Justin Eilers
| Justin Eilers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Justin Mark Eilers June 28, 1978 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 2008 (aged 30) Nampa, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Style | Boxing, Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Hitsquad |
| Team | Miletich Martial Arts |
| Years active | 2002–2008 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Justin Eilers (June 28, 1978 – December 25, 2008) was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC, WEC and EliteXC. He trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Justin Mark Eilers was raised in Nampa, Idaho, and developed an early love of football. He began wrestling in the sixth grade and through Nampa High School, but he missed a football scholarship out of high school due to his low SAT scores, and soon took up karate at a local school. He began competing in small full contact shows around Idaho, where he met up and coming fighter Jens Pulver, who was fighting with the same promotion. Eilers was also friends with Mike Kyle and taught Kyle jiu-jitsu techniques when Kyle was a sophomore in high school. Eilers would actually end up fighting Kyle at UFC 49.
After being accepted to Butte College near Chico, California, Eilers left mixed martial arts behind for football, and was recruited by Iowa State University as a linebacker. He would go on to play for Iowa State for the next four years, After college, Eilers took time off to fully heal a shoulder injury. It was during this time that he had another chance meeting with Jens Pulver, who was now a popular fighter in the UFC. Pulver urged Eilers to try fighting again, and after a few months of training, he made his MMA debut in 2002 facing UFC Hall of Famer Dan Severn at Victory Fighting Championships 3 (a local Iowa MMA organization). He would lose the fight via decision, but the experience pushed Eilers to focus full-time on the sport of mixed martial arts. Just one month later Eilers returned to MMA competition, taking a quick KO victory over Jeff Gerlick at an Extreme Challenge event.
...
Wikipedia