Jason William Dent (born June 12, 1980) is a retired American

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. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he fought in the

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, and was a competitor on

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's '' The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom''.

Background

Dent's training in martial arts began at age 13 with

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. Just before earning his black belt he moved onto

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and

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Dent made his professional MMA debut at Extreme Combat Challenge's Assault event on May 31, 2003, where he defeated Tim Newland with a triangle choke. He won his first professional championship a few months later at Next Level Fighting's first event on September 13, 2003. Once again, using a triangle choke, Dent defeated Nick Spencer for the NLF Lightweight Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He fought in a number of other local events and was eventually offered a chance to fight in a UFC match. In his UFC debut at

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, Dent lost by unanimous decision to

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. He was given second chance with a match against

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which he lost by unanimous decision. Having lost both matches, Dent was cut from the UFC roster.

The Ultimate Fighter

Dent went back to the local MMA circuit and won five of his next six fights winning three championships along the way. He tried out for ''The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom'' and was accepted. In the preliminary elimination round, he defeated Robert Browning, securing himself a spot in ''The Ultimate Fighter'' house. In episode eight, Dent defeated Team UK lightweight Jeff Lawson by Anaconda Choke in the second round, earning him a spot in the semi-finals. Dent lost by decision in the semifinals to Ross Pearson. Dent won his post TUF fight against

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by submission in the first round due to an anaconda choke. The fight was at the TUF 9 Finale and Dent was awarded the ''Submission of the Night'' bonus for the choke. Dent faced

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on November 21, 2009 at

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. Dent fought George on the Prelim card, the fight started off with an exchange where both fighters were engaging but after some time Sotiropoulos took down Dent and controlled him on the ground for the duration of round one. At the start of round two, Dent once again got taken down while Sotiropoulos was working for a kimura, but was unable to lock it in. While still holding Dent's arm he instead went for an armbar which finished the fight in the second round. Dent was released from the UFC for the second time after his loss at

Post-UFC

With his latest stint in the UFC now behind him, Dent took a fight with NAAFS Middleweight Champion Chris Lozano at a catchweight of 170 pounds for the NAAFS Superfight Title. Despite suffering a broken arm sustained from blocking a kick in the 1st round, Dent traded shots with Lozano for four full rounds before the fight was ended. He returned to defend his NAAFS Lightweight belt against the Interim Champion, Bellator Featherweight Tournament finalist

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more than a year later. While Dent again traded shots with his opponent throughout, he lost a decision on all three judges' scorecards. Based on research by an MMA writer] Dent owns the record for most career submissions in MMA for a UFC veteran from Ohio.

Personal life

Dent owns the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in

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, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on

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Championships and accomplishments

*Extreme Fighting Challenge **EFC Lightweight Championship (One time) *International Fighting & Boxing League **IFBL Lightweight Championship (One time) **IFBL Welterweight Championship (One time) *North American Allied Fighting Championship **NAAFS Lightweight Championship (One time) *Next Level Fighting **NLF Lightweight Championship (One time) *

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

** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Cameron Dollar

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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January 25 interview with Jason Dent, owner of GriffonRawl MMA Academy
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