Pat Miletich | |
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Born | Patrick Jay Miletich March 9, 1968 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
Other names | The Croatian Sensation |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12.1 st) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
Fighting out of | Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
Team | Miletich Fighting Systems |
Rank | Black belt in American Karate[citation needed] Third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 1995–2002, 2006, 2008, 2023 (MMA) 1999 (Boxing) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 39 |
Wins | 29 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 16 |
By decision | 6 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Patrick Jay Miletich (/ˈmɪlətɪtʃ/; born March 9, 1968) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former sports commentator. He is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC 16 Welterweight Tournament Winner. Miletich is also known as a highly successful trainer and coach, having founded Miletich Fighting Systems. This camp is considered one of the most successful in MMA history and has produced several world champions.[1] On July 6, 2014, he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.[2]