Biographie
Born in Kirkland, Washington in the United States, Matt Hume is a former professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitor, a gym owner and instructor. Hume is the son of a nurse and a police officer. At the encouragement of the latter, his father, Hume started training in martial arts at a young age.
In 1994, Matt Hume made his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut in Japan's Pancrase organization at Pancrase 7, losing to Katsuomi Inagaki by points. Hume returned at Pancrase 8 to defeat Scott Bessac by rear-naked choke in the first round. At Pancrase 9, Hume would lose to Ken Shamrock via verbal submission from an arm-lock. During Pancrase 10, Hume would succumb to a first round heel-hook applied by Manabu Yamada. At Pancrase 11, Jason DeLucia would defeat Hume by points, giving him his third consecutive loss. Hume's losing streak would end at Pancrase 12, with an early arm-bar submission of Scott Sullivan. At Pancrase 13, Minoru Suzuki defeated Hume by points, in what would be Hume's last match for Pancrase.
In 1996, Matt Hume debuted in Extreme Fighting, and fought Erik Paulson at Battlecade: Extreme Fighting #3 (1996). Hume landed a left knee strike to Paulson's face early in the third round, resulting in a deep cut. A cage-side physician intervened and stopped the bout, resulting in a victory for Hume. He would have a similar outcome when he fought Pat Miletich at Battlecade: Extreme Fighting #4 (1997). In round one, Hume's knee strikes resulted in a broken nose for Miletich, and a doctor's stoppage win for Hume.
In 1997, Matt Hume fought Kenny Monday in a grappling bout at an event titled "The Contenders 1997", promoted by John Perretti. Hume quickly submitted Monday by a heel-hook. Hume's grappling abilities attracted the attention of Sheik Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, a prince from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).At the invitation of the Sheik Tahnoun, Hume visited the UAE and instructed Sheik Tahnoun in submission fighting. In 1998, the Sheik would launch the first Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) event. Hume competed at the first ADCC, defeating Micah Pittman by a choke, and Luis Brito by points. Injury prevented Hume from advancing to compete against John Lewis.
In 2002, Matt Hume competed in his last professional bout. With Maurice Smith in his corner, Hume fought Shawn "Pain" Peters in Absolute Fighting Championships. Hume won by arm-bar in the first round.
