Jorge Masvidal
| Jorge Masvidal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 12, 1984 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Other names | Gamebred |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division |
Lightweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Team |
American Top Team Freestyle Fighting Academy Phuket Top Team |
| Rank | Black belt in Freestyle Fighting System |
| Years active | 2003-present (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 17 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jorge Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC's Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Masvidal has also competed for Bellator, Strikeforce, Shark Fights, and World Victory Road.
Masvidal was born and raised in Miami, Florida, to a Cuban father and Peruvian mother. He was often involved in street fighting from a young age. There are recorded videos of his fights in YouTube defeating Kimbo Slice's protégé "Ray." Masvidal later competed in wrestling at St. Brendan High School, but failed to stay eligible because of his grades, and then began training in mixed martial arts.
Jorge won his kickboxing debut by unanimous decision on April 11, 2003, at a Fast and Fearless event. Masvidal's most high profile victory came in the main event of the Absolute Fighting Championships XXII event held on April 30, 2005. The fight was against current UFC competitor and The Ultimate Fighter 5 contestant Joe Lauzon, who came in undefeated at eight wins and no losses with all eight wins by way of submission. Jorge won via Technical Knock Out in the second round with a flurry of punches.
Jorge garnered a 3-0 record in the now defunct BodogFIGHT promotion, including decision victories over Keith Wisniewski, Steve Berger and a head kick knockout of PRIDE Fighting Championships and UFC veteran Yves Edwards.
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