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Jeff Monson

Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson posing at Salyut Hotel.jpg
Born Jeffrey William Monson
(1971-01-18) January 18, 1971 (age 46)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Other names The Snowman
Nationality
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 238.1 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Division
Reach 69.0 in (175 cm)
Style Boxing, Wrestling, BJJ, Submission Wrestling
Fighting out of
Team American Top Team
Rank Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active 1997–present
Professional boxing record
Total 3
Wins 2
By knockout 2
Losses 0
Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 88
Wins 61
By knockout 3
By submission 38
By decision 19
By disqualification 1
Losses 26
By knockout 10
By submission 4
By decision 12
Draws 1
Other information
University Oregon State University
Website http://jeffmonson.ru/
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
Jeff Monson
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Submission grappling
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Barcelona +99 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Long Beach +99 kg
Silver medal – second place 2001 Abu Dhabi +99 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Abu Dhabi -99 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Abu Dhabi -99 kg
FILA Grappling World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kraków +100 kg (No-Gi)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lucerne -125 kg (No-Gi)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Antalya -125 kg (No-Gi)
IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Carson Open (Black; No-Gi)
Silver medal – second place 2007 Carson +97.5 kg (Black; No-Gi)
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kissimmee +100 kg (Blue)

Jeffrey William Monson (born January 18, 1971) is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a two-time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Champion. He has competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Dream, Strikeforce, M-1 Challenge, Sengoku and Impact FC. Monson is also an anarcho-communist known for his extreme political views and love of Russia. He is the host of "Monson TV" on RT.

Monson was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he also grew up for most of his childhood. Monson attended Timberline High School and continued on as a Division I wrestler at Oregon State University and at the University of Illinois and was a Pac-10 champion. He also competed at senior level at USA Wrestling events for a number of years.

Monson received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he was the assistant coach of the wrestling team.


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