Jason Reinhardt (born October 31, 1969) is an American

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. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2011, Reinhardt fought in the UFC and

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After compiling a 1-0 amateur record, Reinhardt won the SFC Submission Fighting Championships professional bantamweight title on 11/3/2000 defeating Arizona fighter Ray Duke. He went on the following year to win the RSF Reality Submission Fighting Championships professional bantamweight title defeating WEC veteran Del Hawkins on 3/30/2001. He would have fights in many American organizations before fighting for King of the Cage in Calgary Alberta, Canada in 2005. From there Reinhardt faced Japanese star Hideo Tokoro in the main event of ZST 9 in Tokyo, Japan. This fight was changed to a grappling only match after Tokoro signed a contract the week prior to ZST 9, to face Royce Gracie in K-1: Premium 2005 Dynamite.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Reinhardt made his UFC debut against submission specialist

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at UFC 78. He lost the fight via submission due to a rear naked choke in the first round.

Return to UFC

After a two-year layoff due to injury Reinhardt made his return to the UFC at

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in Australia facing

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being defeated by guillotine choke at 0:48 of round 1. Reinhardt faced Edwin Figueroa on August 14, 2011, at UFC on Versus 5. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Following his loss to Figueroa, Reinhardt was released from the promotion.

Other Media

Reinhardt also appeared in the documentary The Man in the Arena about fellow MMA fighter.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official UFC Profile
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