Jan Finney | |
---|---|
Born | Springfield, Ohio, United States |
Other names | Cuddles |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Reach | 64.0 in (163 cm) (1.63 m) |
Fighting out of | Springfield, Ohio, United States |
Trainer | Mike Patt, Jon Stutzman, Oscar Kallet |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 20 |
Wins | 8 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 12 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 6 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Jan Finney is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.
Finney played softball at Kenton Ridge High School and Urbana University.
Finney made her professional MMA debut on November 6, 2004 at HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution and defeated Rikki Burnett by Unanimous Decision.
She entered the 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 19, 2005, but was defeated by Julie Kedzie in the second round of the tournament. She faced Kedzie again in a rematch on October 7, 2006 at KOTC: Meltdown, but was once again defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Finney faced Keiko Tamai at BodogFight - Costa Rica on February 16, 2007. She lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.
Finney was scheduled to face Gina Carano at Elite XC/K-1 HERO's Dynamite!! USA on June 2, 2007, but the fight was cancelled after Carano was forced to withdraw due to illness.
Finney made her ShoXC debut on July 27, 2007 against Shayna Baszler. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.
She faced Kedzie for a third time on September 29, 2007 in HOOKnSHOOT, but lost the fight by technical knockout in the second round.
Finney is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management
Finney entered the one-night 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 24, 2007. She faced Miesha Tate in the opening round. After three rounds, the fight was ruled a Draw and went to an overtime round. Following the overtime round, the fight was again ruled a Draw and the referee awarded the victory to Tate.
Finney moved up in weight to face Erin Toughill at PFC 11: All In on November 20, 2008. Finney was defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Finney entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010. She defeated Lizbeth Carreiro by Unanimous Decision.