Ryan Jensen (fighter)

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Ryan Jensen
Born	(1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Residence	New Mexico
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	76 in (190 cm)
Style	Kickboxing/Jiu Jitsu
Team	Jackson's Submission Fighting^[1] Team Quest (formerly)

Mixed martial arts record
Total	26
Wins	18
By knockout	9
By submission	9
Losses	8
By knockout	3
By submission	5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ryan James Jensen (born September 20, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, who has competed for the UFC, where he held a record of 2-7, a one-fight stint with Strikeforce, and three fights for the IFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Jensen began training at the age of 15. Following his first fight against Travis Fulton in February 1997, he did not compete again until June 2002. Jensen quit his day job in November 2006, and has been training and fighting full-time since then.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

His UFC debut was on August 25, 2007 at UFC 74; his initial opponent was supposed be Travis Lutter, however Lutter was forced to withdraw due to injury. Instead, Jensen faced late replacement Thales Leites and after a strong start, got caught by an armbar submission in the first round. He followed this up with another loss to Demian Maia before leaving the UFC.

On March 29, 2008, Jensen accepted a fight against Joey Villasenor on four days notice in the Strikeforce promotion. Again, after a strong start, Jensen lost by KO with 15 seconds remaining in the first round at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le.

Since then, Jensen rebounded with a first round TKO over Mitch Whitesel at SportFight 23 in June 2008, as well as a first round submission victory over Aaron Praschack due to strikes in VFC 23.

Jensen then returned to the UFC and was defeated by Wilson Gouveia at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer via submission (armbar).

This was followed up by a win over Steve Steinbeiss at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard via first round technical submission.

Jensen faced Mark Muñoz at UFC 108 on January 2, 2010.^[2] He lost the fight via submission (punches) at the 2:30 mark of the first round.

Jensen faced Jesse Forbes at UFC 114 on May 29, 2010. He defeated Forbes by guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Jensen fought Court McGee at UFC 121.^[3] He lost the fight via arm triangle choke in the third round.^[4]

Jensen was defeated by Jason MacDonald via first round submission at UFC 129^[5] and was subsequently released from the promotion.^[6]

Personal life

Jensen and his wife have two daughters.^[7]^[8]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches	17 wins	8 losses
By knockout	8	3
By submission	9	5
By decision	0	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	18–8	Victor Moreno	Submission (guillotine choke)	VFC 40	02013-07-27July 27, 2013	1	N/A	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	17–8	Rudy Bears	TKO (punches)	VFC 39	02013-03-30March 30, 2013	1	N/A	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	16–8	Jason Louck	Submission (guillotine choke)	Disorderly Conduct: Warriors	02012-05-19May 19, 2012	1	N/A	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	15–8	Jason MacDonald	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC 129	02011-04-30April 30, 2011	1	1:37	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	15–7	Court McGee	Submission (arm triangle choke)	UFC 121	02010-10-23October 23, 2010	3	1:21	Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	15–6	Jesse Forbes	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 114	02010-05-29May 29, 2010	1	1:06	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Submission of the Night
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	14–6	Mark Muñoz	TKO (submission to punches)	UFC 108	02010-01-02January 2, 2010	1	2:30	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	14–5	Steve Steinbeiss	Technical submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard	02009-09-16September 16, 2009	1	3:56	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	13–5	Wilson Gouveia	Submission (armbar)	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer	02008-09-17September 17, 2008	2	2:04	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	13–4	Aaron Praschak	TKO (submission to punches)	Victory Fighting Championships 24	02008-07-26July 26, 2008	1	2:09	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	12–4	Mitch Whitesel	TKO (injury)	SportFight 23	02008-06-20June 20, 2008	1	4:42	Portland, Oregon, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	11–4	Joey Villaseñor	KO (punch)	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	02008-03-29March 29, 2008	1	4:45	San Jose, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	11–3	Demian Maia	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 77	02007-10-20October 20, 2007	1	2:40	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	11–2	Thales Leites	Submission (armbar)	UFC 74	02007-08-25August 25, 2007	1	3:47	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11–1	Curtis Stout	Submission (triangle choke)	VFC 19: Inferno	02007-05-18May 18, 2007	1	3:10	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	10–1	Alfred Escobedo	TKO (submission to punches)	IFC: Road to Global Domination	02007-03-04March 4, 2007	1	1:21	Belton, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	9–1	BJ Lacy	TKO	IFC: Rumble on the River 2	02006-11-10November 10, 2006	1	2:34	Kearney, Nebraska, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8–1	Rob Kimmons	Submission (choke)	VFC 14: Aggression	02006-05-20May 20, 2006	1	N/A	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7–1	Marlon Sims	Submission (rear naked choke)	IFC: Caged Combat	02006-04-01April 1, 2006	1	1:51	Sacramento, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6–1	Danny Anderson	TKO	VFC 10: Championship X	02005-08-06August 6, 2005	2	1:16	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	5–1	Brock Larson	TKO (submission to punches)	Extreme Challenge 63	02005-07-23July 23, 2005	1	1:39	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	5–0	Neal Rowe	Submission (rear naked choke)	Extreme Challenge 63	02005-07-23July 23, 2005	1	2:00	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	4–0	Tyrone Roberts	Submission (triangle choke)	Victory Fighting Championships 5	02003-07-12July 12, 2003	1	2:46	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	3–0	Josh Stamp	TKO	VFC 2: Bragging Rights	02002-08-17August 17, 2002	1	0:56	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	2–0	Brian Robinson	TKO (submission to punches)	Victory Fighting Championships 1	02002-06-16June 16, 2002	1	0:20	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	1–0	Travis Fulton	Submission (triangle choke)	Extreme Challenge 4	01997-02-22February 22, 1997	1	1:40	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

References

↑ http://jacksons.tv/index.php/team-jackson-winkeljohn/mma/227-ryan-jensen-introduction
↑ "Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen inked for UFC 108 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
↑ ""TUF 11" champ Court McGee likely to meet Ryan Jensen at UFC 121". MMAJUNKIE.com. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
↑ "UFC 121 Preliminary card recap: McGee taps Jensen, Lawlor smothers Cote". mmajunkie.com. October 23, 2010.
↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2011/01/07/macdonald_return/
↑ "Ryan Jensen released by UFC following loss to Jason MacDonald on April 30". mmamania.com. May 3, 2011.
↑ "Ryan Jensen: It's a tough economy but someone's got to fight through it". UFC.com. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
↑ "Ryan Jensen-On the Best Journey of his Life". UFC.com. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-04-03.

External links

Professional MMA record for Ryan Jensen from Sherdog

Persondata
Name	Jensen, Ryan
Alternative names
Short description	American martial artist
Date of birth	September 20, 1977
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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