Matthew Stanley Hamill was born on October 5,1976 and is an American mixed martial artist and wrestler who has competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC.
41 Facts About Matt Hamill
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Matt Hamill is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
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Matt Hamill was introduced to wrestling by his stepfather Michael Rich, who was the head wrestling coach at Loveland High School.
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Matt Hamill won a preliminary fight against Mike Nickels via decision, but was unable to continue into the semi-finals due to injuries.
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On June 24,2006, Matt Hamill fought fellow contestant Jesse Forbes at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on Spike TV and won via knockout.
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Matt Hamill faced The Ultimate Fighter 2's Seth Petruzelli in a Fight of The Night performance he won via unanimous decision at Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter on October 10,2006.
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Matt Hamill then fought Rex Holman at UFC 68: The Uprising where he won by TKO in the first round.
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Matt Hamill fought fellow TUF 3 alumnus Michael Bisping at UFC 75 in London, England on September 8,2007, where he lost via split decision.
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The decision was considered controversial as many believed Matt Hamill won the fight.
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Matt Hamill next fought Tim Boetsch on April 3,2008, whom he defeated in the second round by TKO, bringing his record to 4 wins and 1 loss.
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Matt Hamill then went on to fight at UFC 88 against former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin as the co-main event.
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Matt Hamill lost the fight by TKO after a kick to the liver at 0:39 of the third round.
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At UFC 92, Matt Hamill defeated Reese Andy in the second round by TKO due to strikes.
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Matt Hamill fought former NCAA wrestling champion Mark Munoz at UFC 96, defeating him with a right leg roundhouse kick to the head, knocking Munoz unconscious and earning him the Knockout of the Night award.
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Matt Hamill's next fight was scheduled to be Brandon Vera at UFC 102, but due to a knee injury while training, Hamill was replaced by Krzysztof Soszynski.
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Matt Hamill faced off against undefeated prospect Jon Jones on December 5,2009, at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale.
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Matt Hamill contested the decision, stating after the fight that he "definitely didn't win" and Jones "definitely didn't lose".
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Matt Hamill defeated Keith Jardine on June 19,2010, at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale.
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Matt Hamill next fought his former The Ultimate Fighter 3 coach, Tito Ortiz on October 23,2010, at UFC 121 which he won via unanimous decision.
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Matt Hamill was next scheduled to face undefeated Phil Davis at UFC 129.
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Matt Hamill lost the fight via a one sided unanimous decision.
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At UFC 133 Matt Hamill faced off against up and coming Swedish striker Alexander Gustafsson, replacing an injured Vladimir Matyushenko.
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Matt Hamill was expected to face UFC newcomer Roger Hollett on September 22,2012, at UFC 152.
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Matt Hamill won his return fight via unanimous decision.
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Matt Hamill faced Thiago Silva on October 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.
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Matt Hamill lost the bout by unanimous decision and was released from the UFC.
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In May 2014 Matt Hamill signed a deal with World Series of Fighting.
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Matt Hamill was expected to debut for the promotion later in 2014, however due to nagging injuries, Hamill would retire for the second time in his career.
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Matt Hamill later decided to return to mixed martial arts and was scheduled to fight against Vinny Magalhaes at WSOF 20 on April 10,2015.
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Matt Hamill was expected to fight in a rematch against Thiago Silva at WSOF 19 on March 28,2015, but was forced to withdraw from the competition after a sinus infection.
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Matt Hamill eventually faced Magalhaes at WSOF 24 held on October 17,2015.
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Matt Hamill lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Matt Hamill faced Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou on May 21,2016, at Venator FC3: Palhares vs Meek in Italy.
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Matt Hamill lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Matt Hamill next faced Julian Marquez on October 14,2016, at Combate Americas: Empire Rising.
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Matt Hamill lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Matt Hamill won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Matt Hamill then faced Chris Birchler at Maverick MMA 6, and won by split decision.
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Matt Hamill is divorced and has a daughter from the marriage.
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Matt Hamill is the subject of a 2010 movie entitled The Hammer about his early life and wrestling career.
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Originally set to star Eben Kostbar, it was criticized by the deaf community for featuring a non-deaf actor; however, Matt Hamill himself supported the casting of Kostbar due to his wrestling experience and the fact that Kostbar is fluent in American Sign Language.