Jason Dent

Jason William Dent (born June 12, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he fought in the UFC, King of the Cage, and was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

Background Dent's training in martial arts began at age 13 with karate. Just before earning his black belt he moved onto Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Dent made his professional MMA debut at Extreme Combat Challenge's Assault event on May 31, 2003, where he defeated Tim Newland with a triangle choke. He won his first professional championship a few months later at Next Level Fighting's first event on September 13, 2003. Once again, using a triangle choke, Dent defeated Nick Spencer for the NLF Lightweight Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship He fought in a number of other local events and was eventually offered a chance to fight in a UFC match. In his UFC debut at UFC 63, Dent lost by unanimous decision to Roger Huerta. He was given second chance with a match against Gleison Tibau at UFC 68 which he lost by unanimous decision. Having lost both matches, Dent was cut from the UFC roster.

The Ultimate Fighter Dent went back to the local MMA circuit and won five of his next six fights winning three championships along the way. He tried out for The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom and was accepted. In the preliminary elimination round, he defeated Robert Browning, securing himself a spot in The Ultimate Fighter house. In episode eight, Dent defeated Team UK lightweight Jeff Lawson by Anaconda Choke in the second round, earning him a spot in the semi-finals. Dent lost by decision in the semifinals to Ross Pearson.

Dent won his post TUF fight against Cameron Dollar by submission in the first round due to an anaconda choke. The fight was at the TUF 9 Finale and Dent was awarded the Submission of the Night bonus for the choke.

Dent faced George Sotiropoulos on November 21, 2009 at UFC 106. Dent fought George on the Prelim card, the fight started off with an exchange where both fighters were engaging but after some time Sotiropoulos took down Dent and controlled him on the ground for the duration of round one. At the start of round two, Dent once again got taken down while Sotiropoulos was working for a kimura, but was unable to lock it in. While still holding Dent's arm he instead went for an armbar which finished the fight in the second round.

Dent was released from the UFC for the second time after his loss at UFC 106.

Post-UFC With his latest stint in the UFC now behind him, Dent took a fight with NAAFS Middleweight Champion Chris Lozano at a catchweight of 170 pounds for the NAAFS Superfight Title. Despite suffering a broken arm sustained from blocking a kick in the 1st round, Dent traded shots with Lozano for four full rounds before the fight was ended. He returned to defend his NAAFS Lightweight belt against the Interim Champion, Bellator Featherweight Tournament finalist Daniel Mason-Straus more than a year later. While Dent again traded shots with his opponent throughout, he lost a decision on all three judges' scorecards.

Based on research by an MMA writer] Dent owns the record for most career submissions in MMA for a UFC veteran from Ohio.

Personal life Dent owns the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on WWGK Radio (AM 1540 KNR2) in Cleveland.

Championships and accomplishments Extreme Fighting Challenge EFC Lightweight Championship (One time) International Fighting & Boxing League IFBL Lightweight Championship (One time) IFBL Welterweight Championship (One time) North American Allied Fighting Championship NAAFS Lightweight Championship (One time) Next Level Fighting NLF Lightweight Championship (One time) Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Roger Huerta Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Cameron Dollar

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Rustam Khabilov Decision (unanimous) Pure MMA: Next Episode

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States Win

Paul Bird Submission (armbar) World War Fighting Championship 6

Clive, Iowa Loss

Daniel Mason-Straus Decision (unanimous) NAAFS: Caged Fury 15

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss

Chris Lozano TKO (retirement) NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss

George Sotiropoulos Submission (armbar) UFC 106

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Cameron Dollar Submission (anaconda choke) The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Matt Shaw Submission (americana) IFBL: Fight Night 13

Niles, Ohio, United States Welterweight bout; won the IFBL Welterweight Championship. Win

Nick Sorg Submission (armbar) GFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IV

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Won the NAAFS Lightweight Championship. Win

Harris Sarmiento Submission (anaconda choke) IFBL: Fight Night 10

Niles, Ohio, United States Won the IFBL Lightweight Championship. Loss

Torrance Taylor Decision (split) NAAFS: Caged Fury 3

Cleveland, Ohio, United States For the NAAFS Lightweight Championship. Win

Israel Giron Submission (guillotine choke) EC: Fights

Monterrey, Mexico Win

Luke Spencer TKO (punches) Superior Fight Night 3

Cleveland Ohio, United States Win

Mike Bogner Submission (anaconda choke) NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 3

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss

Gleison Tibau Decision (unanimous) UFC 68

Columbus, Ohio, United States Loss

Roger Huerta Decision (unanimous) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn

Anaheim, California, United States Fight of the Night. Win

Kolo Koka Submission (armbar) Icon Sport: Mayhem vs Lawler

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Luke Spencer Submission (triangle choke) NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 2

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Win

Joe Voisin Submission (guillotine choke) KOTC: Drop Zone

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States Welterweight bout. Win

Clint Zeedyk TKO (punches) NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 1

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss

Brandon Garner Submission (triangle choke) KOTC: Shock and Awe

Alberta, Canada Welterweight bout. Win

Josh Souder TKO (cut) GFS: Fight Night in the Flats 1

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Win

Primo Luciano TKO (submission to punches) Extreme Fighting Challenge 11

Columbus, Ohio, United States Return to Lightweight; defended the EFC Lightweight Championship. Loss

Paulo Dantas Decision (unanimous) KOTC 48: Payback

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Featherweight debut. Win

Joe Voisin Submission (triangle choke) ECC: Ho Ho Ho KO

Muncie, Indiana, United States Welterweight bout. Loss

Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fighting Organization 3

McHenry, Illinois, United States Loss

Ryan Schultz TKO (punches) APEX: Genesis

Quebec, Canada Return to Lightweight. Win

Tom Kirk Submission (triangle choke) ECC: Brawl at the Hall

Muncie, Indiana, United States Win

D'Angelo Nickle TKO (submission to punches) Northern Kentucky FC

Covington, Kentucky, United States Loss

Tetsuji Kato Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 35

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Matt Brady Submission (armbar) KOTC 34: Ohio

Canton, Ohio, United States Win

Davy Gibson Submission (armbar) Extreme Combat Challenge

Anderson, Indiana, United States Win

Billy Rush TKO (submission to punches) International Combat Events 5

Middletown, Ohio, United States Welterweight debut. Win

Nick Spencer Submission (triangle choke) Next Level Fighting

Steubenville, Ohio, United States Won the Next Level Fighting Lightweight Championship. Loss

Antoine Skinner Decision (unanimous) ECC: Mayhem in Muncie

Muncie, Indiana, United States Win

Tim Newland Submission (triangle choke) ECC: Assault

Anderson, Indiana, United States