Sean Salmon
Record: 18 - 15
Height: 5'10" (178cm)
Weight: 205 lbs
Age: 35

Sean Michael Salmon (born September 11, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a middleweight.Salmon made his UFC debut in the main event of UFC Fight Night 8 on January 25, 2007. In a nationally televised fight against Rashad Evans, the heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Salmon lost due to knockout from a head kick at 1:06 in the second round.

Salmon was then scheduled to fight Eric Schafer at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, but he instead faced Alan Belcher after Schafer broke a rib during training. In the preliminary fight, Salmon lost due to guillotine choke submission in the first round.

After the consecutive losses, Salmon announced in a June 5, 2007 MMAjunkie.com column that he was taking a temporary leave from the UFC to fight in smaller MMA organizations.

On June 9th, 2007, Salmon submitted Jason Freeman at a North American Allied Fight Series event in Cleveland called Fite Nite at the Flats III, winning via keylock. On August 11, 2007, he defeated Bill Hall via unanimous decision at the Xtreme Fighting Organization's "XFO 19" show. On September 1, 2007, he was defeated via guillotine choke by UFC veteran Travis Wiuff in an International Fighting Organization title fight.

On November 16th, 2007, Salmon lost to Jorge Santiago by knockout in a Strikeforce tournament. According to Sherdog.com, and California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer Armando Garcia, Salmon suffered a seizure in the ring after he was KO'ed by Santiago. Garcia also stated Salmon's career was in jeopardy.

2008 saw Salmon's return to the cage, with a September 19th TKO victory over Mitch Whitesel in an NAAFS event. Barely three weeks later, however, on October 11th, Salmon's fortunes reversed, as Josh Haynes forced him to tap to an ankle lock.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  0   (0%) Knockout Losses:  3   (09%)
TKO Wins:  5   (15%) TKO Losses:  3   (09%)
Submission Wins:  8   (24%) Submission Losses:  9   (27%)
Decision Wins:  5   (15%) Decision Losses:  0   (0%)
Draws: 0 No Contests: 0
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Joe Cason Technical Knockout NAFC: Mayhem May. 06, 2011 1
Loss Tom DeBlass Submission ROC 35: Ring of Combat 35 Apr. 08, 2011 1
Loss Assan Njie Technical Knockout SC 6: Lion's Den Oct. 29, 2010 1
Loss Toni Valtonen Technical Knockout FF 28: Fight Festival 28 Oct. 16, 2010 1
Loss Jeremy Horn Submission IFC: Extreme Challenge Jul. 10, 2010 1
Loss Eric Cebarec Submission WAFC: Mayor's Cup 2010 May. 29, 2010 1
Win Nikita Khazov Unanimous Decision WAFC: Mayor's Cup 2010 May. 29, 2010 2
Loss Alexander Shlemenko Knockout FF 27: Fight Festival 27 Mar. 13, 2010 1
Win Yuki Sasaki Unanimous Decision FF 26: Fight Festival 26 Oct. 17, 2009 3
Loss Allan Weickert Submission NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 5 Jun. 06, 2009 2
Win John Doyle Unanimous Decision ROC 24: Ring of Combat 24 Apr. 17, 2009 3
Loss Lucio Linhares Submission FF 25: Fight Festival 25 Mar. 14, 2009 1
Loss Josh Haynes Submission SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2 Oct. 11, 2008 2
Win Mitch Whitesel Technical Knockout NAAFS: Columbus Night of Pain 4 Sep. 19, 2008 3
Loss Jorge Santiago Knockout Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives Nov. 16, 2007 1
Win Marcus Vinicios Technical Knockout HCF: Title Wave Oct. 19, 2007 2
Win Mikko Rupponen Technical Knockout FF 22: Fight Festival 22 Sep. 22, 2007 1
Win Jason Jones Submission NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 1 Sep. 08, 2007 1
Loss Travis Wiuff Submission IFO: Wiuff vs. Salmon Sep. 01, 2007 1
Win William Hill Unanimous Decision XFO 19: Outdoor War 3 Aug. 11, 2007 3
Win Jay Freeman Submission NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 3 Jun. 09, 2007 1
Loss Alan Belcher Submission UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson May. 26, 2007 1
Loss Rashad Evans Knockout UFC: Fight Night 8 Jan. 25, 2007 2
Win Matt Hershberger Submission FF 8: Fightfest 8 Oct. 20, 2006 1
Win Bobby Martinez Submission LOF 9: Legends of Fighting 9 Sep. 29, 2006 1
Win Lucas Lopes Submission FF 6: Fightfest 6 Sep. 23, 2006 2
Loss David Heath Submission FF 5: Korea vs USA Jul. 15, 2006 1
Win Hans Marrero Submission DFC 1: Diesel Fighting Championships 1 Jun. 30, 2006 1
Win Danny Sheehan Technical Knockout FFP: Untamed 5 Jun. 16, 2006 1
Win Jim Bundy Submission FF 3: Fightfest 3 May. 06, 2006 1
Win Bryan Zanders Technical Knockout KOTC: Redemption on the River Feb. 17, 2006 2
Win Jerry Spiegel Decision KOTC: Raging Bull Dec. 16, 2005 3
Win Rob Wince Submission HHCF 24: Thanksgiving Throwdown 2 Nov. 26, 2005 1
Total Fights: 33   |   Record: 18 - 15
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