Steve Jennum

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Steve Jennum

Statistics
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Born
Fighting out of	Omaha, NE
Town of birth	Omaha, NE
Fighting style	Ninjutsu^[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	2
By submission	2
Losses	3
Draws	0

Steve Jennum is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter and Nebraska police officer. He was the winner of the UFC 3 tournament in 1994. He entered the tournament as an alternate for Ken Shamrock, replacing Shamrock in the finals. Therefore, Jennum only needed one fight to win the UFC 3 tournament (normally a fighter would have had to participate in four matches to win). This anomaly prompted the UFC to change its rules, requiring alternates to win a preliminary fight to balance the advantage of being an alternate.

After UFC 3, Steve Jennum would go on to win only one more fight in his career, defeating Melton Bowen in UFC 4, who was 31-6 as a professional boxer going into the bout. ^[2] Jennum performed a high profile O goshi hip throw on the boxer, much to the delight of the crowd, eventually submitting him with a straight armbar. Jennum could not continue in UFC 4 because his hands became so swollen that he could not close them as a result of punching Bowen so many times in the head without protective gloves.

Prior to his debut in the ring, Jennum was a high ranking Black Belt Instructor in Robert Bussey's Warrior International (RBWI).^{[citation needed]}

UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre mentioned that watching Jennum win UFC 3 contributed to his decision to compete in mixed martial arts.^[3]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
5 matches	2 wins	3 losses
By knockout	0	0
By submission	2	3

Outcome	Opponent	Details	Event	Date	Round, Time	Notes
Loss	Jason Godsey	Submission (Choke)	EC 4-Extreme Challenge 4	2/22/1997	1, 2:02
Loss	Marco Ruas	Submission (Punches)	WVC 1-World Vale Tudo Championship 1	8/14/1996	1, 1:44
Loss	David "Tank" Abbott	Submission (Neck Crank)	UU 95-Ultimate Ultimate 1995	12/16/1995	1, 1:14
Win	Melton Bowen	Submission (Armbar)	UFC 4-Revenge of the Warriors	12/16/1994	1, 4:47
Win	Harold Howard	Submission (Strikes)	UFC 3-The American Dream	9/9/1994	1, 1:27	Won UFC 3 Tournament