Jake Butler
| Jake Butler | |
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| Born |
October 4, 1982 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Singapore |
| Team | Evolve Mixed Martial Arts |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jake Butler (born October 4, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of ONE Fighting Championship.
Born and raised in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, Butler began wrestling at the age of eight and later attended Point Pleasant Beach High School where he was a four-year varsity starter. Butler was talented, winning a state championship, and finished his high school career undefeated in home dual meets before continuing his wrestling career at Princeton University. At Princeton, Butler was a two time captain of the team, a two-time MVP, and an All-American in the junior freestyle category. Butler also competed in the U.S. Open and Olympic Qualifiers. After graduating from Princeton with a degree in economics in 2006 Butler followed many of his classmates into banking, and went to work on Wall Street with Thor Equities, but became tired of the routine after two and a half years and decided to quit his job to move to Southeast Asia in 2008. In 2011 Butler responded to an advertizement from Evolve MMA in Singapore which was looking for a wrestling coach to join its fight team. After a conversation with owner Chatri Sityodtong Butler was invited for a trial and offered a place on the team which he accepted. The other successful candidate was U.S. Olympian wrestler Heath Sims. Butler says he made the decision to become a full-time martial artist because it was his 'passion'.
Butler was signed by Singapore-based promotion ONE FC and made his debut on the undercard of ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors at Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 2. He defeated Antonio Romulo from Indonesia via TKO midway through the opening round.
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