Jan Finney

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Jan Finney
BornApril 18, 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 43) [1] [2]
Springfield, Ohio, United States
Other namesCuddles
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb)
Reach67 in (170 cm) [2]
Fighting out of Springfield, Ohio, United States
TrainerScott Sheeley, Jon Stutzman, Oscar Kallet [3]
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins11
By knockout6
By submission1
By decision4
Losses14
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision8
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jan Finney (born April 18, 1980) [1] [2] is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.

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Early life

Finney played softball at Kenton Ridge High School and Urbana University. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Finney made her professional MMA debut on November 6, 2004, at HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution and defeated Rikki Burnett by Unanimous Decision. [5]

She entered the 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 19, 2005, but was defeated by Julie Kedzie in the second round of the tournament. She faced Kedzie again in a rematch on October 7, 2006, at KOTC: Meltdown, but was once again defeated by Unanimous Decision.

Finney faced Keiko Tamai at BodogFight – Costa Rica on February 16, 2007. [6] She lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round. [7]

Finney was scheduled to face Gina Carano at Elite XC/K-1 HERO's Dynamite !! USA on June 2, 2007, but the fight was cancelled after Carano was forced to withdraw due to illness. [8]

Finney made her ShoXC debut on July 27, 2007, against Shayna Baszler. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round. [9]

She faced Kedzie for a third time on September 29, 2007, in HOOKnSHOOT, but lost the fight by technical knockout in the second round. [10]

Finney is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management. [11]

Finney entered the one-night 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 24, 2007. She faced Miesha Tate in the opening round. After three rounds, the fight was ruled a Draw and went to an overtime round. Following the overtime round, the fight was again ruled a Draw and the referee awarded the victory to Tate. [12]

Finney moved up in weight to face Erin Toughill at PFC 11: All In on November 20, 2008. Finney was defeated by Unanimous Decision. [13]

Finney entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010. She defeated Lizbeth Carreiro by Unanimous Decision. [14]

On March 27, 2010, Finney defeated Adrienna Jenkins by Unanimous Decision at FCF 40 to advance to the finals of the FCF tournament. [15] However, FCF later agreed to release Finney from her contract in order for Finney to sign with Strikeforce and she was replaced in the FCF tournament final by Jenkins. [16]

Finney made her Strikeforce debut on June 26, 2010, at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum. She faced current Women's Middleweight Champion (145 lbs) Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos [17] and lost the fight via KO in the second round. [18]

Finney then faced Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro on November 19, 2010. [19] She lost the fight via TKO in the third round. [20]

Finney faced world champion boxer Holly Holm in a mixed martial arts bout at Fresquez Productions: Clash in the Cage on September 9, 2011. [21] She was defeated by TKO in the third round. [22]

Finney was scheduled to face Kaitlin Young in the main event of Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 on October 1, 2011, [23] but withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Liz Carreiro. [24]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches11 wins14 losses
By knockout64
By submission12
By decision48
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss11–14 Vanessa Melo Decision (unanimous)Battlefield FC 2July 27, 201935:00 Macau, SAR, China
Loss11–13 Pam Sorenson Decision (split)IT Fight Series 77November 22, 201735:00 Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States
Win11–12Janice MeyerTKO (punches)IT Fight Series 48December 10, 201622:06 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win10–12Al-Lanna JonesTKO (punches)STFC 40November 5, 201621:07 McAllen, Texas, United States
Win9–12Al-Lanna JonesDecision (unanimous)IT Fight Series 38November 21, 201535:00 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Loss8–12Marciea AllenDecision (unanimous)IT Fight Series 35September 5, 201535:00 Springfield, Ohio, United States
Loss8–11 Valentina Shevchenko Decision (unanimous)Legacy FC 39February 27, 201535:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss8–10 Holly Holm TKO (body kick)Fresquez Productions: Clash in the CageSeptember 9, 201132:49 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Loss8–9 Liz Carmouche TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro November 19, 201031:30 Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Loss8–8 Cris Cyborg TKO (knee to the body) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum June 26, 201022:56 San Jose, California, United StatesFor Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Championship; Sherdog 2010 Beatdown of the Year
Win8–7 Adrienna Jenkins Decision (split)Freestyle Cage Fighting 40March 27, 201035:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win7–7Lizbeth CarreiroDecision (unanimous)Freestyle Cage Fighting 39January 30, 201035:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Win6–7Brighton HuttonKO (punches)C3: Slammin Jammin Weekend 2October 30, 200921:31 Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States
Win5–7Marissa CaldwellTKO (punches)MMA Big Show: Full ForceOctober 24, 20091N/A Florence, Indiana, United States
Loss4–7 Erin Toughill Decision (unanimous) PPFC 11: All In November 20, 200833:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Win4–6Suzy SmithKO (punch)Brawl at the BeachJuly 18, 200821:33 Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
Loss3–6 Miesha Tate Decision (referee decision)HOOKnSHOOT: BodogFight Women's TournamentNovember 24, 200743:00 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Loss3–5 Julie Kedzie TKO (punches)HOOKnSHOOT: MW TournamentSeptember 27, 200722:44 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Loss3–4 Shayna Baszler Submission (armbar) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series July 27, 200712:40 Santa Ynez, California, United States
Loss3–3 Keiko Tamai Submission (armbar)BodogFight: Costa Rica CombatFebruary 16, 200723:01Costa Rica
Win3–2Ginele MarquezSubmission (armbar)HOOKnSHOOT: The Women ReturnNovember 18, 200613:38 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Loss2–2 Julie Kedzie Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Meltdown October 7, 200625:00 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Loss2–1 Julie Kedzie Decision (unanimous)HOOKnSHOOT: 2005 Women's Grand PrixNovember 19, 200535:00 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win2–0Mystee BlackwoodKO (punch)HOOKnSHOOT: 2005 Women's Grand PrixNovember 19, 200510:38 Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win1–0Rikki BurnettDecision (unanimous)HOOKnSHOOT: EvolutionNovember 6, 200425:00 Evansville, Indiana, United States

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