Jake Shields
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 Shields in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 9, 1979 Mountain Ranch, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Submission wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wrestling | NCAA Division II Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1999–2018 (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | San Francisco State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Podcast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 196 thousand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Views | 50.1 million | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Last updated on: August 17, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American political activist, podcaster, and former mixed martial artist.
Shields was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight Champion and former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He notably held a 15-fight winning streak for six years, which was carried over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), unitil it was broken in a loss to Georges St. Pierre in a UFC Welterweight Championship fight. He described his style as "American Jiu-Jitsu".
Following his retirement from combat sports, Shields transitioned into online political activism and commentary, hosting the Fight Back podcast. He has drawn widespread condemnation from civil rights organizations for using his social media platforms to promote white nationalist, antisemitic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, as well as Holocaust denial.