Matt Hamill
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| Born | Matthew Stanley Hamill October 5, 1976 Loveland, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | The Hammer |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Style | BJJ, Wrestling, |
| Fighting out of | Utica, New York, United States |
| Rank |
NCAA Division III Wrestling Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Matthew Stanley Hamill (born October 5, 1976) is a deaf American mixed martial artist and wrestler who has competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling (167 lb class in 1997, 190 lb class in 1998 and 197 lb class in 1999) while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York. Hamill also has a silver medal in Greco-Roman Wrestling and a gold medal in Freestyle Wrestling from the 2001 Summer Deaflympics. He is the only man to defeat Jon Jones, albeit by disqualification due to Jones' illegal elbows. Hamill himself disputes the victory.
Hamill was deaf from birth. He was introduced to wrestling by his stepfather John Rich, who was the head wrestling coach at Loveland High School. Hamill attended the Rochester Institute of Technology for 3 years transferring there after a year at Purdue University.
Hamill was on The Ultimate Fighter 3 reality television show, training under former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz in the 205 lb (93 kg) weight class. He won a preliminary fight against Mike Nickels via decision, but was unable to continue into the semi-finals due to injuries.
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