Jason Reinhardt

Jason Reinhardt (born October 31, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2011, Reinhardt fought in the UFC and King of the Cage.

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 Joe Lauzon 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 UFC 127 in Australia facing Tiequan Zhang 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 Loss

Edwin Figueroa TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Loss

Zhang Tiequan Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 127

Sydney, Australia Win

Cody Larson Submission (armbar) Iowa Challenge 46

Iowa, United States Win

Marcus Hermann TKO (submission to punches) Revolution Cage Fighting 10

Quincy, Illinois, United States Loss

Joe Lauzon Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 78

Newark, New Jersey, United States Win

Theodore Reynol TKO Courage Fighting Championships 8

Decatur, Illinois, United States Win

Jorge Conger Submission (armbar) Legends of Fighting 8

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Win

Ed Meyers TKO (submission to punches) Courage Fighting Championships 5

Decatur, Illinois, United States Win

Mike Lindquist Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Redemption on the River

Moline, Illinois, United States Win

Joe Santiago Submission (armbar) KOTC: Firestorm

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Win

Brad Cottrell TKO (punches) KOTC: Xtreme Edge

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Win

Tom Logsdon Submission (rear-naked choke) Courage Fighting Championships 2

Decatur, Illinois, United States Win

Mike Lindquist Submission (armbar) Iowa Fighting Organization

Davenport, Iowa, United States Win

Trent Bibbs Submission (armbar) Iowa Fighting Organization

Davenport, Iowa, United States Win

Josh Delaney TKO (submission to punches) Extreme Challenge 55

Lakemoor, Illinois, United States Win

Ryan Sotter Submission (triangle choke) Ultimate Submission Challenge

Bethalto, Illinois, United States Win

Ben Carlson Submission (rear naked choke) Extreme Challenge 40

Springfield, Illinois, United States Featherweight bout. Win

Del Hawkins Submission (armbar) Reality Submission Fighting 3

Belleville, Illinois, United States Won the RSF Bantamweight Championship. Win

Ray Duke Submission (armbar) Submission Fighting Championships 12

Collinsville, Illinois, United States Won the SFC Bantamweight Championship. Win

Zack Welker Submission (triangle choke) SC 2: Gladiators

Illinois, United States Win

Charlie Hutchison KO SC 1: The Awakening

Canton, Illinois, United States Win

Scott March Submission (armbar) GMAP

Springfield, Illinois, United States Win

Sean Yoshida Submission (guillotine choke) Submission Fighting Championships 9

Belleville, Illinois, United States