Background Jensen began training at the age of 15, under
UFC 3 winner
Steve Jennum. Following his first fight against
Travis Fulton in February 1997, he did not compete again until June 2002. Jensen quit his day job in November 2006, and since then has been training and fighting full-time.
Ultimate Fighting Championship His
UFC debut was on August 25, 2007 at
UFC 74; his initial opponent was supposed be
Travis Lutter, however Lutter was forced to withdraw due to injury. Instead, Jensen faced late replacement
Thales Leites and after a strong start, got caught by an
armbar submission in the first round. He followed this up with another loss to
Demian Maia before leaving the
UFC. On March 29, 2008, Jensen accepted a fight against
Joey Villasenor on four days notice in the
Strikeforce promotion. Again, after a strong start, Jensen lost by
KO with 15 seconds remaining in the first round at
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le. Since then, Jensen rebounded with a first round TKO over Mitch Whitesel at SportFight 23 in June 2008, as well as a first round submission victory over Aaron Praschack due to strikes in VFC 23. Jensen then returned to the UFC and was defeated by
Wilson Gouveia at
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer via submission (armbar). This was followed up by a win over
Steve Steinbeiss at
UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard via first round technical submission. Jensen faced
Mark Muñoz at
UFC 108 on January 2, 2010. He lost the fight via submission (punches) at the 2:30 mark of the first round. Jensen faced
Jesse Forbes at
UFC 114 on May 29, 2010. He defeated Forbes by guillotine choke submission in the first round. Jensen fought
Court McGee at
UFC 121. He lost the fight via arm triangle choke in the third round. Jensen was defeated by
Jason MacDonald via first round submission at
UFC 129 and was subsequently released from the promotion.
Post-UFC One year after his UFC release, Jensen returned to MMA and faced Jason Louck at Disorderly Conduct: Warriors on May 19, 2012. He won the fight via a guillotine choke submission. He then faced
Rudy Bears in the main event of Victory Fighting Championship 39 on March 30, 2013. Jensen won the fight via first round TKO. Jensen faced Victor Moreno at Victory Fighting Championship 40 on July 27, 2013. He won the fight via guillotine choke submission. Jensen then faced Ryan McClain at Victory Fighting Championship 42 on March 15, 2014. He won the fight via first round TKO.
Bellator MMA After compiling a 4-0 record on the regional MMA circuit, Jensen made his
Bellator MMA debut on April 18, 2014 at
Bellator 117. He defeated Mark Stoddard by submission in the first round. ==Personal life==