Matt Hume

Matt Hume
Born July 14, 1966
Other names The Wizard
Nationality American
Fighting out of Seattle, Washington, United States
Team AMC Pankration
Years active 1994–2002
Mixed martial arts record
Total 10
Wins 5
By knockout 2
By submission 3
Losses 5
By submission 2
By decision 3
Occupation Vice President of Operations at ONE, head trainer at AMC Pankration
University Central Washington University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Matt Hume (born July 14, 1966) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is the founder and head trainer at AMC Pankration in Seattle which is home to UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson,[1][2] ONE bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes and he has trained numerous world class fighters including Josh Barnett, Tim Boetsch[3] Bob Sapp, Chris Leben, Hayato Sakurai, Akira Shoji, Matt Brown, Rich Franklin,[4] Mario Miranda, Constantinos Philippou and Caros Fodor.[5]

Early life

Hume grew up in Kirkland, Washington. His father was a Seattle police officer and his mother a nurse.[6] He graduated from Lake Washington High School, later receiving his college degree in business from Central Washington University

MMA career

Hume trained in several disciplines before his MMA debut, among them judo, amateur wrestling, sambo, karate, kenpo and kickboxing.

Matt Hume says that the strikes you do not see are the ones that will knock you out.[7] He holds wins over former Shooto champion Erik Paulson and former UFC Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich. Matt Hume also defeated former Olympic gold medalist Kenny Monday by submission in only 45 seconds in the main event of the pay-per-view world submission wrestling championships "The Contenders".

Matt Hume's grappling talents impressed the Prince, Sheik tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nayhan of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates so much, that the Prince requested that Matt come to Abu Dhabi to personally train him and his combat team. Shortly after Matt trained him and his team, the prince was inspired to start the now famous Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships. Matt participated in the inaugural event, winning all of his matches, but withdrawing after his semifinal victory on the doctor's recommendation after a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Hume’s last fight was a win against Shawn Peters by armbar, at Hook n Shoot Absolute Fighting Championships 1, December 13, 2002.

AMC Pankration

Hume founded the American Martial Arts Center (AMC) in Kirkland, WA soon after graduating from college and is currently home to Demetrious Johnson, Bibiano Fernandes, Tim Boetsch, Caros Fodor and numerous other world class fighters.

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Hume was the rule director and official trainer to both PRIDE Fighting Championships and Dream (mixed martial arts).

ONE Championship

Hume was initially appointed as the head official by Singapore based promotion ONE Championship when it was founded in 2011. The following year he accepted a new role as Vice President of Operations.[8][9][10][11][12]

Mixed martial arts record

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 5–5 Shawn Peters Submission (armbar) HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute FC 1 December 13, 2002 1 1:45 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–5 Pat Miletich TKO (broken nose) Extreme Fighting 4 March 28, 1997 1 5:00 Des Moines, Iowa, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–5 Erik Paulson TKO (cut) Extreme Fighting 3 October 18, 1996 3 0:44 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 2–5 Minoru Suzuki Decision (lost points) Pancrase: King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round December 16, 1994 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–4 Scott Sollivan Submission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 5 October 15, 1994 1 0:38 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1–4 Jason DeLucia Decision (lost points) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 4 September 1, 1994 1 15:00 Osaka, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1–3 Manabu Yamada Submission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 3 July 26, 1994 1 2:31 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1–2 Ken Shamrock Submission (armlock) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 2 July 6, 1994 1 5:50 Amagasaki, Japan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–1 Scott Bessac Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 1 May 31, 1994 1 1:21 Tokyo, Japan
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 0–1 Katsuomi Inagaki Decision (lost points) Pancrase - Pancrash! 3 April 21, 1994 1 10:00 Osaka, Japan

References

  1. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mma/news/20131215/demetrious-johnson-flattens-joseph-benavidez-ufc-sacramento/
  2. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/demetrious-johnson-s-demolition-of-joseph-benavidez-ignites-fighter-of-the-year-buzz-061018261-mma.html
  3. ↑ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/7/3/4490616/ufc-162-tim-boetsch-discusses-training-matt-hume-fighter-pay-mark-munoz
  4. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_marchman/07/13/rich-franklin/
  5. ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/2012/12/ufc-155-results-tim-boetsch-vs-constantinos-philippou
  6. ↑ "An in depth interview with the legendary Matt Hume" (PDF). North West Fight Scene. Summer 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  7. ↑ https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/matt-hume-talks-about-knockouts-and-the-status-of-mma-030102530.html
  8. ↑ http://www.mmamania.com/2011/10/15/2491610/matt-hume-talks-asian-mma-and-a-possible-move-to-125-lbs-for
  9. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1207901-matt-hume-explains-one-fcs-blended-rules-is-it-the-better-alternative
  10. ↑ https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/matt-hume-explains-why-war-of-nations-set-to-be-a-watershed-moment-for-asian-mma-171025258.html
  11. ↑ "One FC Announces Matt Hume as New Vice President of Operations". MMA Weekly. August 2, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Matt Hume appointed as Vice President of Operations and Competition at ONE FC". MMA Mania. Aug 4, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

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