Jake Shields - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Jake Shields net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! UFC middleweight fighter who won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship by defeating Jason Miller via unanimous decision on November 7, 2009. In this article, we will discover how old is Jake Shields? Who is Jake Shields dating now & how much money does Jake Shields have?

Jake Shields Biography

Jake Shields is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on January 9, 1979 in Summertown, Tennessee, United States. He worked with Chuck Liddell on the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Shields began amateur wrestling at age nine. He has competed in over 601 folk, freestyle, and submission wrestling matches. Shields was a four-year varsity wrestler and state qualifier at Calaveras High School, finished 2nd place at the Amateur Athletic Union National Freestyle Championships, qualified for U.S.A./ FILA Nationals & World Team Trials in both the junior & university men’s divisions. He is also a two-time junior college All-American wrestler from Cuesta College, placing 4th in the California JC state tournament in the 177 lb weight class in 1997 and 3rd in the 197 lb weight class a year later. In September 1999, Shields began his MMA training by joining Chuck Liddell’s SLO Kickboxing Academy. Within a few weeks he fought his first fight, filling in for an injured teammate at 185 lbs. Shields fought five fights at 185 lbs “for fun, to stay in shape and learn some self defense”. In 2001, Shields decided he wanted to make a career of mixed martial arts and began fighting at his natural weight of 170 lbs (77 kg).

Shields has a daughter Maddie (born December 2000) and is a single father. He is a lifelong vegetarian. He appeared in both print and video ads for PETA, touting his vegetarian lifestyle.

His father Jack Shield became his manager.

He won fifteen consecutive fights from 2003 to 2010.

Jake Sequoyah Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the welterweight division for the PFL. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) challenging George’s St. Pierre for the Welterweight championship.

Jake Shields Net Worth

Jake is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jake Shields's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He started competing as an amateur wrestler at the age of nine.

Jake Shields stars in and co-produced Fight Life, an award-winning documentary on the sport of MMA, the film is directed by James Z. Feng and released in 2013. Shields appeared in three episodes of Bully Beatdown on MTV and MTV2 on April 12, 2009, a different episode on September 10, and again on an mtv.com exclusive episode. Shields also served as a grappling coach for Chuck Liddell on The Ultimate Fighter 11, and appeared on the channel Animal Planet for episodes of “Wild Recon” and “Venom in Vegas”.

Shields made his UFC debut against Martin Kampmann on October 23, 2010, at UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez. Prior to Shields’s UFC debut, Dana White stated that Shields is most likely next for a shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship between the winner of Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck if he defeats Kampmann. After Shields defeated Kampmann via split decision, White later confirmed that Shields would receive a title shot against the winner of the Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck fight at UFC 124.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Shields was the head instructor of BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) and MMA at the Fairtex-Gracie affiliate in San Francisco from March 2002 until April 2008.

Who is Jake Shields Dating?

According to our records, Jake Shields is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Jake Shields’s is not dating anyone.

On June 30, Strikeforce released Shields from the organization during his contract renegotiation period. Shields then entered into talks with the UFC, with his manager and father Jack Shields stating that his son is eager to fight against top UFC fighters, such as Anderson Silva. In July 2010, it was reported that Shields was close to signing a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in the promotion’s Welterweight division.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In the summer of 2001, Shields received a wrestling scholarship to San Francisco State University. At that time he began training with the Cesar Gracie Fight Team, resulting in a dramatic improvement of the jiu jitsu variety. He is a three-time Grapplers Quest Advance Champion, Pan American Championships Jiu Jitsu Champion, Pan Am Open Advance Submission Champion, Gracie Open Superfight Champion and finished 3rd place at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 2005. His victory at the Pan American Championships (which requires wearing a uniform) as a purple belt is notable because Jake Shields claims he has trained “about four hours with the gi in [his] life,” and the Pan Americans is one of the largest Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions in the world. He continued to improve on the kickboxing skills he picked up with Chuck Liddell, by cross-training with the professional Muay Thai kickboxing team at the Fairtex combat Academy, training with Muay Thai Champions Jongsanan Fairtex and Alex Gong. He was awarded the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by Cesar Gracie in February 2007.

Shields successfully defended his title, defeating former Pride World Welterweight Champion Dan Henderson via unanimous decision on April 17, 2010, at Strikeforce: Nashville.

Facts & Trivia

Jake Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jake Shields celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

On August 29, 2011, Shields’ father and manager Jack Shields died at the age of 67.

Why is Jake Shields not in the UFC?

Shields was released from the UFC following a decision loss to former Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard at UFC 171. Lombard controlled the fight from bell to bell and left little doubt as to who the clear victor was.

Where is Jake Shields?

Now living in Las Vegas, Shields works with professional fighters at Xtreme Couture, including Bellator bantamweight contender Patchy Mix, who he cornered at Bellator 258 this past Friday.

Who does Jake Shields train with?

He has trained extensively with Cesar Gracie, and is a member of the “scrap pack” which includes fellow Cesar Gracie students Dave Terrell, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez. Shields is currently the #5 ranked middleweight in the world by MMAWeekly and ranked #7 by Sherdog.

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Is Craig Jones a black belt?

55-20-2 (W-L-D) Craig Jones– born July 17, 1991– is an Australian jiu-jitsu black belt known for his success in no-gi grappling tournaments and superfights.

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