Jake Ellenberger (31-15, 25) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. on March 28, 1985. At the age of 20 years on April 9, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Cameron Wells, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 16, 2009, 24-year old Jake Ellenberger made his UFC debut on his 26th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard against a 25-year old Carlos Condit but lost the fight via split decision.
Ellenberger's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick at age 33 on August 25, 2018. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Jake Ellenberger's best fights have been against Jake Shields, Nate Marquardt, Matt Brown, Sean Pierson, Josh Koscheck, John Howard and Mike Pyle.
Ellenberger has 15 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Aug 25, 2018 33 years, 4 months 31-15 (25) | 29 years, 3 months 13-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
45  | Jun 1, 2018 33 years, 2 months 31-14 (25) | 35 years, 1 months 21-9-2 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee to the body |
44  | Apr 22, 2017 32 years 31-13 (25) | 25 years, 7 months 9-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Elbow |
43  | Dec 3, 2016 31 years, 8 months 31-12 (25) | 32 years 30-11 (13) | TUF | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
42  | Jul 30, 2016 31 years, 4 months 31-11 (25) | 35 years, 6 months 20-14 (18) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Kick to the body and punches |
41  | Jan 30, 2016 30 years, 10 months 30-11 (24) | 29 years, 4 months 15-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jul 12, 2015 30 years, 3 months 30-10 (24) | 32 years, 5 months 10-1 (6) | TUF | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick |
39  | Feb 28, 2015 29 years, 11 months 30-9 (24) | 37 years, 3 months 17-8 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN North-south choke |
38  | Nov 15, 2014 29 years, 7 months 29-9 (23) | 23 years 10-0 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
37  | May 24, 2014 29 years, 1 months 29-8 (23) | 32 years, 2 months 22-10 (19) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
36  | Jul 27, 2013 28 years, 3 months 29-7 (23) | 24 years 14-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
35  | Mar 16, 2013 27 years, 11 months 29-6 (23) | 33 years, 10 months 32-11-2 (23) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
34  | Oct 5, 2012 27 years, 6 months 28-6 (22) | 36 years, 2 months 23-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Jun 1, 2012 27 years, 2 months 27-6 (22) | 30 years, 1 months 19-5 (14) | TUF | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knees |
32  | Feb 15, 2012 26 years, 10 months 27-5 (22) | 30 years, 1 months 23-4 (15) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Sep 17, 2011 26 years, 5 months 26-5 (22) | 32 years, 8 months 26-5-1 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
30  | Apr 30, 2011 26 years, 1 months 25-5 (21) | 35 years, 1 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
29  | Feb 5, 2011 25 years, 10 months 24-5 (20) | 26 years, 6 months 9-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
28  | Aug 1, 2010 25 years, 4 months 23-5 (20) | 27 years, 5 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
27 | Jan 2, 2010 24 years, 9 months 22-5 (19) | Mike Pyle | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Sep 16, 2009 24 years, 5 months 21-5 (18) | 25 years, 4 months 23-5 (23) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25 | Jun 12, 2009 24 years, 2 months 21-4 (18) | Marcelo Alfaya | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
24 | May 1, 2009 24 years, 1 months 20-4 (17) | Brendan Seguin | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 29, 2008 23 years, 5 months 19-4 (17) | Doo Won Seo | M-1 | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
22 | Jul 17, 2008 23 years, 3 months 18-4 (16) | Farouk Lakebir | M-1 | MD | 2 | MD | WIN |
21  | Jun 20, 2008 23 years, 2 months 17-4 (16) | 23 years, 9 months 4-2 (2) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
20  | Feb 29, 2008 22 years, 11 months 17-3 (16) | 24 years, 7 months 18-13 (16) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Nov 3, 2007 22 years, 7 months 16-3 (16) | Jose Landi-Jons | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
18 | Sep 20, 2007 22 years, 5 months 15-3 (15) | Delson Heleno | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
17 | Feb 16, 2007 21 years, 10 months 15-2 (15) | Zach Light | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Dec 29, 2006 21 years, 9 months 14-2 (14) | Ben Uker | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Dec 16, 2006 21 years, 8 months 13-2 (13) | Derrick Noble | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
14 | Nov 10, 2006 21 years, 7 months 13-1 (13) | Ryan Stout | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Jun 3, 2006 21 years, 2 months 12-1 (12) | 29 years, 10 months 8-2 (5) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
12  | Apr 1, 2006 21 years 12-0 (12) | 40 years, 5 months 11-4 (7) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Mar 11, 2006 20 years, 11 months 11-0 (11) | Kenneth Allen | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
10 | Feb 25, 2006 20 years, 10 months 10-0 (10) | Mark Bear | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
9  | Dec 16, 2005 20 years, 8 months 9-0 (9) | 32 years 20-13-1 (15) | KOTC | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8 | Dec 3, 2005 20 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | Sean Huffman | 3 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
7 | Nov 18, 2005 20 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Brian Daley | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Oct 21, 2005 20 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Evan Boemer | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Sep 24, 2005 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Brent Shepard | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
4 | Aug 6, 2005 20 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Deryck Ripley | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3 | Jun 18, 2005 20 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Brad Fox | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | May 20, 2005 20 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Cory Simpson | 3 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
1 | Apr 9, 2005 20 years 1-0 (1) | Cameron Wells | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
