Chad George
| Chad George | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1982 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Savage |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 68 in (170 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Team | California Mixed Martial Arts |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Chad George (born April 30, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who has competed for over 10 years in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Chad has fought in the WEC, Bellator, Tachi Palace, BAMMA and many other MMA Organizations. Chad recorded a professional record of 16-8 before retiring in November 2015. He is still competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been featured in Metamoris Challengers and EBI Eddie Bravo Invitational
In 2000 George was a U.S. high school All-American wrestler at Rancho Cordova High School and also has had an accomplished career in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In 2010, George won his first Brazilian IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) no-gi world championship as a blue belt. In 2012, George captured the purple belt no-gi world title, and then later in 2014 he won the IBJJF no-gi brown belt world championship.
In 2016 Chad received his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
George made his professional MMA debut in April 2005.
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.
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 native champion, Kaiwhare Kara France, at The Cage 2; George won with a first-round KO.
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