Jesse Forbes

Jesse Lee Forbes (born October 24, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2010, he competed for the UFC, WEC, the MFC, and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter 3.

Background Forbes was born in Portland, Maine, and moved to Arizona. He was a two-time All-State wrestler at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, before going on to wrestle at Pima Community College, where he was a NJCAA All-American. Former UFC fighter Drew Fickett is also an alumnus of PCC, and Forbes trained with him soon after college.

Mixed martial arts career The Ultimate Fighter Forbes signed with the UFC to appear on The Ultimate Fighter 3.

Forbes was the first pick on Team Ken Shamrock and second overall. Shamrock explained that when Tito Ortiz chose Matt Hamill as his first pick that he would have to pick someone he thought could beat Hamill, and he thought Forbes was that person. While on the show, Forbes was the youngest in the house. Despite Shamrock's belief that Forbes was a force to be reckoned with, he lost his preliminary fight against Noah Inhofer via submission. He was brought back on the show after Inhofer asked to be sent home (therefore disqualifying him from the competition) for fear that his girlfriend believed he had cheated on her. Forbes returned with a mohawk and a second chance that put him in Inhofer's semi-finals spot.

Forbes lost again in his just received semi-final spot to Josh Haynes via guillotine choke despite dominating the first round that even Ortiz admitted could have been scored 10-8.

Forbes was pitted against Team Ortiz's Matt Hamill at the finale of the show. Forbes lost again that night via TKO in the first round.

Post-TUF Forbes compiled an 11-2 record after being released from the UFC, including notable wins over fellow UFC veterans Jesse Taylor and James Head.

Return to UFC Forbes made his UFC return on January 11, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 20 against Nick Catone, replacing an injured Steve Steinbeiss. Forbes lost the fight via controversial split decision.

Forbes faced Ryan Jensen at UFC 114 on May 29, 2010. He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round dropping his UFC record to 0-3. After his second straight loss, he was released from the UFC once again.

Post-UFC career In his first fight since leaving the UFC, Forbes fought Strikeforce veteran Anthony Smith at Crowbar MMA: Fall Brawl on September 11, 2010. He won via second round TKO.

Forbes then faced Justin Guthrie at Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl on December 10, 2010. He won via triangle choke submission.

Personal life Forbes is currently a firefighter/paramedic with the Phoenix Fire Department.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Justin Guthrie Submission (triangle choke) Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl

Fargo, North Dakota, United States Win

Anthony Smith TKO (punches) Crowbar MMA: Fall Brawl

Fargo, North Dakota, United States Loss

Ryan Jensen Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 114

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Nick Catone Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

Fairfax, Virginia, United States Win

James Head Decision (unanimous) Pro Battle MMA

Springdale, Arkansas, United States Win

Cleburn Walker Submission (rear-naked choke) 5150 Combat: Rumble at the Rally

Sparks, Oklahoma, United States Win

Dave Vitkay TKO (punches) Wild Bill's Fight Night 19

Duluth, Georgia, United States Win

Shane Dezee TKO (punches) Extreme Beatdown

San Carlos, Arizona, United States Win

JR Schumacher TKO (punches) MTXAFN 2: Evolution

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Ryan Jimmo Decision (unanimous) XMMA 6: House of Pain

Montreal, Canada Win

Bernard Rutherford TKO (punches) Wild Bill's Fight Night 15

Duluth, Georgia, United States Win

Chris Camozzi Submission (armbar) MFC 15: Rags to Riches

Edmonton, Canada Win

Victor Moreno TKO (punches) MTXAFN: Let's Get it On

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Bryan Baker TKO (punches) WEC 30

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jesse Taylor Submission (armbar) Tuff-N-Uff 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Middleweight debut. Win

Tim Peacock Submission (triangle choke) WFC: Desert Storm

Camp Verde, Arizona, United States Win

Michael Gonzalez Submission (rear-naked choke) CFF: Cage Fighting Federation

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Loss

Matt Hamill TKO (strikes) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Scott Svobada Submission (rear-naked choke) USA MMA: Pacific Northwest Invitational 1

Tacoma, Washington, United States Win

Arturo Segovia Submission (armbar) RITC 72: Welcome to the Fort

Glendale, Arizona, United States