Jerry Bohlander

Jerry Bohlander
Born	February 12, 1974 (1974-02-12) (age 37) Napa, California, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Submission fighting, wrestling
Fighting out of	Dallas, Texas
Team	Lion's Den[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	11
By submission	10
By decision	1
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jerry Bohlander (born on February 12, 1974) is an American former mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his UFC appearances and was a former UFC champion, winning the first lightweight (under 200 lb) tournament at UFC 12. He was a member of the legendary fight team the Lion's Den alongside other notable fighters such as Ken Shamrock, Guy Mezger, and Frank Shamrock. Bohlander was considered one of the best under 200 lb. fighters in the world during his time with the UFC.^[2]

Personal life

On June 30, 2010, he was involved in the fatal shooting of 38 year old Jose Luis Martinez Chavez.^[3]

At the time of the shooting, Jeremiah Bohlander was a Napa County Sheriff's Deputy, working with The Napa County Special Investigations Bureau (NSIB). Jeremiah Bohlander had been with NSIB six months. Napa County District Attorney, Gary Lieberstein said that the shooting of Jose L. Martinez Chavez was justified.^[3]

In 2005, during Jerry's first year of service as a peace officer, he shot and fatally wounded, Samuel Paul Rodriguez.^[4] As Jerry awaited to be cleared of any wrong doing, he was afforded paid administrative leave.^[5]

Championships and Accomplishments

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 16 middleweight Superfight Winner
  • UFC 12 Lightweight Tournament Winner
  • UFC 8 Tournament Semifinalist

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Fight of the Year (1998) vs. Kevin Jackson on March 13

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches	11 wins	4 losses
By knockout	0	3
By submission	10	0
By decision	1	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	11-4	Kenny Kingsford	Submission (armbar)	Gladiator Challenge 24	02004-03-20 March 20, 2004	1	1:40	Hopland, California, United States
Loss	10-4	Romie Aram	Decision (unanimous)	Gladiator Challenge 2	02001-02-18 February 18, 2001	3	5:00	Colusa Rancheria, California, United States
Win	10-3	Brian Foster	Submission (armbar)	King of the Cage 5	02000-09-16 September 16, 2000	2	1:03	San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss	9-3	Tito Ortiz	TKO (cut)	UFC 18	01999-01-08 January 8, 1999	1	14:31	Kenner, Louisiana, United States
Win	9-2	Kevin Jackson	Technical Submission (armbar)	UFC 16	01998-03-12 March 12, 1998	1	10:23	Kenner, Louisiana, United States	Won Fight of the Year
Win	8-2	John Renken	Submission (armbar)	World Pankration Championships 2	01998-01-16 January 16, 1998	1	N/A	Dallas, Texas, United States
Loss	7-2	Murilo Bustamante	KO (upkick)	Pentagon Combat	01997-09-27 September 27, 1997	1	5:38	Brazil
Win	7-1	Nick Sanzo	Submission (crucifix)	UFC 12	01997-02-07 February 7, 1997	1	0:39	Dothan, Alabama, United States	Won UFC 12 Lightweight Tournament
Win	6-1	Rainy Martinez	Submission (choke)	UFC 12	01997-02-07 February 7, 1997	1	1:18	Dothan, Alabama, United States
Win	5-1	Fabio Gurgel	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 11	01996-09-20 September 20, 1996	1	15:00	Augusta, Georgia, United States
Win	4-1	Chris Charmos	Submission (rear naked choke)	Super Brawl 1	01996-06-28 June 28, 1996	1	8:27	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win	3-1	Alan Schaible	Submission (rear naked choke)	Super Brawl 1	01996-06-28 June 28, 1996	1	2:10	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss	2-1	Gary Goodridge	TKO (strikes)	UFC 8	01996-02-16 February 16, 1996	1	5:31	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	2-0	Scott Ferrozzo	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 8	01996-02-16 February 16, 1996	1	9:03	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	1-0	Phil Benedict	N/A	United Full Contact Federation 2	01995-11-09 November 9, 1995	N/A	N/A	N/A

Previous winner None

UFC 12 Lightweight Tournament winner February 7, 1997

Next winner Guy Mezger

References

1. ^ "Fight Finder: Jerry Bohlander". Sherdog. 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=127. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
2. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Ajk9lSNFYy3J5kejVuCtAdpZEo14?slug=dm-ufceighteen042009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
3. ^ ^{a b} http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_e24f9574-b15e-11df-9496-001cc4c002e0.html
4. ^ http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/aug/27/napa-da-drug-agents-justified-in-fatal-shooting/#ixzz19fy7as00
5. ^ http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_63804eb0-860b-11df-98bb-001cc4c002e0.html

External links

• Professional MMA record for Jerry Bohlander from Sherdog

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Name	Bohlander, Jerry
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Date of birth	February 12, 1974
Place of birth	Napa, California, United States
Date of death
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