Jorge Patino

Jorge Luis Patino (born May 8, 1973) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1995, Patino has formerly competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Legacy FC, Jungle Fight, Pancrase, World Series of Fighting, Cage Rage, and Titan FC.

Patino is the BJJ coach of Charles Oliveira and was responsible for awarding Oliveira his black belt.

Background Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Patino played rugby and also trained in judo before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1992, later earning his black belt in 1998. Energetic and hyperactive as a child, Patino earned the nickname Macaco (meaning monkey in Portuguese) because of his love for climbing trees.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Patino started to compete in vale tudo fights in the year 1995, defeating three opponents in the Circuito de Lutas 1 independent event. Macaco went on a winning track, defeating many opponents, until he was knocked out by João Bosco in Torneio dos Gladiadores 2, his second opponent in the night. Afterwards, Jorge went on to fight in the BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 event, where he defeated Anderson Lima by knockout, Erico Correia by submissions due to strikes, and then faced José Landi-Jons, also known as Pelé, in a historic battle. After nearly 15 minutes of fighting, Pelé defeated Macaco, making him submit to strikes. The two then had a rematch, which was again won by Landi-Jons. Patino is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.

Fighting abroad Macaco was then signed to the UFC, where he faced the Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich at UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title. The champion successfully defended his title, defeating Patino by unanimous decision. Macaco then went on to fight in Japan for the DEEP promotion, drawing a match with Daisuke Ishii. His next two fights happened in Brazil, for the Meca World Vale Tudo promotion, where he faced Gustavo "Ximú" Machado. Jorge had cut his foot while playing soccer, and had to go to the fight still in stitches and bandages. Ximú capitalized on the opportunity, and defeated Patino with a heelhook, later granting a rematch to his opponent. Afterwards, in Meca World Vale Tudo 8, Luiz Cláudio das Dores faced Macaco, but the fight was set as a No Contest due to a bad call by the referee. In 2003, for the first Jungle Fight event, Macaco faced Ronaldo Souza, better known as Jacaré. Patino knocked out Ronaldo in the first round of the fight, which was Jacaré's mixed martial arts debut.

Afterwards, Macaco then returned to Meca, defeating Luiz Brito at Meca World Vale Tudo 10 by a split decision. Afterwards, he fought for the Japanese promotion Pride FC, in its Pride Bushido 3 event, where he faced Kazuo Misaki. Misaki won by unanimous decision, and this was the end of Jorge Patino's stint with PRIDE.

After Nate Moore had to withdraw from his fight against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion André Galvão in Strikeforce, Patino took the fight in short notice for the Strikeforce: Houston event. However, he was defeated in the third round due to strikes.

Legacy Fighting Championship In his debut with Legacy FC, Patino defeated Pete Spratt via split decision on September 16, 2011 to win the Welterweight Championship at Legacy FC 8.

On December 16, 2011, he fought Mike Bronzoulis and won by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46), to defend his title in the main event at Legacy FC 9.

On May 11, 2012, Patino dropped to the Lightweight division in order to face Jesus Rivera in the main event of Legacy FC 11, to fight for the vacant Lightweight Championship. However the day before the fight was scheduled to take place, Rivera backed out of the fight and newcomer Clay Hantz took the fight on short notice. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Patino successfully defended the title one time before losing it to Carlos Diego Ferreira in November 2013.

World Series of Fighting In early 2014, Patino joined the World Series of Fighting organization. He faced Luis Palomino in his debut WSOF 8 and lost via knockout.

In November 2015, Patino was one of participants of WSOF's one night Lightweight tournament. He faced Islam Mamedov in the quarterfinals and lost via unanimous decision. Mamedov, however, was injured and Patino replaced him in the semifinals against Joáo Zeferino. He lost that fight by submission in the first round.

Personal life Jorge is married.

Championships and accomplishments Legacy Fighting Championship Legacy FC Lightweight Championship (One time, current) One successful title defense Legacy FC Welterweight Championship (One time) One successful title defense Predator Fighting Championship Predator FC Lightweight Championship (One time) Max Sport Max Sport Lightweight Championship (One Time) Fight Masters Combat FMC Lightweight Championship (One Time) Real Fight Real Fight Lightweight Championship (One Time) Thunder Fight Thunder Fight Lightweight Championship (One Time)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Sergio Soares TKO (retirement) Thunder Fight 43

São Paulo, Brazil NC

Yousef Wehbe NC (overturned) Battlefield: The Great Beginning

Seoul, South Korea Loss

Sabah Homasi KO (punch) Titan FC 40

Coral Gables, Florida Loss

Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (unanimous) Abu Dhabi Warriors 4

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

João Zeferino Submission (heel hook)

Loss

Islam Mamedov Decision (unanimous)

Win

Celso Vinicius Decision (unanimous) Thunder Fight 4

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Sérgio Soares KO (punches) Real Fight 12

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Eric Reynolds Decision (unanimous) WSOF 15

Tampa, Florida, United States Loss

Luis Palomino KO (punches) WSOF 8

Hollywood, Florida, United States Win

Wagner Campos TKO (punches) FMC 1: Macaco Galeto

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Carlos Diego Ferreira Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 25

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Efraín Escudero Decision (split) Max Sport: 13.2

São Paulo, Brazil Draw

Isao Kobayashi Draw Pancrase 246

Tokyo, Japan Win

Derrick Krantz Submission (triangle guillotine choke) Legacy FC 18

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Gérson Cordeiro Submission (rear-naked choke) Predador FC 22

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Clay Hantz KO (punches) Legacy FC 11

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Mike Bronzoulis Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 9

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Pete Spratt Decision (split) Legacy FC 8

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Cleburn Walker Submission (neck crank) Quality Entertainment

Austin, Texas, United States Loss

André Galvão TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Houston

Houston, Texas, United States Loss

Roan Carneiro Decision (unanimous) Shine Fights 2: ATT vs. The World

Miami, Florida, United States Win

Beau Baker Decision (unanimous) KAP: The Return of Macaco

Newark, New Jersey, United States Loss

Kyacey Uscola Decision (unanimous) PFP: Ring of Fire

Manila, Philippines Win

Gustavo Machado Decision (split) Predador FC 6: Octagon

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Luis Santos Decision (unanimous) Midway Fight

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Fernando Pontes Decision (unanimous) Showfight 5

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Roberto Godoi TKO (punches) Super Challenge 1

Barueri, Brazil Win

Curtis Stout Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 16

London, England Loss

Eduardo Pamplona Decision (unanimous) Showfight 4

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Gabriel Vella KO (punches) Showfight 3

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Carlos Baruch TKO (punches) Jungle Fight 4

Manaus, Brazil Win

Boris Jonstomp Submission (arm-triangle choke) Jungle Fight 3

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Delson Heleno Decision (unanimous) Meca World Vale Tudo 11

Teresópolis, Brazil Loss

Kazuo Misaki Decision (unanimous) Pride Bushido 3

Yokohama, Japan Win

Luis Brito Decision (split) Meca World Vale Tudo 10

Curitiba, Brazil Win

Ronaldo Souza KO (punch) Jungle Fight 1

Manaus, Brazil NC

Luiz Claudio das Dores NC (premature stoppage) Meca World Vale Tudo 8

Curitiba, Brazil Loss

Gustavo Machado Submission (heel hook) Meca World Vale Tudo 6 - BTT vs. PAP

Curitiba, Brazil Draw

Daisuke Ishii Draw Deep: 1st Impact

Nagoya, Japan Loss

Pat Miletich Decision (unanimous) UFC 18

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Loss

José Landi-Jons TKO (doctor stoppage) World Vale Tudo Championship 4

Brazil Loss

José Landi-Jons TKO (submission to punches) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1

Brazil Win

Erico Correia Submission (armbar) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1

Brazil Win

Anderson Lima KO (punches) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1

Brazil Loss

João Bosco KO (punches) Torneio dos Gladiadores 2

Brazil Win

Carlos Arantes TKO (punches) Tournament of Gladiators 2

Brazil Win

João João TKO (punches) Tournament of Gladiators 2

Brazil Win

Claudio Neves Submission (rear-naked choke) Tournament of Gladiators 1

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Antônio Pedra Submission (americana) Tournament of Gladiators 1

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Reinaldo Chagas TKO (elbows) Tournament of Gladiators 1

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Pedro Leão TKO (doctor stoppage) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil Win

Kiko Boxe TKO (punches) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil Win

Sílvio Karate Submission (guillotine choke) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil Win

Ivo dos Reis TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 3

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Guaracy Pereira TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 3

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (triangle choke) Circuito de Lutas 2

São Paulo, Brazil Win

José de Campos Submission (rear-naked choke) Circuito de Lutas 2

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Paulo de Jesus TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 2

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (armbar) Circuito de Lutas 1

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Ricardo Antiorio TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 1

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Dulcino Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) Circuito de Lutas 1

São Paulo, Brazil