Conor Heun
| Conor Heun | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 11, 1979 Boulder, Colorado |
| Other names | Hurricane |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Boulder, Colorado |
| Team | 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | Black belt in 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Website | www.conorheun.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Conor Heun (born February 11, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He most recently fought for Strikeforce prior to its dissolution into the UFC.
Conor has fought for Strikeforce, EliteXC and the International Fight League, as a member of the Los Angeles Anacondas, during his career. Conor has also been featured on the MTV program Bully Beatdown and The History Channel former series Human Weapon.
Heun made his Television debut on a ShoXC card against Marlon Mathias. Mathais broke Heun's jaw a minute and a half into the first round with a well timed knee. Heun, showing the heart and warrior spirit he has come to be known for, kept fighting, winning the close fight via majority decision..
His next fight would be a second round TKO stoppage of James Edson Berto on the Elite XC card made famous when Kimbo Slice was TKO'd in just 14 seconds.
Heun made his Strikeforce debut against former UFC fighter Jorge Gurgel on a ShoMMA card in June 2009. He lost the fight via decision and the fight was said to be one of the best Strikeforce fights of 2009.
After a year off due to injury, he returned to the promotion on the Strikeforce: Los Angeles card. He faced boxer and former EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons on relatively short notice but lost the fight via split decision.
Conor fought Magno Almeida on the Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum undercard. Heun displayed amazing submission defense and excellent ground and pound earning him the unanimous decision victory. Almeida caught Conor in a desperate armbar attempt at the buzzer which dislocated Conor's elbow.
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