1. Jake Ellenberger was born on March 28,1985 and is an American retired mixed martial artist and former United States Marine who was known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
47 Facts About Jake Ellenberger
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Jake Ellenberger's father was an iron worker, and his twin brother named Joe was an MMA fighter.
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Jake Ellenberger began training for MMA when he saw his friend fight for the welterweight title in the Victory Fighting Championships.
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Jake Ellenberger studied psychology at the University of Nebraska-Omaha for three years and was on the school's NCAA Division II wrestling team.
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Jake Ellenberger is a former Marine, having served as a heavy equipment mechanic.
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Jake Ellenberger suffered the first loss of his career by unanimous decision to Jay Hieron in his IFL debut.
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Jake Ellenberger filled in on short notice for an injured Rory Markham and represented Pat Miletich's Quad City Silverbacks at the 2007 Team Championship Final.
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Jake Ellenberger suffered his only submission loss to Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Delson Heleno.
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At the event entitled Clash of the Nations, held in St Petersburg, Russia, Jake Ellenberger lost a unanimous decision to UFC veteran Derrick Noble.
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Jake Ellenberger then traveled to Costa Rica and defeated another UFC veteran, Zach Light, via TKO at Costa Rica Combat.
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Jake Ellenberger represented the United States at M-1 Challenges in Japan and South Korea.
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Jake Ellenberger won his fight against Marcelo Alfaya at Bellator 11 by knockout just 42 seconds into the first round.
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Jake Ellenberger stepped in on short notice for an injured Chris Lytle and lost a split decision in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 19 against Carlos Condit.
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Jake Ellenberger rebounded by defeating Mike Pyle via second-round TKO on January 2,2010, at UFC 108.
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Jake Ellenberger was set to face Ben Saunders at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey as a replacement for the injured Martin Kampmann; however, once Jon Fitch's original opponent, Thiago Alves, was forced out due to a brain irregularity, Saunders requested and was granted a fight against Fitch instead.
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Jake Ellenberger defeated John Howard via third-round TKO at UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko.
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Jake Ellenberger caused Howard's left eye to close after repeatedly landing short elbows and punches from the closed guard.
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Jake Ellenberger instead faced the then-undefeated Carlos Eduardo Rocha at UFC 126 and won the fight via split decision.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Sean Pierson on April 30,2011, at UFC 129, replacing an injured Brian Foster, and won the fight via first-round KO on 17 days notice.
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Jake Ellenberger won the fight via TKO only 53 seconds into the first round.
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Jake Ellenberger lost to Martin Kampmann via second-round KO on June 1,2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.
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Jake Ellenberger was expected to face Josh Koscheck on September 1,2012, at UFC 151.
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Jake Ellenberger won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Jake Ellenberger was expected to face Johny Hendricks on March 16,2013, UFC 158.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Rory MacDonald on July 27,2013, at UFC on Fox 8.
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MacDonald was able to use his size and reach advantage to repeatedly land his jab, neutralizing the shorter Jake Ellenberger, resulting in a unanimous decision victory.
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Jake Ellenberger was expected to face Tarec Saffiedine on January 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 34.
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Jake Ellenberger instead faced Robbie Lawler at UFC 173 on May 24,2014.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight via TKO in the third round due to a combination of a knee and punches.
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Jake Ellenberger next faced Kelvin Gastelum on November 15,2014, at UFC 180.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Josh Koscheck on February 28,2015, at UFC 184.
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Jake Ellenberger won the fight via submission in the second round, his first submission victory in nine years.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Stephen Thompson on July 12,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight via KO due to a spinning hook kick and punches in the first round.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Tarec Saffiedine on January 30,2016, at UFC on Fox 18.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Matt Brown on July 30,2016, at UFC 201.
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Jake Ellenberger won the fight by TKO in the first round and picked up a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Jorge Masvidal on December 3,2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight by TKO in the first round after his foot became entangled in the fence, rendering him unable to defend himself from Masvidal's strikes.
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Jake Ellenberger faced Mike Perry on April 22,2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight via KO in the second round.
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Jake Ellenberger was expected to face Bryan Barberena on June 1,2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.
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Jake Ellenberger lost by TKO after being dropped by knee to the body in the first round.
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Jake Ellenberger lost the fight by TKO in the first round and subsequently announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts.
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On March 1,2016, at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jake Ellenberger was interviewed in the segment Lie Witness News of talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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Jake Ellenberger was caught lying about having voted for Donald Trump in the presidential primaries at Super Tuesday that morning, yet the election for California was not held until June 7,2016.