Jason L. Lambert (born September 23, 1977) is a retired American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. A professional from 2001 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, WEC, Bellator,

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, and

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. He is the former WEC light heavyweight champion.

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Lambert made his WEC debut facing

Matt Horwich Matthew Peter Horwich (born October 2, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Horwich has fought in BAMMA, Strikeforce, Bellator, the UFC, and for ...

at WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 on October 21, 2004. He won his debut via submission (punches) in the second round. He then faced Richard Montoya at WEC 13 on January 22, 2005, for the vacant WEC Light Heavyweight Championship. He won the fight via submission (punches).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Lambert made his debut in the UFC at '' UFC 58: USA vs. Canada'' as a late replacement for ''

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'' cast member

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, who suffered a

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while training and had to withdraw from the bout. Lambert's debut was successful, submitting his opponent, Rob MacDonald, early in the first round. Lambert fought again at ''

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'', defeating Terry Martin by

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at 2:37 of round two. This was a preliminary fight that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. His next fight, against

Branden Lee Hinkle Branden Lee Hinkle is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 until 2016, he competed for the UFC, RINGS, Vale Tudo Japan, Pancrase, the WEF, and the International Vale Tudo Championship. Ba ...

at '' Ultimate Fight Night 5'', marked Lambert's third consecutive UFC victory. Despite this initial win streak, he was not seen on a live UFC pay-per-view broadcast until '' UFC 63'', where he lost to

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by knockout in the second round. At '' UFC 68'', Lambert defeated veteran and former title challenger Renato "Babalu" Sobral in a stunning upset by second-round knockout. Lambert was scheduled to fight

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at '' UFC 76: Knockout'', but the bout was rescheduled to '' UFC 80: Rapid Fire'' after Gouveia suffered an injury in training. Lambert was knocked out by Gouveia by a left hook which, ironically, was identitical to the hook used by Lambert in his last fight to finish

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. Lambert then lost at UFC 85: Bedlam via

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at the hands of Luiz Cané at 2:07 of the first round. Lambert moved down to the Middleweight division, and fought Canadian

Jason MacDonald Jason Anthony MacDonald (born June 3, 1975) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist. A professional from 1999 until 2013, he is perhaps best remembered for his two stints in the UFC, but also fought for King of the Cage, and the Maximum Figh ...

at UFC 88: Breakthrough in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 6, 2008. He lost by rear-naked choke in the second round. After the loss to MacDonald that marked his third straight defeat, the UFC has released Lambert from his contract, saying that he "needed to get more wins".

Post-UFC

In his first bout after his release from the UFC, Lambert lost a unanimous decision to

Vladimir Matyushenko Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko ( be, Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Мацюшэнка, ''Uladzimir Uladzimiravič Maciušenka''; born 4 January 1971) is a Belarusian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 u ...

at Call to Arms I on May 16, 2009. Lambert then faced

, at AMMA 1 - First Blood, on October 24, 2009. He lost the fight via split decision, posting a record of 0-2 since leaving the UFC. He then fought twice in the C3 Fights promotion, defeating Dominic Brown and Wayne Cole by TKO and rear-naked choke submission respectively. The two wins in the promotion marked his first win streak since 2006.

Bellator MMA

Lambert signed with

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and made his debut against former UFC veteran Hector Ramirez at

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. Lambert won the bout via

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submission. He then faced Tom DeBlass at Bellator 108 on November 15, 2013. Lambert lost the fight via first round KO.

Championships and accomplishments

*Icon Sport **SuperBrawl 24: Return of the Heavyweights Tournament Semifinals *

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** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

World Extreme Cagefighting World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2001. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was mad ...

** WEC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Jason 1977 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from California Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Extreme Cagefighting champions American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from Victorville, California People from Long Beach, California Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters