Jennifer Howe

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Jennifer Howe
Statistics
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg/9.6 st)
Born November 18, 1973 (1973-11-18) (age 34)
Fighting out of Team Extreme
Town of birth Salt Lake City, Utah
Team/Association Miletich Martial Arts
Fighting style Boxing, brazilian jiu jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 13
  By knockout 6
  By submission 6
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

Jennifer Howe (born November 18, 1973) is an American mixed martial artist.

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[edit] Biography

Howe is mainly known as a striker due to her boxing background, but also has grappling skills from her time training in brazilian jiu jitsu under Walt Bayless. She began training at Bayless Jiu Jitsu in 1995, and says of BJJ "In any other sport if you are fighting someone bigger, you are in trouble. But with jiu jitsu, it's not about strength, it's about technique, and moving yourself rather than the other person".

Howe moved on to Team Extreme in 2000, the same year she met her partner, Jeremy Horn. As he is also a mixed martial artist, it is perhaps unsurprising that they first encountered each other at various fighting events. Whilst preparing for an upcoming fight under the tutelage of former UFC champion Pat Miletich, Howe found herself "training with Jeremy 90 percent of the time...the relationship just took off from there." She is the only female member of Team Extreme, which includes several other current and former UFC champions, such as Jens Pulver, Matt_Hughes and Dave Menne.

Howe remains one of the top women fighters in MMA, and has often been touted as the world's best. She was undefeated for six years until losing twice to Roxanne Modafferi. Her reputation meant that various opponents refused to compete with her. For example, as Subfighter.com reported in August 2004, Yuka Tsuji pulled out of a fight with Howe at Hook N Shoot after a month of negotiation. Tsuji's representatives told Hook N Shoot promoter Jeff Osborne that they "want to fight in the US, but would like another opponent." This marked the eighth time a fighter had reneged on Howe.

Howe's last fight was a win by knockout against Jennifer Fields at the International Fighting Championship, on May 21, 2005. Howe also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.

[edit] Career

  • Extreme Challenge Middleweight Champion
  • 2000 National Golden Gloves Third Place

[edit] MMA Record

13-2-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Win Jennifer Fields TKO IFC - Caged Combat 05/21/2005 1 0:20
Loss Roxanne Modafferi Submission (Triangle Choke) IFC - Eve Of Destruction 03/5/2005 3 1:47
Loss Roxanne Modafferi Decision (Unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution 11/6/2004 3 5:00
Win Linda Langerak TKO AFC - Alaska Fighting Championship 07/14/2004 2 N/A
Win Judy Neff TKO IFC - Battleground Boise 10/25/2003 1 4:24
Win Tara LaRosa TKO (Strikes) HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 3 05/24/2003 1 2:18
Win Amanda Buckner KO EC 50 - Extreme Challenge 50 02/23/2003 1 3:12
Win Sarah Patterson Submission IC 8 - Iowa Challenge 8 01/11/2003 N/A N/A
Win Angela Reestad Decision EC 47 - Extreme Challenge 47 01/11/2003 3 5:00
Win Kelly McDaniels Submission (Punches) IC 3 - Iowa Challenge 3 09/22/2001 1 1:03
Win Jennifer Palmer Submission (Rear Naked Choke) MSF - Total Destruction 06/15/2001 1 N/A
Win Leah Hamilton TKO (Towel) EC 38 - Extreme Challenge 38 11/16/2000 1 5:00
Win Nicole Anaya Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC 24 - Extreme Challenge 24 05/15/1999 1 2:45
Win Manuela Wilp Submission (Rear Naked Choke) SB 11 - SuperBrawl 11 02/2/1999 1 3:36
Win Terry Lukomski Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC 22 - Extreme Challenge 22 11/21/1998 1 2:18

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