| Jan Finney | |
| Other Names: | Cuddles |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Springfield, Ohio, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight: | 149 lb |
| Reach: | 67 in[2] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Springfield, Ohio, United States |
| Trainer: | Scott Sheeley, Jon Stutzman, Oscar Kallet[3] |
| Mma Kowin: | 6 |
| Mma Subwin: | 1 |
| Mma Decwin: | 4 |
| Mma Koloss: | 4 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 8 |
| Sherdog: | 11610 |
Jan Finney (born April 18, 1980) is an American female mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the 135-pound bantamweight division.
Finney played softball at Kenton Ridge High School and Urbana University.[4]
Finney made her professional MMA debut on November 6, 2004, at HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution and defeated Rikki Burnett by Unanimous Decision.[5]
She entered the 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 19, 2005, but was defeated by Julie Kedzie in the second round of the tournament. She faced Kedzie again in a rematch on October 7, 2006, at KOTC: Meltdown, but was once again defeated by Unanimous Decision.
Finney faced Keiko Tamai at BodogFight – Costa Rica on February 16, 2007.[6] She lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.[7]
Finney was scheduled to face Gina Carano at Elite XC/K-1 HERO's Dynamite !! USA on June 2, 2007, but the fight was cancelled after Carano was forced to withdraw due to illness.[8]
Finney made her ShoXC debut on July 27, 2007, against Shayna Baszler. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.[9]
She faced Kedzie for a third time on September 29, 2007, in HOOKnSHOOT, but lost the fight by technical knockout in the second round.[10]
Finney is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.[11]
Finney entered the one-night 2007 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 24, 2007. She faced Miesha Tate in the opening round. After three rounds, the fight was ruled a Draw and went to an overtime round. Following the overtime round, the fight was again ruled a Draw and the referee awarded the victory to Tate.[12]
Finney moved up in weight to face Erin Toughill at PFC 11: All In on November 20, 2008. Finney was defeated by Unanimous Decision.[13]
Finney entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 on January 30, 2010. She defeated Lizbeth Carreiro by Unanimous Decision.[14]
On March 27, 2010, Finney defeated Adrienna Jenkins by Unanimous Decision at FCF 40 to advance to the finals of the FCF tournament.[15] However, FCF later agreed to release Finney from her contract in order for Finney to sign with Strikeforce and she was replaced in the FCF tournament final by Jenkins.[16]
Finney made her Strikeforce debut on June 26, 2010, at . She faced current Women's Middleweight Champion (145 lbs) Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos[17] and lost the fight via KO in the second round.[18]
Finney then faced Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro on November 19, 2010.[19] She lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[20]
Finney faced world champion boxer Holly Holm in a mixed martial arts bout at Fresquez Productions: Clash in the Cage on September 9, 2011.[21] She was defeated by TKO in the third round.[22]
Finney was scheduled to face Kaitlin Young in the main event of Freestyle Cage Fighting 49 on October 1, 2011,[23] but withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Liz Carreiro.[24]
|-|Loss|align=center|11–14|Vanessa Melo|Decision (unanimous)|Battlefield FC 2||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Macau, SAR, China||-| Loss| align=center| 11–13| Pam Sorenson| Decision (split) | IT Fight Series 77| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States||-| Win| align=center | 11–12| Janice Meyer| TKO (punches)| IT Fight Series 48| | align=center | 2| align=center | 2:06| Columbus, Ohio, United States||-| Win| align=center | 10–12| Al-Lanna Jones| TKO (punches)| STFC 40| | align=center | 2| align=center | 1:07| McAllen, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center | 9–12| Al-Lanna Jones| Decision (unanimous)| IT Fight Series 38| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Dayton, Ohio, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 8–12| Marciea Allen| Decision (unanimous)| IT Fight Series 35| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Springfield, Ohio, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 8–11| Valentina Shevchenko| Decision (unanimous)| Legacy FC 39| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 8–10| Holly Holm| TKO (body kick)| Fresquez Productions: Clash in the Cage| | align=center | 3| align=center | 2:49| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 8–9| Liz Carmouche| TKO (punches)| Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro| | align=center | 3| align=center | 1:30| Jackson, Mississippi, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 8–8| Cris Cyborg| TKO (knee to the body)| | | align=center | 2| align=center | 2:56| San Jose, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center | 8–7| Adrienna Jenkins| Decision (split)| Freestyle Cage Fighting 40| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States||-| Win| align=center | 7–7| Lizbeth Carreiro| Decision (unanimous)| Freestyle Cage Fighting 39| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States||-| Win| align=center | 6–7| Brighton Hutton| KO (punches)| C3: Slammin Jammin Weekend 2| | align=center | 2| align=center | 1:31| Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States||-| Win| align=center | 5–7| Marissa Caldwell| TKO (punches)| MMA Big Show: Full Force| | align=center | 1| align=center | N/A| Florence, Indiana, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 4–7| Erin Toughill| Decision (unanimous)| PPFC 11: All In| | align=center | 3| align=center | 3:00| Lemoore, California, United States||-| Win| align=center | 4–6| Suzy Smith| KO (punch)| Brawl at the Beach| | align=center | 2| align=center | 1:33| Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 3–6| Miesha Tate| Decision (referee decision)| HOOKnSHOOT: BodogFight Women's Tournament| | align=center | 4| align=center | 3:00| Evansville, Indiana, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 3–5| Julie Kedzie| TKO (punches)| HOOKnSHOOT: MW Tournament| | align=center | 2| align=center | 2:44| Evansville, Indiana, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 3–4| Shayna Baszler| Submission (armbar)| ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series| | align=center | 1| align=center | 2:40| Santa Ynez, California, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 3–3| Keiko Tamai| Submission (armbar)| BodogFight: Costa Rica Combat| | align=center | 2| align=center | 3:01| Costa Rica||-| Win| align=center | 3–2| Ginele Marquez| Submission (armbar)| HOOKnSHOOT: The Women Return| | align=center | 1| align=center | 3:38| Evansville, Indiana, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 2–2| Julie Kedzie| Decision (unanimous)| KOTC: Meltdown| | align=center | 2| align=center | 5:00| Indianapolis, Indiana, United States||-| Loss| align=center | 2–1| Julie Kedzie| Decision (unanimous)| HOOKnSHOOT: 2005 Women's Grand Prix| | align=center | 3| align=center | 5:00| Evansville, Indiana, United States||-| Win| align=center | 2–0| Mystee Blackwood| KO (punch)| HOOKnSHOOT: 2005 Women's Grand Prix| | align=center | 1| align=center | 0:38| Evansville, Indiana, United States||-| Win| align=center | 1–0| Rikki Burnett| Decision (unanimous)| HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution| | align=center | 2| align=center | 5:00| Evansville, Indiana, United States|