David Hendrik Jansen (born August 21, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's

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division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jansen has also formerly competed for the WEC and

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Background

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Jansen competed in

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. Jansen won a state championship in 1997, and also finished third twice. Jansen received a full scholarship to continue wrestling at the

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but only spent two years in college, having become "burned out" with wrestling. Jansen later joined

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and transitioned into mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jansen held an undefeated amateur record of 6-0 before making his professional debut in September 2007, compiling a professional record of 12-0 with three appearances for the

promotion before being signed by the WEC.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Jansen defeated

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via unanimous decision in his WEC debut at

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on October 10, 2009. Jansen suffered his first professional loss against

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on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46. Jansen next fought

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on August 18, 2010 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After his consecutive losses in the WEC, Jansen was released from the promotion.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Jansen made his Bellator debut at

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, defeating Scott McAfee by first-round submission. Jansen next defeated Ashkan Morvari via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at

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. Jansen won his third straight Bellator fight when he defeated Jacob Kirwan via unanimous decision at

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. Jansen faced Magomed Saadulaev in the quarterfinal round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament on October 19, 2012 at Bellator LXXVII. He won the fight via guillotine choke in the third round. He faced

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in the semifinals on November 16, 2012 at

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. Jansen won via split decision to advance to the finals of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament. Jansen was expected to face

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for the Season Seven Tournament Final at

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but Held was not allowed in the Horseshoe casino, in Hammond, Indiana where the event was being held since he was only 20 years old, and therefore the fight has been pushed to sometime during Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight. The bout with Held was rescheduled for March 7, 2013 at

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. Jansen won the fight via unanimous decision to earn a Lightweight title shot. Jansen was scheduled to face champion

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for the title at

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on June 19, 2013. However, on June 2, it was announced that Jansen had to pull out of the bout due to an injury. After a long layoff from the Bellator cage, Jansen returned against

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on October 24, 2014 at

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. He won via unanimous decision. Jansen challenged

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for the Bellator Lightweight Championship on April 10, 2015 at Bellator 136. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. A rematch with

took place on May 20, 2016 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After two straight losses, Jansen was released from the promotion.

Personal life

In 2007, Jansen's father died due to a car accident.

Championships and accomplishments

* Bellator MMA ** Bellator Season 2 Lightweight Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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