Jake Ellenberger
| Jake Ellenberger | |
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| Born | Jacob Steven Ellenberger March 28, 1985 Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Other names | The Juggernaut |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, BJJ, MCMAP, Boxing, |
| Fighting out of | Lake Forest, California by way of Omaha, Nebraska |
| Team | Kings MMA Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy Glendale Fighting Club |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Rodrigo Vaghi |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division II Wrestling |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 31 |
| By knockout | 19 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| University | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Website | http://EllenbergerMMA.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Jacob Steven "Jake" Ellenberger (born March 28, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist and former United States Marine currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2005, Ellenberger has formerly competed for the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, Bodog Fight, and King of the Cage.
Jake Ellenberger was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Jake's father was an iron worker, and Jake has a twin brother named Joe who is also an MMA fighter. After starting his career with a 10-0 record, Joe was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disease called Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria when he was 24 years old. Some estimates suggest that roughly half of the people diagnosed with PNH die within 10 years of their diagnosis. Joe still corners his brother's fights and is a huge inspiration for Jake. Both Jake and Joe were very athletic growing up; Jake was on the swimming and diving team at Millard South High School while Joe wrestled and played football. By the time Joe was in his senior year, he had won a Nebraska state title. Joe went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska-Kearney and became a two-time Division II All-American, finishing third in the country twice and was a three-time academic All-American. Jake began training for MMA when he saw his friend fight for the welterweight title in the Victory Fighting Championships. He studied psychology at the University of Nebraska-Omaha for three years and was on the school's Division II wrestling team. Following the end of his own wrestling career and acting as assistant coach, Jake helped his alma mater to win back to back National titles. Jake Ellenberger is also a former Marine.
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