Fight History
Skill Breakdown
Charts are compiled based on results from 20 fights.
| Record: | 29-7-1, 1NC |
| Summary: | Highly competitive, great grappling/jiu jitsu and good striking skills, a Cesar Gracie BJJ black belt and an All-American wrestler. Exceptional conditioning allows him to put non-stop pressure on his opponents. |
Fighter Info
| From: | Summertown , TN USA |
| Fights Out Of: | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Age: | 35 |
| Height: | 6' 0" ( 182 cm ) |
| Weight: | 170 lb ( 77 kg ) |
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Striking
Total Attempted Strikes
0
1103
Types of Successful Strikes
0
349
Striking Defense
57
%
The percentage of total strikes avoided
Grappling
Total Takedowns
0
81
Grappling Totals by Type
Takedown Defense
35
%
The percentage of total takedowns avoided
| Result | Fighters | Event | Str | TD | Sub | Pass | Method | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Loss
|
Jake Shields |
Mar 15, 2014
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Hector Lombard | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
|
Win
|
Demian Maia |
Oct 9, 2013
|
24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | R5 Decision - Split |
Ways To Watch
|
| Jake Shields | 35 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
Jun 15, 2013
|
82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R3 Decision - Split |
Ways To Watch
|
| Tyron Woodley | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Shields |
Aug 11, 2012
|
33 | 3 | 0 | 7 | R3 Overturned |
Ways To Watch
|
|
| Ed Herman | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Yoshihiro Akiyama |
Feb 25, 2012
|
33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Jake Shields | 91 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Jake Shields |
Sep 17, 2011
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R1 KO/TKO |
Ways To Watch
|
| Jake Ellenberger | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Georges St-Pierre |
Apr 30, 2011
|
85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | R5 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
|
| Jake Shields | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
Oct 23, 2010
|
25 | 4 | 0 | 10 | R3 Decision - Split |
Ways To Watch
|
| Martin Kampmann | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Jake Shields |
Strikeforce - Nashville
Apr 17, 2010
|
73 | 4 | 7 | 16 | R5 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
|
| Dan Henderson | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Shields |
Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Rogers
Nov 7, 2009
|
10 | 9 | 2 | 15 | R5 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
|
| Jason Miller | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields
Jun 6, 2009
|
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | R1 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Robbie Lawler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
EliteXC - Heat
Oct 4, 2008
|
21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | R2 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Paul Daley | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
EliteXC - Unfinished Business
Jul 26, 2008
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | R1 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Nick Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
EliteXC - Renegade
Nov 10, 2007
|
2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | R1 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Mike Pyle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
EliteXC - Uprising
Sep 15, 2007
|
29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | R1 KO/TKO |
Ways To Watch
|
| Renato Verissimo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
K-1 Dynamite!! USA
Jun 2, 2007
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | R1 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Ido Pariente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
BodogFight - Costa Rica 2/18
Feb 18, 2007
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | R1 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Ray Steinbeiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
ROTR 9
Apr 21, 2006
|
30 | 5 | 1 | 12 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Carlos Condit | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
ROTR 9
Apr 21, 2006
|
23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | R3 Decision - Majority |
Ways To Watch
|
| Yushin Okami | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
|
Win
|
Jake Shields |
ROTR 8
Jan 20, 2006
|
37 | 6 | 2 | 14 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Dave Menne | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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Biography
TRAINING: In the morning I do sparring, kickboxing, and pads. Early evening, wrestling & jiu-jitsu, and then either run or lift at night. Three training sessions a day. It will vary some from day to day.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started wrestling at age nine. Met Chuck Liddell in Sept. of 1999 and he invited me to attend classes. I had my first fight two weeks later, filling in for an injured teammate.
What ranks and titles have you held? Ranks: Cesar Gracie BJJ black belt, All American wrestler at Cuesta College.
Titles : Several regional championships, Shooto Americas & Pacific Rim Champion, Gladiator Challenge Champion etc., Shooto World Champion, Rumble On The Rock tournament Welterweight Champion, 2 x EliteXC Welterweight Champion, and 2 x Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Do you have any heroes? Just people who work hard, and stay with it when it gets hard, because it always does.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? The UFC is the top of the food chain in MMA. You can find individual top 5-10 fighters outside the UFC, but no one comes close to overall top fighters.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college about 3 years, but dropped out to fight full time. I am a single father, and school, training and fighting was getting to be too much. I felt I had to choose what I wanted most.
What was your job before you started fighting? I did some brush and firewood cutting as a teen. My last job besides teaching BJJ and MMA was as a managing mover for Meathead Moving while in college. The person moving would rent a moving truck, and I would show up with a couple college wrestlers and we would pack and load the truck. Then we would follow them to their new home and unload. I made pretty good money for doing the paperwork and helping to load and unload.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? In folk & freestyle: Four year varsity wrestler and state qualifier in HS. Two time All American collegiate wrestler. 2nd place AAU National Freestyle Championship, qualified for USA/Fila Nationals & World Team trials in both the junior & university men’s divisions.
In Submission Wrestling and BJJ: 3 time Grapplers Quest Advance Champion, Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion, Pan American Advance Submission Wrestling Champion.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Calif. Professional Absolute Submission Champion, Gracie Open Superfight Champion, and 3rd place ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships.
Favorite grappling technique: Chokes
Favorite striking technique: Body and leg kicks
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started wrestling at age nine. Met Chuck Liddell in Sept. of 1999 and he invited me to attend classes. I had my first fight two weeks later, filling in for an injured teammate.
What ranks and titles have you held? Ranks: Cesar Gracie BJJ black belt, All American wrestler at Cuesta College.
Titles : Several regional championships, Shooto Americas & Pacific Rim Champion, Gladiator Challenge Champion etc., Shooto World Champion, Rumble On The Rock tournament Welterweight Champion, 2 x EliteXC Welterweight Champion, and 2 x Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.
Do you have any heroes? Just people who work hard, and stay with it when it gets hard, because it always does.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? The UFC is the top of the food chain in MMA. You can find individual top 5-10 fighters outside the UFC, but no one comes close to overall top fighters.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college about 3 years, but dropped out to fight full time. I am a single father, and school, training and fighting was getting to be too much. I felt I had to choose what I wanted most.
What was your job before you started fighting? I did some brush and firewood cutting as a teen. My last job besides teaching BJJ and MMA was as a managing mover for Meathead Moving while in college. The person moving would rent a moving truck, and I would show up with a couple college wrestlers and we would pack and load the truck. Then we would follow them to their new home and unload. I made pretty good money for doing the paperwork and helping to load and unload.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? In folk & freestyle: Four year varsity wrestler and state qualifier in HS. Two time All American collegiate wrestler. 2nd place AAU National Freestyle Championship, qualified for USA/Fila Nationals & World Team trials in both the junior & university men’s divisions.
In Submission Wrestling and BJJ: 3 time Grapplers Quest Advance Champion, Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion, Pan American Advance Submission Wrestling Champion.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? Calif. Professional Absolute Submission Champion, Gracie Open Superfight Champion, and 3rd place ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships.
Favorite grappling technique: Chokes
Favorite striking technique: Body and leg kicks
• 10 wins by submission, three by knockout
• Was on 15 fight winning streak dating back to 2005 before loss to St-Pierre
• Last pre-UFC win was five round decision win over Dan Henderson in April 2010
• Also holds wins over Demian Maia, Robbie Lawler, Dave Menne, Yushin Okami, Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Toby Imada, Carlos Condit, Steve Berger, Renato Verissimo, Mike Pyle, Nick Thompson, Jason Miller and Paul Daley
• Has competed successfully at 170 and 185 pounds
Career
Key Fights
Result |
Opponent |
Event |
Replay |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Win
|
Martin Kampmann | UFC® 121 LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ | |
|
Win
|
Martin Kampmann | UFC® 121 LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ |
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