Sean Salmon
| Sean Salmon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 11, 1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Columbus, Ohio |
| Team | The JG MMA And Fitness (2005-2009; 2011-2014) Wolfslair MMA Academy (2009-2011) |
| Trainer |
Jorge Gurgel Mario Neto (2009-2011) |
| Years active | 2005–2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 21 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 11 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Sean Michael Salmon (born September 11, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a retired American mixed martial artist and a former columnist for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com. Salmon has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce and King of the Cage.
Salmon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Salmon originally began his high school wrestling career for Birmingham Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. As a freshman, he competed at the varsity level and held a record of 20-20 in the 160 lb. weight class. In his sophomore season, he held a record 38-9 in the same weight class, and qualified for the state meet before moving to Ohio to finish high school. He then continued competing for Worthington Kilbourne High School, where he won a state championship in his senior season and amassed a 44-1 record. Salmon then went on to compete for Ohio State University and was ranked as high as #10 in the nation for the 167 lb. weight class as a freshman. Competing in the 184 lb. weight class for OSU, he was the Michigan State Open Champion. However, the weight-cutting was too harsh for Salmon, and he left after his sophomore year but would return as a volunteer assistant coach to continue training. Salmon continued his career in amateur wrestling and also qualified for the Olympic trials while competing at the Ohio International Wrestling Club in the freestyle wrestling circuit.
Salmon made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2005 in Columbus, Ohio and won via keylock submission in the first round. He would go on to reach an undefeated record of 6-0, competing in smaller American promotions such as King of the Cage, before being handed his first professional loss by future UFC veteran David Heath. He compiled a record of 9-1 with only one win by way of decision before being invited to compete in the UFC.
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