Biography(references)The son of a licensed horse jockey, Jens Pulver was born in Sunnyside, Washington and grew up in Maple Valley, Washington . He was the oldest of four children, two brothers, Dustin and Abel, and one sister, Jamaica. Pulver has heterochromia, a harmless medical condition that gives eyes different colors; in Pulver's case his right eye is blue, while his left eye is brown. His childhood house was one of continual violence and abuse, stemming mostly from his alcoholic father. Many examples of the abuse Pulver faced as a youth are depicted in his autobiography, Little Evil, One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top, the most extreme of which include an incident where his father threatened the then-seven-year-old Jens by placing a shotgun in Jens' mouth and then removing it, stating, "Shit, ain't worth a bullet."
Fighter Trivia(references)Pulver is featured in a documentary about his training camp, personal life and difficult childhood called "Jens Pulver: Driven." He is a part of a computer case and video gaming team called, Red Harbinger and goes by the gamer name, "Little Evil". In his free time, Jens livestreams on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/jenspulver and appears Thursday nights on the Scuffed Podcast with Tyler Niknam usually known by the people as Trainwrecks www.twitch.tv/trainwreckstv
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Lightweight Championship (One time; first). Two successful title defenses
UFC: Two successful title defenses
UFC: First UFC Lightweight Champion to defend the title in UFC History
UFC: First Lightweight to headline a UFC Event vs. B.J. Penn
UFC: Two successful title defenses
PRIDE Fighting Championship: PRIDE 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinalist
PRIDE Fighting Championship: One of only two UFC Lightweight Champions to compete in PRIDE FC
World Extreme Cagefighting: Fight of the Night (One time)
ONE Fighting Championship: ONE FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
Fight Matrix: 2002 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. B.J. Penn on January 11, 2002
Jens Pulver vs. Masakatsu Ueda | ONE Championship Full Fight | April 2013
Jens Pulver vs. Zhao Ya Fei | ONE Championship Full Fight | October 2012
ONE: Full Fight | Eric Kelly vs. Jens Pulver | Precision & Timing | August 2012
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