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Jeff Monson

"The Snowman"
61-27-3★ 1bonusUnited States / RussiaLast 5
Boxing 2-1-2Pro bare-knuckle 0-1Grappling 18-12-3Wrestling 0-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Jeff Monson holds a professional MMA record of 61-27-3. Jeff Monson has won 61 fights: 2 by KO/TKO, 39 by submission, 20 by decision. Of 27 career losses, 9 came by KO/TKO and 4 by submission. In the UFC, Jeff Monson lands 0.97 significant strikes per minute with 30% accuracy and averages 1.06 takedowns per 15 minutes. Jeff Monson also has 33 recorded Grappling bouts. Jeff Monson also has 5 recorded Boxing bouts. Jeff Monson also has 1 recorded Bare-Knuckle Boxing bout. Jeff Monson also has 1 recorded wrestling bout. Most recent fight: June 17, 2011. Tracked organizations: STRIKEFORCE, PRIDE FC, UFC.

Profile

Height
5'9"175 cm
Weight
247 lbs112 kg
Reach
74"188 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1971-01-18
Age
55
Nationality
United States / Russia
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

Camp

  • American Top Team · United States

Fight DNA

Grappling Specialist

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power53
Kick power52
Punch speed50
Kick speed48
Accuracy48
Takedowns95
Ground striking98
Submissions94
Chin92
Body strength74
Cardio65

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 4-3-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed0.97per min
30% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.87per min
59% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed1.06per 15 min
12% success
Takedowns stuffed66%
Submission attempts0.7per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Jeff Monson sits in the top 25.

Bonus résumé

Jeff Monson has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus.

★ KOTN ×1
  1. ★ KOTNvs Anthony Perosh · UFC 61: Bitter RivalsJul 8, 2006

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 1 pre-2012 award is not priced · amounts varied per event.

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Career history

  1. DRAW
    vs Dilshod Mizirov
    Top Fight Global 1· Jun 28, 2024· Heavyweight· 61-27-3 vs 0-0-1
    DEC
  2. NC
    vs Alexander Ilyasov
    Draka MMA: Governor's Cup 19· Oct 29, 2022· Heavyweight· 61-27-2 vs 3-2
    NC
    R2 · 0:43
  3. LOSS
    vs Vyacheslav Datsik
    REN TV Superfight Series· Aug 5, 2022· Heavyweight· 61-27-2 vs 13-16
    UD
  4. DRAW
    vs Nikolai Savilov
    Arta MMA: Battle For Ryazan· Mar 25, 2017· Heavyweight· 61-26-2 vs 7-2-1
    DEC
  5. WIN
    vs Alexander Kardo
    Industrials MMA· Oct 22, 2016· Heavyweight· 61-26-1 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 3:30
  6. LOSS
    vs Ivan Shtyrkov
    Mikhaylenko vs. Manyuchi· May 6, 2016· Heavyweight· 60-26-1 vs 5-0
    SUB
    R1 · 0:31
  7. WIN
    vs Anton Lotkov
    Fight Stars· Mar 19, 2016· Heavyweight· 60-25-1 vs 1-2
    SUB
    R1 · 1:45
  8. LOSS
    vs Donald Njatah Nya
    Mix Fight Combat· Dec 25, 2015· Heavyweight· 59-25-1 vs 15-7
    TKO
    R1 · 0:50
  9. WIN
    vs Konstantin Skrelya
    Octagon Fighting Sensation 6· Nov 20, 2015· Heavyweight· 59-24-1 vs 2-4
    SUB
    R1 · 2:13
  10. WIN
    vs Nikolai Savilov
    Peresvet Shield 3· Sep 26, 2015· Heavyweight· 58-24-1 vs 1-2
    DQ
    R1 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Zamirbek Syrgabaev
    Jash-Kuch Fighting Championship· Sep 19, 2015· 57-24-1 vs 10-9
    DEC
  12. WIN
    vs Denis Komkin
    Fightspirit Championship 5· Sep 6, 2015· Heavyweight· 57-23-1 vs 13-17
    UD
  13. LOSS
    vs Evgeny Erokhin
    MFP: Mayor Cup 2015· Jun 6, 2015· Heavyweight· 56-23-1 vs 10-4
    TKO
    R2 · 4:43
  14. LOSS
    vs Evgeniy Egemberdiev
    Alash Pride FC· Apr 30, 2015· Heavyweight· 56-22-1 vs 2-0
    UD
  15. LOSS
    vs D.J. Linderman
    Fight Time 24· Apr 3, 2015· Heavyweight· 56-21-1 vs 18-9
    TKO
    R5 · 1:42
  16. WIN
    vs Alexander Stolyarov
    Octagon Fighting Sensation 3· Feb 28, 2015· Heavyweight· 56-20-1 vs 8-3
    SUB
    R3 · 4:29
  17. WIN
    vs Vladimir Nepochatov
    Oplot Challenge 108· Feb 21, 2015· 55-20-1 vs 4-5
    SUB
    R1 · 2:40
  18. WIN
    vs Ilya Shcheglov
    Siberian League· Nov 28, 2014· Heavyweight· 54-20-1 vs 3-1
    SUB
    R2 · 2:45
  19. WIN
    vs Evgeny Bikov
    Fight Alliance· Nov 22, 2014· Heavyweight· 53-20-1 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:16
  20. WIN
    vs Mikhail Shein
    Fight Stars· Sep 21, 2014· Heavyweight· 52-20-1 vs 11-3
    SUB
    R2 · 4:05
  21. LOSS
    vs Dmitry Titkov
    Fight Stars· Sep 5, 2014· Heavyweight· 51-20-1 vs 1-0
    UD
  22. WIN
    vs Kevin Brooks
    Fight Time 20· Aug 29, 2014· Heavyweight· 51-19-1 vs 13-12
    SUB
    R1 · 1:08
  23. LOSS
    vs Chaban Ka
    M-1 Challenge 47· Apr 4, 2014· Heavyweight· 50-19-1 vs 7-3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:31
  24. LOSS
    vs Shakhmaral Dzhepisov
    Kazakhstan Regional· Mar 22, 2014· 50-18-1 vs 3-2
    TKO
  25. LOSS
    vs Mike Hayes
    Cage Warrior Combat 9· Nov 2, 2013· Heavyweight· 50-17-1 vs 17-8-1
    TKO
    R3 · 3:11
  26. LOSS
    vs Satoshi Ishii
    M-1 Challenge 42· Oct 20, 2013· Heavyweight· 50-16-1 vs 11-3-1
    MD
  27. WIN
    vs Denis Komkin
    Coliseum FC· Sep 16, 2013· Heavyweight· 50-15-1 vs 13-13
    SD
  28. LOSS
    vs Aleksei Oleinik
    Oplot Challenge 67· Jun 20, 2013· Heavyweight· 49-15-1 vs 49-9-1
    SUB
    R2 · 3:28
  29. LOSS
    vs Magomed Malikov
    M-1 Challenge 40· Jun 8, 2013· Heavyweight· 49-14-1 vs 7-2
    TKO
    R2 · 2:34
  30. WIN
    vs Dražen Forgač
    SHC 7· Mar 9, 2013· Heavyweight· 49-13-1 vs 8-9
    SUB
    R2 · 0:58
  31. WIN
    vs Dong Guk Kang
    Road FC 10· Nov 24, 2012· Heavyweight· 48-13-1 vs 0-1
    UD
  32. WIN
    vs Aleksander Emelianenko
    M-1 Challenge 35· Nov 15, 2012· Heavyweight· 47-13-1 vs 21-6
    SUB
    R2 · 3:17
  33. WIN
    vs Denis Komkin
    M-1: Battle Of The Legends 2· Jun 21, 2012· Heavyweight· 46-13-1 vs 13-9
    SUB
    R1 · 1:58
  34. WIN
    vs Jim York
    CFC 21: Whittaker vs. Juarez· May 18, 2012· Heavyweight· 45-13-1 vs 15-5
    UD
  35. DRAW
    vs Chaban Ka
    100% Fight· May 11, 2012· 44-13-1 vs 4-1-1
    DRAW
  36. WIN
    vs Aleksei Oleinik
    M-1 Challenge 31· Mar 16, 2012· Heavyweight· 44-13 vs 42-9-1
    SD
  37. LOSS
    vs Fedor Emelianenko
    M-1 Global: Battle Of The Legends· Nov 20, 2011· Heavyweight· 43-13 vs 32-4
    UD
  38. WIN
    vs Paul Taylor
    United Kingdom Regional· Oct 9, 2011· 43-12 vs 1-2
    SUB
  39. LOSS
    vs Daniel Cormier
    StrikeforceStrikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum· Jun 17, 2011· Heavyweight· 42-12 vs 8-0
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  40. WIN
    vs Maro Perak
    Strength & Honor Championship· Apr 29, 2011· 42-11 vs 20-3-1
    DEC
  41. WIN
    vs Tony Lopez
    Fight Time· Mar 31, 2011· 41-11 vs 23-6
    DEC
  42. WIN
    vs Lee Mein
    Manitoba Regional· Jan 7, 2011· 40-11 vs 4-9
    SUB
  43. WIN
    vs Sergey Shemetov
    IFC Genesis· Nov 9, 2010· Heavyweight· 39-11 vs 3-5
    SUB
    R1 · 4:09
  44. WIN
    vs Travis Fulton
    Fight Time· Oct 23, 2010· 38-11 vs 245-49-10
    SUB
  45. WIN
    vs Dave Keeley
    KnuckleUp MMA· Sep 4, 2010· 37-11 vs 3-2
    SUB
  46. WIN
    vs Jason Guida
    Fight Time· Aug 21, 2010· 36-11 vs 18-24
    SUB
  47. WIN
    vs Ubiratan Lima
    Impact FC 1· Jul 10, 2010· Heavyweight· 35-11 vs 12-5
    UD
  48. LOSS
    vs Shamil Abdurakhimov
    ADFC 1: Battle of The Champions· May 14, 2010· 34-11 vs 10-1
    MD
  49. LOSS
    vs Travis Wiuff
    Cage Fighting Xtreme· Apr 24, 2010· 34-10 vs 62-13
    DEC
  50. WIN
    vs TBA
    100% Fight· Mar 13, 2010· 34-9
    SUB
  51. WIN
    vs John Brown
    Xtreme Fight Night· Jan 16, 2010· 33-9 vs 8-3
    DEC
  52. LOSS
    vs Pedro Rizzo
    Bitetti Combat· Sep 12, 2009· 32-9 vs 17-9
    DEC
  53. WIN
    vs Jimmy Ambriz
    Total Combat· Jul 11, 2009· 32-8 vs 13-12-1
    SUB
  54. WIN
    vs Sergei Kharitonov
    Dream 8· Apr 5, 2009· Heavyweight· 31-8 vs 17-5
    SUB
    R1 · 1:42
  55. WIN
    vs Sergej Maslobojev
    United Kingdom Regional· Mar 29, 2009· 30-8 vs 7-6
    SUB
  56. WIN
    vs Roy Nelson
    Florida Regional· Mar 21, 2009· 29-8 vs 13-4
    DEC
  57. WIN
    vs Ricco Rodriguez
    Florida Regional· Dec 13, 2008· 28-8 vs 34-10
    DEC
  58. WIN
    vs Jimmy Ambriz
    Extreme Beatdown· Oct 11, 2008· 27-8 vs 13-11-1
    SUB
  59. WIN
    vs Mark Kerr
    · Sep 27, 2008· 26-8 vs 15-10
    SUB
    R1 · 3:17
  60. LOSS
    vs Josh Barnett
    Sengoku 2· May 18, 2008· Heavyweight· 25-8 vs 25-5
    UD
  61. WIN
    vs Hakim Goram
    Philippines Regional· Dec 9, 2007· 25-7 vs 4-3
    DEC
  62. LOSS
    vs Pedro Rizzo
    Texas Regional· Sep 1, 2007· 24-7 vs 16-7
    TKO
  63. WIN
    vs Kazuyuki Fujita
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 34: Kamikaze· Apr 8, 2007· Heavyweight· 24-6 vs 14-6
    SUB
    R1 · 6:37
  64. LOSS
    vs Tim SylviaTitle bout
    UFCUFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS· Nov 18, 2006· Heavyweight· 23-6 vs 23-2
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  65. WIN
    vs Anthony Perosh
    UFCUFC 61: Bitter Rivals· Jul 8, 2006· Heavyweight· 23-5 vs 5-2
    TKO
    R1 · 2:42
    KOTN
  66. WIN
    vs Marcio Cruz
    UFCUFC 59: Reality Check· Apr 15, 2006· Heavyweight· 22-5 vs 2-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  67. WIN
    vs Branden Lee Hinkle
    UFCUFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3· Feb 4, 2006· Heavyweight· 21-5 vs 13-7
    SUB
    R1 · 4:35
  68. WIN
    vs Marc Emmanuel
    Cage Warriors 17· Nov 26, 2005· Heavyweight· 20-5 vs 3-4
    SUB
    R1 · 0:58
  69. WIN
    vs Devin Cole
    USA MMA· Oct 15, 2005· 19-5 vs 3-1
    DEC
  70. WIN
    vs Jay White×1Title bout · Title win #1
    SportFight 12· Sep 16, 2005· Heavyweight· 18-5 vs 2-3
    SUB
    R1 · 1:23
  71. WIN
    vs Rich Wilson
    X-1 World Events 1· Jul 2, 2005· Heavyweight· 17-5 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:56
  72. WIN
    vs Tengiz Tedoradze
    Cage Warriors 11· Apr 30, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-5 vs 17-6
    SUB
    R1 · 1:59
  73. WIN
    vs Jay White
    Euphoria 3: USA vs. The World· Feb 26, 2005· Heavyweight· 15-5 vs 2-2
    SUB
    R1 · 4:07
  74. WIN
    vs Brian Stromberg
    SportFight 8· Jan 8, 2005· Heavyweight· 14-5 vs 4-3
    SUB
  75. WIN
    vs Tengiz Tedoradze
    Cage Warriors 9· Dec 18, 2004· Heavyweight· 13-5 vs 17-4
    SUB
    R1 · 3:51
  76. WIN
    vs Pat Stano
    Euphoria 2: The Road To The Titles· Oct 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 12-5 vs 1-2-1
    TKO
    R2 · 3:11
  77. WIN
    vs Carlos Clayton
    Rio de Janeiro Regional· Aug 28, 2004· 11-5 vs 2-3
    DEC
  78. WIN
    vs Don Richards
    Ironheart Crown· Jun 5, 2004· 10-5 vs 3-4-1
    SUB
  79. WIN
    vs Joe Nye
    Mass Destruction 12· Aug 16, 2003· 9-5 vs 0-3
    SUB
    R1 · 3:02
  80. WIN
    vs Mike Delaney
    Absolute Fighting Championship· Jul 19, 2003· 8-5 vs 19-9-2
    SUB
  81. LOSS
    vs Forrest Griffin
    Georgia Regional· Jun 29, 2002· 7-5 vs 4-1
    DEC
  82. LOSS
    vs Ricco Rodriguez
    UFCUFC 35: Throwdown· Jan 11, 2002· Heavyweight· 7-4 vs 12-1
    TKO
    R3 · 3:00
  83. WIN
    vs Roman Roytberg
    UFCF: Warrior's Revenge· Jul 21, 2001· Heavyweight· 7-3 vs 4-2-2
    SUB
  84. LOSS
    vs Chuck Liddell
    UFCUFC 29: Defense Of The Belts· Dec 16, 2000· Middleweight· 6-3 vs 7-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  85. WIN
    vs Tim Lajcik
    UFCUFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz· Sep 22, 2000· Heavyweight· 6-2 vs 5-4-1
    UD
    R2 · 5:00
  86. WIN
    vs Bob Gilstrap
    UFCF: Return Of The Gladiators 2· Jul 29, 2000· Heavyweight· 5-2 vs 6-6
    UD
  87. LOSS
    vs David Dodd
    Extreme Challenge· Apr 2, 1999· 4-2 vs 1-2
    SUB
  88. WIN
    vs Roger Neff
    PPKA: Ultimate Ring Challenge 1· Mar 1, 1999· Heavyweight· 4-1 vs 0-1
    DEC
  89. LOSS
    vs Tom Sauer
    Extreme Challenge· Aug 22, 1998· 3-1 vs 3-0
    SUB
  90. WIN
    vs John Renfroe
    British Columbia Regional· Aug 2, 1998· 3-0 vs 0-8
    SUB
  91. WIN
    vs Cy Cross
    UFCF: Night Of Champions 1· Mar 14, 1998· Heavyweight· 2-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 3:47
  92. WIN
    vs Luther Norberg
    UFCF: Return Of The Gladiators 1· Nov 21, 1997· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 1-1
    UD

UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1591▼10
Peak
1832Mar 9, 2013
Rated fights
88
150016001700180019982003200820132018Nov 21, 1997 · 1530Mar 14, 1998 · 1567Aug 2, 1998 · 1585Aug 22, 1998 · 1538Mar 1, 1999 · 1563Apr 2, 1999 · 1510Jul 29, 2000 · 1527Sep 22, 2000 · 1551Dec 16, 2000 · 1537Jul 21, 2001 · 1566Jan 11, 2002 · 1551Jun 29, 2002 · 1535Jul 19, 2003 · 1558Aug 16, 2003 · 1574Jun 5, 2004 · 1590Aug 28, 2004 · 1602Oct 15, 2004 · 1619Dec 18, 2004 · 1662Jan 8, 2005 · 1670Feb 26, 2005 · 1677Apr 30, 2005 · 1693Jul 2, 2005 · 1698Sep 16, 2005 · 1704Oct 15, 2005 · 1710Nov 26, 2005 · 1718Feb 4, 2006 · 1730Apr 15, 2006 · 1734Jul 8, 2006 · 1746Nov 18, 2006 · 1734Apr 8, 2007 · 1749Sep 1, 2007 · 1735Dec 9, 2007 · 1740May 18, 2008 · 1735Sep 27, 2008 · 1740Oct 11, 2008 · 1746Dec 13, 2008 · 1754Mar 21, 2009 · 1762Mar 29, 2009 · 1766Apr 5, 2009 · 1782Jul 11, 2009 · 1787Sep 12, 2009 · 1776Jan 16, 2010 · 1781Apr 24, 2010 · 1772May 14, 2010 · 1763Jul 10, 2010 · 1767Aug 21, 2010 · 1771Sep 4, 2010 · 1776Oct 23, 2010 · 1789Nov 9, 2010 · 1793Jan 7, 2011 · 1795Mar 31, 2011 · 1804Apr 29, 2011 · 1810Jun 18, 2011 · 1800Oct 9, 2011 · 1807Nov 20, 2011 · 1800Mar 16, 2012 · 1804May 11, 2012 · 1799May 18, 2012 · 1805Jun 21, 2012 · 1811Nov 15, 2012 · 1826Nov 24, 2012 · 1829Mar 9, 2013 · 1832Jun 8, 2013 · 1810Jun 20, 2013 · 1798Sep 16, 2013 · 1800Oct 20, 2013 · 1787Nov 2, 2013 · 1773Mar 22, 2014 · 1755Apr 4, 2014 · 1734Aug 29, 2014 · 1739Sep 5, 2014 · 1727Sep 21, 2014 · 1736Nov 22, 2014 · 1740Nov 28, 2014 · 1747Feb 21, 2015 · 1752Feb 28, 2015 · 1760Apr 3, 2015 · 1747Apr 30, 2015 · 1735Jun 6, 2015 · 1722Sep 6, 2015 · 1726Sep 19, 2015 · 1713Sep 26, 2015 · 1716Nov 20, 2015 · 1721Dec 25, 2015 · 1705Mar 19, 2016 · 1710May 6, 2016 · 1697Oct 22, 2016 · 1702Aug 5, 2022 · 15911591

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Frequently asked questions

When does Jeff Monson fight next?

Jeff Monson has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Jeff Monson's record?

Jeff Monson's professional MMA record is 61-27-3.

Who is Jeff Monson fighting next?

Jeff Monson's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Jeff Monson fight last?

Jeff Monson most recently fought Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on Friday, June 17, 2011, LOSS (Unanimous Decision).

What weight class does Jeff Monson fight in?

Jeff Monson fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Jeff Monson have?

Jeff Monson has 2 wins by KO/TKO and 39 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Jeff Monson won?

Jeff Monson has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus: 1× KO of the Night.

How tall is Jeff Monson?

Jeff Monson is 5'9" (175 cm) tall.

How much does Jeff Monson weigh?

Jeff Monson weighs 247 lbs (112 kg).

What is Jeff Monson's reach?

Jeff Monson has a reach of 74" (188 cm).

How old is Jeff Monson?

Jeff Monson is 55 years old (born Jan 18, 1971).

Where is Jeff Monson from?

Jeff Monson is from United States / Russia.