Jorge Patino
| Jorge Patino | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jorge Luis Patino May 8, 1973 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | Macaco (Monkey) |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Team |
Chute Boxe Academy (1996-2007) Gold Team Fighters USA (2010-present) Gold Team Fighters Houston (2008-present) Macaco Gold Team (2001-present) |
| Rank |
Fourth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Second dan black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 56 |
| Wins | 38 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 18 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 11 |
| Other information | |
| Website |
http://www.goldteamfightersusa.com/ http://www.goldteamtx.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
|
|
|
Jorge Luis Patino (born May 8, 1973) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1995, Patino has formerly competed for PRIDE, Strikeforce, Legacy FC, Jungle Fight, Pancrase, and World Series of Fighting.
Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Patino played rugby and also trained in judo before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1992, later earning his black belt in 1998. Energetic and hyperactive as a child, Patino earned the nickname Macaco (meaning monkey in Portuguese) because of his love for climbing trees.
Patino started to compete in vale tudo fights in the year 1995, defeating three opponents in the Circuito de Lutas 1 independent event. Macaco went on a winning track, defeating many opponents, until he was knocked out by João Bosco in Torneio dos Gladiadores 2, his second opponent in the night. Afterwards, Jorge went on to fight in the BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 event, where he defeated Anderson Lima by knockout, Erico Correia by submissions due to strikes, and then faced José Landi-Jons, also known as Pelé, in a historic battle. After nearly 15 minutes of fighting, Pelé defeated Macaco, making him submit to strikes. The two then had a rematch, which was again won by Landi-Jons. Patino is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.
Macaco was then signed to the UFC, where he faced the Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich at UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title. The champion successfully defended his title, defeating Patino by unanimous decision. Macaco then went on to fight in Japan for the DEEP promotion, drawing a match with Daisuke Ishii. His next two fights happened in Brazil, for the Meca World Vale Tudo promotion, where he faced Gustavo "Ximú" Machado. Jorge had cut his foot while playing soccer, and had to go to the fight still in stitches and bandages. Ximú capitalized on the opportunity, and defeated Patino with a heelhook, later granting a rematch to his opponent. Afterwards, in Meca World Vale Tudo 8, Luiz Cláudio das Dores faced Macaco, but the fight was set as a No Contest due to a bad call by the referee. In 2003, for the first Jungle Fight event, Macaco faced Ronaldo Souza, better known as Jacaré. Patino knocked out Ronaldo in the first round of the fight, which was Jacaré's mixed martial arts debut.
...
Wikipedia