Jake Collier | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | October 23, 1988
Other names | The Prototype |
Residence | Union, Missouri, United States[1] |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 257 lb (117 kg; 18.4 st) |
Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
Reach | 78.5 in (199 cm)[2] |
Fighting out of | Cuba, Missouri, United States |
Team | Smith Pit MMA (2009–present)[3] |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 23 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 10 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 5 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Jake Collier (born October 23, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
[edit]With no background in sports, Collier started Brazilian jiu-jitsu to lose weight at the age of 20.[4] Eventually he started competing in the sport, quickly taking his first amateur mixed martial arts bout.[4]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]After compiling an amateur record of 12–2, Collier made his professional debut in November 2010. He competed primarily for regional organizations around his native state of Missouri. He amassed a record of 8–1 before signing with the UFC on the heels of a first round rear naked choke finish of Gabriel Checco at RFA 19.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Collier made his promotional debut against Vitor Miranda on December 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 58.[6] He lost the fight via TKO in the final seconds of the first round.[7]
Collier next faced Ricardo Abreu on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68, filling in for an injured Daniel Sarafian.[8] Collier won the fight via split decision.[9]
Collier faced returning veteran Yang Dongi on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[11]
Collier next faced promotional newcomer Alberto Uda on May 29, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 88.[12] He won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[13][14]
Collier was expected to face Josh Stansbury in a light heavyweight bout on December 3, 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.[15] However, Collier pulled out of the fight in late October citing injury and was replaced by Devin Clark.[16]
Collier faced Devin Clark on April 15, 2017 at UFC on Fox 24.[17] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[18]
Collier faced Marcel Fortuna on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]
Collier was scheduled to face Marcin Prachnio on February 24, 2018 at UFC on Fox 28.[21] However, on January 4, 2018, he was forced to pull out from the fight citing injury.[22]
On February 16, 2019 it was announced that Collier had tested positive for higenamine in an out of competition test for which he received a ten-month suspension and he will be eligible to compete again on October 27, 2019.[23][24]
Collier was scheduled to face Tom Aspinall in a heavyweight bout on March 21, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards after more than two years of absence from the UFC.[25] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.[26] Subsequently, the pairing was left intact and took place on July 25, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 14.[27] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[28]
Collier faced Gian Villante on December 5, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 19.[29] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[30]
Collier faced Carlos Felipe on June 12, 2021 at UFC 263.[31] He lost the fight by split decision.[32]
Collier faced Chase Sherman on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 32.[33] He won the bout via rear naked choke submission in round one.[34] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[35]
As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Collier was scheduled to face Justin Tafa on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 35.[36][37] However, Tafa withdrew from event for undisclosed reasons, and he was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.[38] He lost the bout via split decision.[39] 14 out of 14 media scores gave it to Collier.[40]
Collier faced Chris Barnett on September 10, 2022 at UFC 279.[41] At the weigh-ins, Barnett weighed in at 267.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the non-title heavyweight limit. Barnett was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Collier.[42] Despite knocking down Barnett in the first, Collier lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[43]
Collier faced Martin Buday on April 15, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 44[44] but was moved to UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón for unknown reasons.[45] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[46]
Collier was scheduled to face Valter Walker at UFC Fight Night 228 on September 23, 2023.[47] However, Walker withdrew from the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Mohammed Usman.[48] Collier lost the fight via unanimous decision.[49]
On October 9, 2023 it was announced that Collier was no longer on the UFC roster.[50]
Personal life
[edit]Collier has three sons.[51]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Alberto Uda and Chase Sherman[13][35]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]23 matches | 13 wins | 10 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 4 |
By submission | 4 | 1 |
By decision | 4 | 5 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 13–10 | Mohammed Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | September 23, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 13–9 | Martin Buday | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón | April 29, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 13–8 | Chris Barnett | TKO (punches) | UFC 279 | September 10, 2022 | 2 | 2:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (267.5 lb) bout; Barnett missed weight. |
Loss | 13–7 | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera | April 30, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 13–6 | Chase Sherman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze | January 15, 2022 | 1 | 2:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 12–6 | Carlos Felipe | Decision (split) | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
Win | 12–5 | Gian Villante | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | December 5, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 11–5 | Tom Aspinall | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | July 26, 2020 | 1 | 0:45 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Heavyweight debut. |
Win | 11–4 | Marcel Fortuna | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
Loss | 10–4 | Devin Clark | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | April 15, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Win | 10–3 | Alberto Uda | TKO (knee and body kick) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt | May 29, 2016 | 2 | 1:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 9–3 | Yang Dongi | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal | November 28, 2015 | 2 | 1:50 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 9–2 | Ricardo Abreu | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson | June 6, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
Loss | 8–2 | Vitor Miranda | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway | December 20, 2014 | 1 | 4:59 | Barueri, Brazil | |
Win | 8–1 | Gabriel Checco | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 19 | October 10, 2014 | 1 | 4:27 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | Won the RFA Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 7–1 | Quartus Stitt | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rumble Times Promotions | May 3, 2013 | 1 | 1:32 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 6–1 | Cully Butterfield | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble Times Promotions | October 26, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Sean Huffman | TKO (punches) | Cage Championships 38 | June 23, 2012 | 1 | 0:48 | Sullivan, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | James Wade | TKO (punches) | Cage Championships 37 | April 7, 2012 | 1 | 1:22 | Washington, Missouri, United States | |
Loss | 3–1 | Kelvin Tiller | Submission (triangle choke) | Fight Me MMA | January 13, 2012 | 1 | 4:40 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Dan McGlasson | KO (punch) | Fight Me MMA | August 13, 2011 | 1 | 1:26 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Darryl Cobb | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rumble Time Promotions | April 15, 2011 | 3 | 4:08 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | James Wade | TKO (punches) | Rumble Time Promotions | November 19, 2010 | 1 | 2:05 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b John Morgan (December 19, 2014). "From couch potato to UFC debut in six years? Meet your new hero, Jake Collier". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Simon, Zane (2014-10-18). "Welcome to the UFC, Jake Collier". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2014-10-16). "RFA champ Jake Collier makes octagon debut against Vitor Miranda at UFC Fight Night 58". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (2014-12-20). "UFC Fight Night 58 results: Vitor Miranda KOs Jake Collier with one second left in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
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- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-06-06). "UFC Fight Night 68 results: Jake Collier takes split in slugfest with Ricardo Abreu". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
- ^ Rob Tatum (August 24, 2015). "Dongi Yang vs. Jake Collier Added to UFC Fight Night 79 in Seoul". combatpress.com.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-11-28). "UFC Fight Night 79 results: Dongi Yang TKOs Jake Collier in second". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2016-03-31). "Undefeated Alberto Uda signs with the UFC, replaces Keith Berish vs. Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night 88". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b Brent Brookhouse (2016-05-29). "UFC Fight Night 88 results: Jake Collier crushes Alberto Uda with body kick in second round". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2016-05-30). "UFC Fight Night bonuses: Garbrandt, Stephens, Barao, Collier pocket $50K Awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ^ Staff (2016-09-24). "Stansbury-Collier, Mutapcic-Smith added to The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ^ Staff (2016-10-28). "The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale lineup undergoes a few changes". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ Staff (2017-02-11). "UFC heads to Kansas City for first time for UFC on FOX 24". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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- ^ Marcel Dorff (7 December 2017). "Marcin Prachnio maakt UFC debuut tegen Jake Collier tijdens UFC Orlando". mmadna.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Jake Collier out of UFC Orlando, replacement sought for Marcin Prachnio". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ "Jake Collier Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy". United States Anti-Doping Agency. February 19, 2019.
- ^ "UFC's Jake Collier accepts 10-month suspension from USADA, claims 'simple mistake'". MMAjunkie. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (12 February 2020). "JAfter 2.5 years of absence from UFC, Jake Collier makes a comeback against Tom Aspinall in London". mmadna.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ O2, The. "Cancelled | UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Woodley vs. Edwards | The O2". www.theo2.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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- ^ Staff (2023-10-17). "John Makdessi, Andre Fialho Among Multiple Names Removed from UFC Roster". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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