Tommy Speer
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Tommy Speer is an American
professional mixed martial artist
. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes.
, Speer defeated Jon Koppenhaver
and Ben Saunders
, both by unanimous decision. In his semifinal bout, he defeated George Sotiropoulos
by KO in the first round, advancing him into the finals on December 8, 2007, to face fellow Team Hughes member Mac Danzig
. Speer fought Danzig at The Ultimate Finale: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, and lost by rear naked choke
at 2:01 of the first round.
On April 2, 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13
, Speer lost to Anthony Johnson
by KO in the first round. Speer was then released by the UFC after this loss.
.
Speer has since returned to fighting professionally, defeating Jay Ellis by TKO in the first round at the Extreme Challenge 127 on May 30, 2009.
Speer fought Ryan Ford
at TFC 10 - High Voltage. At 4:29 seconds into the first round he was submitted with a Rear-Naked Choke.
Speer has gone 8-2 since his release from the UFC.
|Win
| 19-5
|
Indalecio Tat Romero
|Decision (unanimous)
|Extreme Challenge 188: Larson vs. Davila
|2011-7-23
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 18-5
| Ryan Williams
|Submission (Triangle Choke)
|Extreme Challenge 170
|2010-12-11
|3
|2:48
|
|
|-
|Win
| 17-5
| Ashkan Morvari
|Decision (Unanimous)
|RG - Rochester Gladiators
|2010-10-2
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 16-5
| Jeremy Lafferty
|Submission (Punches)
|RG - Rochester Gladiators
|2010-05-15
|1
|2:02
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 15-5
|
Ryan Ford
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|The Fight Club 10: High Octane
|2010-03-19
|1
|4:29
|
|
|-
|Win
| 15-4
| Travis Perzynski
|Decision (Unanimous)
|FN - Fight Nation
|2009-10-3
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 14-4
| Jay Ellis
|TKO (Punches)
|Extreme Challenge 128
|2009-05-30
|1
|2:53
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 13-4
| Beau Baker
|Decision (unanimous)
|Cagefest Xtreme Evolution
|2008-11-15
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 13-3
| Geno Roderick
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|CCCW – Capital City Cage Wars
|2008-11-01
|1
|3:25
|
|
|-
|Win
| 12-3
| Joe Julianelle
|TKO (Punches)
|10–4 – Thunder
|2008-10-04
|1
|0:50
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 11-3
| Anthony Johnson
|KO (Punches)
|UFC Fight Night 13
|2008-04-02
|1
|0:51
|
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 11-2
| Mac Danzig
|Submission (rear naked choke
)
|The Ultimate Fighter 6#Finale
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:01
|
|UFC Debut
|-
|Win
| 11-1
|
Sidney Silva
|KO (Punch)
|WEC 27
|2007-05-12
|1
|4:33
|
|
|-
|Win
| 10-1
| Robert Farley
|TKO (Punches)
|Extreme Challenge 76
|2007-03-31
|1
|2:23
|
|
|-
|Win
| 9-1
| Andy Normington
|Submission (Strikes)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 19: Battle at the Barn
|2007-03-24
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 8-1
| Dan Washburn
|Submission (Strikes)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 18: Battle at the Barn
|2007-01-20
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 7-1
| Sean Huffman
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Extreme Challenge 72
|2006-10-21
|1
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 6-1
| John Meyer
|TKO (Punches)
|EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70
|2006-07-30
|3
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 6-0
| Jim Abrille
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Full Throttle 7
|2006-06-10
|1
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 5-0
| Rob Marcks
|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Coliseum - Coliseum 2
|2005-12-28
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 4-0
| Gerald Pearson
|TKO (Slam)
|ICE 18 - International Combat Events 18
|2005-12-03
|2
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 3-0
| Adam Hill
|TKO (Punches)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 10: Battle at the Barn
|2005-09-10
|2
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 2-0
| Mike Van Meer
|Decision (Unanimous)
|Ultimate Combat Sports: Throwdown at the T-Bar
|2005-07-30
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-0
| Jose Frausto
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 9: Battle at the Barn
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|
|MMA Debut
United States
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professional 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...
. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes.
The Ultimate Fighter
While on The Ultimate FighterThe 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...
, Speer defeated Jon Koppenhaver
Jon Koppenhaver
War Machine is an American mixed martial artist and former pornographic actor. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.-Personal life:...
and Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders (fighter)
Benjamin Saunders , is an American professional mixed martial artist. His background is in Jeet Kune Do Concepts and he was a featured fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra....
, both by unanimous decision. In his semifinal bout, he defeated George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos is an Australian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the UFC in the lightweight division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra...
by KO in the first round, advancing him into the finals on December 8, 2007, to face fellow Team Hughes member Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
. Speer fought Danzig at The Ultimate Finale: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, and lost by rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
at 2:01 of the first round.
On April 2, 2008 at UFC Fight Night 13
UFC Fight Night 13
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 13 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on...
, Speer lost to Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...
by KO in the first round. Speer was then released by the UFC after this loss.
Post-UFC MMA career
Speer announced his retirement from professional fighting after suffering a loss to Beau Baker in the Cagefest Xtreme 6 show in Norfolk, Virginia. Speer was a late replacement for an injured 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...
.
Speer has since returned to fighting professionally, defeating Jay Ellis by TKO in the first round at the Extreme Challenge 127 on May 30, 2009.
Speer fought Ryan Ford
Ryan Ford
Ryan Ford is an English football midfielder.-Clubs:*1997-2000 : Manchester United*2000-2002 : Notts County*2002-2003 : Ilkeston Town*2004-2005 : Gainsborough Trinity*2005-present : Retford United-References:...
at TFC 10 - High Voltage. At 4:29 seconds into the first round he was submitted with a Rear-Naked Choke.
Speer has gone 8-2 since his release from the UFC.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
| 19-5
|
Indalecio Tat Romero|Decision (unanimous)
|Extreme Challenge 188: Larson vs. Davila
|2011-7-23
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 18-5
|
Ryan Williams|Submission (Triangle Choke)
|Extreme Challenge 170
|2010-12-11
|3
|2:48
|
|
|-
|Win
| 17-5
|
Ashkan Morvari|Decision (Unanimous)
|RG - Rochester Gladiators
|2010-10-2
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 16-5
|
Jeremy Lafferty|Submission (Punches)
|RG - Rochester Gladiators
|2010-05-15
|1
|2:02
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 15-5
|
Ryan FordRyan Ford (Fighter)
Ryan Ford is a professional Canadian mixed martial arts fighter . He fights out of Edmonton, Alberta Canada and is currently signed to The Fight Club and Maximum Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts:...
|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|The Fight Club 10: High Octane
|2010-03-19
|1
|4:29
|
|
|-
|Win
| 15-4
|
Travis Perzynski|Decision (Unanimous)
|FN - Fight Nation
|2009-10-3
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 14-4
|
Jay Ellis|TKO (Punches)
|Extreme Challenge 128
|2009-05-30
|1
|2:53
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 13-4
|
Beau Baker|Decision (unanimous)
|Cagefest Xtreme Evolution
|2008-11-15
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 13-3
|
Geno Roderick|Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|CCCW – Capital City Cage Wars
|2008-11-01
|1
|3:25
|
|
|-
|Win
| 12-3
|
Joe Julianelle|TKO (Punches)
|10–4 – Thunder
|2008-10-04
|1
|0:50
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 11-3
|
Anthony JohnsonAnthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...
|KO (Punches)
|UFC Fight Night 13
UFC Fight Night 13
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 13 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on...
|2008-04-02
|1
|0:51
|
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center| 11-2
|
Mac DanzigMac Danzig
Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
|Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
|The Ultimate Fighter 6#Finale
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:01
|
|UFC Debut
|-
|Win
| 11-1
|
Sidney Silva|KO (Punch)
|WEC 27
WEC 27
WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh was the third mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on May 12, 2007....
|2007-05-12
|1
|4:33
|
|
|-
|Win
| 10-1
|
Robert Farley|TKO (Punches)
|Extreme Challenge 76
|2007-03-31
|1
|2:23
|
|
|-
|Win
| 9-1
|
Andy Normington|Submission (Strikes)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 19: Battle at the Barn
|2007-03-24
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 8-1
|
Dan Washburn|Submission (Strikes)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 18: Battle at the Barn
|2007-01-20
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 7-1
|
Sean Huffman|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Extreme Challenge 72
|2006-10-21
|1
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Loss
| 6-1
|
John Meyer|TKO (Punches)
|EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70
|2006-07-30
|3
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 6-0
|
Jim Abrille|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Full Throttle 7
|2006-06-10
|1
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
| 5-0
|
Rob Marcks|TKO (Corner Stoppage)
|Coliseum - Coliseum 2
|2005-12-28
|1
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 4-0
|
Gerald Pearson|TKO (Slam)
|ICE 18 - International Combat Events 18
|2005-12-03
|2
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 3-0
|
Adam Hill|TKO (Punches)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 10: Battle at the Barn
|2005-09-10
|2
|N/A
|
|
|-
|Win
| 2-0
|
Mike Van Meer|Decision (Unanimous)
|Ultimate Combat Sports: Throwdown at the T-Bar
|2005-07-30
|3
|5:00
|
|
|-
|Win
|align=center| 1-0
|
Jose Frausto|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Ultimate Combat Sports 9: Battle at the Barn
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|
|MMA Debut