Jake Shields (33-11-1, 15) was born in Mountain Ranch, California, U.S. on January 9, 1979. At the age of 20 years on October 23, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Paul Harrison, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 23, 2010, 31-year old Jake Shields made his UFC debut on his 31st professional MMA fight at UFC 121 against a 28-year old Martin Kampmann, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Shields' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Ray Cooper III at PFL 10 at age 39 on October 20, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Jake Shields' best fights have been against Robbie Lawler, Nick Thompson, Jason Miller, Dan Henderson, Paul Daley, Yoshihiro Akiyama and Renato Verissimo.
Shields has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Oct 20, 2018 39 years, 9 months 33-11-1 (15) | 25 years, 8 months 15-5 (15) | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
45  | Aug 16, 2018 39 years, 7 months 33-10-1 (15) | 28 years, 10 months 15-4-1 (14) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
44 | Jul 5, 2018 39 years, 5 months 32-10-1 (15) | 25 years, 4 months 13-5 (13) | PFL | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
43 | Jul 29, 2017 38 years, 6 months 32-9-1 (15) | Danny Davis Jr. | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
42  | Dec 31, 2016 37 years, 11 months 31-9-1 (15) | 38 years, 10 months 29-7-1 (11) | WSOF | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For WSOF welterweight title |
41  | Aug 1, 2015 36 years, 6 months 31-8-1 (15) | 35 years, 5 months 17-6 (14) | WSOF | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Kimura For WSOF welterweight title |
40  | Jan 17, 2015 36 years 31-7-1 (15) | 30 years, 9 months 22-6 (21) | WSOF | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
39  | Oct 11, 2014 35 years, 9 months 30-7-1 (14) | 32 years, 7 months 22-4 (20) | WSOF | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
38  | Mar 15, 2014 35 years, 2 months 29-7-1 (13) | 36 years, 1 months 33-4-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37  | Oct 9, 2013 34 years, 9 months 29-6-1 (13) | 35 years, 11 months 18-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | WIN |
36  | Jun 15, 2013 34 years, 5 months 28-6-1 (13) | 31 years, 2 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
35  | Aug 11, 2012 33 years, 7 months 27-6-1 (13) | 31 years, 10 months 20-8 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | NC | NC Overturned |
34  | Feb 26, 2012 33 years, 1 months 27-6-1 (13) | 36 years, 6 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Sep 17, 2011 32 years, 8 months 26-6-1 (13) | 26 years, 5 months 25-5 (21) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
32  | Apr 30, 2011 32 years, 3 months 26-5-1 (13) | 29 years, 11 months 21-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
31  | Oct 23, 2010 31 years, 9 months 26-4-1 (13) | 28 years, 6 months 17-3 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Apr 17, 2010 31 years, 3 months 25-4-1 (13) | 39 years, 7 months 25-7 (11) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Strikeforce middleweight title |
29  | Nov 7, 2009 30 years, 9 months 24-4-1 (13) | 28 years, 10 months 21-6 (16) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce middleweight title |
28  | Jun 6, 2009 30 years, 4 months 23-4-1 (13) | 27 years, 2 months 16-4 (14) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
27  | Oct 4, 2008 29 years, 8 months 22-4-1 (12) | 25 years, 7 months 17-6-2 (14) | EliteXC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
26  | Jul 26, 2008 29 years, 6 months 21-4-1 (11) | 27 years, 1 months 36-9-1 (31) | EliteXC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
25 | Nov 10, 2007 28 years, 10 months 20-4-1 (10) | Mike Pyle | EliteXC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24  | Sep 15, 2007 28 years, 8 months 19-4-1 (9) | 34 years, 1 months 7-4 (6) | EliteXC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
23 | Jun 2, 2007 28 years, 4 months 18-4-1 (8) | Ido Pariente | Dynamite | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22 | Feb 18, 2007 28 years, 1 months 17-4-1 (7) | Ray Steinbeiss | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
21  | Sep 9, 2006 27 years, 8 months 16-4-1 (6) | 33 years, 3 months 17-14-2 (14) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Apr 21, 2006 27 years, 3 months 15-4-1 (5) | 21 years, 11 months 15-2 (15) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Apr 21, 2006 27 years, 3 months 14-4-1 (5) | 24 years, 9 months 15-2 (8) | WL | 3 | MD | WIN | |
18  | Jan 20, 2006 27 years 13-4-1 (5) | 31 years, 5 months 40-12-2 (22) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Nov 12, 2005 26 years, 10 months 12-4-1 (5) | 27 years, 6 months 12-9 (11) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16  | Dec 14, 2004 25 years, 11 months 11-4-1 (5) | 26 years, 4 months 9-1 (7) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS Lost Shooto welterweight title | |
15 | Jul 9, 2004 25 years, 6 months 11-3-1 (5) | Ray Cooper | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Shooto welterweight title | |
14  | Nov 30, 2003 24 years, 10 months 10-3-1 (4) | 27 years, 7 months 10-3-1 (6) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW |
13 | Aug 10, 2003 24 years, 7 months 10-3 (4) | 25 years 6-0 (5) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12  | May 21, 2003 24 years, 4 months 9-3 (4) | 24 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Dec 14, 2002 23 years, 11 months 8-3 (4) | 27 years, 3 months 19-2-2 (12) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Aug 3, 2002 23 years, 6 months 7-3 (4) | Ray Cooper | WL | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
9 | Nov 4, 2001 22 years, 9 months 7-2 (4) | Robert Ferguson | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
8  | Sep 9, 2001 22 years, 8 months 6-2 (4) | 18 years, 11 months | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | Apr 7, 2001 22 years, 2 months 5-2 (3) | Tracy Hess | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Feb 18, 2001 22 years, 1 months 4-2 (3) | Randy Velarde | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5  | Jul 18, 2000 21 years, 6 months 3-2 (2) | 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
4  | May 4, 2000 21 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | 29 years, 7 months 12-13 (11) | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
3 | Mar 25, 2000 21 years, 2 months 2-1 (1) | Marty Armendarez | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Dec 11, 1999 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Brian Warren | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Oct 23, 1999 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Paul Harrison | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
