Chad George

Chad George (born April 30, 1982) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. Chad has fought in the WEC, Bellator, Tachi Palace, BAMMA and many other MMA Organizations. He also competes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has been featured in Metamoris Challengers, Fight To Win and the Eddie Bravo Invitational.

In 2017 Chad become the first ever bantamweight Combat Jiu-Jitsu World Champion.

Chad holds a notable victory over UFC flyweight Kai Kara-France.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career George made his professional MMA debut in April 2005.

WEC In his WEC debut, George defeated John Hosman at WEC 45 on December 19, 2009, via unanimous decision.

In his second fight for the promotion, George faced Scott Jorgensen at WEC 47, on March 6, 2010. George lost via a standing guillotine choke submission in the first round.

George next faced Antonio Banuelos at WEC 51 on September 30, 2010. George lost the fight by decision and was subsequently released from his contract with Zuffa, LLC after the UFC/WEC merger in December 2010.

Post-WEC George would later return to competitive fighting with a submission win over Bobby Sanchez at BAMMA USA: Badbeat 2 on June 11, 2011. In December 2011, George traveled to New Zealand to compete against the native champion and now UFC flyweight contender, Kai Kara-France, at The Cage 2; George won with a first-round KO.

Bellator MMA George made his debut for Bellator MMA on April 10, 2015, at Bellator 136. George faced Mark Vorgeas and won the fight via technical submission in the first round. The fight is notable as Vorgeas went unconscious during a submission, George notices this and refused to punch his opponent instead choosing to argue with the referee until the referee noticed that Vorgeas was indeed unconscious.

Occupation: Fighter An 85-minute feature film documentary by Bavayou Films was produced following eight months in the life of Chad George. Later, it was released by Filmbuff & Cinetic Media, made available worldwide via Netflix, Video On Demand, iTunes and Amazon video.

Championships and accomplishments Combat jiu-jitsu Eddie Bravo Invitational EBI Bantamweight World Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Hector Valenzuela Submission (Arm triangle)

Burbank, California, United States Win

James Barnes TKO (doctor stoppage)

Inglewood, California, United States Win

Mark Voregas Technical Submission (Von Flue choke)

Irvine, California, United States Featherweight bout. Win

Sam Rodriguez Submission (rear-naked choke)

Woodland Hills, California, United States Featherweight bout. Loss

Cody Gibson Submission (guillotine choke) TWC 18: Halloween Havoc III

Porterville, California, United States Catchweight (140 lb) bout. Loss

Joe Soto Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Tachi Palace Fights 13

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Shad Smith Submission (arm-triangle choke) BAMMA USA: Badbeat 5

Commerce, California, United States Featherweight bout. Win

Kai Kara-France KO (punches) The Cage 2: USA vs. New Zealand

Whakatāne, New Zealand Win

Bobby Sanchez Submission (arm-triangle choke) BAMMA USA: Badbeat 2

Commerce, California, United States Loss

Antonio Banuelos Decision (unanimous) WEC 51

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Loss

Scott Jorgensen Submission (standing guillotine choke) WEC 47

Columbus, Ohio, United States Win

John Hosman Decision (unanimous) WEC 45

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Alvin Cacdac Decision (split) Call to Arms I

Ontario, California, United States Win

Lonnie Wright TKO (doctor stoppage) Fist Series: WinterFist II 2008

Irvine, California, United States Win

Dan Sullivan Submission (D'arce choke) Freestyle Cage Fighting

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win

Rick Screeton Submission (armbar) Valor Fighting: Fight Night

Tustin, California, United States Win

Rick Screeton TKO (slam and punches) Tuff-N-Uff: Thompson vs. Troyer

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Matt Troyer Decision (unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT: Bodog Fight Women's Tournament

Evansville, Indiana, United States Win

Pete Sabala Submission (armbar) OctoberFist 2007: Fight Night on Fright Night

Orange County, California, United States Loss

Matteus Lahdesmaki Submission (rear-naked choke) Bodog Fight: Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Loss

Todd Guimond Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Fighting Alliance 6

Santa Monica, California, United States Win

Todd Guimond Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Fighting Alliance 5

Santa Monica, California, United States Loss

Todd Guimond Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Fighting Alliance 4

Carson, California, United States Win

Maurice Eazel Submission (gullotine choke) Total Fighting Alliance 3

Hollywood, California, United States Win

Daniel Barizia TKO (doctor stoppage) Total Fighting Alliance 2

Carson, California, United States Win

Daniel Vasquez Submission (guillotine choke) Total Combat 8

Tijuana, Mexico, Mexico