17 Facts About Jared Hamman

Jared Hamman was born on March 7,1982 and is an American mixed martial artist that competes in the World Series of Fighting's Middleweight division.

Jared Hamman, who was expelled from a private school, later attended Atascadero High School where he was a standout athlete in football, swimming, track and field, and competed in wrestling for one year.

Jared Hamman continued with football as a defensive end for the University of Redlands, winning All-Conference honors.

Jared Hamman worked as a teacher and an assistant coach before pursuing mixed martial arts.

Jared Hamman began training in mixed martial arts when he was 22 years old at the Unbreakable Gym under Brian Warren in November 2005 and made his professional debut in 2006.

Jared Hamman began training with Henry Akins, Antoni Hardonk, and Vladimir Matyushenko of Dynamix MMA in 2010.

Jared Hamman received national attention while fighting for the now-defunct EliteXC under their ShoXC banner on the cable network Showtime, most notably for a two-fight series against Po'ai Suganuma.

Jared Hamman made his UFC debut against Alexander Gustafsson on November 14,2009, at UFC 105.

Jared Hamman won the fight via unanimous decision and both fighters were awarded Fight of the Night honors.

Jared Hamman was defeated by Kyle Kingsbury via unanimous decision on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night 22.

However, Jared Hamman was awarded his second Fight of the Night honors.

Jared Hamman was successful in his middleweight debut, winning via TKO at 3:38 of round 2.

Jared Hamman faced Costas Philippou on December 10,2011, at UFC 140.

Jared Hamman was expected to face Kyle Noke on March 3,2012, at UFC on FX 2.

Jared Hamman next faced Michael Kuiper on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.

Jared Hamman lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Jared Hamman debuted for the company on October 11,2014, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada against former The Ultimate Fighter Nations competitor Luke Harris.