Jamie Varner
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| Born | James Christopher Varner October 12, 1984 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | C-4 |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
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Arizona Combat Sports MMA Lab |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Gustavo Dantas |
| Years active | 2003 – 2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| University | Lock Haven University |
| Notable school(s) | Deer Valley High School |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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James Christopher Varner (born October 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former WEC Lightweight Champion.
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Varner attended Deer Valley High School where he competed in wrestling. At Deer Valley, Varner was a two-time Regional Champion and a State Runner Up and went on to compete at Pima Community College where he was a two-time National Qualifier and a National Runner Up, in addition to being an NJCAA All-American and a two-time Academic All-American.
Varner competed twice in the UFC. His first appearance was against veteran Hermes Franca, which Varner lost via submission (armbar) in round three. His final appearance was against formerly undefeated Jason Gilliam, which he won via first round submission (rear naked choke). After this win, Varner transferred to the WEC.
Varner successfully defended his WEC Lightweight Championship against the previously undefeated Marcus Hicks on August 3, 2008.
He next retained his title on January 25, 2009, defeating Donald Cerrone via technical split decision at WEC 38. The fight was highly competitive and won the Fight of the Night award. However, the fight was stopped prematurely in the fifth round when Cerrone hit Varner's temple with an illegal knee while Varner was still on the ground. Varner was given time to recover, but he was unable to continue, noting that he had double vision and had sustained a broken hand.
Varner faced Benson Henderson to unify the WEC Lightweight Championship at WEC 46 on January 10, 2010. After outboxing and outwrestling Henderson in the first two rounds, Henderson came back and caught Varner in a standing guillotine choke ending the fight at 2:41 of the third round.
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