Jesse Bongfeldt

Jesse Bongfeldt
Born	August 28, 1980 (1980-08-28) (age 31) Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Water
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Welterweight
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Style	Judo, Karate
Fighting out of	Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Team	Canadian Martial Arts Center
Rank	brown belt in Ishinryu Karate
Mixed martial arts record
Total	21
Wins	15
By knockout	6
By submission	9
Losses	5
By knockout	2
By submission	3
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jesse Bongfeldt (born August 28, 1980) is a Canadian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is a middleweight, currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championships.^[1]

MMA career

Early Career

Bongfeldt began his career fighting in the regional fight scene in Canada, including fighting under King of the Cage-Canada and TKO. In that time he amassed a 15-4 record, finishing every opponent in the process. He is a former TKO Welterweight Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After Jason MacDonald had to pull out of his fight with Rafael Natal at UFC 124 due to injury, it was announced on October 27 that Bongfeldt had signed with the UFC to step in on short notice. ^[2] After three hard fought rounds, the fight was ruled a majority draw.

On March 12, 2011, it was announced that Bongfeldt would fight The Ultimate Fighter winner Court McGee at UFC 131.^[3] Due to an injury, McGee was forced to withdraw from the bout and was replaced by highly touted prospect Chris Weidman. ^[4] Bongfeldt lost to Weidman after being forced to submit from a standing guillotine choke in the first round.

After the loss, Bongfeldt was released from the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
21 matches	15 wins	5 losses
By knockout	6	2
By submission	9	3
By decision	0	0
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	15-5-1	Chris Weidman	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 131	02011-06-11 June 11, 2011	1	4:54	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
vDraw	15–4–1	Rafael Natal	Draw (majority)	UFC 124	02010-12-11 December 11, 2010	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec
Win	15–4	Nolan Clark	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rumble in the Cage 36	02009-09-12 September 12, 2009	1	0:37	Lethbridge, Alberta
Win	14–4	Chris Fontaine	TKO (knees to the body)	Canadian Fighting Championship 2	02009-05-22 May 22, 2009	2	2:28	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Win	13–4	Dan Shenk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Rumble in the Cage 34	02009-04-11 April 11, 2009	1	4:09	Lethbridge, Alberta
Win	12–4	TJ Grant	Submission (armbar)	TKO 32: Ultimatum	02008-02-28 February 28, 2008	3	2:52	Montreal, Quebec
Win	11–4	Chris Clements	Submission (rear-naked choke)	TKO 30: Apocalypse	02007-09-28 September 28, 2007	2	1:57	Montreal, Quebec
Win	10–4	Sean Pierson	TKO (punches)	HCF: Unfinished Business	02007-07-21 July 21, 2007	2	4:41	Enoch, Alberta
Win	9–4	Sean Huffman	TKO (punches)	AFC 2: Re-Genesis	02007-06-16 June 16, 2007	2	0:43	Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	8–4	Jonathan Goulet	TKO (punches)	TKO: MMA 2007 Tourney	02007-03-17 March 17, 2007	1	3:52	Victoriaville, Quebec
Win	8–3	Elmer Waterhen	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Rumble in the Cage 18	02006-09-30 September 30, 2006	2	2:12	Lethbridge, Alberta
Win	7–3	Jason St. Louis	Submission (triangle choke)	Budo Reality Fight Series 1	02006-09-09 September 9, 2006	1	0:41	Calgary, Alberta
Win	6–3	Eric Beaulieu	Submission (rear-naked choke)	ECC 2: Collision Course	02006-06-30 June 30, 2006	1	1:16	Moncton, New Brunswick
Win	5–3	Jan Kaszuba	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KOTC: Widowmaker	02006-06-18 June 18, 2006	1	N/A	Edmonton, Alberta
Win	4–3	Keith Sogla	TKO (punches)	Ultimate Cage Wars 4	02006-05-27 May 27, 2006	1	N/A	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Loss	3–3	Garett Davis	Submission (triangle choke)	Rumble in the Cage 12	02005-09-24 September 24, 2005	N/A	N/A	Lethbridge, Alberta
Win	3–2	Paulo Albuquerque	KO (punches)	KOTC: Edmonton	02005-04-16 April 16, 2005	2	N/A	Edmonton, Alberta
Win	2–2	Garett Davis	Submission (armbar)	Extreme Fighting Challenge 3	02004-10-16 October 16, 2004	2	N/A	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	1–2	Jamie Varner	TKO (punches)	WFF 7: Professional Shooto	02004-07-23 July 23, 2004	1	3:08	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	1–1	Quenton Pongracz	Submission (armbar)	Extreme Fighting Challenge 2	02003-06-14 June 14, 2003	N/A	N/A	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Win	1–0	Chris McKinnon	TKO (punches)	Take it by Force	02003-05-10 May 10, 2003	1	N/A	Selkirk, Manitoba

References

1. ^ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/jesse-bongfeldt
2. ^ http://mmatoronto.ca/ufc/getting-to-know-ufcs-jesse-bongfeldt/
3. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/22804/maia-vs-munoz-bongfeldt-vs-mcgee-added-to-junes-ufc-131-event.mma
4. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=6297741

External links

• Professional MMA record for Jesse Bongfeldt from Sherdog
• Jesse Bongfeldt Facebook Fanpage

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Name	Bongfeldt, Jesse
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Date of birth	year=1980
Place of birth	Kenora, Ontario, Canada
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