Jonathan Michael Madsen (born February 12, 1980) is a retired American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who most recently competed in the

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division of

Titan FC Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

. A professional competitor since 2008, Madsen has also formerly competed for the

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 Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and was a cast member of

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's '' The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights'' fighting for Team Rashad.

Background

Born in

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and raised in

Doland, South Dakota Doland is a city in eastern Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2020 census. History Doland was platted in 1882. The city was named for F. H. Doland, an original owner of the town site. A post office has bee ...

, Madsen attended Doland High School where he was a decorated high school and college wrestler. Madsen has won many awards and even had a high school wrestling match with former UFC heavyweight champion

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. Besides wrestling, Madsen was a track and football star. Madsen enrolled in

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and won an NCAA Division II national title in wrestling his freshman year.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After college he still had the passion to compete and decided to pursue mixed martial arts full-time. Wanting to train with one of the best mixed martial arts gyms, Madsen packed his stuff and moved out of his home in South Dakota to train with The H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training) in

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. Madsen decided to skip competing as an amateur and went straight to professional, with a previous record of 3–0 Madsen was picked to compete on ''

The Ultimate Fighter 10 ''The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights'' is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. In a press conference following ''UFC 98'', Dana White announced that filming ...

''.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Madsen was on the tenth season of ''

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''. In the first episode, Madsen advanced to the quarterfinals after he defeated Team Rampage's second pick Abe Wagner via unanimous decision. In the quarterfinals, Madsen fought teammate

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and was knocked out in the second round via two straight right punches.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Madsen made his official

debut at the Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. He fought castmate and teammate

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to a decision of 30–27, 28–29 and 29–28 winning by split decision. Madsen next fought Mostapha Al-turk at

UFC 112 ''UFC 112: Invincible'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time zone difference in Abu Dhabi, UFC 112 was shown live on pay-per-view in the U ...

in Abu Dhabi. After 3 rounds, Madsen was declared the winner via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). At

UFC 116 ''UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer ...

, Madsen defeated

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via unanimous decision. Madsen was expected to face

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on October 23, 2010 at

UFC 121 ''UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States. The event was the fourth time the UFC has hosted at the Hon ...

. However, Duffee was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by

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. Both men circled early on in the fight before Madsen gained a double leg takedown. Madsen then hit Yvel multiple times forcing the referee to stop the fight. Madsen next faced his DeathClutch teammate

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UFC Fight Night 24 ''UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 24'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. Background The event did not lead ...

. He lost the fight via doctor stoppage at the end of round two in the first loss of his professional career. Despite compiling a 4-1 UFC record, Madsen was subsequently released from the UFC after the loss.

Post-UFC career

Madsen faced Matt Foster at PCFN 7 on March 8, 2014. He won by KO in the first round.

Titan Fighting Championship

Madsen was expected to face Dave Herman for the vacant Titan FC heavyweight championship at Titan FC 32 on November 20, 2014. On November 4, 2014 it was announced that Titan FC 32 would be postponed to December 19, 2014 and will be moved from Augusta, Georgia to Lowell, Massachusetts Subsequent to the show's move, Herman pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jack May. The bout was ultimately pulled from this show with no reason given. On March 20, 2015, he faced

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for the inaugural Titan FC Heavyweight Championship at Titan FC 33. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

References

External links

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Jon Madsen profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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