Herb Dean

Quick Facts

Full Name	Herb Dean
Occupation	Referee
Date Of Birth	Sep 30, 1970(1970-09-30)
Age	54
Birthplace	Pasadena
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Herb Dean Biography

Herb Dean is one of the most popular and richest Referee who was born on September 30, 1970 in Pasadena, California, United States. MMA fighter-turned-referee widely regarded as one of the best in the UFC. From 2010 to 2012, he was the World MMA Awards Referee of Year.

UFC President His skills as a referee have been heavily praised by UFC President Dana White. has praised his skills as referee.

At UFC 48, held on June 19, 2004, Dean refereed a bout between Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. At 0:50 of round one, Dean called a stop to the fight when he saw Sylvia’s right forearm break due to an armbar. Due to the close proximity of a UFC cameraman, in the video footage a shocked Dean can be heard shouting “Oh, shit!” when he saw the break, and he immediately moved in to stop the fight. This proved difficult, because Sylvia, who was still trying to defend the armbar, argued with him for several seconds, despite Dean’s telling him “Stop, stop, stop! The fight is over!” Once freed from the armbar, Sylvia again began to argue with Dean, who continually told him, “It’s fucking broken! Your arm is broken.” Sylvia protested, claiming his arm was perfectly fine and even moving it around with no apparent problems. Dean, however, insisted that “I heard it snap. I saw it go.” Ringside physician Dr. Margaret Goodman agreed with Dean’s assessment, and the fight was not restarted. In the post-fight interview, Sylvia again denied that his arm was broken, however the slow-motion replay showed the break happening, and an X-Ray that evening showed significant damage to Sylvia’s arm, which required surgery and a long recovery. Sylvia later admitted that he knew his arm was broken and wanted to keep fighting in spite of that, but he thanked Dean for saving his career by ending the fight when he did.

At UFC 61, held on July 8, 2006, Dean served as referee of the highly anticipated rematch between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock. At 1:18 into the first round, Dean stepped in and stopped the fight following several consecutive unanswered elbows to the head of Shamrock by Ortiz, giving the victory to Ortiz by TKO. Shamrock, visibly angered, immediately protested the decision. However, it was not overturned and Shamrock was subsequently ushered out of the Octagon. A rematch was held during Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter with Ortiz once again claiming victory in a very similar fashion to the second fight, although Shamrock did not question this decision.

He is the father of two daughters and one son.

Herb Dean Net Worth

Herb Dean is one of the richest Referee from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Herb Dean 's net worth $1.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his career as an MMA fighter and fought 2-3 times.

After seeing Sylvia’s broken arm, he stopped a fight and saved his career. Sylvia protested strongly, but Dean later thanked her for saving him from further injury.

Herb Dean (born September 30, 1970) is an American professional mixed martial arts referee and former fighter. UFC president Dana White, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, articles covering MMA in ESPN.com, Foxsports.com, Bleacher Report, SB Nation (mmamania.com), Fightland and other publications have called Dean the gold standard for referees in MMA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Herb Dean height 6 ft 1 in Herb weight 102 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Herb Dean Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Herb Ranked on the list of most popular Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Herb Dean celebrates birthday on September 30 of every year.

What is Herb Dean salary?

Net Worth$2.5 million
Salary| $500,000 per year
Sponsors| Bubs Naturals
Profession| MMA Referee

What did Herb Dean do before UFC?

Herb’s MMA Career After training Judo and Jiu Jitsu for 5 years, Herb made his professional MMA debut. It was at Gladiator Challenge 6 in Colusa, California against Randy Halmot. He won his debut by front choke. Herb would go on to have 5 fights in his MMA career, finishing 2-3 overall.

What does Herb Dean do for a living?

Professions

Why Herb Dean is the best referee?

Herb Dean Herb Dean is the best ref in the game today. Dean has consistently been the best since he put on an official’s shirt and latex gloves. He has made some of the best calls in MMA and saved fighters from serious damage.

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