# Jeremy Horn
**Jeremy Horn** (born 1975 in [Omaha, Nebraska](https://www.edgepedia.org/omaha-nebraska)) is a retired American mixed martial artist, nicknamed "Gumby," known for one of the longest careers and largest fight tallies in the sport: 92 wins against 22 losses and 5 draws (with 1 no contest) on Sherdog's record between 1996 and 2020, the bulk of them won by submission[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) A native of Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his formative fighting years under [Pat Miletich](https://www.edgepedia.org/pat-miletich) at Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa, later ran the Elite Performance gym in Utah, and fought for the UFC light heavyweight title during a career in which he beat [Chuck Liddell](https://www.edgepedia.org/chuck-liddell), Forrest Griffin, and Chael Sonnen (three times)[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811).[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975, Omaha, Nebraska; height 6'1" (185.42 cm) |
| Record | 92-22-5 (1 NC) on Sherdog as of 2026; wins include 54 by submission, 26 by KO/TKO, 12 by decision[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202) |
| UFC record | 6-7 across 13 UFC bouts, with 5 finishes among his wins[3](https://thefightalgorithm.com/fighters/jeremy-horn) |
| Signature wins | Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Chael Sonnen (three times), Gilbert Yvel, David Loiseau, Dean Lister, Josh Burkman[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) |
| Durability | Only two knockout losses in 127 career fights by one 2014 count; his chin was described by Sherdog as "the stuff of legend"[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) • [4](https://dev.sherdog.com/news/articles/7/Sherdogs-Top-10-Deceptively-Dangerous-42193/amp) |
| Camp | Miletich Fighting Systems, Bettendorf, Iowa, under Pat Miletich; later his own Elite Performance gym in Utah[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) • [1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202) |
| Last fight | Win over Mike Khardas, Extreme Challenge 239, September 12, 2020[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202) |
## Style and training background
Horn was a submission specialist. Of the 92 wins on his Sherdog record, 54 came by submission, about 59 percent, against 26 by KO/TKO and 12 by decision[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202). Sherdog's Patrick Wyman counted 62 submission wins in 2014 and called the figure "an incredible achievement that will probably never be matched"; the two tallies differ because career records accumulate and correction over time, and Wyman's figure also reflected an earlier snapshot of the ledger[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811).
The foundation was the Miletich camp. In the sport's early years, no camp cross-trained with the effectiveness of Miletich Fighting Systems, whose roster included [Jens Pulver](https://www.edgepedia.org/jens-pulver), Matt Hughes, and [Tim Sylvia](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-sylvia), and Horn honed the combined wrestle-grappling game that made him hard to deal with[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811).[5](https://fightersonly.com/article/ext/45541/Jeremy%2BHorn/1) The coaching influence ran both ways: UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has credited Horn with teaching him roughly 60 percent of his ground game during their time under Miletich[6](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/2/Jeremy-Horn-An-MMA-Original-35159).
## Career highlights
Horn turned professional in the mid-1990s and made his UFC debut at UFC 17 on May 15, 1998, losing to five-time UFC middleweight champion [Frank Shamrock](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-shamrock) by kneebar in 16:28[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[7](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Sherdogcom-Preview-UFC-60-Hughes-vs-Gracie-Pt-II-4563) A year later, on March 5, 1999, he handed Chuck Liddell the first loss of Liddell's career at UFC 19, winning by technical submission with an arm-triangle choke at 12:00 of round one[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).
His mid-career run included notable results and tough losses against elite competition. He beat [Forrest Griffin](https://www.edgepedia.org/forrest-griffin) by head-kick knockout at IFC: Global Domination in September 2003, a fight Sherdog later called Griffin's greatest victory from Horn's side, and decisioned Gilbert Yvel at PRIDE 21 in 2002[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) In the same period he fought, and lost to, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture, Ricardo Arona, and [Anderson Silva](https://www.edgepedia.org/anderson-silva), a who's-who of the era's best fighters[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[7](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Sherdogcom-Preview-UFC-60-Hughes-vs-Gracie-Pt-II-4563)
**The Liddell rivalry.** The rematch with Liddell at UFC 54: Boiling Point on August 20, 2005, was billed as Liddell's chance to avenge his first loss and was then the champion's title defense; Horn lost by TKO (retirement) at 2:46 of round four[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[4](https://dev.sherdog.com/news/articles/7/Sherdogs-Top-10-Deceptively-Dangerous-42193/amp) Until that night, Horn had never been knocked down and out in a professional fight, which earned his chin its legendary status[4](https://dev.sherdog.com/news/articles/7/Sherdogs-Top-10-Deceptively-Dangerous-42193/amp).
The title opportunity was one of two things Sherdog highlighted about his late-1990s/2000s career: Horn "fought for the light heavyweight title" and later worked his way back to the UFC at age 33 with more than 100 fights already on his record[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811). That second UFC stint included a win over Trevor Prangley at UFC 56 and his third victory over [Chael Sonnen](https://www.edgepedia.org/chael-sonnen) at UFC 60 on May 27, 2006, by armbar, before a submission loss to [Nate Marquardt](https://www.edgepedia.org/nate-marquardt) at UFC 81 and a decision loss to [Rousimar Palhares](https://www.edgepedia.org/rousimar-palhares) at UFC 93 closed his UFC account[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[8](https://www.ufc.com/news/defining-moments-chael-sonnen)
## Longevity and durability
The quantity of Horn's fighting is the statistical heart of his career. A 2005 profile noted that over 100 bouts were already "commonly accepted" and that he had won roughly 75 to 80 percent of them[5](https://fightersonly.com/article/ext/45541/Jeremy%2BHorn/1). By 2015, a 39-year-old Horn was described as "one of the most remarkably durable MMA fighters today" with over 100 fights and 90-plus wins[9](https://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/25/8284519/mma-veteran-jeremy-horn-battles-tony-lopez-this-saturday-night-at-scs-25-mma). In a later interview he put the figure at over 170 fights[10](https://www.sonnybrown.net/jeremy-horn-interview-longevity-beyond-mma/), and Sherdog's tabulated record stands at 120 professional bouts (92 wins, 22 losses, 5 draws, 1 no contest) as of 2026[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[3](https://thefightalgorithm.com/fighters/jeremy-horn)
The durability itself is quantified: two knockout losses in 127 fights by Wyman's count, and just three KO/TKO losses on the Sherdog ledger, against 11 decision losses[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811).[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202) In interviews Horn attributed the longevity to managing damage and preparing for fights rather than trying to win every gym round[10](https://www.sonnybrown.net/jeremy-horn-interview-longevity-beyond-mma/).
## Coaching and later life
Horn settled in Utah, where Sherdog named him the state's all-time best mixed martial artist and called him a genuine "pioneer" of the sport[11](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/MMAs-Greats-of-the-States-Utah-Jeremy-Horn-121213). He runs Jeremy Horn's Elite Performance Gym and, as of 2014, spent most of his time training fighters[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202).[2](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811) His own account of why he kept going is simple: "I still love to fight; I love the sport, and there's nothing better than being in the cage"[6](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/2/Jeremy-Horn-An-MMA-Original-35159).
He fought for smaller promotions through the 2010s, including a run with the SCS light heavyweight title, and his final recorded professional bout was a first-round TKO of Mike Khardas on September 12, 2020, at age 45[9](https://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/25/8284519/mma-veteran-jeremy-horn-battles-tony-lopez-this-saturday-night-at-scs-25-mma).[1](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202)
## References
1. [Jeremy "Gumby" Horn, Sherdog fighter profile](https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jeremy-Horn-202)
2. [Patrick Wyman (2014). Sherdog's Top 10: Overachievers, No. 3, Jeremy Horn](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/9/Sherdogs-Top-10-Overachievers-78811)
3. [Jeremy Horn UFC Record & Pro MMA Record, The Fight Algorithm](https://thefightalgorithm.com/fighters/jeremy-horn)
4. [Sherdog's Top 10: Deceptively Dangerous](https://dev.sherdog.com/news/articles/7/Sherdogs-Top-10-Deceptively-Dangerous-42193/amp)
5. [Fighter Profile: Jeremy Horn, Fighters Only, issue 006, August 2005](https://fightersonly.com/article/ext/45541/Jeremy%2BHorn/1)
6. [Jeremy Horn: An MMA Original, Sherdog](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/2/Jeremy-Horn-An-MMA-Original-35159)
7. [Sherdog.com Preview: UFC 60 Hughes vs. Gracie Pt II, Jeremy Horn vs. Chael Sonnen](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/Sherdogcom-Preview-UFC-60-Hughes-vs-Gracie-Pt-II-4563)
8. [The Defining Moments: Chael Sonnen, UFC.com](https://www.ufc.com/news/defining-moments-chael-sonnen)
9. [MMA veteran Jeremy Horn battles 'tough' Tony Lopez at SCS 25, MMA Mania (2015)](https://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/25/8284519/mma-veteran-jeremy-horn-battles-tony-lopez-this-saturday-night-at-scs-25-mma)
10. [Jeremy Horn Interview On Longevity Beyond 100 MMA Battles, Sonny Brown](https://www.sonnybrown.net/jeremy-horn-interview-longevity-beyond-mma/)
11. [MMA's Greats of the States | Utah: Jeremy Horn, Sherdog](https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/MMAs-Greats-of-the-States-Utah-Jeremy-Horn-121213)
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