Justin Eilers
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Born | Justin Mark Eilers June 28, 1978 American |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
Team | Miletich Martial Arts |
Years active | 2002–2008 (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 27 |
Wins | 19 |
By knockout | 18 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 4 |
By decision | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Justin Mark Eilers (June 28, 1978 – December 25, 2008)
Biography
Justin Mark Eilers was raised in Nampa, Idaho, and developed an early love of football. He began wrestling in the sixth grade and through Nampa High School,[3] but he missed a football scholarship out of high school due to his low SAT scores, and soon took up karate at a local school.[4] He began competing in small full contact shows around Idaho, where he met up and coming fighter Jens Pulver, who was fighting with the same promotion. Eilers was also friends with Mike Kyle and taught Kyle jiu-jitsu techniques when Kyle was a sophomore in high school. Eilers would actually end up fighting Kyle at UFC 49.
After being accepted to
Eilers went undefeated in his next 4 fights, before losing a close split decision victory to
Following his loss to Arlovski, Eilers took eight months off, and returned to the octagon at UFC 57 to face Brandon Vera. In yet another brutal knock out, he was dazed by a high kick to the top right side of the head and then dropped by a vicious knee to the same area. Eilers was released from the UFC in 2006, and returned to MMA competition at Combat in the Cage 2, finally scoring a KO victory (his first victory in almost 2 years) over Sherman Pendergarst.
In June 2006, Eilers faced Jimmy Ambriz at
Death
At 10:45 p.m. on December 25, 2008, Eilers was shot during an apparent domestic dispute by his stepfather, 48-year-old James Robert Malec, at Malec's and his mother's residence in Nampa, Idaho. He died from a single gunshot to the chest. Malec, a former correctional officer, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.[5][6]
Eilers left behind a son, who was also in the home that night. Malec was convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
- International Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts record
27 matches | 19 wins | 7 losses |
By knockout | 18 | 4 |
By decision | 1 | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 19–7–1 | Antônio Silva | TKO (knees and punches) | EliteXC: Unfinished Business | July 26, 2008 | 2 | 0:19 | Stockton, California, United States | For the Elite XC Heavyweight Championship; Silva tested positive for steroids post-fight. |
Win | 19–6–1 | Wade Shipp | TKO (punches) | IFC: Caged Combat | April 26, 2008 | 4 | 3:50 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | |
Win | 18–6–1 | Matt Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | HDNet Fight | October 13, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas , United States
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Win | 17–6–1 | Scott Hough | TKO (punches) | FSG: Coliseum Carnage | April 8, 2007 | 1 | 4:11 | Ames, Iowa, United States | |
Loss | 16–6–1 | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | AOW: Art of War 1 | March 9, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Dallas, Texas , United States
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Win | 16–5–1 | Ji Hoon Kim | TKO (submission to punches) | World Best Fighter: USA vs. Asia | February 3, 2007 | 1 | 2:10 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 15–5–1 | Josh Dixson | TKO (submission to punches) | Beatdown in Bakersfield | November 17, 2006 | 2 | 0:56 | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
Win | 14–5–1 | Josh Diekmann | TKO (punches) | WEC 24 | October 12, 2006 | 1 | 2:29 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
Win | 13–5–1 | Wade Hamilton | TKO (submission to punches) | RMN MMA: Demolition | September 16, 2006 | 1 | 2:23 | Denver, Colorado , United States
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Win | 12–5–1 | Rocky Batastini | TKO (submission to punches) | Xtreme Fight Series 1 | July 15, 2006 | 1 | 2:32 | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
Win | 11–5–1 | Jimmy Ambriz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | WEC 21: Tapout | June 15, 2006 | 1 | 5:00 | Highland, California, United States | |
Win | 10–5–1 | Sherman Pendergarst | KO (punches) | Combat in the Cage 2 | May 20, 2006 | 2 | 4:34 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Loss | 9–5–1 | Brandon Vera | KO (head kick and knee) | UFC 57 | February 4, 2006 | 1 | 1:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Loss | 9–4–1 | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | UFC 53 | June 4, 2005 | 1 | 4:10 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship .
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Loss | 9–3–1 | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | UFC 51 | February 5, 2005 | 1 | 3:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 9–2–1 | Mike Kyle | KO (punch) | UFC 49 | August 21, 2004 | 1 | 1:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 8–2–1 | Mikhail Bogdanov | TKO (corner stoppage) | Euphoria: Russia vs USA | March 13, 2004 | 1 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 7–2–1 | Vince Lucero | TKO (injury) | SuperBrawl 33 | February 7, 2004 | 1 | 0:11 | Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
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Win | 6–2–1 | Rocky Batastini | TKO (punches) | IFC: Battleground Tahoe | January 31, 2004 | 1 | 2:35 | Lake Tahoe, Nevada , United States
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Won the vacant IFC Battleground Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 5–2–1 | Gary Marshall | TKO (punches and elbows) | IFC: Battleground Boise | October 25, 2003 | 1 | 4:25 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Won the vacant IFC U.S. Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 4–2–1 | Brian Shepard | TKO (injury) | CFM: Octogono Extremo | September 27, 2003 | 1 | 4:00 | Monterrey , Mexico
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Loss | 3–2–1 | Wesley Correira | Decision (split) | SB 30: Collision Course | June 13, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
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Draw | 3–1–1 | Jason Brilz | Draw | VFC 4: Wildcard | April 19, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 3–1 | Johnathan Ivey | TKO (submission to punches) | Iowa Challenge 9 | April 5, 2003 | 1 | 1:03 | Marshalltown, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 2–1 | Seth Peters | TKO (submission to punches) | Iowa Challenge 8 | January 11, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
Win | 1–1 | Jeff Gerlick | KO (punch) | MMA Nationals 2002 | December 14, 2002 | 1 | 2:56 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
Loss | 0–1 | Dan Severn | Decision (unanimous) | VFC 3: Total Chaos | November 23, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Justin Eilers' professional mixed martial arts statistics". Retrieved October 13, 2007.
- ^ Eilers Shot Dead – Sherdog.com, December 26, 2008
- ^ "NHS Alum". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Ratzloff, Traci (June 3, 2005). "Justin Eilers on the PGA, MMA role models and the UFC". Sherdog.
- ^ Eilers Shot Dead- Sherdog
- ^ MMA fighter Eilers shot to death in Idaho- International Herald Tribune All
- ^ Judge Hands Malec 8 Year Sentence- Idaho Press
- ^ "Ifc "battleground Boise"".
- ^ http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2004_Results/01-31-04IFC.pdf [bare URL PDF]