Jake Shields

MMA · Retired

33-11-1 (1 NC)RECORD

3KO / TKO WINS

12SUBMISSION WINS

18DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	9 Jan 1979
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Mountain Ranch, California, U.S.
Lives in	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Division	Welterweight / Middleweight
Team	Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Height	183 cm (6′0″)
Reach	183 cm (72″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1999–2018
Status	Retired
Pro debut	23 Oct 1999
Last fight	Loss vs Ray Cooper III, 20 Oct 2018

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Titles and honours

Strikeforce Middleweight Champion (one time)
EliteXC Welterweight Champion (inaugural)
Shooto Welterweight Champion
Shooto Middleweight Champion
Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Tournament winner (2006)
ADCC World Championship bronze (2005, -77 kg)

Background

Jake Shields is a retired American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor who fought in Strikeforce, EliteXC, the UFC, WSOF and PFL. He was Strikeforce Middleweight champion and the first EliteXC Welterweight champion.

Fight history

46 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Ray Cooper III	TKO (punches)	1	3:10	PFL 10	20 Oct 2018	Washington, D.C., U.S.	2018 PFL Welterweight Quarterfinal
Win	Herman Terrado	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 6	16 Aug 2018	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	Ray Cooper III	TKO (punches)	2	2:09	PFL 3	5 Jul 2018	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Win	Danny Davis Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL: Everett	29 Jul 2017	Everett, Washington, U.S.
Loss	Jon Fitch	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	WSOF 34	31 Dec 2016	New York City, U.S.	For WSOF Welterweight Championship
Loss	Rousimar Palhares	Submission (kimura)	3	2:02	WSOF 22	1 Aug 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	For WSOF Welterweight Championship
Win	Brian Foster	Submission (neck crank)	1	2:51	WSOF 17	17 Jan 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	Ryan Ford	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:29	WSOF 14	11 Oct 2014	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Héctor Lombard	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 171	15 Mar 2014	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Win	Demian Maia	Decision (split)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields	9 Oct 2013	Barueri, Brazil
Win	Tyron Woodley	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 161	15 Jun 2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
No contest	Ed Herman	NC (overturned)	3	5:00	UFC 150	11 Aug 2012	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Originally a win; overturned after failed drug test
Win	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 144	26 Feb 2012	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Jake Ellenberger	TKO (knee and punches)	1	0:53	UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger	17 Sep 2011	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Loss	Georges St-Pierre	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 129	30 Apr 2011	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	For UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	Martin Kampmann	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 121	23 Oct 2010	Anaheim, California, U.S.	Return to welterweight
Win	Dan Henderson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Nashville	17 Apr 2010	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Defended Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Jason Miller	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers	7 Nov 2009	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S.	Won vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Robbie Lawler	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:02	Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields	6 Jun 2009	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.	Middleweight debut
Win	Paul Daley	Submission (armbar)	2	3:47	EliteXC: Heat	4 Oct 2008	Sunrise, Florida, U.S.	Defended EliteXC Welterweight Championship
Win	Nick Thompson	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	26 Jul 2008	Stockton, California, U.S.	Won inaugural EliteXC Welterweight Championship
Win	Mike Pyle	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:39	EliteXC: Renegade	10 Nov 2007	Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	Renato Verissimo	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:00	EliteXC: Uprising	15 Sep 2007	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.	175 lb catchweight
Win	Ido Pariente	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:06	Dynamite!! USA	2 Jun 2007	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	Ray Steinbeiss	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:29	Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat	18 Feb 2007	San José, Costa Rica
Win	Steve Berger	TKO (punches)	2	1:36	FCP: Malice at Cow Palace	9 Sep 2006	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Win	Carlos Condit	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rumble on the Rock 9	21 Apr 2006	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.	Won Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Tournament
Win	Yushin Okami	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Rumble on the Rock 9	21 Apr 2006	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Win	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rumble on the Rock 8	20 Jan 2006	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Win	Toby Imada	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Kage Kombat	12 Nov 2005	California, U.S.
Loss	Akira Kikuchi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: Year End Show 2004	14 Dec 2004	Tokyo, Japan	Lost Shooto Welterweight Championship
Win	Ray Cooper Jr.	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:29	Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night	9 Jul 2004	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.	Won vacant Shooto Welterweight Championship
Draw	Kazuo Misaki	Draw	3	5:00	Pancrase: Hybrid 10	30 Nov 2003	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Akira Kikuchi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: 8/10 in Yokohama	10 Aug 2003	Kanagawa, Japan
Win	Milton Vieira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: Midwest Fighting	21 May 2003	Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Win	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: Year End Show 2002	14 Dec 2002	Chiba, Japan
Loss	Ray Cooper Jr.	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Warriors Quest 6: Best of the Best	3 Aug 2002	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.	For Warriors Quest Welterweight Championship
Win	Robert Ferguson	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	GC 7: Casualties of War	4 Nov 2001	Colusa, California, U.S.
Win	Jeremy Jackson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:03	GC 6: Caged Beasts	9 Sep 2001	Colusa, California, U.S.
Win	Tracy Hess	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	GC 3: Showdown at Soboba	7 Apr 2001	Friant, California, U.S.
Win	Randy Velarde	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:19	GC 2: Collision at Colusa	18 Feb 2001	Colusa, California, U.S.
Loss	Phillip Miller	Decision (unanimous)	2	8:00	IFC: Warriors Challenge 9	18 Jul 2000	Friant, California, U.S.
Win	Shannon Ritch	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:45	Best of the Best	4 May 2000	Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Loss	Marty Armendarez	TKO (punches)	1	7:34	IFC: Warriors Challenge 6	25 Mar 2000	Friant, California, U.S.
Win	Brian Warren	Decision (unanimous)	1	10:00	CFF: The Cobra Challenge 1999	11 Dec 1999	Anza, California, U.S.
Win	Paul Harrison	TKO (punches)	1	3:22	CFF: The Cobra Qualifier 1999	23 Oct 1999	Anza, California, U.S.	Professional debut