Jason William Dent (born June 12, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist. The Lightweight competitor has held several regional championships, most recently he won the IFBL Welterweight Championship. He runs the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on WWGK Radio (AM 1540 KNR2) in Cleveland.
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.
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 UFC 63, Dent lost by unanimous decision to Roger Huerta. He was given second chance with a match against Gleison Tibau at UFC 68 which he lost by unanimous decision. Having lost both matches, Dent was cut from the UFC roster.
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 semi finals to Ross Pearson.
Dent won his post TUF fight against Cameron Dollar by submission due to anaconda choke in the 1st round. The fight was at the TUF 9 Finale, Dent was even awarded Submission of the Night for the choke.
Dent faced George Sotiropoulos on November 21, 2009 at UFC 106. 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 1. At the start of round 2, 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 2nd round.
Dent was released from the UFC for the second time after his loss at UFC 106.
Mixed martial arts record
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|Loss
|19–11
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Chris Lozano
|align='left'|TKO
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|4
|5:00
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Cleveland,
Ohio,
US
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|-
|Loss
|19–10
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George Sotiropoulos
|align='left'|Submission
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UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
|align='left'|
|2
|4:36
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Las Vegas,
Nevada,
US
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|-
|Win
|19–9
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Cameron Dollar
|align='left'|Submission
|align='left'|
UFC: The Ultimate Finale 9
|align='left'|
|1
|4:46
|align='left'|Las Vegas, Nevada, US
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|-
|Win
|18–9
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Matt Shaw
|Submission
|IFBL: Fight Night 13
|
|2
|3:41
|
Niles, Ohio, US
|For IFBL Welterweight Championship
|Submission
|GFS: Fight Nite in the Flats IV
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|2
|4:33
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Cleveland, Ohio, US
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|-
|Win
|16–9
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Harris Sarmiento
|Submission
|IFBL: Fight Night 10
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|5
|1:49
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Niles, Ohio,
US
|For IFBL Lightweight Championship
|-
|Loss
|15–9
|
Torrance Taylor
|Decision
|NAAFS: Caged Fury 3
|
|3
|
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Cleveland, Ohio,
US
|For the NAAFS Lightweight Championship
|-
|Win
|15–8
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Luke Spencer
|TKO
|Superior Fight Night 3
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|2
|2:55
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Cleveland Ohio, US
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|-
|Win
|14–8
|
Mike Bogner
|Submission
|GFS: Fight Nite in the Flats III
|
|1
|
|
Cleveland, Ohio, US
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|-
|Loss
|13–8
|
Gleison Tibau
|Decision
|
UFC 68: Uprising
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|3
|5:00
|Columbus, Ohio, US
|
|-
|Loss
|13–7
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Roger Huerta
|Decision
|
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
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|3
|5:00
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Anaheim, California, US
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|-
|Win
|13–6
|
Kolo Koka
|Submission
|Icon Sport: Mayhem vs Lawler
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|3
|1:07
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Honolulu, Hawaii, US
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|-
|Win
|12–6
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Luke Spencer
|Submission
|KOTC: Drop Zone
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|1
|4:50
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Michigan, US
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|-
|Win
|10–6
|
Clint Zeedyk
|TKO
|GFS: Caged Vengeance
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|2
|1:40
|Cleveland, Ohio, US
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|-
|Loss
|9–6
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Brandon Garner
|Submission
|KOTC: Shock and Awe
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|1
|2:49
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Alberta,
Canada
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|-
|Win
|9–5
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Josh Souder
|TKO
|GFS: Fight Nite in the Flats
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|1
|1:57
|Cleveland, Ohio, US
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|-
|Win
|8–5
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Primo Luciano
|KO
|Extreme Fighting Challenge 11
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|1
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|Columbus, Ohio, US
|Defending the EFC Lightweight Championship
|-
|Loss
|7–5
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Paulo Dantas
|Decision
|KOTC: Payback
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|2
|5:00
|Cleveland, Ohio, US
|
|-
|Win
|7–4
|
Joe Voisin
|Submission
|ECC: Brawl at the Hall
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|3
|2:43
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Muncie, Indiana, US
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|-
|Win
|5–2
|
DeAngelo Nichols
|Submission
|Northern Kentucky FC
|
|1
|
|
Covington, Kentucky, US
|
|-
|Loss
|4–2
|
Tetsuji Kato
|Decision
|SuperBrawl 35
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|3
|5:00
|
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
|
|-
|Win
|4–1
|
Matt Brady
|Submission
|KOTC 34: Ohio
|
|1
|
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Canton, Ohio, US
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|-
|Win
|3–1
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Davy Gibson
|Submission
|Extreme Combat Challenge
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|1
|
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Anderson, Indiana, US
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|-
|Win
|2–1
|
Nick Spencer
|Submission
|Next Level Fighting
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|3
|2:20
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Steubenville, Ohio, US
|For Next Level Fighting Lightweight Championship
|Decision
|ECC: Mayhem in Muncie
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|N/A
|
|
Muncie, Indiana, US
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|Win
|1–0
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Tim Newland
|Submission
|ECC: Assault
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|3
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Anderson, Indiana, US
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References
External links
Spike TV Profile
January 25 interview with Jason Dent, owner of GriffonRawl MMA Academy
Category:Living people
Category:1980 births
Category:American mixed martial artists
Category:Mixed martial artists from Ohio
Category:Lightweight mixed martial artists