Jake Collier was born on October 23,1988 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
25 Facts About Jake Collier
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Jake Collier competed primarily for regional organizations around his native state of Missouri.
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Jake Collier made his promotional debut against Vitor Miranda on December 20,2014 at UFC Fight Night 58.
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Jake Collier lost the fight via TKO in the final seconds of the first round.
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Jake Collier next faced Ricardo Abreu on June 6,2015 at UFC Fight Night 68, filling in for an injured Daniel Sarafian.
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Jake Collier faced returning veteran Yang Dongi on November 28,2015 at UFC Fight Night 79.
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Jake Collier lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Jake Collier next faced promotional newcomer Alberto Uda on May 29,2016 at UFC Fight Night 88.
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Jake Collier won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Jake Collier was expected to face Josh Stansbury in a light heavyweight bout on December 3,2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.
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Jake Collier faced Devin Clark on April 15,2017 at UFC on Fox 24.
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Jake Collier faced Marcel Fortuna on November 11,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis.
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Jake Collier was scheduled to face Marcin Prachnio on February 24,2018 at UFC on Fox 28.
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On February 16,2019 it was announced that Jake Collier had tested positive for higenamine in an out of competition test for which he received a ten-month suspension and he will be eligible to compete again on October 27,2019.
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Jake Collier was scheduled to face Tom Aspinall in a heavyweight bout on March 21,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Edwards after more than two years of absence from the UFC.
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Jake Collier lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Jake Collier faced Gian Villante on December 5,2020 at UFC on ESPN 19.
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Jake Collier faced Carlos Felipe on June 12,2021 at UFC 263.
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Jake Collier faced Chase Sherman on January 15,2022 at UFC on ESPN 32.
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Jake Collier won the bout via rear naked choke submission in round one.
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Jake Collier faced Chris Barnett on September 10,2022 at UFC 279.
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Jake Collier faced Martin Buday on April 15,2023 at UFC on ESPN 44 but was moved to UFC on ESPN: Song vs Simon for unknown reasons.
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Jake Collier was scheduled to face Valter Walker at UFC Fight Night 228 on September 23,2023.
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On October 9,2023, it was announced that Jake Collier was no longer on the UFC roster.
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Jake Collier faced Kelvin Fitial at Shamrock FC 357 on September 7,2024 and won the bout by knockout in the first round.