Tim Kennedy (fighter)
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Tim Kennedy donating blood
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| Born |
September 1, 1979 San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Kickboxing, Jujitsu |
| Fighting out of | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Royler Gracie Black belt in Ju-Jitsu under Terry Kelly and Barry Smith Black belt in Matt Larsen's Modern Army Combative Program |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 2004 – Present |
| Rank |
 Sergeant First Class
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| Unit |
7th Special Forces Group Texas Army National Guard |
| Battles/wars |
War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Timothy Fred "Tim" Kennedy (born September 1, 1979) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC's Middleweight division. He has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, the WEC, ShoMMA, HDNet Fights, and represented the Chicago Red Bears in the IFL. Kennedy is one of the few fighters to simultaneously serve in the United States Army National Guard while also fighting professionally.
Kennedy grew up the second son of three children in a Christian family in Atascadero, California. He is of Irish descent. As a youth, Kennedy's mother placed him in cooking and piano lessons. To offset her influence on him, Kennedy's father enrolled Tim and his brother in shooting schools, boxing lessons, wrestling teams, and Japanese ju-jitsu classes. Kennedy attended Eagle Academy private high school, graduating in 1998. He then attended Columbia College of Missouri, earning a B.A. in criminal justice in 2002. Kennedy began competing in sanctioned mixed martial arts fights while still in college, but after graduation he enlisted in the United States Army, joining the elite Special Forces in 2004. However, he continued to compete in MMA while serving as a Green Beret. When the Army instituted a service-wide Combatives (hand-to-hand fighting) tournament in 2005, Kennedy entered and won the tournament in the Light Heavyweight division. He achieved this goal three years in a row.
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