David Hendrik Jansen was born on August 21,1979 and is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division.
19 Facts About Dave Jansen
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Dave Jansen won a state championship in 1997, and finished third twice.
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Dave Jansen received a full scholarship to continue wrestling at the University of Oregon but only spent two years in college, having become "burned out" with wrestling.
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Dave Jansen later joined Team Quest and transitioned into mixed martial arts.
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Dave Jansen defeated Richard Crunkilton via unanimous decision in his WEC debut at WEC 43 on October 10,2009.
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Dave Jansen suffered his first professional loss against Kamal Shalorus on January 10,2010, at WEC 46.
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Dave Jansen next fought Ricardo Lamas on August 18,2010, at WEC 50.
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Dave Jansen made his Bellator debut at Bellator 39, defeating Scott McAfee by first-round submission.
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Dave Jansen next defeated Ashkan Morvari via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at Bellator 57.
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Dave Jansen won his third straight Bellator fight when he defeated Jacob Kirwan via unanimous decision at Bellator 62.
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Dave Jansen faced Magomed Saadulaev in the quarterfinal round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament on October 19,2012, at Bellator LXXVII.
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Dave Jansen won the fight via guillotine choke in the third round.
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Dave Jansen faced Ricardo Tirloni in the semifinals on November 16,2012, at Bellator 81.
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Dave Jansen won via split decision to advance to the finals of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament.
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Dave Jansen was expected to face Marcin Held for the Season Seven Tournament Final at Bellator 84 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.
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Dave Jansen won the fight via unanimous decision to earn a Lightweight title shot.
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Dave Jansen was scheduled to face champion Michael Chandler for the title at Bellator 96 on June 19,2013.
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Dave Jansen challenged Will Brooks for the Bellator Lightweight Championship on April 10,2015, at Bellator 136.
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In 2007, Dave Jansen's father died due to a car accident.