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Dec. 16, 2000 3
Win Tim Lajcik Unanimous Decision UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz Sep. 22, 2000 2
Win Bob Gilstrap Unanimous Decision AMC: Return of the Gladiators 1 Jul. 29, 2000 3
Loss David Dodd Submission EC 23: Extreme Challenge 23 Apr. 02, 1999 1
Win Roger Neff Decision URC 1: Ultimate Ring Challenge 1 Mar. 01, 1999 3
Loss Tom Sauer Submission EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20 Aug. 22, 1998 1
Win John Renfroe Submission UWC: Ultimate Warrior Challenge Aug. 02, 1998 1
Win Cy Cross Submission UFCF: Night of Champions Mar. 14, 1998 1
Win Luther Norberg Unanimous Decision UFCF: Gladiators Nov. 21, 1997 1
Total Fights: 54   |   Record: 42 - 12
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