Herb Dean is an American mixed martial arts referee, and retired fighter, with a net worth of USD 2.5 million. As an Ultimate Fighting Championship referee, he is widely regarded as the gold standard in MMA.
Dean also received Fighters Only Magazine’s World MMA Award for Referee of the Year annually from 2010 to 2014, as well as in 2019 and 2020.
Who is Herb Dean?
Herb Dean was born in 1970 in Pasadena, California. He started practicing martial arts at the age of nine and practiced in a variety of disciplines throughout his adolescent years. Notably, Dean trained with Frank Trejo when UFC 1 was just getting started.
He continued to practice under Trejo, eventually broadening his regiment to include jiu-jitsu and judo. Later, in 1996, Dean met fighter Larry Landless, who introduced him to MMA training at Submission Factory in Los Angeles.
How old is Herb Dean?
He is currently 53 years old.
What is Herb Dean’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $2.5 million.
What is Herb Dean’s career?
Dean has refereed several noteworthy matches throughout his tenure. Among them was UFC 48 in the summer of 2004, which featured Tim Sylvia and Frank Mir. When Dean realized Sylvia had broken his arm, he attempted to end the battle, but Sylvia vehemently disagreed and insisted that the fight continue.
Dr. Margaret Goodman, the ringside physician, was eventually able to call off the match. Another important fight was Tito Ortiz’s rematch with Ken Shamrock at UFC 61. Dean intervened to break up the bout once more, this time after Ortiz delivered several unanswered elbows to Shamrock’s head in quick succession. Dean gave Ortiz the victory via TKO, considerably angering Shamrock, who had to be taken out of the Octagon.
In 2007, Dean refereed the fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko Filipovic at UFC 70. Dean fought from the guard position, while Gonzaga knocked out Filipovic with a head kick. Filipovic landed hard with his right foot pinned under his torso, then rotated 180 degrees backward. Dean freed him from the pin to avert serious injury.
Later, following UFC 109, UFC president Dana White praised Dean as the greatest referee in the business for his excellent eye and judgment. Dean has also refereed numerous other well-known fighters, including Renzo Gracie, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Randy Couture, and George St. Pierre.
Dean has a 2-3 record in professional mixed martial arts. In his professional debut at Gladiator Challenge 6 in September 2001, he defeated Randy Halmot via submission. His following bout, in early 2003, saw him lose to Joe Riggs. The next year, Dean defeated Timothy Mendoza via TKO at KOTC 39: Hitmaster. He then lost his next two matches, to Jung Gyu Choi and Dave Legeno.
In addition to refereeing, Dean provides official MMA certification classes for aspiring referees and judges. The courses include classroom lectures, written testing, and presentations on topics such as ABC Unified Rules, judging standards, and scoring criteria. Dean also shows an event video for mock judging, debate, and score calibration.
Aside from the ring, Dean has appeared in several films. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance as himself in the comedy “Here Comes the Boom,” alongside Kevin James, Henry Winkler, and Salma Hayek. Later, in 2017, he played a minor role in “A Violent Man.”
Two years later, Dean played a minor role in the South Korean action horror film “The Divine Fury,” about a disturbed youngster who gains divine powers and becomes an MMA fighter.
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