Name Jeremy Horn
Nickname Gumby
Association Elite Performance
Weight Class Light Heavyweight / Middleweight
Height 6′ 1″ (186cm)
Style Freestyle jiu-Jitsu
Birth Date August 25, 1975
Fighting Out Of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Nationality American

”’Jeremy Horn”’ is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Middleweight. He has fought in major mixed martial arts promotions such as the UFC and the IFL. He is considered one of the most experienced fighters, since he has fought over 100 fights. He has fought for the UFC and IFC Light Heavyweight Championships, and has won the TKO Middleweight Championship.

== Professional Record ==

Record 89 – 21 – 5 (Win â€Â“ Loss â€Â“ Draw)
Wins 19 (T)KOs
57 Submissions
12 Decisions
Losses 2 (T)KOs
8 Submissions
11 Decisions
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time Notes
Win Brad Scholten Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC: Extreme Challenge 200 11/23/2011 1 2:26
Win Shawn Marchand Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Elite 1 MMA: Hostile Territory 7/16/2011 1 2:18 Won Elite 1 MMA Light Heavyweight Championship (Vacant)
Loss Thales Leites Decision (Split) Superior Challenge 7 Rise of Champions 4/30/2011 3 5:00 For first-ever Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship
Win Lee McKibbin Submission (Guillotine Choke) CW: Validation 12/10/2010 1 3:40
Loss Bryan Baker Decision (Unanimous) BFC Bellator Fighting Championships 30 9/23/2010 3 5:00
Win Brian Warren Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) United Fighting Organization: Rumble at the Races 7/24/2010 1 3:09
Win Sean Salmon Submission (Rear Naked Choke) IFC: Extreme Challenge 7/10/2010 1 N/A Defended IFC Middleweight Championship
Win Victor Moreno Submission (Guillotine Choke) 5150 Combat League/Xtreme Fighting League: New Year’s Revolution 1/16/2010 1 2:37 Won 5150 Combat League Middleweight Championship
Win Joe Trujillo Submission (Keylock) Rocky Mountain Nationals: Stars of MMA 10/30/2009 1 2:52
Win Jason Guida Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Arena Rumble: Horn vs Guida 9/12/2009 1 4:03
Win Chris Davis Submission (Rear Naked Choke) AMMA 3: Adrenaline MMA 3 6/13/2009 1 4:17
Loss Rousimar Palhares Decision (Unanimous) UFC 93 Franklin vs Henderson 1/17/2009 3 5:00 Shortly after loss, Horn was released from the UFC
Loss Dean Lister Submission (Guillotine Choke) The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale 6/21/2008 1 3:52
Loss Nate Marquardt Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 81 Breaking Point 2/02/2008 2 1:37
Win Court McGee Decision (Unanimous) UCE: Ultimate Combat Experience 12/01/2007 3 5:00
Loss Jorge Santiago Submission (Triangle Choke) AOW: Art of War 3 9/01/2007 1 3:02
Win Falaniko Vitale Decision (Split) IFL: Oakland 1/19/2007 5 4:00 IFL Super-fight; unaffiliated with IFL team system
Loss Matt Lindland TKO (Punches) IFL: Portland 9/09/2006 2 0:21 IFL Super-fight; unaffiliated with IFL team system
Win Chael Sonnen Submission (Armbar) UFC 60 Hughes vs Gracie 5/27/2006 2 1:17
Win Trevor Prangley Decision (Unanimous) UFC 56 Full Force 11/19/2005 3 5:00
Loss Chuck Liddell TKO (Punches) UFC 54 Boiling Point 8/20/2005 4 2:46 For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win Spencer Canup KO IFC: Caged Combat 5/21/2005 1 3:36 Won IFC Middleweight Championship
Win Josh Burkman Technical Submission (Choke) XFC: Dome of Destruction 1 4/29/2005 1 1:14
Win William Hill Submission EC 61: Extreme Challenge 61 4/22/2005 2 2:45
Win Kazuki Okubo KO (Punch to the Body) Euphoria: USA vs World 2/26/2005 1 3:19
Win Chael Sonnen Submission (Guillotine Choke) SF 6: Battleground in Reno 9/23/2004 2 2:35
Win Kyle Seals TKO AFC: Alaska Fighting Championship 7/14/2004 1 N/A
Loss Anderson Silva Decision (Unanimous) Gladiator FC: Day 2 6/27/2004 3 5:00
Win Cameron Brown Submission (Choke) PXC 2: Chaos 5/22/2004 1 3:05
Win Chael Sonnen TKO (Cut) EC 57: Extreme Challenge 57 5/06/2004 1 3:34
Win David Loiseau Submission (Guillotine Choke) TKO 15: Unstoppable 2/28/2004 1 0:54 Won TKO Middleweight Championship
Win Ron Fields TKO (Strikes) ICE 7: Meltdown at Metropolis 1/16/2004 2 3:01
Win Dean Lister Decision (Majority) KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31 12/06/2003 4 5:00 Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
Draw James Zikic Draw EB 4: Extreme Brawl 4 9/28/2003 3 5:00
Loss Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous) IFC: Global Domination 9/06/2003 3 5:00 IFC Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals
Win Forrest Griffin KO (Head Kick) IFC: Global Domination 9/06/2003 2 3:40 IFC Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals
Win Mikhail Avetisyan Submission (Armbar) IFC: Global Domination 9/06/2003 1 4:59 IFC Light Heavyweight Tournament Opening Round
Win William Hill Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC 51: Extreme Challenge 51 8/02/2003 1 4:47
Win Vernon White Decision (Unanimous) KOTC 23: Sin City 5/16/2003 5 5:00 Won KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win Homer Moore Decision (Unanimous) ICC 2: Rebellion 4/18/2003 3 5:00
Win Chalid Arrab Decision (Unanimous) 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 3/16/2003 1 15:00
Win Travis Fulton TKO (Towel) ICC 1: Retribution 1/12/2003 2 N/A
Win Kristof Midoux Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) UCC 11: The Next Level 10/11/2002 2 1:02
Win Aaron Brink Submission (Rear Naked Choke) WEC 4 Rumble Under the Sun 8/31/2002 1 0:54
Win Gilbert Yvel Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 21 Demolition 6/23/2002 3 5:00
Win Steve Funn Submission (Armbar) UAGF 1: Ultimate Cage Fighting 1 5/09/2002 1 N/A
Win Greg Wikan Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UW: Horn vs Wikan 3/02/2002 2 4:40
Win Stephan Potvin KO (Slam) UCC 7: Bad Boyz 1/25/2002 1 0:35 Won UCC World Light Heavyweight Championship
Win Akira Shoji Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 18 Cold Fury 2 12/23/2001 3 5:00
Win Dan Theodore KO UW: Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota 10/28/2001 2 1:41
Loss Ricardo Arona Decision (Majority) Rings: 10th Anniversary 8/11/2001 2 5:00
Win Shaun Wagner Submission MD 3: Mass Destruction 3 8/04/2001 1 2:35
Win Demetrius Worlds Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Gladiators 16 6/30/2001 N/A N/A
Win Brad Krane Submission (Strikes) Gladiators 14 5/11/2001 N/A N/A
Win Iouri Bekichev Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Rings: World Title Series 1 4/20/2001 1 0:50
Win Griffin Reynaud TKO Rings USA: Battle of Champions 3/17/2001 1 2:55
Loss Elvis Sinosic Submission (Triangle Armbar) UFC 30 Battle on the Boardwalk 2/23/2001 1 2:59
Loss Randy Couture Decision (Unanimous) Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A 10/09/2000 3 5:00
Win Chris Haseman Submission (Armbar) Rings USA: Rising Stars Final 9/30/2000 1 2:36
Win Josh Hall Submission (Kneebar) Rings USA: Rising Starts Final 9/30/2000 1 3:50
Win Eugene Jackson Submission (Armbar) UFC 27 Ultimate Bad Boyz 9/22/2000 1 4:32
Loss Ricardo Arona Decision (Split) Rings: Millennium Combine 3 8/23/2000 2 5:00
Win Keith Mielke KO (Punches) Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A 7/15/2000 1 1:47
Win Jason Allar TKO (Kick to the Head) EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35 6/29/2000 1 5:03
Win Nate Parmelee KO (Elbow) EC 33: Extreme Challenge 33 6/10/2000 1 3:24
Loss Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Unanimous) C2K: Colosseum 2000 5/26/2000 2 5:00
Win Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Rings: Millennium Combine 1 4/20/2000 2 2:50
Win George Randolph Submission (Side Choke) SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 1/28/2000 1 3:32
Loss Antonio Rodrigo Nogeuira Decision (Unanimous) WEF 8: Goin’ Platiunum 1/15/2000 3 8:00
Win John Marsh Decision NG 13: Neutral Grounds 13 11/20/1999 N/A N/A
Win Aaron Pendleton Submission (Strikes) EC 30: Extreme Challenge 30 11/14/1999 1 3:25
Win Jonathan Ivey TKO (Injury) HOOKnSHOOT: Millenium 11/06/1999 1 1:24
Loss Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (Majority) Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block A 10/28/1999 2 5:00
Win Jason Godsey Submission (Armlock) UFC 22 There Can Be Only One Champion 9/24/1999 1 2:08
Win Adam Harris TKO EC 27: Extreme Challenge 27 8/21/1999 1 2:31
Win Daiju Takase TKO (Strikes) UFC 21 Return of the Champions 7/16/1999 1 4:41
Win Scott Ventimiglia Submission (Armbar) HOOKnSHOOT: Rising 6/12/1999 1 N/A
Win Kris Rotharmel Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC 25: Extreme Challenge 25 6/11/1999 1 2:31
Win Justin Ellison Submission (Palm Strikes) EC 24: Extreme Challenge 24 5/15/1999 1 2:30
Win Jim Theobald Submission (Rear Naked Choke) SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 6 4/30/1999 1 N/A
Win Mike Delaney Submission (Punches) FCC 1: Freestyle Combat Challenge 1 4/19/1999 1 8:05
Win Todd Butler Submission (Armbar) IFC: Fighters Revenge 4/02/1999 1 2:22
Win Jammy Daniels Submission (Punches) EB 3: Extreme Boxing 3 3/23/1999 1 2:47
Win Brandon Wilson Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Gladiators 2: Gladiators 2 3/18/1999 1 1:40
Win Chuck Liddell Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) UFC 19 Ultimate Young Guns 3/05/1999 1 12:00
Win Steve Berger Decision (Unanimous) SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 5 1/31/1999 1 24:00
Win Ken Parr Submission (Rear Naked Choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Trial 1/30/1999 1 3:23
Win Mark Walker Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) EB 1: Extreme Boxing 1 1/20/1999 1 2:29
Win John Dixson Submission (Armbar) IFC: Extreme Combat 1/9/1999 1 0:57
Win Rene Tremblay Submission (Triangle Choke) IFC: Extreme Combat 1/9/1999 1 1:01
Win Nick Starks Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) NYEK: New Year’s Eve Knockout 1 12/31/1998 1 5:21
Draw Keiichiro Yamamiya Draw Pancrase: Advance 12 12/19/1998 1 15:00
Win Rich Nettleton Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Gladiators 1: Gladiators 1 11/13/1998 1 1:44
Win Jerome Smith Submission (Armbar) HOOKnSHOOT: Eruption 11/7/1998 1 4:02
Win Derrick Ruffin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) SFC: Submission Fighting Championships 4 11/6/1998 1 3:49
Loss Ebenezer Fontes Braga Submission (Guillotine Choke) [[UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil]] 10/16/1998 1 3:27

== Mixed Martial Arts Career ==
His early martial arts training was under Robert Bussey‘s Warrior International founder, Robert Bussey. Horn earned a RBWI black belt under Bussey in 1992, and spent most of his career with the Miletich Fighting Systems team in Iowa, and is currently training in Salt Lake City, Utah with Elite Performance, the team that he created.

Horn’s notable victories include Gilbert Yvel, Forrest Griffin, Dean Lister, David Loiseau, Travis Fulton and Chuck Liddell. He also fought to a draw against UFC Hall Of Famer Dan Severn at Extreme Challenge 7 in 1997.

Horn defeated the eventual Light Heavyweight champion and UFC star Chuck Liddell via Arm-Triangle Choke at UFC 19. Liddell later avenged his loss to Horn at UFC 54 in the fourth round, when the fight was stopped after Horn told the referee he could no longer see.

At a September 9, 2006 International Fight League show Horn lost to Matt Lindland in the second round, due to strikes. After the fight Horn announced that he would be taking a break from fighting. He returned from this break when he beat Falaniko Vitale by Split Decision at the IFL Oakland Show.

Horn openly discusses how he often likes to fight more than he likes to win. Although technically very talented, he feels he often lacks the motivation and focus to perform at his best.

After his second victory over Frank Trigg, Matt Hughes credited Jeremy Horn for teaching him most of what he knows about submissions.

He recently fought his 100th MMA fight, losing to Jorge Santiago by way of a triangle choke at 3:02 of the 1st round.

On January 9, 2008, it was announced by the UFC that Horn would replace Thales Leites in a fight against Nate Marquardt at UFC 81. This was the first time that Horn has fought in the UFC in over a year. Horn lost to Nate Marquardt in the second round by a standing guillotine choke.

His last fight, against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Rousimar Palhares at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland which ended in a loss by unanimous decision. Shortly after the UFC released Horn from his contract.

He then fought at AMMA 3: Adrenaline MMA 3 in which he defeated Chris Davis by rear-naked choke at 4:17 in round 1.

Horn was next expected to compete at an XFO event in August 2009, but was forced off the card due to injuries sustained in training. His next fight instead took place on September 12, 2009 against Jason Guida, submitting the well-known poor sport in the first round.

Returning to action on January 16, 2010, Horn faced off against Victor Moreno, where he submitted his opponent with a Guillotine Choke in the first round. The bout was for the 5150 Combat League Middleweight Championship, which he earned with the win.

Horn went on to defend his IFC World Middleweight Championship on July 10, 2010 at an IFC event, where he successfully defended his title against Sean Salmon with a Rear Naked Choke in the first round. He returned to action only 14 days later to face Brian Warren at a UFO event, where he submitted his opponent early in the first round with an Arm Triangle Choke.

Horn’s next fight took place at Bellator 30 on September 23, 2010, where he faced off against Bryan Baker, who was coming off a loss in the Bellator Season Two Middleweight Tournament Finals. Baker battled back from some early trouble, where he fought off an early Guillotine Choke in his bout with Horn, before taking control of the contest for the final two frames, when Horn seemed to slow down. In the end Baker was awarded the Decision (Unanimous).

==Fighter Pages==

Official: http://www.eliteperformancegym.com/jeremy-horn

Tapology: http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/jeremy-horn-gumby

Sherdog: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202

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