Jake Shields

OctagonStats Rating 1661
16-3-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach72" (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJan 09, 1979
Age47
DivisionWelterweight
BirthplaceMountain Ranch, California, U.S.

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.45
Str. Acc36%
SApM1.80
Str. Def56%
TD Avg2.83
TD Acc29%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L W W NC W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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20 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 6 sub wins · 9 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate44%
Times finished33%
StreakL1
Best streak13
Avg fight12:12
Octagon time4h 3m
Opp win%71%
ActiveJan. 20, 2006 – Mar. 15, 2014 (9y)

Career story

Jake Shields is a 31-9-1 grappler (1 NC).

Jake debuted Jan. 20, 2006 vs Dave Menne (win). Longest win streak: 13. 9 years active (Jan. 20, 2006–Mar. 15, 2014).

Best wins: Dave Menne (U-DEC R3, Jan. 20, 2006); Paul Daley (SUB Armbar R2, Oct. 04, 2008); Nick Thompson (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Jul. 26, 2008).

Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is a right-wing American political activist, podcaster, and former mixed martial artist. 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. He notably held a 15-fight winning streak for six years, which was carried over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), unitil it was broken in a loss to Georges St. Pierre in a UFC Welterweight Championship fight. He described his style as "American Jiu-Jitsu". Following his retir

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Mar. 15, 2014UFC 171: Hendricks vs LawlerL Hector LombardU-DEC35:000 04 270 51 0
Oct. 09, 2013UFC Fight Night: Maia vs ShieldsW Demian MaiaS-DEC55:000 035 241 30 0
Jun. 15, 2013UFC 161: Evans vs HendersonW Tyron WoodleyS-DEC35:000 082 600 00 0
Aug. 11, 2012UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar IINC Ed HermanOverturned35:000 033 213 10 0
Feb. 25, 2012UFC 144: Edgar vs HendersonW Yoshihiro AkiyamaU-DEC35:000 091 332 20 0
Sep. 17, 2011UFC Fight Night: Shields vs EllenbergerL Jake EllenbergerKO/TKO Knee10:530 11 90 00 0
Apr. 30, 2011UFC 129: St-Pierre vs ShieldsL Georges St-PierreU-DEC55:000 078 850 20 0
Oct. 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezW Martin KampmannS-DEC35:000 025 354 00 3
Apr. 17, 2010Strikeforce - NashvilleW Dan HendersonU-DEC55:000 273 294 07 0
Nov. 07, 2009Strikeforce - Fedor vs. RogersW Jason MillerU-DEC55:000 010 239 32 2
Jun. 06, 2009Strikeforce - Lawler vs. ShieldsW Robbie LawlerSUB Guillotine Choke12:020 017 40 01 0
Oct. 04, 2008EliteXC - HeatW Paul DaleySUB Armbar23:470 021 173 01 0
Jul. 26, 2008EliteXC - Unfinished BusinessW Nick ThompsonSUB Guillotine Choke11:030 01 01 01 0
Nov. 10, 2007EliteXC - RenegadeW Mike PyleSUB Rear Naked Choke13:390 02 43 01 1
Sep. 15, 2007EliteXC - UprisingW Renato VerissimoKO/TKO Punches14:000 029 51 10 0
Jun. 02, 2007K-1 Dynamite!! USAW Ido ParienteSUB Rear Naked Choke12:060 06 01 01 0
Feb. 18, 2007BodogFight - Costa Rica 2/18W Ray SteinbeissSUB Guillotine Choke11:290 00 01 01 0
Apr. 21, 2006ROTR 9W Carlos ConditU-DEC35:000 030 275 01 0
Apr. 21, 2006ROTR 9W Yushin OkamiM-DEC35:000 023 222 10 0
Jan. 20, 2006ROTR 8W Dave MenneU-DEC35:000 037 156 02 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.