Shawn Martin Jordan (born October 24, 1984) is an American professional

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 last competed in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2009, Jordan has also formerly competed for

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and the

Ultimate Fighting Championship 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 ...

Background

Shawn Jordan was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, attending Riverside High School where he excelled in football, basketball,

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, and track and field. Jordan was a two-time state champion in wrestling, was ranked as one of the top ten fullbacks in the country for football, and was the starting center on the basketball team for his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons. Jordan continued his football career with a scholarship to

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

(LSU) under coach

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and then coach

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where he was a member of LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship and 2007 BCS National Championship teams. Shawn Jordan also had a cameo appearance in the film Philly Kid where he portrayed a Russian fighter by the name of Andres Titov.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jordan made his amateur mixed martial arts debut in February 2008, which he lost. He rebounded in January 2009 with a TKO victory. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in May 2009 for Bellator and won via

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. Jordan then competed in various promotions over the next three years, amassing a record of 11–2 before joining Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Jordan debuted for the promotion on June 22, 2011, where he lost a unanimous decision to

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. Three months later Jordan fought

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, whom he defeated via submission in the second round. With the dissolution of the Strikeforce

division, Jordan was one of the first announced Heavyweight fighters to make the transition to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jordan made his official debut against UFC newcomer

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. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after dominating the fight with his striking. In his second UFC fight, Jordan replaced an injured

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to face

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on July 21, 2012 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Jordan faced

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on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson. Despite losing the first round to Russow, Jordan was able to mount a comeback in the second round and won via TKO. Jordan faced Pat Barry on June 15, 2013 at

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. Jordan defeated Barry via first-round TKO. The win also delivered Jordan his first ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus award. Jordan faced

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on October 19, 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout at 1:33 of the first round. Jordan faced

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on March 1, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway. He lost the fight via knockout at 4:59 of the first round. Jordan next faced Jack May at

UFC Fight Night 47 ''UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 47'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Background The event was headlined by top ten light heavywe ...

on August 16, 2014. He won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round. Jordan faced UFC newcomer

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on January 3, 2015. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned Jordan his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Jordan had a rematch with

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on June 6, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 68 ''UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 68'') was a mixed martial arts event held on June 6, 2015, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Background The event was expected to be headlined by a l ...

. In their first encounter on the regional circuit in 2010, Jordan won by unanimous decision. He won the fight by technical knockout in the second round. The win also earned Jordan his second consecutive ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Jordan faced

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in the last fight of his contract on October 3, 2015 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

World Series of Fighting

On April 28, 2016 it was announced that Jordan had signed a contract with

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. Jordan faced Ashley Gooch on October 7, 2016 at WSOF 33. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. On January 1, 2017 it was announced that Jordan would face reigning heavyweight champion

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for the title at WSOF 35. The event was originally scheduled for February 28 (incorrectly reported as Feb 25) but was rescheduled to March 18. Jordan lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Jordan faced Josh Copeland on July 19, 2018 at PFL 4. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

** Knockout of the Night (One time) **

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(Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship

World Series of Fighting

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Amateur mixed martial arts record

See also

References

External links