1. Jeremy Graham Horn was born on August 25,1975 and is an American mixed martial artist.
38 Facts About Jeremy Horn
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Jeremy Horn is the former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion and has competed in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.
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Jeremy Horn was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and has two half-brothers, Sid and Matt Anderson, along with his younger brother Marshall Jeremy Horn.
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Jeremy Horn is known for his durability, with a total of 120 total fights in his career, as well as his grappling skills with 54 of his 92 wins by submission.
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Jeremy Horn earned a RBWI black belt under Bussey in 1992, and spent most of his career with the Miletich Fighting Systems team in Iowa.
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Jeremy Horn is currently training in Salt Lake City, Utah with Elite Performance, the team that he created.
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Jeremy Horn made his professional debut in early 1996 in a warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jeremy Horn made his UFC debut at UFC 17 on May 15,1998 against then-UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Frank Shamrock in a fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Jeremy Horn made his next appearance for the organization at UFC Brazil five fights later against Brazilian Vale Tudo fighter, Ebenezer Fontes Braga.
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Jeremy Horn lost the bout via guillotine choke submission 3:27 into the first round.
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Jeremy Horn returned to the UFC at UFC 19 to fight future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and future UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Chuck Liddell.
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Jeremy Horn rendered Liddell unconscious with an arm-triangle choke 12:00 into the bout, which would be the only submission loss of Liddell's career.
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Jeremy Horn compiled eight more wins to bring his winning-streak to 15 fights, before making another appearance for the UFC at UFC 21 against Daiju Takase in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Jeremy Horn then fought at UFC 22 two fights later against Jason Godsey, who had defeated Jeremy Horn via submission earlier in his career.
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Two fights after a majority decision loss in a rematch with Ricardo Arona, Jeremy Horn was invited to compete in the Pride Fighting Championships.
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Jeremy Horn made his PRIDE debut against Akira Shoji on December 23,2001, at Pride 18 in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Jeremy Horn won the bout against the Japanese veteran via unanimous decision.
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Jeremy Horn then followed this up with wins over Kristof Midoux, Travis Fulton, Chalid Arrab, and Homer Moore before fighting for the King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship against then-champion, Vernon White, who had won and defended the title four times.
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Jeremy Horn won the bout via unanimous decision, becoming the new King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Two fights later, Jeremy Horn fought in the IFC Light Heavyweight tournament on September 6,2003, and won his first bout of the night via armbar submission before facing future Ultimate Fighter Winner, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and UFC Hall of Famer, Forrest Griffin in a highly anticipated bout.
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Jeremy Horn's next fight of the night was for the final against future Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral.
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Jeremy Horn ultimately lost in a unanimous decision in a very entertaining fight.
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Two fights later, Jeremy Horn defended his King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship title against former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion, who had vacated his title when he moved up to the Light Heavyweight division.
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Two fights later, Jeremy Horn fought for TKO Major League MMA against UFC veteran, David Losieau and won via guillotine choke submission under one minute into the first round.
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Jeremy Horn then fought against future UFC veteran Chael Sonnen and won via TKO due to a cut 3:34 into the fight.
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Two fights after the win over Sonnen, Jeremy Horn fought future longtime UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva in Seoul, South Korea.
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Two fights later, Jeremy Horn had a rematch with Chael Sonnen.
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Jeremy Horn faced Josh Burkman two fights after the win over Sonnen, and won via technical submission with a guillotine choke early into the fight, causing controversy as he spit on the downed Burkman immediately after the referee stopped the fight.
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Jeremy Horn made his return to the UFC at UFC 54 to fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against then-champion, Chuck Liddell in a rematch of their UFC 19 bout.
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Jeremy Horn lost the rematch via TKO, after being dominated by Liddell's superior striking, although Jeremy Horn displayed his toughness and heart, as the fight carried on until 2:46 into the fourth round.
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Jeremy Horn made his next appearance at UFC 56 against South African Trevor Prangley and won via unanimous decision.
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At a September 9,2006, International Fight League show, Jeremy Horn lost to former Olympic wrestling silver medalist Matt Lindland in the second round due to strikes.
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Jeremy Horn returned from this break when he beat Falaniko Vitale by split decision at the IFL Oakland event.
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Jeremy Horn's next bout, the 100th of his career, was a loss against future Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Jorge Santiago, but then won his next bout via unanimous decision against future Ultimate Fighter winner and current UFC veteran, Court McGee, who had been undefeated heading into the fight.
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Jeremy Horn then fought again for the UFC at UFC 81 against future Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nate Marquardt as a replacement for Thales Leites and lost via guillotine choke submission.
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Jeremy Horn then lost again via guillotine choke submission in a rematch with Dean Lister at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale.
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Jeremy Horn fought for the Bellator Fighting Championships against Bryan Baker at Bellator 30 on September 23,2010.
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Jeremy Horn was set to face UFC and WEC veteran Jake Rosholt on April 16,2010, on the "Bad Boys 2" card for King of the Cage, but the fight was canceled when Rosholt sustained a neck injury the day before the event.