Jason Witt
“The Vanilla Gorilla”
Professional record
Last 5: LLWLW
Profile
- Age
- 39 (born November 7, 1986)
- Born in
- Kansas City
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 170 lbs.
- Reach
- 70"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- UFC record
- 2-4
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC2
- Submission 1
- Decision 1
Losses in the UFC4
- KO/TKO 4
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.15 top 84%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.54
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 6.9 top 1%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.9
Next fight
In the record book
About Jason Witt
Jason Witt "The Vanilla Gorilla" is a welterweight mixed martial artist, born in Kansas City, United States, on November 7, 1986. Witt stands 5' 10", has a 70" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.
Witt turned professional in 2013, debuting with Centurion Fights. A 17-5 record outside the UFC came first. Witt made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker in June 2020 and lost to Takashi Sato by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Witt is 2-4 across 6 fights.
By the numbers, Witt defends takedowns better than 99% of welterweights and lands more takedowns per 15 minutes than 99% of welterweights. Witt ranks #3 in UFC history for most takedowns per 15 minutes.
Witt's most recent UFC appearance was at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz in August 2022, where Witt lost to Josh Quinlan.
UFC fight history
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L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 2:09
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Aug 13, 2022
1Str 1TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 2:15
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Feb 5, 2022
8Str 4TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Majority · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Jul 31, 2021
35Str 8TD 1KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 0:16
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Mar 13, 2021
4Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R2 2:09
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Oct 31, 2020
20Str 2TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 0:48
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Jun 27, 2020
2Str 0TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Jason Witt is 19-9 across 28 professional fights in 16 promotions, since a pro debut on March 1, 2013 (Centurion Fights). 22 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins19
- KO/TKO 3
- Submission 8
- Decision 7
- Other 1
Pro losses9
- KO/TKO 7
- Submission 2
- Finish rate
- 58% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 5
- Current streak
- 2 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 2-4 | 2020 |
| Kansas City Fighting Alliance | 5-0 | 2015 |
| LFA | 2-0 | 2017 |
| Shamrock FC | 1-1 | 2013 |
| Titan FC | 1-1 | 2013 |
| Bellator | 0-1 | 2017 |
| Carden Combat Sports | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Centurion Fights | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Chosen Few FC | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Epic Fight Night | 1-0 | 2013 |
| Fighting Alliance Championship | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Final Fight Championship | 1-0 | 2019 |
| GWFC | 1-0 | 2015 |
| Pyramid Fights | 1-0 | 2017 |
| Stronger Men's Conference | 0-1 | 2018 |
| Victory FC | 0-1 | 2016 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Josh Quinlan | Aug 13, 2022 |
| L | Philip Rowe | Feb 5, 2022 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Jul 31, 2021 |
| L | Matthew Semelsberger | Mar 13, 2021 |
| W | Cole Williams | Oct 31, 2020 |
| L | Takashi Sato | Jun 27, 2020 |
| W | Zak Bucia | Feb 22, 2020 |
| W | Roberto Neves | Sep 5, 2019 |
| W | Cliff Wright | Jul 27, 2019 |
| W | Ashkan Morvari | Sep 21, 2018 |
| L | Hugh Pulley | Apr 13, 2018 |
| W | Mark Lemminger | Jan 27, 2018 |
| W | Ty Freeman | Dec 15, 2017 |
| W | Jake Lindsey | Sep 30, 2017 |
| W | Kenny Licea | Jun 24, 2017 |
| W | Wade Johnson | May 13, 2017 |
| L | Justin Patterson | Mar 3, 2017 |
| W | Craig Eckelberg | Dec 9, 2016 |
| L | Dakota Cochrane | Jul 16, 2016 |
| W | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Jul 18, 2015 |
| W | Ryan Dickson | May 30, 2015 |
| W | Josh Tulley | Apr 25, 2015 |
| W | Jeremy Small | Jan 31, 2015 |
| L | Jeremiah Denson | May 17, 2014 |
| W | Tommy O'Neal | Dec 14, 2013 |
| L | Chance Rencountre | Aug 30, 2013 |
| W | Nick Felix | Apr 26, 2013 |
| W | Henry Lindsay | Mar 1, 2013 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Jason Witt's record?
Jason Witt's professional MMA record is 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Jason Witt?
Jason Witt is 39 years old, born on November 7, 1986.
How tall is Jason Witt and what is their reach?
Jason Witt stands 5' 10" with a 70" reach.
Who did Jason Witt fight last?
Jason Witt lost to Josh Quinlan by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on Aug 13, 2022.