SYNOPSIS One of the professional MMA fighters, Jake Shields is currently competing in the welterweight division for the World Series of Fighting. Formerly, he also fought at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He competed at Elite XC and a former Shooto Welterweight Champion. He was also the Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. After being a loss to Akira Kikuchi he won 15 consecutive fights over six years of the period, until his loss against Georges St-Pierre. EARLY LIFE, CHILDHOOD, & EDUCATION Jake Shields was born on January 9, 1979, in Summertown, Tennessee, United States. Regarding his nationality, he is American. His ethnicity belongs to white. His birth sign is Capricorn. Jake Shields raised near Mountain Ranch, California in the Sierra Nevada. He was born to Billie Shields (his mother) and Jack Shields (his father). He is the youngest of his siblings
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CAREER
Jake Shields made an amassed records of 15-0, before being defeated by UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129. He bagged the Shooto World Mixed Martial Arts Championship and the Rumble on the Rock World Championship. Later on, he competed at Strikeforce and became the World Welterweight Champion.
On October 23, 2010, Jake Shields made his UFC debut at the event of UFC 121. He faced Martin Kampmann and won the fight via decision (split) in the third round. Upon defeating Martin, he lost his next fight against the Georges St-Pierre.
Upon competing at UFC, Jake Shields agreed on a multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting. On October 11, 2014, he made his WSOF debut against Ryan Ford. He won the fight via submission in the third round.
Jake Shields has a mixed martial record of 31 wins in 42 matches. His wins include three by knockouts, twelve by submissions, and sixteen were by decisions.
PERSONAL LIFE & AFFAIR
Jake Shields was a four year varsity wrestler at Calaveras High School. Moreover, he is also a two time junior college All American wrestler from Cuesta College. In 2001, he received a wrestling scholarship from San Francisco State University.
Jake Shields is not married. He has a daughter named Maddie (born December 2000). He is a single father. He is a lifelong Vegan. For PETA, he appeared in both print and video ads. His father died at the age of 67. Some of his fans in dilemma about his sexuality. He has not mentioned about his sexuality. A rumor says, currently he is dating his boyfriend.
Jake Shields made his appearance in the several movies and television series. He co-produced and starred in a Fight Life. The movie based on the sports of MMA. it was directed by James Z. Feng and released in 2013. He also made his appearances on the episode of Bully Beatdown on MTV and MTV2.
NET WORTH & BODY MEASUREMENTS
Jake Shields has reached the age of 38 now. He has a height of 5 ft 11 inches and weighs 77 kg. His salary is outstanding. He has an estimated net worth of $620 thousand. One can see his profiles on Instagram and Twitter. Moreover, info about his life and bio can be taken from Wiki.
