box_draw nationality birth_date alt mma_decwin mma_decloss kickbox_loss boxrec box_win mma_subloss other_names image_size team mma_kowin image name caption kickbox_win mma_subwin years_active birth_place box_loss trainer kickbox_kowin height box_kowin reach mma_koloss mma_draw weight kickbox_draw weight_class fighting_out_of article_title sherdog
0 american 06 december 1975 jens neer pulver at ufc fight night : diaz vs. 9 2 0 256828 1 9 lil ' evil 200px team curran 14 jens 22-51 . jpg pulver at ufc - neer vs diaz 2013-12-03 jens pulver jens pulver at ufc fight night 15 1 4 1999 -- 2014 sunnyside , washington , united states 0 '' curran purple belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu '' under jeff 1 5 7 1 67 in cm on 8 1 135 lb kg st on 0 flyweight featherweight '' -lrb- 2007 -- 2011 -rrb- '' lightweight '' bantamweight -lrb- 1999 -- 2006 -rrb- '' '' -lrb- 2011 -- present -rrb- '' crystal lake , illinois jens pulver
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jens pulver

jens johnnie pulver -lrb- born december 6 , 1975 -rrb- is an american professional mixed martial artist and undefeated boxer and kickboxer .
pulver was the inaugural ufc lightweight champion in addition to serving as the headcoach on the `` the ultimate fighter 5 '' reality show against long-time rival b.j. penn. .
in mixed martial arts , pulver competed at the lightweight , featherweight , bantamweight and flyweight divisions in addition to competing at the middleweight , light middleweight , and welterweight divisions as a professional boxer .
while perhaps best known for competing in the ufc , pulver has also competed in pride fighting championships , for the pride 2005 lightweight grand prix .
he is to-date the youngest ufc lightweight champion in the ufc history , eventually relinquishing his title , after two defenses , due to a contract dispute .
pulver officially retired from combat sports in 2014 .
pulver is considered the founder of the ufc lightweight division .
nicknamed lil ' evil , pulver won the first ufc lightweight championship following his victory over caol uno at `` ufc 30 : battle on the boardwalk '' .
pulver also held the ufc 's all-time lightweight title defenses record for nearly a decade after his successful defenses against dennis hallman at `` ufc 33 : victory in vegas '' and b.j. penn at `` ufc 35 : throwdown '' .
he remains as one of the most influential figures in the ultimate fighting championship , due to his domination and undefeated reign as ufc lightweight champion in the early zuffa era .
