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Pat Miletich
Miletich in 2008
Born
Patrick Jay Miletich (1968-03-09) March 9, 1968 (age 56) 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]
^"What It Was Like to Spar At Miletich Fighting Systems Back in the Glory Days - Part 1". Fightland. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^"Pat Miletich Inducted Into the UFC Hall of Fame". Cage Pages. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
Arts, PatMiletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC", which detailed Miletich's biography and his fighting camp (Miletich Fighting Systems). Miletich began...
successful MMA camps of all time. MFS traces its roots to 1997, when fighter PatMiletich established one of the early MMA training schools at his Bettendorf,...
No. Name Event Date Reign (Total) Defenses 1 PatMiletich def. Mikey Burnett UFC Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Oct 16, 1998 931 days 1. def. Jorge Patino at...
was the first Canadian UFC Champion at UFC 31 (Welterweight) defeating PatMiletich. Carlos Newton was born in Anguilla and moved to Canada at a young age...
Bettendorf, Iowa to train at the renowned Miletich Fighting Systems camp run by former UFC welterweight champion PatMiletich. In an interview conducted before...
controversial decision to PatMiletich in a UFC title fight for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC Ultimate Brazil crowning Miletich the first-ever holder...
Lightweight bout. According to a December 2008 Sherdog interview with PatMiletich, the event was plagued by a flu-like illness that spread throughout the...
marked the first appearance of the influential fighter PatMiletich, who would go on to create Miletich Fighting Systems. Tank Abbott is a guest commentator...
inducted into the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, PatMiletich, Fedor Emelianenko, and Rickson Gracie. On 5 July 2018, he was inducted...
debuted for International Fight League in September 2006, submitting PatMiletich in three minutes with a guillotine choke. He would then rematch Carlos...
holds notable wins over Renzo Gracie, former UFC Welterweight Champion PatMiletich, former UFC Middleweight Champion Dave Menne, former Pancrase Super Heavyweight...
featuring Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, and Lightweight Champion PatMiletich. UFC 29 is notable for featuring one of the few UFC losses by future...
with five defenses First fighter to reach 20 fights in UFC history. PatMiletich July 5, 2014 UFC 175 Inaugural and one-time UFC Welterweight Champion...
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The main card featured Welterweight Champion PatMiletich defending his title against John Alessio, and Heavyweight Champion Kevin...
defeating Shooto champion Erik Paulson and former UFC Welterweight Champion PatMiletich. His last fight was at Absolute FC, where he submitted Shawn Peters in...
last UFC appearance of former 170 lb Champion PatMiletich, and the last appearance of Pete Williams. Miletich decided to concentrate on training his fighters...
football at Hawaii and Washington State respectively. He is also related to PatMiletich on his mother's side. He has a fraternal twin brother, Tim, who excelled...
between Randy Couture and Pedro Rizzo. A welterweight title bout between PatMiletich and Carlos Newton also occurred. The card featured the first appearance...
Legends of MMA Hall of Fame along with Art Davie, Big John McCarthy, PatMiletich, Fedor Emelianenko and Rickson Gracie.[citation needed] After working...
inductee of the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, PatMiletich, and Fedor Emelianenko. Gracie was the subject of the 1995 documentary...
Shamrock put him in contact with Monte Cox and sent him to Iowa, where PatMiletich was starting a camp where he could train full-time. Pulver began competing...
advice from UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture, Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, PatMiletich, Dan Severn and more!. ECW Press. ISBN 9781770908345. "MMA coach Ray...
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