Jake Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American retired

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and former

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who was known for competing in the

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(UFC). A professional competitor from 2005–2018, Ellenberger has also formerly competed for the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, Bodog Fight, and

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Background

Jake Ellenberger was born in

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. Jake's father was an iron worker, and his twin brother named Joe was also an MMA fighter. After starting his career with a 10–0 record, Joe was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disease called

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when he was 24 years old. Some estimates suggest that roughly half of the people diagnosed with PNH die within 10 years of their diagnosis. Joe still cornered his brother's fights and is a huge inspiration for Jake. Both Jake and Joe were very athletic growing up; Jake was on the swimming and diving team at

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, while Joe wrestled and played football. Joe won a Nebraska wrestling state title his senior year. Joe then went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska-Kearney and became a two-time NCAA Division II

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, finishing third in the country twice and was a three-time academic All-American. Jake began training for MMA when he saw his friend fight for the

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title in the Victory Fighting Championships. He studied psychology at the

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for three years and was on the school's NCAA Division II

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team. Following the end of his own wrestling career and acting as assistant coach, Jake helped his alma mater to win back to back National titles. Jake Ellenberger is also a former Marine, having served as a heavy equipment mechanic (

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1341).

Mixed martial arts career

International Fight League

Ellenberger suffered the first loss of his career by unanimous decision to

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in his IFL debut. In Ellenberger's second IFL appearance, he defeated Ben Uker by TKO in the second round at IFL: Championship Final. Ellenberger filled in on short notice for an injured

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and represented

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at the 2007 Team Championship Final. He suffered his only submission loss to Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Delson Heleno. In his last fight for the promotion, Ellenberger dominated his opponent, Pat Healy over three rounds to win a unanimous decision at IFL: Las Vegas.

BodogFight

At the event entitled Clash of the Nations, held in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ellenberger lost a unanimous decision to UFC veteran Derrick Noble. He then traveled to Costa Rica and defeated another UFC veteran, Zach Light, via

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at Costa Rica Combat. In his last appearance with BodogFight, Ellenberger knocked out Jose Landi-Jons in just nine seconds.

M-1 Challenge

Ellenberger represented the United States at M-1 Challenges in Japan and South Korea. In his first bout held in Japan, Ellenberger defeated Frenchman Farouk Lakebir by unanimous decision. In his next fight, held in Korea, Ellenberger defeated Doo Won Seo via TKO in round two.

Bellator

Ellenberger won his fight against Marcelo Alfaya at

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by knockout just 42 seconds into the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ellenberger stepped in on short notice for an injured

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and lost a split decision in his promotional debut at

UFC Fight Night 19 ''UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 19'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 16, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Background A previously announced bout ...

against

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He previously competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Ch ...

. Ellenberger rebounded by defeating Mike Pyle via second-round TKO on January 2, 2010, at

UFC 108 ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Background The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injuries, ...

. Ellenberger was set to face Ben Saunders at

UFC 111 ''UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Background The '' UFC Primetime'' series returned ...

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as a replacement for the injured

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; however, once

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's original opponent, Thiago Alves, was forced out due to a brain irregularity, Saunders requested and was granted a fight against Fitch instead. Due to the last minute switch, Ellenberger was still paid win and show money. Ellenberger defeated

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via third-round TKO at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko. Ellenberger caused Howard's left eye to close after repeatedly landing short elbows and punches from the closed guard. Ellenberger was expected to face

on February 5, 2011, at

UFC 126 ''UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background Former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor ...

, but Fitch was pulled from the bout in favor with a matchup with B.J. Penn at

UFC 127 ''UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. Due to the time zone difference it aired live on Saturday, February 26 in Nor ...

. Ellenberger instead faced the then-undefeated

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at UFC 126 and won the fight via split decision. Ellenberger faced

Sean Pierson Sean Ian Pierson (born March 10, 1976) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 1999 until 2013, he fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator. Background Pierson began wrestling in the fourth grade a ...

on April 30, 2011, at

UFC 129 ''UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background The event was the sixth that the UFC has hosted in ...

, replacing an injured Brian Foster, and won the fight via first-round KO on 17 days notice. Ellenberger faced

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on September 17, 2011, at

UFC Fight Night 25 ''UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 25'' or ''UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 17, 2011 at the Ernest N. Moria ...

. He won the fight via TKO only 53 seconds into the first round. The finish earned him a $55,000 ''Knockout of the Night'' award. A bout between Ellenberger and

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was briefly linked to

UFC 141 ''UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday December 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The UFC returned to a 10 p.m. ET st ...

. However, a lingering hand injury ended up keeping Sanchez out of action until February 2012. The Ellenberger/Sanchez bout took place on February 15, 2012, at

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Ellenberger defeated Sanchez via unanimous decision, in a bout that earned both fighters ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Ellenberger lost to

via second-round KO (knees) on June 1, 2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. Ellenberger was expected to face

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on September 1, 2012, at

UFC 151 ''UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson'' was a planned mixed martial arts event that was to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 1, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was to be headlined by a UFC Light H ...

. However, Koscheck pulled out of the bout citing a back injury and was replaced by returning UFC veteran

. Hieron gave Ellenberger his first loss six years earlier. After the UFC 151 event was cancelled, Ellenberger/Hieron took place on October 5, 2012, at

UFC on FX 5 ''UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot'' (also known as ''UFC on FX 5'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 5, 2012, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the fifth UFC event broadcast l ...

. Ellenberger won the fight via unanimous decision (29-28, 29–28, 29–28). Ellenberger was expected to face

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on March 16, 2013,

UFC 158 ''UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background The main event was the culmination of the rivalry between Geor ...

. However, Hendricks was pulled from the Ellenberger bout in favor of a matchup with

at the event after Condit's original opponent Rory MacDonald, pulled out of the bout with an injury. Ellenberger instead faced returning veteran

Nate Marquardt Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...

. Ellenberger defeated Marquardt via spectacular first-round knockout. The win also garnered him his second ''Knockout of the Night'' bonus. Ellenberger faced Rory MacDonald on July 27, 2013, at

UFC on Fox 8 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 8'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 27, 2013, at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event was broadcast live on FX and Fox. Background The main event was a UFC ...

. MacDonald was able to use his size and reach advantage to repeatedly land his jab, neutralizing the shorter Ellenberger, resulting in a unanimous decision victory. UFC president Dana White criticized the performance as "lackluster". Ellenberger was expected to face Tarec Saffiedine on January 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 34. However, in late November, Ellenberger pulled out of the bout citing a hamstring injury and was replaced by Hyun Gyu Lim. On April 9, 2014, Ellenberger revealed that he had signed an eight-fight contract with UFC with disclosed title clauses should he be a champion in the future. The bout with Saffiedine was rebooked for

UFC 172 ''UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distr ...

. However, on March 28, 2014, Saffiedine pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury. Ellenberger instead faced

Robbie Lawler Robert Glenn Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed between 2001 and 2023. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion, former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in ...

UFC 173 ''UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw'' was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 24, 2014. Background A Middleweight Championship bout between then champion Chris Weidman and number one contender ...

on May 24, 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round due to a combination of a knee and punches. Ellenberger next faced

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on November 15, 2014, at

UFC 180 ''UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt'' was a mixed martial arts event held on November 15, 2014, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. Background The event was the first the organization hosted in Mexico and was so popular that all 21,000 tic ...

. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Ellenberger faced

on February 28, 2015, at

UFC 184 ''UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano'' was a mixed martial arts event held on February 28, 2015, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort was expected to serve ...

. Ellenberger won the fight via submission in the second round, his first submission victory in nine years. It also earned Ellenberger a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Ellenberger faced Stephen Thompson on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. He lost the fight via KO due to a spinning hook kick and punches in the first round. Ellenberger faced Tarec Saffiedine on January 30, 2016, at

UFC on Fox 18 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 18'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 30, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Background The event was headlined by a potential UFC Light Heavyweight C ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Ellenberger faced Matt Brown on July 30, 2016, at

UFC 201 ''UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 30, 2016, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Background This was the third event that the organization has hosted in Atl ...

. He won the fight by TKO in the first round and also picked up a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Ellenberger faced

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on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. He lost the fight by TKO in the first round after his foot became entangled in the fence, rendering him unable to defend himself from Masvidal's strikes. Ellenberger faced Mike Perry on April 22, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov. He lost the fight via KO (elbow) in the second round. Ellenberger was expected to face

Bryan Barberena Bryan Barberena (born May 3, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist formerly fighting in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for King of the Cage. Backgro ...

on June 1, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 131 ''UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 131'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Background ...

. However, on March 23, 2018, Barberena pulled out due to injury. He will be replaced by Ben Saunders. Ellenberger lost by TKO after being dropped by knee to the body in the first round. The pairing with Barberena was rescheduled and took place on August 25, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 135 ''UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 135'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on August 25, 2018 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, United State ...

. Ellenberger lost the fight by TKO in the first round and subsequently announced his retirement from Mixed Martial Arts.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) ** Performance of the Night (Two times) ** Knockout of the Night (Two times) ** Tied ( Matt Brown) for second most knockdowns landed in UFC Welterweight division history (11) **UFC.com Awards ***2009: Ranked #4 Loss of the Year & Ranked #5 Fight of the Year *

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**2011 All-Violence Second Team

Mixed martial arts record

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Personal life

On March 1, 2016, at the

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, Ellenberger was interviewed in the segment ''Lie Witness News'' of talk show

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. He was caught lying about having voted for

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in the presidential primaries at

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that morning, yet the election for

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was not held until June 7, 2016. However, multiple people who were previously featured on the segment claimed that the answers were taken out of context; others stated that they were playing along, knowing that it was a joke.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellenberger, Jake 1985 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Nebraska Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Lake Forest, California University of Nebraska Omaha alumni United States Marines Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu