All MMA fightersJared Vanderaa
“The Mountain”
MMA · Active18-13RECORD
8KO / TKO WINS
7SUBMISSION WINS
3DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Mountain |
| Date of birth | 12 May 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Richland, USA |
| Lives in | Hemet, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Kings MMA |
| Height | 193 cm (6′4″) |
| Reach | 203 cm (80″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2015 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 14 Jun 2015 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Alexander Romanov, 28 Mar 2026 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Fierce FC Heavyweight Champion
- Former EFC Heavyweight Champion
- Former SMASH Global Heavyweight Champion
- Fight of the Night (x1)
Background
American heavyweight from Richland, Washington, who held the EFC title in South Africa and earned a UFC contract on the Contender Series in 2020. Since leaving the UFC in 2022 he has fought on the US and Canadian regional scene.
Fight history
31 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Alexander Romanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:32 | Shogun Fights 32 | 28 Mar 2026 | Hanover, Maryland, USA | For the vacant Shogun Fights Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Jake Craig | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:10 | Unified MMA 64 | 3 Oct 2025 | Enoch, Alberta, Canada | For the vacant Unified MMA Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Jordan Currie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:13 | Fierce FC 39 | 29 Mar 2025 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA | Defended the Fierce FC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Demoreo Dennis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Z Promotions: Fight Night 20 | 23 Aug 2024 | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | Alexey Kiser | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:27 | LXF 17 | 15 Jun 2024 | Pauma Valley, California, USA | |
| Win | Eric Iman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:39 | Fierce FC 32 | 31 May 2024 | West Valley City, Utah, USA | Defended the Fierce FC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Kent Mafileo | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:46 | Fierce FC 30 | 10 Feb 2024 | West Valley City, Utah, USA | Won the Fierce FC Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Chuck Campbell | KO (punch) | 3 | 4:34 | LXF 10 | 26 Aug 2023 | Pauma Valley, California, USA | Light heavyweight bout |
| Win | Nick Costello | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:46 | Gladiator Challenge: Proving Ground | 4 Mar 2023 | Valley Center, California, USA | |
| Loss | Waldo Cortes Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | 29 Oct 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Chase Sherman | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:10 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 9 Jul 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Aleksei Oleinik | Submission (scarf hold) | 1 | 3:39 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | 9 Apr 2022 | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | |
| Loss | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | 12 Feb 2022 | Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Loss | Alexandr Romanov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:43 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | 9 Oct 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Justin Tafa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | 22 May 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Fight of the Night |
| Loss | Serghei Spivac | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:32 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | 20 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | UFC debut |
| Win | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:34 | Dana White's Contender Series 34 | 4 Nov 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Contender Series – earned UFC contract |
| Win | Tony Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | SMASH Global 9 | 19 Dec 2019 | Hollywood, California, USA | Won the SMASH Global Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Renan Ferreira | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 2:37 | LFA 74 | 30 Aug 2019 | Riverside, California, USA | |
| Win | Ricky Misholas | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:49 | EFC 77 | 16 Mar 2019 | Pretoria, South Africa | Defended the EFC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Ruan Potts | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:24 | EFC 76 | 8 Dec 2018 | Pretoria, South Africa | Won the interim EFC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Elvis Moyo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:00 | EFC 73 | 7 Sep 2018 | Sun City, South Africa | |
| Loss | Vernon Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | LFA 35 | 9 Mar 2018 | Houston, Texas, USA | |
| Loss | Andrew van Zyl | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | EFC 66 | 16 Dec 2017 | Pretoria, South Africa | For the EFC Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Idrees Wasi | Submission (straight ankle lock) | 1 | 1:35 | GKO 10 | 5 Aug 2017 | Jackson, California, USA | |
| Loss | Richard Odoms | Submission (kimura) | 5 | 2:45 | LFA 15 | 30 Jun 2017 | Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA | For the inaugural LFA Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Sean Johnson | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:28 | SMASH Global 4 | 15 Sep 2016 | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Win | Mychal Clark | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | BAMMA Badbeat 20 | 10 Jun 2016 | Commerce, California, USA | |
| Win | Joe Hernandez | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:13 | SMASH Global 3 | 24 Mar 2016 | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Win | Daylin Murray | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:11 | The Main Event 2 | 13 Nov 2015 | San Diego, California, USA | |
| Win | John Rizzo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:29 | KOTC: Sanctioned | 14 Jun 2015 | San Jacinto, California, USA | Pro debut; Catchweight (230 lb) |