Jason Butcher (born October 23, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2008, he has also competed for Bellator and King of the Cage, where he is the current Light Heavyweight Champion.
sherdog.comMixed martial arts career
Amateur career
In December 2009, Butcher fought for the North American Allied Fight Series amateur Light Heavyweight Championship against Dane Bonnigson. He lost via referee stoppage due to strikes.1
Butcher compiled an amateur record of 4–2 before moving into professional mixed martial arts.
Early professional career
Butcher started his professional career in 2011. He fought exclusively for the Kentucky-based promotion, Spartan Fighting Championship.
Butcher won three times in a row, including first round victories over fellow prospects Jared Combs and Dominique Steele. In 2012, Butcher signed with Bellator.2
Bellator Fighting Championships
Butcher made his debut on June 22, 2012, at Bellator 71 against Duane Bastress. He won via submission early in the first round.34
Butcher faced Shaun Asher on October 26, 2012, at Bellator 78. He won via submission in the first round.5
Butcher faced Jack Hermansson on March 21, 2013, at Bellator 93. For the fifth time in a row he won via submission in the first round.6
Butcher faced Giva Santana on September 7, 2013, at Bellator 98 in the quarterfinal match of Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament. After losing the first round, Butcher rebounded and won the fight via TKO in the second round.7
Butcher faced Mikkel Parlo in the semifinal on October 4, 2013, at Bellator 102. He lost the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).8
Butcher faced Andreas Michailidis at Bellator 128 on October 10, 2014.9 He won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Butcher faced Tamdan McCrory at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015.10 He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
Championships and accomplishments
- B2 Fighting Series
- B2FS Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- Hardrock MMA
- HRMMA Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- King of the Cage
- KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown| 21 matches | 15 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 15–6 | Kevem Felipe | TKO (punches) | Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 22 | July 20, 2024 | 1 | 3:53 | Sacramento, California, United States | For the vacant A1 Combat Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 15–5 | Doug Usher | KO (punches) | B2 Fighting Series 183 | May 27, 2023 | 1 | 0:21 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | Won the vacant B2FS Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–5 | Chris Warf | Submission (triangle choke) | ECC Cage Fighting: Cage Wars 3 | November 19, 2022 | 1 | 0:56 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | Won the NP Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss | 13–5 | Dequan Townsend | Decision (unanimous) | B2 Fighting Series 154 | April 2, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Novi, Michigan, United States | Lost the B2FS Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–4 | Karl Williams | Submission (triangle choke) | B2 Fighting Series 142 | December 4, 2021 | 1 | 1:38 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Won the B2FS Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–4 | Gabriel Mota | Submission (triangle choke) | HR MMA 121 | May 8, 2021 | 1 | 2:38 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Won the vacant HRMMA Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Loss | 11–4 | Emiliano Sordi | KO (punch) | PFL 7 | August 30, 2018 | 1 | 0:16 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Maxim Grishin | TKO (leg injury) | PFL 2 | June 21, 2018 | 1 | 1:41 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Jesse Murray | KO (punches) | KOTC: Locked In | October 28, 2017 | 1 | 2:42 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Defended KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–2 | William Hill | TKO | KOTC: Violent Confrontation | March 3, 2017 | 1 | 2:07 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | Won the vacant KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–2 | Robert Morrow | KO (punches) | KOTC: Harm's Way | September 17, 2016 | 1 | 1:01 | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Tamdan McCrory | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 134 | February 27, 2015 | 1 | 1:06 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Andreas Michailidis | TKO (punches) | Bellator 128 | October 10, 2014 | 2 | 0:28 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Mikkel Parlo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 102 | October 4, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Visalia, California, United States | Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 7–0 | Giva Santana | TKO (punches) | Bellator 98 | September 7, 2013 | 2 | 1:12 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 6–0 | Jack Hermansson | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 93 | March 21, 2013 | 1 | 2:24 | Lewiston, Maine, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Shaun Asher | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 78 | October 26, 2012 | 1 | 1:32 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Duane Bastress | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 71 | June 22, 2012 | 1 | 1:03 | Chester, West Virginia, United States | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Jared Combs | Submission (triangle choke) | Spartan FC 11: Destruction | January 13, 2012 | 1 | 3:00 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | 195 lb. Catchweight bout11 |
| Win | 2–0 | Lamont Stafford | Submission (armbar) | Spartan FC 8: Onslaught | May 7, 2011 | 1 | 1:45 | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Dominique Steele | KO (punch) | Spartan FC 7: Locked and Loaded | February 25, 2011 | 1 | 0:45 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
Mixed martial arts amateur record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4–2 | Mike King | Decision (unanimous) | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 8 | September 24, 2010 | 3 | 3:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Anthony DiPiero | Submission (anaconda choke) | NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4 | August 28, 2010 | 1 | 0:51 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Dane Bonnigson | TKO (punches) | NAAFS: Night of Champions 2009 | December 5, 2009 | 1 | 0:14 | Akron, Ohio, United States | For NAAFS Amateur Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 3–0 | Dan Spohn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | NAAFS: Caged Fury 7 | October 9, 2009 | 2 | 1:38 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Phillip Clark Jr. | TKO (punches) | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 6 | September 19, 2009 | 1 | 1:26 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vincent Antinore | Submission (punches) | UVC 1: Rumble on the River | July 12, 2008 | 1 | 1:23 | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States |
Submission grappling record
| ? Matches, ? Wins (? Submissions), ? Losses (? Submissions), ? Draws | |||||||
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 5–6–0 | Luke Ljuba | Fight 2 Win Pro 202 | May 21, 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| Loss | 4–6–0 | Diego Ramalho | Toe hold | Fight 2 Win Pro 167 | March 20, 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 4–5–0 | Sebastian Black | Heel Hook | Fight 2 Win Pro 151 | 200 lbs | September 11, 2020 | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Win | 4–4–0 | Richard Flores | Triangle Armbar | Fight 2 Win Pro 135 | 200 lbs | January 18, 2020 | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Win | 3–4–0 | Dave Anderson | Choke | Fight 2 Win Pro 131 | 195 lbs | November 10, 2019 | Richmond, California, United States |
| Loss | 2–4–0 | Kaniela Kahuanui | Choke | Fight 2 Win 125 | 175 lbs | September 13, 2019 | San Jose, California, United States |
| Loss | 2–3–0 | Gustavo Andrade | Decision(split) | Fight 2 Win 116 | 200 lbs | June 22, 2019 | Richmond, California, United States |
| Loss | 2–2–0 | Robert Yamashita | Armbar | Fight 2 Win Pro 103 | March 1, 2019 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–1–0 | Felipe Bragio | Triangle choke | Fight 2 Win Pro 97 | January 12, 2019 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–1–0 | Omar Kasdi | Triangle choke | Fight 2 Win Pro 62 | February 10, 2018 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Loss | 0–1–0 | Tanner Rice | Armbar | Fight 2 Win Pro 57 | December 9, 2017 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
References
NAAFS: Night of Champions 2009 Official Results Mixedmartialarts.com http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=stats.fightCard&eid=2d476850-de00-4cf3-8738-d0a3a340b0c7#fight_111934 ↩
Veteran Spartan fighter Jason Butcher is headed to Bellator by Juan Valle (BluegrassMMA.com) on May 3, 2012 http://www.bluegrassmma.com/2012/05/former-spartan-fighter-jason-butcher-is-headed-to-bellator/#.UbXm2OdwqUk ↩
Jason Butcher victorious in Bellator debut by Gary Thomas (BluegrassMMA.com) on June 23, 2012 http://www.bluegrassmma.com/2012/06/jason-butcher-victorious-in-bellator-debut/#.UbX_xedwqUk ↩
Bellator 71 results recap from last night (June 22) for ‘Wiuff vs Davis' in Chester, West Virginia by Adam Guillen Jr. (MMAMania.com) on June 23, 2012 http://www.mmamania.com/2012/6/23/3111994/bellator-71-results-recap-wiuff-davis-brett-rogers-mma ↩
Bellator 78 preliminary results: Jason Butcher submits Shaun Asher, Zoila Gurgel outlasts Casey Noland Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine by Derek Ciapala (Yahoo.com) on October 27, 2012 https://sports.yahoo.com/news/bellator-78-preliminary-results-jason-butcher-submits-shaun-180200997--mma.html ↩
Bellator 93 results: live play-by-play & updates by Jordan Breen (Sherdog.com) on March 21, 2013 http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-93-Results-Live-PlaybyPlay-Updates-51093#jason-butcher-jack-hermansson ↩
MMAjunkie.com staff (September 7, 2013). "Bellator 98 results: Shlemenko retains title in slugfest with Cooper". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013. http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/09/bellator-98-live-results ↩
MMAjunkie.com staff (October 4, 2013). "Bellator 102 results: Kongo flattens Godbeer, Queiroz whacks Johnson". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014. http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/10/bellator-102-live-results-and-fight-recaps ↩
"Bellator MMA - Bellator 128". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/events/Bellator-MMA-Bellator-128-40361 ↩
"Bellator 134 prelims: 'The Silencer,' 'The Freight Train,' 'The Irish Bad Boy,' 'The Barn Cat'". mmajunkie.com. February 5, 2015. http://mmajunkie.com/2015/02/bellator-134-prelims-the-silencer-the-freight-train-the-irish-bad-boy-the-barn-cat ↩
Spartan FC 11: Destruction Tapology.com http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/12027-spartan-fc-11-destruction ↩