Jens Johnnie Pulver (born December 6, 1974) is an American retired professional

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and undefeated

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and

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. In 2023, Pulver was inducted into the

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. Pulver was the inaugural

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in addition to serving as the head coach on '' The Ultimate Fighter 5''

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against long-time rival B.J. Penn. In mixed martial arts, Pulver competed at the

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and

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divisions in addition to competing at the

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, and

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divisions as a professional boxer. While perhaps best known for competing in the

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, Pulver has also competed in

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, for the PRIDE 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix. He is to-date the youngest

in the UFC history, eventually relinquishing his title, after two defenses, due to a contract dispute. Pulver officially retired from combat sports in 2014. Nicknamed 'Little Evil', Pulver won the first

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following his victory over

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at '' UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk''. Pulver also held the UFC's all-time lightweight title defenses record for nearly a decade after his successful defenses against

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at '' UFC 33: Victory in Vegas'' and B.J. Penn at '' UFC 35: Throwdown''. He remains as one of the most influential figures in the

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, due to his domination and undefeated reign as

in the early Zuffa era.

Background

The son of a licensed

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, Jens Pulver was born in

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, and grew up in

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(approximately an hour's drive from

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). He was the oldest of four children, two brothers, Dustin and Abel, and one sister, Jamaica. Pulver has

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, a harmless medical condition that gives eyes different colors; in Pulver's case his right eye is blue, while his left eye is brown. Pulver was raised in what he referred to as a "daily hell." His childhood house was one of continual violence and abuse, stemming mostly from his alcoholic father. Many examples of the abuse Pulver faced as a youth are depicted in his autobiography, ''Little Evil, One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top'', the most extreme of which include an incident where his father threatened the then-seven-year-old Jens by placing a shotgun in Jens' mouth and then removing it, stating, "Shit, ain't worth a bullet."

Martial arts background

The summer before he entered sixth grade, Pulver was introduced to a friend of the family, Jack Vantress. Vantress encouraged Pulver to join a youth

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program. He went on to wrestle at Tahoma Senior High School in Maple Valley, earning two state championships. He also began

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when he was a junior. Pulver wrestled for Highline Community College where he became an

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by placing in the top eight at the NJCAA National Championships. He then wrestled for

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(BSU), before he suffered a bilateral fracture of the wrists that eventually ended his collegiate career. Pulver eventually graduated from BSU with a degree in criminal justice. While in college, Pulver's interests shifted from wrestling to

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. He found early success fighting in unsanctioned "underground" events, before befriending Lowell Anderson, the owner of a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy ninety miles north of

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. Lowell got Pulver involved in sanctioned MMA events, namely the

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Invitational in April 1999. Pulver won one match, then lost the second due to his lack of martial arts training. He fought again in the third incarnation of the Bas Rutten Invitational, winning both his fights and impressing then-UFC matchmaker, John Perretti. Pulver moved to

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, in 1999 where he briefly trained at the Lion's Den and then joined Shamrock 2000, a short lived camp formed by Bob Shamrock (the foster father of Ken and

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) Kevin Woo, and Dr. Ron Emmerson. Pulver noted that there was a little kid who would show up at the gym to hit the bags in those days named

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with his younger brother Nate, both of whom later became MMA stars. Pulver, who hated his name because it was the same as his father's, even asked Bob at one point if he could take the Shamrock name since Bob was the first real father figure he felt he ever had. Bob told him: "You go out there and make the Pulver name mean something good." Pulver would later go on to become the first 155-pound champion in UFC history. Pulver wanted to fight full-time, but they did not have the right training partners for him. Shamrock put him in contact with Monte Cox and sent him to Iowa, where

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was starting a camp where he could train full-time.

Professional career

Pulver began competing in the

in September 1999. He fought four times in the UFC before gaining a title shot against top ranked

in February 2001. Pulver won the title by unanimous decision, becoming the first

. He defended his title twice against

and B.J. Penn before leaving the organization due to contractual problems. Pulver became famous for his combination of defensive wrestling and

strategies colloquially called " sprawl and brawl" in MMA circles.

Pulver vs. Hallman

Pulver's first title defense came against

who is best known for his two wins against former

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Matt Hughes). Following a second win over Hughes, Hallman dropped down a weight class and fought Pulver for the Lightweight Championship in September 2001. Pulver and Hallman had both wrestled in the same state (

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) in high school. In pre-fight interviews, Hallman claimed to personally know and dislike Pulver, but Pulver denied any personal relationship, instead asserting that he only knew Hallman as a fellow state high school wrestling champion. During the fight, Hallman secured an

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on Pulver, but Pulver countered the technique and later landed a left hook flush on Hallman's chin. Hallman fought passively for the remainder of the fight, seemingly unable to recover completely from that blow, and Pulver eventually won by unanimous decision.

Pulver vs. Penn

Pulver's second title defense came against B.J. Penn. Before his transition to mixed martial arts, Penn was the most highly decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner in America and the first American-born to win the

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. Upon his impressive debut against wrestler Joey Gilbert, finishing him with a first-round TKO, Penn rose quickly through the rankings. Penn, already known for his grappling, quickly stunned the MMA community by showcasing incredible striking skills; quickly knocking out highly regarded

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, then knocking out

within eleven seconds of the first round. Heading into the fight with Pulver, Penn had never fought longer than the first round. The speed in which Penn was defeating opponents had many MMA journalists suggesting he was unbeatable. Pulver's performance in the fight is considered the high point of his career. Penn pressed the action early; taking Pulver to the mat numerous times, achieving a full mount on him twice in the second round and securing a straight

, completely hyper-extending Pulver's arm as the seconds ticked off the clock ending the second round. Pulver battled back in the third round, successfully defending Penn's attempts to take him to the ground, and even scoring defensive takedowns on Penn. Pulver frustrated Penn with nothing more than sheer will power, not only winning the later rounds, but out-grappling the world-renowned Penn. In the fifth round, Penn, frustrated and down on points, chose to stand and trade with Pulver. For the entire five minutes of the fifth round the two stood toe to toe exchanging strikes. With 45 seconds left in the round, a left hand from Pulver staggered Penn, who looked in trouble. However, Penn countered with a right kick straight to the groin, resulting in a 50-second time-out. Although the time-out gave Penn time to recover, when the bout was restarted, Pulver staggered him a second time with 20 seconds remaining. However, the round drew to a conclusion and the fight went into the judges' hands. Pulver won the fight via majority decision. Breaking into tears during the post-fight interview, Pulver shouted, "On the ground again!...I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing."

Leaving the UFC

Pulver was expected to fight at UFC 38 on July 13, 2002, but after the company declined a pay raise request and missed the prevailing contract's option exercising period, Pulver left the UFC. After leaving, Pulver's career slumped slightly with two consecutive losses. He regained his winning ways by dropping down a weight class (to 145 lb). Along the same time, Pulver also began competing as a professional boxer, winning all four of his fights in 2004, including a fight on the nationally syndicated

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. During this time Pulver fought in various other MMA promotions, including

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, and the IFL, as well as one match in the Shootboxing

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promotion, where he defeated 2004 Sanda champion Dai Chang Liang. After this match, Pulver moved back up to the lightweight division in December 2004 in

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Pride

His first match in

was against then current and last Pride lightweight (160 lb) champion

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. Pulver and Gomi demonstrated excellent boxing skills and were both regarded as putting on the best boxing fight in an MMA bout. This was stopped short when Gomi delivered a vicious uppercut that knocked out Pulver 6:29 into the first round. This led to a match against Tomomi Iwama, in which he defeated his opponent via knock out one minute into the fight with a left hook. He then faced Japanese star

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, and would go on to lose in a fast paced see-saw affair that showcased both the toughness and heart of Pulver, and the experience and technicality of Sakurai. During the fight, Pulver was accidentally thumbed in the eye by Sakurai which left a corneal abrasion on his eye. Despite the injury Pulver still managed to knock down Sakurai with a left hook in the latter part of the first round, though Sakurai eventually won via TKO. His final fight in Pride, against Kenji Arai, was an entertaining battle of strikers which ended when Pulver knocked Arai down with a right-left combination, and finished him with a

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to the head, earning the TKO.

Return to the UFC

At UFC 63, Pulver returned to the

in the newly reinstated lightweight division. He was matched up against UFC-newcomer

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. Pulver was a 7:1 favorite to win the match, but Lauzon quickly defeated the former Lightweight Champion via one punch knockout at the 48-second mark of the first round. After the fight, Pulver apologized for his performance and indicated that he still desired to keep fighting in the UFC. Pulver was a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality television show, which hosted sixteen lightweight fighters, including the man who knocked him out previously,

. His counterpart on the show and rival coach, was B.J. Penn whom Pulver defeated previously. The two coaches were scheduled to fight in the season finale, in which Pulver was defeated by a

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in the second round. After the fight, Pulver announced his intentions to drop down to featherweight and fight in the WEC. He also made overtures toward Penn to set aside their differences and train together but Pulver has also said that he would welcome a third fight with Penn. In UFC 284, UFC announced Pulver will be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame this July during the 11th annual UFC International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Pulver learned about his induction while conducting a watch-along live stream on the UFC's official Twitch.TV channel.

World Extreme Cagefighting

On July 17, 2007, it was announced Pulver would be making his World Extreme Cagefighting debut against

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at WEC 30 on September 5, 2007. Pulver had to pull out of the match with Cub Swanson due to a knee injury. The fight was subsequently rescheduled for WEC 31. Pulver won the rescheduled match by

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at 35 seconds of the first round and announced his intentions to make a run for the 145 lb title which

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currently held and had defended successfully against Pulver's teammate and longtime Jiu-Jitsu coach,

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on the same card. Pulver and

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finally met at

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on June 1, 2008. Neither man was able to finish the other and the fight went the full five rounds. The judges scored the bout a unanimous decision for Faber, 50–45, 50–44 and 50–44. This fight marked the first time that one of Pulver's fights at featherweight had gone to decision, the first time Pulver had been defeated at that weight class and also the first time one of Faber's fights in the WEC had gone the distance. Pulver stated after the fight that he wanted another shot at the title, but wanted "to earn it". Pulver next fought infamous brawler Leonard Garcia at

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on November 5, after the original date of September 10 was postponed due to the threat of

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. In a surprising turn of events, Pulver suffered a TKO loss in the first round as the Greg Jackson-trained Leonard Garcia stunned Pulver with a left-right combination, then swarmed Pulver with more punches against the cage fence. At

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, Pulver once again lost to Faber in a rematch of their WEC 34 encounter when Pulver succumbed to a guillotine choke early in the first round. After his second loss to Faber, Pulver temporarily replaced

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at WEC 39. At WEC 41, Pulver was submitted by

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via Guillotine Choke within the first minute of the match. "I think I just ended in the same place I started," Pulver said emotionally to the crowd after losing 8 of his past 12 encounters. "I’m not saying I’m done yet, but it’s been incredible." Pulver returned at

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to face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Javier Vazquez on March 6, 2010. Pulver lost via submission due to an armbar at 3:41 of the first round. Pulver has lost 9 out his last 13 fights. In the aftermath of Pulver's loss at

, UFC President

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confirmed that Pulver had been released from the WEC.

Independent Promotions

Pulver met Diego Garijo on August 14, 2010, in Irvine, California, losing the bout by submission via

in the first round. This was Pulver's sixth straight loss. Pulver was next scheduled to face Frank Johnson at CFX/Extreme Challenge 170 on December 11 at the

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. But Pulver pulled out of the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Mitch Jackson. Pulver headlined XFO 38 against Mike Lindquist on January 22, 2011, where he won the fight via

submission at 0:49 in the first round. This marked Pulver's first victory in just over 3 years, snapping a 6 fight losing streak. On March 5, 2011, Pulver defeated Wade Choate by split decision despite breaking his foot in the first round of the fight. The victory marks his second consecutive win. Pulver fought fellow

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veteran, Coty Wheeler at MMA Fight Pit presents "Genesis" on August 13, 2011, in New Mexico. Pulver won the fight via 2nd-round TKO in a dominant performanc

Pulver fought

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at Resurrection Fighting Alliance on December 16, 2011, and lost the fight via second-round knockout by a knee to the temple. In a post fight speech, Elliott thanked Jens for accepting the fight, and referred to him as his number one inspiration for being a mixed martial artist. On March 26, 2012, it was announced that Pulver had signed with UK promotion

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. On April 14, 2012, Pulver defeated All Army Combatives Flyweight Champion Jesse Thorton by unanimous decision in

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ONE Fighting Championship

On August 31, 2012, Pulver moved back up to 145 lbs to face undefeated Filipino fighter Eric Kelly in his own country. Pulver hung in tough with Kelly but fell in the second round to a TKO after Kelly landed a solid body kick followed up with some punches. On October 6, 2012, Pulver returned to

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in entering their Bantamweight Grand Prix. Jens took on Chinese prospect Zhao Ya Fei. Pulver won a technical decision after taking an illegal groin strike and the fight went to the judges score cards in the third round. Pulver faced Masakatsu Ueda in the Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinals on April 5, 2013, at ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions. He lost the fight by D'Arce choke submission.

Personal life

Pulver has a daughter. He married in 2009. He and his wife have a boy who was born December 16, 2008. Pulver is featured in a documentary about his training camp, personal life and difficult childhood called "Jens Pulver: Driven." In 2014, Pulver makes a cameo on season four of '' The Vanilla Ice Project'' on

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. He is a part of a

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and

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team called ''Red Harbinger'' and goes by the gamer name, "Little Evil". He and his team are called in by Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice) to supply custom computers for a video game room Winkle designed in a mansion he renovated in

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Championships and accomplishments

UFC Hall of Fame The UFC Hall of Fame is a List of halls and walks of fame, hall of fame which honors mixed martial artists and MMA personalities, established and maintained by the U.S.-based mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a ...

(Pioneer wing, Class of 2023) **

(One time; first) ***Two successful title defenses ***First

to defend the title in UFC History **First Lightweight to headline a UFC Event ** UFC Encyclopedia Awards *** Fight of the Night (One time) *** Knockout of the Night (One time) * PRIDE Fighting Championship ** PRIDE 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinalist **One of only two UFC Lightweight Champions to compete in

PRIDE FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

**Fight of the Night (One time) * ONE Fighting Championship ** ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinalist *Fight Matrix **2002 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. B.J. Penn on January 11, 2002

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 27–19–1 , Sami Aziz , Decision (unanimous) , Superior Challenge 9: Gothenburg , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Sweden , , - , Loss , align=center, 27–18–1 , Masakatsu Ueda , Submission (brabo choke) , ONE FC: Kings and Champions , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:52 ,

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, Singapore , , - , Win , align=center, 27–17–1 , Zhao Ya Fei , Technical Decision (unanimous) , ONE FC: Rise of Kings , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Singapore , , - , Loss , align=center, 26–17–1 , Eric Kelly , TKO (body kick and punches) , ONE FC: Pride of a Nation , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:46 ,

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, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 26–16–1 , Jesse Thorton , Decision (unanimous) , Operation: Fight Night , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , - , Loss , align=center, 25–16–1 ,

, KO (knee) , Resurrection Fight Alliance , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:12 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 25–15–1 , Coty Wheeler , TKO (punches) , MMA Fight Pit: Genesis , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:59 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 24–15–1 , Brian Davidson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Titan Fighting Championships 18 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–14–1 , Wade Choate , Decision (split) , Chicago Cagefighting Championship III , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 23–14–1 , Mike Lindquist , Submission (rear-naked choke) , XFO: 38 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:49 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–14–1 , Diego Garijo , Submission (guillotine choke) , Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:08 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–13–1 , Javier Vazquez , Submission (armbar) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:41 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–12–1 ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) , WEC 41 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:33 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–10–1 , Leonard Garcia , TKO (punches) , WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:12 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–9–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–8–1 ,

, Submission (anaconda choke) , WEC 31 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:23 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–8–1 , B.J. Penn , Submission (rear-naked choke) , The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:12 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–7–1 ,

, KO (punch) , UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:47 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–6–1 ,

Cole Escovedo Coleman Ruben Escovedo (born August 30, 1981) is an American former mixed martial artist from Fresno, California. He was the inaugural WEC Featherweight Champion. Mixed martial arts career Health issues Escovedo was forced into a well documente ...

, KO (punch) , IFL: Legends Championship 2006 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:56 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 20–6–1 , Kenji Arai , KO (soccer kick) , Pride - Bushido 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:59 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–6–1 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

Pride Bushido 9 The year 2005 was the 9th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2005 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 29 - Fists of Fire''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters Th ...

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 8:56 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 19–5–1 , Tomomi Iwama , KO (punch) ,

Pride Bushido 7 The year 2005 was the 9th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2005 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 29 - Fists of Fire''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters Th ...

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:00 , Tokyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 18–5–1 ,

, KO (punch) , Pride Shockwave 2004 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 6:29 ,

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, Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 18–4–1 , Stephen Palling , KO (punch) , Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:47 ,

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, Hawaii, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–4–1 , Naoya Uematsu , KO (punch) , Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 16–4–1 , Richard Hess , Submission (choke) , International Fighting Championships: Battleground Boise , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–4–1 , Joe Jordan , KO (punch) , Extreme Challenge 52 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:12 , Rock Island,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–4–1 , Jason Maxwell , KO (strikes) , HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:54 , Ft. Lauderdale,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–3–1 ,

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, KO (punch) , UCC 12: Adrenaline , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:03 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 14–2–1 , Takehiro Murahama , Decision (split) , UFO: Legend , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2–1 , Rob Emerson , Decision (unanimous) , UW: Ultimate Wrestling , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2–1 , B.J. Penn , Decision (majority) , UFC 35 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

UFC 33 ''UFC 33: Victory in Vegas '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and ...

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2–1 , John Lewis , KO (punch) , UFC 28 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:11 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2–1 , Dave Gries , KO (punches) , Gladiators 10 , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–2–1 ,

, Submission (heel hook) , WEF: New Blood Conflict , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:33 , United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1–1 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , UFC 26 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 15:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1–1 , Eric Hibler , KO (knees and punches) , WEF 9: World Class , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1–1 , David Velasquez , TKO (strikes) , UFC 24 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:41 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1–1 , Phil Johns , KO (punch) , WEF 8: Goin' Platinum , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:33 ,

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, United States , , - , Draw , align=center, 3–1–1 , Alfonso Alcarez , Draw , UFC 22 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 ,

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, KO (punches) , Bas Rutten Invitational 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:38 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Ray Morales , Submission (guillotine choke) , Bas Rutten Invitational 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 , David Harris , Submission (toe hold) , Bas Rutten Invitational 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 11:57 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Curtis Hill , TKO (towel) , Bas Rutten Invitational 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 ,

, United States ,

Kickboxing record

Professional boxing record

, - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 4 Wins (3 knockouts, 1 decisions), 0 Losses , - style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Res. , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Record , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Opponent , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Type , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Rd., Time , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Date , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Location , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Notes , - align=center , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Jeff Hinds , KO , , 3, 0:13 , October 22, 2004 , , Rosemont, Illinois, United States , , Welterweight , - align=center , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Leonard Lewis , TKO , , 1, 0:41 , August 27, 2004 , , Rosemont, Illinois, United States , , Light Middleweight , - align=center , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Steve Vincent , Split decision , , 4 , June 15, 2004 , , Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States , , Light Middleweight , - align=center , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Matt Bauler , TKO , , 1, 0:32 , February 28, 2004 , , Marshalltown, Iowa, United States , , Middleweight , - align=center

Works

*Pulver, Jens and Krauss, Erich (2003) ''Little Evil, One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top'', ECW Press

Notes

References

External links

Jens Pulver official website
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