Jason Witt Explained

Jason Witt
Other Names:The Vanilla Gorilla
Birth Date:7 November 1986
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Weight Lb:180
Weight Class:Welterweight
Reach:70 in[1]
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jason Bircher[2]
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Kansas City, Missouri
Team:Submission Inc. (formerly)[3]
HD MMA (formerly)
Glory MMA and Fitness (2014–present)[4]
Years Active:2013–2022
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Subwin:8
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Dqwin:1
Mma Koloss:7
Mma Subloss:2
Sherdog:127671

Jason Witt (born November 7, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Witt started training around 2009 with his uncle, who used to be a professional kickboxer.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Witt fought locally in the Missouri regionals, debuting on April 3, 2009. His debut in the amateur ranks was a loss against Tyler Johnson. He turned professional in March 2013 and won his first match on April 26 in Shamrock Fighting Championships, defeating Nick Felix. Witt would then compete in such organizations as Shamrock FC, Titan FC, and Bellator MMA, and Legacy Fighting Alliance.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Witt made his UFC debut as a welterweight on June 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Hooker, replacing Ramiz Brahimaj as the opponent of Takashi Sato. He lost the fight via TKO in round one.

Witt faced Cole Williams on October 31, 2020 at . At the weigh-ins, Cole Williams missed weight, weighing in at 175.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Williams was fined a percentage of his individual purse, Jason Witt.[7] Witt dominated the bout and secured a second round submission win.[8]

Witt faced Matthew Semelsberger on March 13, 2021 at .[9] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[10]

As the last bout of his rookie contract, Witt faced Bryan Barberena on July 31, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 28.[11] [12] He won the fight via majority decision.[13] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[14]

As the first bout of his new, four-fight contract Witt faced Philip Rowe on February 5, 2022 at .[15] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[16]

Witt was scheduled to face Josh Quinlan on August 6, 2022 at .[17] but was pushed back one week to UFC on ESPN 41 due to Josh Quinlan being pulled from the event for an atypical drug finding; long-term metabolite (or M3 metabolite) of the steroid dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT) in a urine sample.[18] Witt lost the fight via knockout in round one.[19]

On October 30, 2022, Witt announced his retirement from MMA.[20]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|19–9|Josh Quinlan|KO (punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|2:09|San Diego, California, United States||-|Loss| align=center|19–8|Philip Rowe|TKO (punches)|| |align=center|2|align=center|2:15|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–7|Bryan Barberena|Decision (majority)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Loss| align=center|18–7| Matthew Semelsberger| KO (punch)|||align=center|1|align=center|0:16|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 18–6|Cole Williams| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:09| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–6| Takashi Sato|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|0:48|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center|17–5| Zak Bucia| Decision (unanimous)| Fighting Alliance Championship 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Independence, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center|16–5| Roberto Neves| Decision (unanimous)| Final Fight Championship 40| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 15–5| Cliff Wright|Decision (unanimous)|Kansas City Fighting Alliance 34||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Independence, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 14–5| Ashkan Morvari| Submission (rear-naked choke)|LFA 50||align=center|3|align=center|1:01|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–5| Hugh Pulley| TKO (punches)| Stronger Men's Conference 2018| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:44| Springfield, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 13–4| Mark Lemminger| TKO (punches)| Chosen Few FC 13| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:38| Madison, Wisconsin, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–4| Ty Freeman| Decision (unanimous)|LFA 29||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States||-| Win| align=center| 11–4| Jake Lindsey|Decision (unanimous)|Kansas City Fighting Alliance 25||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Independence, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–4| Kenny Licea| KO (punch)|Carden Combat Sports 2||align=center|2 |align=center|0:09|Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center| 9–4| Wade Johnson|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Pyramid Fights 2||align=center|1|align=center|2:37|Searcy, Arkansas, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 8–4|Justin Patterson| TKO (punches)| Bellator 174| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:13| Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States||-| Win| align=center|8–3| Craig Eckelberg| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Kansas City Fighting Alliance 21| | align=center|1| align=center|4:31| Independence, Missouri, United States||-| Loss| align=center|7–3| Dakota Cochrane|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Victory FC 52||align=center|2|align=center|3:17|Omaha, Nebraska, United States||-| Win| align=center|7–2| Isaac Vallie-Flagg| DQ (illegal knee)| Titan FC 34| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:54| Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center|6–2| Ryan Dickson|TKO (punches)| GWFC 2| | align=center|1| align=center|1:00| Burlington, Ontario, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 5–2| Josh Tulley| Decision (unanimous)| Kansas City Fighting Alliance 14| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Independence, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–2| Jeremy Small| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Kansas City Fighting Alliance 13||align=Center|1|align=center|1:16|Independence, Missouri, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–2| Jeremiah Denson| Submission (guillotine choke)| Shamrock FC: High Stakes| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:54|Kansas City, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Tommy O'Neal| Submission (rear-naked choke)|Epic Fight Night 2||align=center|1|align=center|0:42| Kansas City, Missouri, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 2–1|Chance Rencountre|TKO (punches)|Titan FC 26||align=center|2|align=center|0:56|Kansas City, Missouri, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Nick Felix| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Shamrock FC: Fight Night| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:37| Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Henry Lindsay| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Centurion Fights| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:09| St. Joseph, Missouri, United States|[22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats UFC. 2020-10-04. ufcstats.com.
  2. CaXpe-7JzN5. the_vanillagorilla. "(...) It's absolute honor to go from white belt to black belt under @nosajitsu. (...)". February 24, 2022. August 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: Jason Witt speaks volumes of James Krause as head coach following UFC Vegas 33. August 3, 2021. mymmanews.com. Brady Briggs.
  4. Web site: Interview with Glory MMA Pro Fighter Jason Witt. January 26, 2015. MMA Latest. YouTube.
  5. Web site: Jason Witt UFC . www.ufc.com . 26 June 2020 . 5 March 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Jason Witt ("The Vanilla Gorilla") MMA Fighter Page . Tapology . en.
  7. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 39 weigh-in results: Silva, Hall official, but two are heavy and one fight scrapped. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-10-30. 2020-10-30.
  8. Web site: Anderson. Jay. UFC Vegas 12 Results: Jason Witt Pulls Off Halloween Massacre Against Cole Williams . Cageside Press . 5 March 2021 . 31 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Jamal Boussenaf. 2020-12-25. Jason Witt treft Matthew Semelsberger op 13 maart. 2022-02-10. MMA DNA. nl.
  10. Web site: Behunin. Alex. 2021-03-13. UFC Vegas 21 Results: Matthew Semelsberger Needs Just 16 Seconds to Knock Out Jason Witt. 2021-03-14. Cageside Press. en-US.
  11. Web site: Marcel Dorff. 2021-05-08. BREAKING: Bryan Barberena vs. Jason Witt toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 31 juli. 2022-02-10. MMA DNA. nl.
  12. Episode 310: Blood Diamond, Jason Witt and Eagle FC 44. January 27, 2022. Daniel Vreeland.
  13. Web site: Gibbons. Justin. 2021-07-31. UFC Vegas 33 Results: Jason Witt Gets by Bryan Barberena Via Majority Decision. 2021-08-01. Cageside Press. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-08-01. UFC on ESPN 28 bonuses: Melsik Baghdasaryan's head-kick statement worth $50,000. 2021-08-01. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  15. Web site: Marcel Dorff. 2021-10-08. Jason Witt vs. Phil Rowe toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 5 februari. 2022-02-10. MMA DNA. nl.
  16. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2022-02-05. UFC Vegas 47: Phil Rowe Stops Jason Witt, Claims Second Straight Second Round Finish. 2022-02-05. Cageside Press. en-US.
  17. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-06-14 . Jason Witt Welcomes Josh Quinlan to the UFC on August 6 . 2022-06-16 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  18. Web site: Newswire . MMA Fighting . 2022-08-06 . Josh Quinlan not cleared for UFC Vegas 59 after steroid metabolite turns up in drug test . 2022-08-07 . MMA Fighting . en.
  19. Web site: Bitter . Shawn . 2022-08-13 . UFC San Diego: Josh Quinlan Lands One-Punch KO on Jason Witt . 2022-08-15 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  20. Web site: Nag . Sayan . BREAKING: UFC welterweight Jason Witt announces retirement from MMA; fighters and former opponents pay tribute . 2022-10-31 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.
  21. Web site: Jason Witt UFC . www.ufc.com . 26 June 2020 . 14 March 2021 . en.
  22. Web site: Sherdog.com. Jason Witt. 2020-08-07. Sherdog.

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