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Jesse Bongfeldt is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

(MMA) fighter. He is a middleweight, and has fought for such organizations as the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Early Career

Bongfeldt began his career fighting in the regional fight scene in Canada, including fighting under King of the Cage

King of the Cage

King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....

-Canada and TKO

TKO Major League MMA

TKO Major League MMA is a defunct Canadian mixed martial arts organization, formerly the biggest MMA promotion in Canada. Despite its name, it was considered a minor circuit, overshadowed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, with which it had a close working relationship...

. In that time he amassed a 15-4 record, finishing every opponent in the process. He is a former TKO Welterweight Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After Jason MacDonald

Jason MacDonald

Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...

had to pull out of his fight with Rafael Natal

Rafael Natal

Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...

at UFC 124

UFC 124

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...

due to injury, it was announced on October 27 that Bongfeldt had signed with the UFC to step in on short notice. After three hard fought rounds, the fight was ruled a majority draw.

On March 12, 2011, it was announced that Bongfeldt would fight The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

winner Court McGee

Court McGee

Courtney Scott McGee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, McGee mostly fought in local promotions in Utah before signing with the UFC....

at UFC 131

UFC 131

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...

. Due to an injury, McGee was forced to withdraw from the bout and was replaced by highly touted prospect Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...

. Bongfeldt lost to Weidman after being forced to submit from a standing guillotine choke in the first round.

After the loss, Bongfeldt was released from the promotion.

After UFC Release

Jesse Bongfeldt def. Brandon MacArthur by submission (Guillotine) in Round 2, 1:34

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 16-5-1
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Canada

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| Loss
|align=center| 15-5-1
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Chris Weidman

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 131

UFC 131

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...

Canada

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| Draw
|align=center| 15–4–1
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Rafael Natal

Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...

| Draw (majority)
| UFC 124

UFC 124

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...

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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Montreal, Quebec
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| Win
|align=center| 15–4
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Nolan Clark
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Rumble in the Cage 36
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:37
|Lethbridge, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 14–4
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Chris Fontaine
| TKO (knees to the body)
| Canadian Fighting Championship 2
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:28
|Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Win
|align=center| 13–4
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Dan Shenk
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Rumble in the Cage 34
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:09
|Lethbridge, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 12–4
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TJ Grant

Timothy Jerome Grant is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia...

| Submission (armbar)
| TKO 32: Ultimatum
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:52
|Montreal, Quebec
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| Win
|align=center| 11–4
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Chris Clements
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| TKO 30: Apocalypse
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:57
|Montreal, Quebec
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| Win
|align=center| 10–4
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Sean Pierson

Sean Pierson is a Canadian professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Bellator Fighting Championship:...

| TKO (punches)
| HCF: Unfinished Business
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:41
|Enoch, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 9–4
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Vernon, British Columbia

Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...

, Canada

Canada

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| Loss
|align=center| 8–4
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Jonathan Goulet

Jonathan Goulet is a retired French Canadian mixed martial artist. He has most recently fought as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his successful debut at Ultimate Fight Night 2, defeating Jay Hieron by technical knockout.-Mixed martial arts career:Goulet is...

Victoriaville, Quebec

Victoriaville is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec region.-Description:...

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| Win
|align=center| 8–3
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Elmer Waterhen
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| Rumble in the Cage 18
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:12
|Lethbridge, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
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Jason St. Louis
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Budo Reality Fight Series 1
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:41
|Calgary, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 6–3
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Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...

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| Win
|align=center| 5–3
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Jan Kaszuba
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| KOTC: Widowmaker
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| N/A
|Edmonton, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 4–3
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Garett Davis
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Rumble in the Cage 12
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|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
|Lethbridge, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 3–2
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Paulo Albuquerque
| KO (punches)
| KOTC: Edmonton
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| N/A
|Edmonton, Alberta
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| Win
|align=center| 2–2
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Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

, Canada

Canada

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| Loss
|align=center| 1–2
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Jamie Varner

James Christopher Varner is a mixed martial artist who fought for World Extreme Cagefighting. He is a former WEC Lightweight champion.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

Canada

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| Loss
|align=center| 1–1
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Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

, Canada

Canada

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
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Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....

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