| Jake Shields | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 9, 1979 Mountain Ranch, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Submission wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wrestling | NCAA Division II Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1999–present (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | San Francisco State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: May 1, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) challenging Georges St. Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
He has trained extensively with Fairtex SF and Cesar Gracie and is a member of the "Skrap Pack", which includes fellow Cesar Gracie students Dave Terrell, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz, and Gilbert Melendez. After his loss to Akira Kikuchi, he won 15 consecutive fights over six years until his loss to UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre. He describes his style as "American Jiu-Jitsu."[3]
- ^ "ADCC Results - Results". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Pan 2005". Ibjjf.org. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
- ^ Jesse Holland (October 19, 2010). "UFC 121: Jake Shields bringing 'American Jiu-Jitsu' to Martin Kampmann fight on Oct. 23". Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2010.