Shawn Martin Jordan was born on October 24,1984 and is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Professional Fighters League's Heavyweight division.
28 Facts About Shawn Jordan
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Shawn Jordan was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, attending Riverside High School where he excelled in football, basketball, wrestling, and track and field.
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Shawn 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.
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Shawn Jordan continued his football career with a scholarship to Louisiana State University under coach Nick Saban and then coach Les Miles where he was a member of LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship and 2007 BCS National Championship teams.
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Shawn Jordan had a cameo appearance in the film Philly Kid where he portrayed a Russian fighter by the name of Andres Titov.
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Shawn Jordan made his amateur mixed martial arts debut in February 2008, which he lost.
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Shawn Jordan rebounded in January 2009 with a TKO victory.
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Shawn Jordan made his professional mixed martial arts debut in May 2009 for Bellator and won via submission.
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Shawn Jordan debuted for the promotion on June 22,2011, where he lost a unanimous decision to Devin Cole.
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Three months later Shawn Jordan fought Lavar Johnson, whom he defeated via submission in the second round.
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Shawn Jordan made his official debut against UFC newcomer Oli Thompson at UFC on FX 2.
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Shawn Jordan won the fight via TKO in the second round after dominating the fight with his striking.
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Shawn Jordan faced Mike Russow on January 26,2013, at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs Dodson.
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Shawn Jordan faced Pat Barry on June 15,2013, at UFC 161.
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Shawn Jordan faced Gabriel Gonzaga on October 19,2013, at UFC 166.
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Shawn Jordan lost the fight via knockout at 1:33 of the first round.
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Shawn Jordan faced Matt Mitrione on March 1,2014, at UFC Fight Night: Kim vs Hathaway.
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Shawn Jordan lost the fight via knockout at 4:59 of the first round.
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Shawn Jordan next faced Jack May at UFC Fight Night 47 on August 16,2014.
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Shawn Jordan won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round.
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Shawn Jordan faced UFC newcomer Jared Cannonier at UFC 182 on January 3,2015.
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Shawn Jordan won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Shawn Jordan had a rematch with Derrick Lewis on June 6,2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.
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Shawn Jordan won the fight by technical knockout in the second round.
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Shawn Jordan faced Ruslan Magomedov in the last fight of his contract on October 3,2015, at UFC 192.
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Shawn Jordan faced Ashley Gooch on October 7,2016, at WSOF 33.
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Shawn Jordan won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Shawn Jordan faced Josh Copeland on July 19,2018, at PFL 4.