Jake Sequoyah Shields was born on January 9,1979 and is an American mixed martial artist and submission grappler.
54 Facts About Jake Shields
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Jake Shields 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.
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Jake Shields fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship challenging Georges St Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
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Jake Shields 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.
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Jake Shields has competed in over 601 folkstyle, freestyle, and submission wrestling matches.
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Jake Shields is a two-time junior college All-American wrestler from Cuesta College, placing 4th in the California JC state tournament in the 177-pound weight class in 1997 and 3rd in the 197-pound weight class a year later.
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In September 1999, Jake Shields began his MMA training by joining Chuck Liddell's SLO Kickboxing Academy.
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In 2001, Jake Shields decided he wanted to make a career of mixed martial arts and began fighting at his natural weight of 170 pounds.
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Jake Shields is a three-time Grapplers Quest Advance Champion, Pan American Championships Jiu Jitsu Champion, Pan Am Open Advance Submission Champion, Gracie Open Superfight Champion and finished 3rd place at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 2005.
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Jake Shields continued to improve on the kickboxing skills he picked up with Chuck Liddell, by cross-training with the professional Muay Thai kickboxing team at the Fairtex Combat Academy, training with Muay Thai Champions Jongsanan Fairtex and Alex Gong.
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Jake Shields was awarded the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Cesar Gracie in February 2007.
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Jake Shields was the head instructor of BJJ and MMA at the Fairtex-Gracie affiliate in San Francisco from March 2002 until April 2008.
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Jake Shields has developed a style of fighting called "American Jiu-Jitsu," which he has tattooed on his forearm.
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Jake Shields's American Jiu-Jitsu is a no-gi style of grappling for MMA and self-defense is a complete combat art that combines the relaxed and ready position and submission techniques of Brazilian jiu-jitsu with the explosive takedowns, throws and transitions of wrestling.
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Jake Shields is best known for his 15-fight winning streak, finishing eight of his eleven opponents before being defeated by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in a hard-fought five round battle at UFC 129.
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Jake Shields has captured the Shooto World Mixed Martial Arts Championship and the Rumble on the Rock World Championship.
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Jake Shields submitted Nick Thompson via guillotine choke in a bout for the Elite XC Welterweight Championship.
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At Strikeforce: Lawler vs Jake Shields he fought EliteXC's last middleweight champion and former two-time ICON Sport middleweight champion at a catchweight of 182 pounds.
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Jake Shields threw hands and wasn't shying away from standup, that's for sure.
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Jake Shields defeated Miller via unanimous decision.
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Jake Shields successfully defended his title, defeating former Pride World Welterweight and Pride Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson via unanimous decision on April 17,2010, at Strikeforce: Nashville.
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Jake Shields was spotted and shown on camera next to UFC President Dana White at the WEC 48 PPV.
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Jake Shields stated in an interview that it was tough for Strikeforce to provide him with exciting fights and this would be a key aspect in his decision to stay or leave.
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Jake Shields then entered into talks with the UFC, with his manager and father, Jack Jake Shields, stating that his son was eager to fight against top UFC fighters, such as Anderson Silva.
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In July 2010, it was reported that Jake Shields was close to signing a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in the promotion's Welterweight division.
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Jake Shields made his UFC debut against Martin Kampmann on October 23,2010, at UFC 121.
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Jake Shields fought St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship on April 30,2011, at UFC 129 in Toronto.
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Jake Shields faced Yoshihiro Akiyama on February 26,2012, at UFC 144, winning via unanimous decision.
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Jake Shields returned to the middleweight division and faced Ed Herman on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.
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However, on October 12,2012, it was announced that Jake Shields had failed his drug test at UFC 150 and he was fined and suspended.
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In January 2015 Jake Shields said the failed test was due to a banned diuretic.
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Jake Shields faced Tyron Woodley in a welterweight bout on June 15,2013, at UFC 161.
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Jake Shields next faced Demian Maia on October 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.
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Jake Shields fought Hector Lombard on March 15,2014, at UFC 171.
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Jake Shields was expected to compete at WSOF 11 on July 5,2014, against Jon Fitch.
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However, Jake Shields was forced out of the bout due to a shoulder injury.
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Jake Shields made his debut for World Series of Fighting at WSOF 14 on October 11,2014, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada against WSOF Canadian Welterweight Champion Ryan Ford.
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Jake Shields won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Jake Shields again won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Jake Shields faced Rousimar Palhares on August 1,2015, at WSOF 22.
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Jake Shields lost the fight by submission due to a kimura, marking his first loss by submission.
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Jake Shields was lined up to face Jon Fitch for the vacant WSOF welterweight championship at WSOF 30 on April 1,2016.
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Jake Shields made his PFL debut at PFL Everett on July 29,2017, against Danny Davis Jr.
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On July 5,2018, Jake Shields made his PFL season debut at PFL 3.
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On October 20,2018, Jake Shields faced Ray Cooper III in a rematch at PFL 10.
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Jake Shields lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round to advance to the semifinals of the playoffs.
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On November 22,2014, Shields fought Roberto Satoshi in a grappling match in Metamoris V The fight ended in a draw.
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At one point in the match Jake Shields slapped Agazarm while both men were standing.
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Jake Shields defeated Diego Sanchez in a grappling match at High Rollerz 4 on February 5,2020.
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Jake Shields has a daughter, born December 2000, and is a single father.
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Jake Shields appeared in both print and video ads for PETA, touting his vegetarian lifestyle.
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Jake Shields's comments were widely criticised as being derogatory and misogynistic.
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Jake Shields appeared in three episodes of Bully Beatdown on MTV and MTV2 on April 12,2009, a different episode on September 10, and again in an MTV.
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Jake Shields served as a grappling coach for Chuck Liddell on The Ultimate Fighter 11, and appeared on the Animal Planet channel for episodes of Wild Recon and Venom in Vegas.