26 Facts About Pat Miletich

Patrick Jay Miletich is a retired American mixed martial artist and former sports commentator.

Pat Miletich is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC 16 Welterweight Tournament Winner.

Pat Miletich, the youngest of five children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, to second generation Croatian immigrant parents.

Pat Miletich started wrestling at the age of five, continuing at Bettendorf High School.

Pat Miletich played high school football in Bettendorf Bulldogs and was an All-State nose guard in his senior year.

Pat Miletich said he wanted to be a world champion in something and wrestling was something he was good at.

Pat Miletich has stated in past interviews that he actually began fighting to help pay her bills.

Pat Miletich was undefeated through 15 fights before losing to Matt Hume.

Three fights later Pat Miletich fought in UFC 16 and won the first UFC Welterweight tournament.

At UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil, Pat Miletich defeated Mikey Burnett to become the first UFC Welterweight Champion.

Pat Miletich's next fight was a KO win over Shonie Carter at UFC 32.

Pat Miletich returned to fight at his new weight at UFC 36, but quickly lost to Matt Lindland.

Pat Miletich decided to take some time away from professional fighting and recover from numerous chronic injuries.

Pat Miletich was scheduled to fight Frank Trigg at WFA 3 but pulled out due to injury.

Pat Miletich returned in September 2006 to fight Renzo Gracie in an IFL superfight, and submitted to a guillotine choke in the first round.

Pat Miletich spoke briefly after the fight about re-aggravating his old neck injury before the Gracie fight.

Pat Miletich's last fight was in December 2008 where he scored a second-round KO over Thomas Denny that was televised on the HDNet network.

Over a decade since his last mixed martial arts bout, Pat Miletich was scheduled to face Michael Nunn in a kickboxing match on April 18,2020.

Pat Miletich founded Pat Miletich Fighting Systems, a mixed martial arts academy in his hometown of Bettendorf, Iowa.

For over 15 years Pat Miletich has trained local, state, and federal law-enforcement officers and military groups from all service branches, including special-operations groups attached to those branches.

Pat Miletich has written and designed defensive tactics and combatives courses for other combatives companies.

Pat Miletich is the co-founder of Fire Horse combatives which trains LEO and military personnel.

Pat Miletich began providing color commentary for Strikeforce on April 11,2009, for its debut on Showtime and did so regularly until that promotion's demise in 2012.

Pat Miletich was color commentary for ESPN's MMA Live and Legacy Fighting Alliance on UFC Fight Pass.

On January 12,2021 Pat Miletich was fired from his commentary position at Legacy Fighting Alliance for being present in Washington DC at the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, although he had no involvement.

Pat Miletich was arrested on June 29,2020, in Moline, Illinois and was charged with DUI.