Tommy Speer

Tommy Speer
Born August 20, 1984 (1984-08-20) (age 27)
Elgin, Minnesota, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Elgin, Minnesota
Rank blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 19
By knockout 9
By submission 6
By decision 4
Losses 5
By knockout 2
By submission 2
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Tommy Speer (born August 20, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes.[1]

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The Ultimate Fighter

While on The Ultimate Fighter, Speer defeated Jon Koppenhaver and Ben Saunders, both by unanimous decision. In his semifinal bout, he defeated George Sotiropoulos by KO in the first round, advancing him into the finals on December 8, 2007, to face fellow Team Hughes member Mac Danzig. Speer fought Danzig at The Ultimate Finale: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, and lost by rear naked choke at 2:01 of the first round.

On April 2, 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13, Speer lost to Anthony Johnson by KO in the first round. Speer was then released by the UFC after this loss.[2]

Post-UFC MMA career

Speer announced his retirement from professional fighting after suffering a loss to Beau Baker in the Cagefest Xtreme 6 show in Norfolk, Virginia. Speer was a late replacement for an injured Shonie Carter.[2]

Speer has since returned to fighting professionally, defeating Jay Ellis by TKO in the first round at the Extreme Challenge 127 on May 30, 2009.

Speer fought Ryan Ford at TFC 10 - High Voltage. At 4:29 seconds into the first round he was submitted with a Rear-Naked Choke.

Speer has gone 8-2 since his release from the UFC.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 19-5 Indalecio Tat Romero Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 188: Larson vs. Davila 02011-07-23 July 23, 2011 3 5:00
Win 18-5 Ryan Williams Submission (triangle choke) Extreme Challenge 170 02010-12-11 December 11, 2010 3 2:48
Win 17-5 Ashkan Morvari Decision (unanimous) RG - Rochester Gladiators 02010-10-02 October 2, 2010 3 5:00
Win 16-5 Jeremy Lafferty Submission (punches) RG - Rochester Gladiators 02010-05-15 May 15, 2010 1 2:02
Loss 15-5 Ryan Ford Submission (rear naked choke) The Fight Club 10: High Octane 02010-03-19 March 19, 2010 1 4:29
Win 15-4 Travis Perzynski Decision (unanimous) FN - Fight Nation 02009-10-03 October 3, 2009 3 5:00
Win 14-4 Jay Ellis TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 128 02009-05-30 May 30, 2009 1 2:53
Loss 13-4 Beau Baker Decision (unanimous) Cagefest Xtreme Evolution 02008-11-15 November 15, 2008 3 5:00
Win 13-3 Geno Roderick Submission (rear naked choke) CCCW – Capital City Cage Wars 02008-11-01 November 1, 2008 1 3:25
Win 12-3 Joe Julianelle TKO (punches) 10–4 – Thunder 02008-10-04 October 4, 2008 1 0:50
Loss 11-3 Anthony Johnson KO (punches) UFC Fight Night 13 02008-04-02 April 2, 2008 1 0:51
Loss 11-2 Mac Danzig Submission (rear naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 6#Finale 02007-12-08 December 8, 2007 1 2:01 UFC Debut
Win 11-1 Sidney Silva KO (punch) WEC 27 02007-05-12 May 12, 2007 1 4:33
Win 10-1 Robert Farley TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 76 02007-03-31 March 31, 2007 1 2:23
Win 9-1 Andy Normington Submission (strikes) Ultimate Combat Sports 19: Battle at the Barn 02007-03-24 March 24, 2007 1 N/A
Win 8-1 Dan Washburn Submission (strikes) Ultimate Combat Sports 18: Battle at the Barn 02007-01-20 January 20, 2007 1 N/A
Win 7-1 Sean Huffman TKO (corner stoppage) Extreme Challenge 72 02006-10-21 October 21, 2006 1 5:00
Loss 6-1 John Meyer TKO (punches) EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70 02006-07-30 July 30, 2006 3 N/A
Win 6-0 Jim Abrille TKO (corner stoppage) Full Throttle 7 02006-06-10 June 10, 2006 1 5:00
Win 5-0 Rob Marcks TKO (corner stoppage) Coliseum - Coliseum 2 02005-12-28 December 28, 2005 1 N/A
Win 4-0 Gerald Pearson TKO (slam) ICE 18 - International Combat Events 18 02005-12-03 December 3, 2005 2 N/A
Win 3-0 Adam Hill TKO (punches) Ultimate Combat Sports 10: Battle at the Barn 02005-09-10 September 10, 2005 2 N/A
Win 2-0 Mike Van Meer Decision (unanimous) Ultimate Combat Sports: Throwdown at the T-Bar 02005-07-30 July 30, 2005 3 5:00
Win 1-0 Jose Frausto Submission (arm-triangle choke) Ultimate Combat Sports 9: Battle at the Barn 02005-05-07 May 7, 2005 1 N/A MMA Debut

References

  1. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2007-08-27). "Participants in Ultimate Fighter season six are announced". Los Angeles Times.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071024150433/http://latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-mmacol27aug27,1,7872443.story?page=1&ctrack=3&cset=true. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
  2. ^ a b "'TUF 6's' Tommy Speer chooses farming over fighting". 2008-11-18. http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2008/11/18/tuf-6s-tommy-speer-chooses-farming-over-fighting. Retrieved 2008-11-20. 

External links

Coaches: Matt Hughes · Matt Serra
Assistant Coaches: Marc Fiore · Robbie Lawler · Ray Longo · Matt Pena · Pete Sell