Jake Rosholt was born on September 2,1982 and is an American retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler.
19 Facts About Jake Rosholt
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Jake Rosholt won three state titles for the Bulldogs and the 2001 189-pound high school national championship.
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Jake Rosholt attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and won the 184-pound NCAA Division I wrestling title in 2003 as a freshman and the 197-pound title in 2005 and 2006.
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Jake Rosholt was a four-time All-American and 2004 Big 12 Conference champion.
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Jake Rosholt placed second in the Big 12 Conference in 2005 and 2006, but went on to win NCAA championships both years, making him the fifteenth three-time NCAA champion in Oklahoma State history and just their 10th four-time All-American.
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Jake Rosholt is signed with the Team Takedown management company.
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Jake Rosholt made his WEC debut at WEC 36, facing Nissen Osterneck.
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Jake Rosholt had difficulty defending against Osterneck's stand-up, but was able to secure a number of takedowns and dominate on the ground before winning by technical knockout.
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Jake Rosholt was scheduled to face Alessio Sakara at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens, but Sakara withdrew, due to injury, and was replaced by International Fight League champion Dan Miller who quickly disposed of Jake Rosholt in the first round via guillotine choke.
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Jake Rosholt won the fight after choking out Leben in round 3.
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Jake Rosholt earned the $60,000 bonus for submission of the night.
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Jake Rosholt lost to Kendall Grove by submission on November 21,2009 at UFC 106.
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Jake Rosholt then faced John Ott at Titan FC 18 on May 27,2011.
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Jake Rosholt dominated most of the fight until he landed an illegal knee in the third round, resulting in a disqualification loss.
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Jake Rosholt then fought in a rematch against Matt Horwich at Shark Fights 17: Horwich vs Jake Rosholt 2 on July 15,2011.
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Jake Rosholt made his light heavyweight debut against Matt Thompson at XKO 15 on June 2,2012.
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Jake Rosholt lost the bout via submission in the first round.
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Jake Rosholt faced Anthony Johnson at Xtreme Fight Night 9 on September 21,2012.
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Jake Rosholt lost the fight via TKO due to a head kick in the second round.