Sam Hoger

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Sam Hoger
Statistics
Nickname The Alaskan Assassin
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Born June 28, 1980 (1980-06-28) (age 27)
Fighting out of Davenport, Iowa
Town of birth Eagle River, Alaska
Team/Association Miletich Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 6
  By knockout 1
  By submission 3
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 0

Sam "The Alaskan Assassin" Hoger (born Samuel Earl Hoger on June 28, 1980 in Eagle River, Alaska) is a mixed martial arts fighter most notable for appearing on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV. Hoger currently trains with Miletich Fighting Systems in Davenport, Iowa and fights in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC.

Hoger made it to the semi-finals on the show without having to fight. His comments at the time suggested a calculated effort on his part to win the show by fighting as late as possible. He was eliminated by Forrest Griffin in the semi finals, after a close first round. In the second round, Forrest came out looking to finish, got Hoger in the clinch, knocked him down, and finished him with ground and pound.

On the night of the finale, he won a unanimous decision against Bobby Southworth. Southworth was considered to be the best light heavy weight on the show by Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture,and Dana White, due to his Pre fighting experience he had at the time. Since the season one finale he has participated in several UFC events. In his first fight since the show's conclusion, at Ultimate Fight Night he faced Stephan Bonnar and lost a unanimous decision. He later faced Jeff Newton at UFC 56, winning the match by submitting Newton with a rear naked choke. In his next match at Ultimate Fight Night 4, he lost to The Ultimate Fighter season two competitor Rashad Evans by a split decision. Hoger's last match in the UFC was against Lyoto Machida in which he lost by decision as well. Now he is running the Miletich Fighting Systems Houston.

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

6-4-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time
4/7/2007 Loss Vernon White IFL- Moline Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 3:25
2/3/2007 Loss Lyoto Machida UFC 67: All or Nothing Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
4/6/2006 Loss Rashad Evans UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 Decision (Split) 3 5:00
11/19/2005 Win Jeff Newton UFC 56: Full Force Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 2:05
8/6/2005 Loss Stephan Bonnar UFC Ultimate Fight Night Decision (Unaminous) 3 5:00
4/9/2005 Win Bobby Southworth UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
4/30/2004 Win Chris Herring MMA-Eruption Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:37
10/12/2003 Win Adam Maciejewski EC 54-Extreme Challenge 54 Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 1:29
9/13/2003 Win Josh Hendricks NLF-Next Level Fighting Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 4:41
6/21/2003 Win Matt Freeland AOW-Art of War KO (Kick) 1 3:15

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The Ultimate Fighter - Season 1
Stephan Bonnar · Kenny Florian · Forrest Griffin · Sam Hoger · Alex Karalexis · Josh Koscheck · Chris Leben · Nathan Quarry · Josh Rafferty · Diego Sanchez · Christopher Sanford · Alex Schoenauer · Lodune Sincaid · Bobby Southworth · Mike Swick · Jason Thacker