Jake Childers
UFC DebutNickname“The Working Man”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Mackinaw, Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Jake Childers makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
121-86-1
.585 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 13 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 sub · 3 decLFA · Sparta Combat League · PFL · Combate Global · Caged Aggression 23 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Youssef Zalal18-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | Sparta Combat League | Jan 20, 2023 |
| L | Nate Jennerman18-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:00 | PFL | Jun 17, 2022 |
| W | Miguel Villegas13-4 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Mar 24, 2022 |
| L | Canaan Kawaihae10-4 | Submission | Ninja Choke | R1 | 0:20 | LFA | Apr 23, 2021 |
| L | Justin Gonzales15-6 | KO/TKO | Body Kick and Punches | R4 | 0:45 | LFA | Jul 10, 2020 |
| W | Nate Richardson12-5 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 2:50 | LFA | Feb 21, 2020 |
| W | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 0:13 | LFA | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| W | Josh Marsh7-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Feb 22, 2019 |
| W | Adem Mujakic12-18 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:57 | Caged Aggression 23 | Oct 20, 2018 |
| W | Cain Lugar4-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:07 | Caged Aggression 21 | Mar 10, 2018 |
| W | Earnest Walls2-21 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:26 | PC MMA | Oct 14, 2017 |
| W | Cody Dickerson0-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tru Rev MMA | Jul 29, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 1:57 | Caged Aggression 19 | Mar 25, 2017 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
9-3across 12 amateur bouts · 9 promotionsUnited Combat League · Tru Rev MMA · PC MMA · Caged Aggression 18 · Caged Aggression 17 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Adam Gilligan | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:48 | PC MMA | Nov 4, 2016 |
| W | Josh Neal7-5 | Decision | Split | R5 | 3:00 | Caged Aggression 18 | Oct 8, 2016 |
| L | Cain Lugar4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:02 | Caged Aggression 17 | Apr 1, 2016 |
| W | Jared Richardson5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | Caged Aggression 16 | Dec 5, 2015 |
| W | John Ramirez9-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Tru Rev MMA | Sep 26, 2015 |
| L | Jared Richardson5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | United Combat League | Apr 11, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R2 | 1:44 | Tru Rev MMA | Mar 21, 2015 | |
| W | Jonathan Griffin3-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:28 | Elite Amateur Fight League | Jan 17, 2015 |
| W | Mikey Phillips | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:52 | United Combat League | Oct 18, 2014 |
| W | Anthony Olalde2-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:34 | Caged Aggression 13 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| W | Colby Heathcock | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R3 | 1:39 | United Combat League | Jun 20, 2014 |
| L | Brent Lee0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:51 | Caged Aggression 12 | Mar 14, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.