Conor Heun
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Conor Heun (born February 11, 1979) is a retired American
mixed martial art Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
ist. A professional from 2006 until 2012, he competed for
Strikeforce Strike Force may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games *Strike Force (video game), ''Strike Force'' (video game), a 1991 arcade game *''Commandos: Strike Force'', a 2006 video game *''Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce'', a 2009 video game *' ...
,
EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States–based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decem ...
, and the Los Angeles Anacondas of the
International Fight League The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.
.


Mixed martial arts career


EliteXC

Heun made his Television debut on a ShoXC card against Marlon Mathias. Mathais broke Heun's jaw a minute and a half into the first round with a knee, but Heun kept fighting and won the close fight via majority decision. His next fight was a second-round TKO stoppage of James Edson Berto.


Strikeforce

Heun made his Strikeforce debut against former
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...
fighter
Jorge Gurgel Jorge Valente Gurgel (; ; born January 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 to 2014, Gurgel is best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and ...
on a ShoMMA card in June 2009. He lost the fight via decision. After a year off due to injury, he returned to the promotion on the Strikeforce: Los Angeles card. He faced boxer and former
EliteXC Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States–based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decem ...
lightweight champion K. J. Noons and lost via split decision. Conor fought Magno Almeida on the Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum undercard, and won in a unanimous decision, though Almeida dislocated Conor's elbow. Heun faced
Ryan Couture Ryan Duane Couture (born August 27, 1982) is a former American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009 ...
at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3, 2012. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.


Personal life

Heun studied English literature, journalism, and organizational communications learning and design at
Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca (town), New York, Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a Music school, conservatory of music. Ithaca College is known for its media-related programs and entertainment program ...
.


Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 9–5 ,
Ryan Couture Ryan Duane Couture (born August 27, 1982) is a former American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009 ...
, TKO (punches) , Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:52 ,
Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Magno Almeida , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–4 , K. J. Noons , Decision (split) , Strikeforce: Los Angeles , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, United States , Catchweight (160 lbs) bout. , - , Loss , align=center, 8–3 ,
Jorge Gurgel Jorge Valente Gurgel (; ; born January 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 to 2014, Gurgel is best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Kent, Washington Kent is a city in King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area, Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area and had a population of 136,588 as of the 2020 Unit ...
, United States , Catchweight (158 lbs) bout. , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 , James Edson Berto , TKO (punches and elbows) , EliteXC: Heat , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:18 ,
Sunrise, Florida Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census. History Early history In ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 , Marlon Mathias , Decision (majority) , ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Santa Ynez, California Santa Ynez ( ; Spanish for "St. Agnes", originally spelled ''Santa Inés'') is an unincorporated community in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The population was 4,505 at the 2020 census, up from 4,418 ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Noah Shinable , Submission (armbar) , OctoberFist 2007: Fight Night on Fright Night , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:17 ,
Orange County, California Orange County (officially the County of Orange; often initialized O.C.) is a county (United States), county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–2 , LC Davis , Decision (split) , International Fight League , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:00 ,
East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner suburb, inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 Unit ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Tristan Wit , Submission (armbar) , IFL: Everett , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:59 ,
Everett, Washington Everett (; ) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Gilbert Salinas , Submission (D'arce choke) , Total Fighting Alliance 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,
Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Clint Coronel , Decision (split) , IFL: Los Angeles , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:00 , Los Angeles, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Jonathan Pastrana , Submission (guillotine choke) , TFA 5: Conflict on the Coast , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:23 , Santa Monica, California, United States , Return to
Lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...
.
, - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , Brett Cooper , Decision (split) , TFA 4: Fight Night on Fright Night , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Carson, California Carson is a city in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay and the Los Angeles Harbor Region, Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International ...
, United States ,
Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
debut.
, - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Martin Hench , Submission (rear naked choke) , PF 1: The Beginning , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:46 ,
Hollywood, California Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. ...
, United States ,


See also

* List of Strikeforce alumni


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heun, Conor Living people 1979 births American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from California Mixed martial artists from Colorado American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ithaca College alumni