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Zak Jensen is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...

.

Early life

Jensen played football and wrestled at both Northern Illinois University and Augsburg College. Jensen suited up as a defensive lineman for two years at NIU while spending his last two years with Augsburg.

Mixed martial arts career

Zak Jensen earned a professional record of 7-3 on the local circuit before being picked to become a member of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...

. However, Jensen lost in the first round to Darrill Schoonover

Darrill Schoonover

Darrill Schoonover is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Background:...

. His time on the show was notable for Zak being an outcast with the other competitors. This led to the other fighters betting on when he would have a breakdown and playing pranks on him.

After fighting in smaller promotions once again, Zak Jensen signed on to face Neil Grove

Neil Grove

Neil Grove is a South African-born English heavyweight mixed martial artist currently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He holds a black belt rank of shodan in Gōjū-ryū karate...

at Bellator 47. After slugging it out in the opening minutes, Jensen lost the fight via first round TKO.

Jensen returned to the promotion in October 2011, replacing Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos (fighter)

Thiago Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Heavyweight Division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-MMA career:...

in the fifth season heavyweight tournament. He faced Blagoi Ivanov

Blagoi Ivanov

|-| Win| 5-0 | Zak Jensen| Technical submission | Bellator 52| |align=center| 2|align=center| 2:35|Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States| Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal|-| Win| 4–0 | William Penn| TKO...

in the opening round at Bellator 52, losing via second round technical submission when he got caught in a guillotine choke.

Personal life

In 2003-2005, Zak was known for a few super human feats of strength while at Augsburg College. He was known by students to be able to pull stop signs out of the ground as well as being able to lift city bus benches. He was never convicted for vandalism by the Minneapolis police, or Augsburg Campus Security.

In 2004, Zak was reportedly seen by 8-10 witnesses in an Augsburg College apartment to have come home from the bars, pop the easy pour off of a 1.75L bottle of Whiskey with his keys, and continue to chug the rest of the 2/3rd's content left in that bottle. His status gave him an on campus "larger than life" complex, as the alcohol consumed unphased him due to his massive body size and his tolerance to alcohol during that time in his life.

In 2009, Zak Jensen faced a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a Minnesota college student on a spring break trip in March to Mexico. The suit involves an altercation that Jensen had in Mexico during a spring break trip in March 2009 when Jensen was serving as a bodyguard. At the time of the lawsuit, it seems that the victim passed out in the bathroom and ultimately died after aspirating his own vomit, but it is unclear whether it was due to his blood alcohol content

Blood alcohol content

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of .12 or due to an altered mental state resulting from the alleged altercation with Jensen.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
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|Blagoi Ivanov

Blagoi Ivanov

Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Neil Grove

Neil Grove is a South African-born English heavyweight mixed martial artist currently signed with Bellator Fighting Championships. He holds a black belt rank of shodan in Gōjū-ryū karate...

Rama, Ontario

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, Canada
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|Win
|10-6
|Jason Ackerman
|TKO (punches)
|EB: Beatdown at 4 Bears 7
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|align=center|0:16
|New Town, North Dakota

New Town, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 488 households, and 318 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,031.6 people per square mile . There were 512 housing units at an average density of 760.9 per square mile...

Fargo, North Dakota

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Tim Hague

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Gabriel Salinas-Jones

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Fargo, North Dakota

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, United States
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|Win
|8-3
|Preston Shane
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Seconds Out/Vivid MMA: Tour of Duty 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:16
|St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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|Win
|7-3
|Matt Hirsch
|KO (punches)
|Brutaal: Fight Night
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:20
|Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States
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|Loss
|6-3
|Ryan Kotzea
|TKO (punches)
|TCI: The Cage Inc.
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:24
|Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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, United States
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|Win
|6-2
|Mike Linger
|KO (punch)
|Brutaal: Fight Night
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:12
|Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,947 people, 13,758 households, and 9,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,017.5 people per square mile . There were 14,004 housing units at an average density of 808.5 per square mile...

, United States
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|Win
|5-2
|Heath Roth
|Submission
|Brutaal: Fight Night
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:25
|Minnesota

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Mike Whitehead

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New Town, North Dakota

, United States
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|Win
|4-1
|Chris Clark
|TKO (punches)
|Brutaal: Fight Night
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:36
|Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

, United States
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|Win
|3-1
|Mike Radnov
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|Extreme Challenge 85
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

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Brad Imes

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, United States
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|Win
|2-0
|Calvin Wittner
|Submission (brabo choke)
|KO: Productions
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:09
|Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

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, United States
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|Win
|1-0
|Justin Cox
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|EFX: Myth in Maplewood
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minnesota

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