Rick Hawn
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Rick Hawn is an American
former 2004 US Olympic judo team member and is now a mixed martial artist
. As a judoka he won numerous medals at U.S. national championships, 2 medals at the Pan American Games, and finished 9th at the 2004 Olympics.
Hawn was born in Chicago
; but when he was young, his family moved to Eugene, Oregon
. At age 12, Hawn began training judo
when his father got back into the sport. Hawn continued to compete in judo through high school
.
In 1996, after high school, Hawn qualified to live at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
. There he trained judo for eight years and ultimately qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games. At the Games in 2004, Hawn went 2-2 and finished in 9th place.
After the 2004 games, Hawn moved to Boston to train with bronze medalist Jimmy Pedro
. However, Hawn failed to make the 2008 Olympic judo team. Soon after, Hawn began training for a career in mixed martial arts.
Hawn's professional MMA debut came in January 2009 in Worcester, Massachusetts
. Hawn won by technical knockout in the first round. Over the next two years, Hawn won his next 8 fights, 6 by TKO. In March 2011, Hawn began competing in the Bellator Fighting Championship Season 4 welterweight tournament. He defeated Jim Wallhead
by unanimous decision in the quartefinals and is now a semifinalist.
Hawn was defeated by Jay Hieron
at Bellator 43 in a fight which some believe was a controversial split decision.
After a strong showing in the Season 4 tournament, Hawn was planning to return to the cage as part of Bellator's Season 5 Welterweight tournament, but an injury during training forced him out of the tournament.
Mixed martial arts
| Loss
|align=center| 11-1
|
Jay Hieron
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 43
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Newkirk
, United States
| Welterweight Tournament Finals
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–0
| Lyman Good
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 39
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville
, United States
| Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
|
Jim Wallhead
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 35
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore
, United States
| Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| LeVon Maynard
| KO (punches)
| Bellator 33
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:53
| Philadelphia
, United States
| To qualify for the Season 4 Welterweight Tournament
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Shonie Carter
| TKO (head kick and punches)
| Triumph Fighter 3: Havoc
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:08
| Milford
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Dennis Olson
| TKO (punches)
| Triumph Fighter 2: Inferno
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:02
| Milford
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Tom Gallicchio
| Decision (unanimous)
| World Championship Fighting 9
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Wilmington
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Brendan Weafer
| Decision (unanimous)
| CFX 5: Mayhem in Mansfield
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Mansfield
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Bruce Boyington
| TKO (punches)
| CFX 3: Rumble in the Jungle
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:03
| Plymouth, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Daniel Ford
| TKO (punches)
| CFX 2: Thunder in the Dome
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:49
| Milford
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Billy Flynn
| KO (punches)
| World Championship Fighting 6
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:12
| Wilmington
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Bruno Decosta
| TKO (punches)
| CFX 1: Wartown Beatdown
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:01
| Worcester
, United States
|
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former 2004 US Olympic judo team member and is now a mixed martial artist
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...
. As a judoka he won numerous medals at U.S. national championships, 2 medals at the Pan American Games, and finished 9th at the 2004 Olympics.
Hawn was born in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; but when he was young, his family moved to Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
. At age 12, Hawn began training judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
when his father got back into the sport. Hawn continued to compete in judo through high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
.
In 1996, after high school, Hawn qualified to live at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. There he trained judo for eight years and ultimately qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games. At the Games in 2004, Hawn went 2-2 and finished in 9th place.
After the 2004 games, Hawn moved to Boston to train with bronze medalist Jimmy Pedro
Jimmy Pedro
James A. Pedro is one of the most successful American judo competitors ever, having even won two bronze medals in the Olympics.Pedro was the World Champion at 73 kg in 1998...
. However, Hawn failed to make the 2008 Olympic judo team. Soon after, Hawn began training for a career in mixed martial arts.
Hawn's professional MMA debut came in January 2009 in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
. Hawn won by technical knockout in the first round. Over the next two years, Hawn won his next 8 fights, 6 by TKO. In March 2011, Hawn began competing in the Bellator Fighting Championship Season 4 welterweight tournament. He defeated Jim Wallhead
Jim Wallhead
Jim Wallhead is an English professional mixed martial artist, based in Leicestershire, England, who competes in the welterweight division. Wallhead's background is in Judo, where he holds a Black Belt having trained under Olympic silver medallist Neil Adams...
by unanimous decision in the quartefinals and is now a semifinalist.
Hawn was defeated by Jay Hieron
Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....
at Bellator 43 in a fight which some believe was a controversial split decision.
After a strong showing in the Season 4 tournament, Hawn was planning to return to the cage as part of Bellator's Season 5 Welterweight tournament, but an injury during training forced him out of the tournament.
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed 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...
- Bellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting ChampionshipsBellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
- Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament Runner-Up
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 11-1
|
Jay HieronJay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus , better known as Jay Hieron, is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is known for his wrestling base and heavy hands....
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 43
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Newkirk
Newkirk, Oklahoma
Newkirk is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,243 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kay County.-Geography:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| Welterweight Tournament Finals
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–0
|
Lyman GoodLyman Good
Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...
| Decision (split)
| Bellator 39
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
|
Jim WallheadJim Wallhead
Jim Wallhead is an English professional mixed martial artist, based in Leicestershire, England, who competes in the welterweight division. Wallhead's background is in Judo, where he holds a Black Belt having trained under Olympic silver medallist Neil Adams...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 35
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Lemoore
Lemoore, California
Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
|
LeVon Maynard| KO (punches)
| Bellator 33
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:53
| Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
| To qualify for the Season 4 Welterweight Tournament
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
|
Shonie CarterShonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
| TKO (head kick and punches)
| Triumph Fighter 3: Havoc
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:08
| Milford
Milford, New Hampshire
Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 15,115 at the 2010 census. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a six-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
|
Dennis Olson| TKO (punches)
| Triumph Fighter 2: Inferno
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:02
| Milford
Milford, New Hampshire
Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 15,115 at the 2010 census. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a six-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
|
Tom Gallicchio| Decision (unanimous)
| World Championship Fighting 9
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Wilmington
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
|
Brendan Weafer| Decision (unanimous)
| CFX 5: Mayhem in Mansfield
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Mansfield
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
|
Bruce Boyington| TKO (punches)
| CFX 3: Rumble in the Jungle
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:03
| Plymouth, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
|
Daniel Ford| TKO (punches)
| CFX 2: Thunder in the Dome
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:49
| Milford
Milford, New Hampshire
Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 15,115 at the 2010 census. It is the retail and manufacturing center of a six-town area known informally as the Souhegan Valley....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
|
Billy Flynn| KO (punches)
| World Championship Fighting 6
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:12
| Wilmington
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|
Bruno Decosta| TKO (punches)
| CFX 1: Wartown Beatdown
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:01
| Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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