Jake O'Brien - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Jacob Allen O'Brien is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

fighter from Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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. O'Brien attended Franklin Central High School

Franklin Central High School

Franklin Central High School is a four-year public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. As of 2010, the high school's enrollment is 2,568 students in grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school under the responsibility of the Franklin Township Community School Corporation. Franklin...

where he wrestled for four years, while earning IHSAA

Indiana High School Athletic Association

The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...

215 lb. State Champion honors three years in a row from 2000–2003; holding a record of 125-4 over that time. O'Brien also attended Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

where he wrestled for two years, one year as starting heavyweight. He recorded a collegiate wrestling record of 14-18 his sophomore year.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

O'Brien entered MMA

Mixed martial arts

fighting as a heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

; he would later enter Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

in the same division. O'Brien holds a notable win over Heath Herring

Heath Herring

Heath Herring is an inactive American Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist who attained popularity fighting for PRIDE FC in Japan and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, which he accomplished on UFC Fight Night live. O'Brien was defeated for the first time by Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:...

at UFC 82
UFC 82
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....

. On July 19, 2008 O'Brien tasted defeat for the second time as he lost to Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez

Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...

by TKO at UFC: Silva vs. Irvin
UFC: Silva vs. Irvin
UFC Live: Silva vs. Irvin referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light...

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Move to Light Heavyweight

O'Brien later moved down to light heavyweight at UFC 94

UFC 94

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...

, where he defeated Christian Wellisch by Split Decision. In his fight against then-undefeated Jon "Bones" Jones

Jon Jones (fighter)

Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....

at UFC 100

UFC 100

UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

O'Brien lost via guillotine choke in the second round.

Post-UFC (2010–)

In his first fight since leaving the UFC O'Brien fought Dave Hess at MMA Big Show - Triple Threat winning via submission (kimura) at 4:24 of round 2.

He then fought Toni Valtonen at FF 27 - Fight Festival 27 and won via unanimous decision.

DREAM

O'Brien was expected to make his debut with the DREAM

DREAM (mixed martial arts)

Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

promotion on July 10 in a Light Heavyweight bout against former Strikeforce and DREAM Champion Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...

at Dream 15. O'Brien failed to make weight, weighing in at 212 lbs therefore was given a 10% purse deduction as well as a yellow card at the start of the fight. Just over 30 seconds into the fight, O'Brien was caught in a guillotine choke and choked out after an unsuccessful take-down attempt on Mousasi, thus losing his Dream debut.

Mixed martial arts record

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Gegard Mousasi

Saitama, Saitama

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, Japan

Japan

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Helsinki

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, Uusimaa

Uusimaa

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, Finland

Finland

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Florence, Indiana

Florence is an unincorporated town in York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana. The Belterra Casino Resort & Spa is located just outside of town....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Jon Jones

Jon Jones (fighter)

Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....

|Submission (Guillotine Choke)
|UFC 100

UFC 100

UFC 100 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Christian Wellisch

Christian Wellisch is a Hungarian-American former mixed martial arts fighter. He most recently competed as a light heavyweight in the UFC.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Decision (Split)
|UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2

UFC 94

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Cain Velasquez

|TKO (Punches)
|UFC: Silva vs. Irvin

UFC: Silva vs. Irvin

UFC Live: Silva vs. Irvin referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 14 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 19, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event marked Anderson "The Spider" Silva's first foray into the Light...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Andrei Arlovski

Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski is a Belarusian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion.-Biography:...

|TKO (Punches)
|UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

UFC 82

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio....

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Heath Herring

|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night 8

UFC Fight Night 8

UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida...

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Josh Schockman

Josh Schockman is an African-American mixed martial arts fighter.-Biography:Josh Schockman began training as a mixed martial artist at the young age of 16. The college educated Evansville Indiana native was once a computer technician and a corrections officer...

|Decision (Unanimous)
|UFC 65: Bad Intentions

UFC 65

UFC 65: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California – the UFC’s first show at this venue.-Background:...

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Kristof Midoux

Kristof Midoux is a French semi-retired professional mixed martial artist who has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, bodogFIGHT, K-1, International Fighting Championships and Rumble on the Rock promotions...

|TKO (Referee Stoppage)
|UFC Fight Night 6

UFC Fight Night 6

UFC Fight Night 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. It acted as a lead-in to the season...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Jay White

Jay White (fighter)

Jay White is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought many notable fighters such as Jeff Monson, Chris Barnett, Eddie Sanchez, Christian Wellisch, and Jake O'Brien. Jay is most well known for his affair with Kim Couture, Randy Couture's ex wife, and the dissolve of that...

|KO (Punch)
|WEC 19

WEC 19

WEC 19: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 17, 2006 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The event aired live on the HDNet Fights.-Main card bouts:...

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Johnathan Ivey

Johnathan Ivey is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has fought notable fighters such as Gan McGee, Jeremy Horn, Ben Rothwell, Dan Severn, Ricco Rodriguez and Ken Shamrock.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Indiana

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Plainfield, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Indianapolis, Indiana

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

External links

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