Jason Miller (fighter)

Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Born	Jason Nicholas Miller (1980-12-24) December 24, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Other names	Mayhem
Residence	Mission Viejo, California
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	77 in (196 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Catch Wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Temecula, California
Team	Team Quest
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1999-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	32
Wins	24
By knockout	6
By submission	14
By decision	4
Losses	7
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	5
Draws	0
No contests	1
Other information
Website	http://www.mayhemmiller.com/ http://dontbescaredhomie.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jason Nicholas Miller (born December 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial arts middleweight fighter known for both his flashy entrances and exciting fighting style. Nicknamed "Mayhem," he primarily utilizes Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai, and trains at Team Quest in Temecula, California. He regularly co-hosts "Mayhem Mondays" on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius satellite radio. Miller also hosts a reality show called Bully Beatdown, which airs on MTV and MTV2. He also announces for King of the Cage alongside Michael Schiavello.

Mixed martial arts career

Miller has fought in a variety of organizations, most notably Ultimate Fighting Championship, DREAM and Strikeforce. He holds wins over competition such as Falaniko Vitale, Ronald Jhun, Egan Inoue, Denis Kang, Kala Hose, Toby Imada, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, and Kazushi Sakuraba.

After the Ronald Jhun fight, a riot broke out and Miller was punched in the back of the head by a fellow fighter, Mark Moreno. This set the stage for a grudge match, and Miller dominated Moreno, finishing him with an armbar at the end of round one- making the famous shaka sign before finishing him. Miller became most famous in a bloody battle with Canadian superstar Georges St. Pierre at UFC 52. He lost by unanimous decision.

On September 2, 2006, Mayhem won the Icon Sport Middleweight title from "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler by arm triangle in the third round. In December of the same year, Mayhem lost his first title defense to Frank Trigg via TKO in the second round, a fight many thought he was the favorite to win.

Miller is currently fighting for Japanese MMA-promotion DREAM where he was a part of the promotion's 2008 Middleweight Grand Prix. He was eliminated by Ronaldo Souza at DREAM.4 in the semi-finals of the tournament. Miller lost a unanimous decision to Jacare in a bout that saw him defend submissions for the majority of the time.

Miller and Jacaré fought again, but this time for the Dream Middleweight belt. (the title was vacant as Gegard Mousasi moved to the Light Heavyweight division). The fight ended in a no-contest when Miller unintentionally landed a soccer kick (an illegal strike in Dream) in Jacaré's forehead, which opened a large gash and prompted a doctor stoppage. Both fighters agreed to face each other in an event in September 2009. The future of this rematch became uncertain as Souza later signed with the Strikeforce promotion.

Miller fought Jake Shields on November 7, 2009 on CBS as a part of Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers. The fight was for Strikeforce's Middleweight title as Cung Le stepped down as champion to pursue his acting career. In a controversial fight, Miller lost via unanimous decision. Mayhem was dominated by Shields, however Miller locked in a rear naked choke at the end of the first round, with Shields in a clearly inescapable position. However the round ended before Shields submitted or was choked out. Miller also contracted staph infection from Shields after the fight.

Miller faced Tim Stout at Strikeforce: Nashville on April 17, 2010 and won the fight by TKO in the first round.

Miller was expected to face Robbie Lawler on June 16, 2010 at Strikeforce: Los Angeles, but was removed from the card after his actions at Strikeforce: Nashville where he confronted Jake Shields for a rematch after Shields' win over UFC veteran and former Pride FC Welterweight and Middlweight Champion Dan Henderson.

Although there was suspicion that Miller would fight Nick Diaz in October, the bout failed to come into fruition. Mayhem instead fought Kazushi Sakuraba on September 25, at Dream.16. In pre-fight interviews, Mayhem stated that he wished to be the first person to submit Sakuraba. He would go on to do just that, and win the fight via arm triangle choke. However, Mayhem was actually the second person to submit Sakuraba in an MMA match, the first being Kimo Leopoldo.

There has been talk of Miller returning to the UFC. With only one fight left in Strikeforce, Dana White has agreed that Miller would make a great addition to the UFC. White said at an interview in Montreal, "Listen, we're always interested in bringing in the best guys in the world so... We'll see."

Strikeforce: Nashville brawl

During the April 2010 post fight interview after Jake Shields victory over Dan Henderson, Miller was given access to the cage for the post-fight interviews. During Shields interview he would ask "Where's my rematch, buddy?" After both Gilbert Melendez and Shields pushed Miller away, Nick Diaz would then throw the first punch that started the brawl. Members of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, including Melendez, Nick Diaz and Nate Diaz, attacked Miller while he was restrained on the canvas by members of Diaz's camp. The fight was then broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and members of security. Miller and five others were given three-month suspensions and fines of $5,000-$7,500 however the incident seemingly brought more recognition from the fans towards Miller as he gave such a good account of himself in fighting back whilst being attacked from all angles. Strikeforce also pulled him out of a scheduled bout with Robbie Lawler.

Championships and Accomplishments

Icon Sport

Middleweight Championship (1 Time)

World MMA Awards

Most Memorable Ring Entrance 2010

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

32 matches	24 wins	7 losses
By knockout	6	1
By submission	14	1
By decision	4	5
Draws	0
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	24-7 (1 NC)	Kazushi Sakuraba	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	Dream.16	2010-09-25	1	2:09	Nagoya
Win	23–7 (1 NC)	Tim Stout	TKO (Punches)	Strikeforce: Nashville	2010-04-17	1	3:09	Nashville, Tennessee
Loss	22-7 (1 NC)	Jake Shields	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers	2009-11-07	5	5:00	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US	For the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
NC	22–6 (1 NC)	Ronaldo Souza	Cut Stoppage due to illegal kick by Miller	DREAM.9 Feather Weight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round	2009-05-26	1	2:33	Yokohama, Japan	For the vacant DREAM Middleweight Title
Win	22–6	Kala Hose	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Kingdom MMA - Miller vs. Hose	2009-04-18	1	2:27	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	21–6	Ronaldo Souza	Decision (Unanimous)	DREAM.4 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round	2008-06-15	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Dream MWGP Quarter-Final
Win	21–5	Katsuyori Shibata	TKO (Strikes)	DREAM.3 Light Weight Grandprix 2008 2nd Round	2008-05-11	1	6:57	Saitama, Japan	Dream MGWP Opening Round
Win	20–5	Tim Kennedy	Decision (Unanimous)	HDNet Fights – Reckless Abandon	2007-12-15	3	5:00	Dallas, Texas, US
Win	19–5	Hiromitsu Miura	Decision (Unanimous)	WEC 27	2007-05-12	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	18–5	Hector Urbina	TKO (Punches)	Icon Sport - Epic	2007-03-31	1	1:11	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	17–5	Frank Trigg	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Trigg	2006-12-01	2	2:53	Columbus, Ohio, US	Lost ICON Sport Middleweight Championship
Win	17–4	Robbie Lawler	Submission (Arm Triangle)	Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Lawler	2006-09-02	3	2:50	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Won ICON Sport Middleweight Championship
Win	16–4	Lodune Sincaid	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	WFA – King of the Streets	2006-07-22	1	4:29	Los Angeles, California, US	Fought at 205 lbs
Win	15–4	Stefan Gamlin	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	Icon Sport – Mayhem vs Giant	2006-05-26	1	0:46	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Fought at Heavyweight
Win	14–4	Falaniko Vitale	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Icon Sport – Opposites Attract	2005-10-28	2	2:41	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Moves up to 185 lbs. Vacates Welterweight Title.
Win	13–4	Mark Moreno	Submission (Armbar)	Superbrawl – Icon	2005-07-23	1	4:54	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	175 lb Catchweight bout
Loss	12–4	Georges St-Pierre	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 52 - Couture vs Liddell 2	2005-04-16	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Fought at 170 lbs
Win	12–3	Ronald Jhun	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	SB 37 – SuperBrawl 37	2004-10-16	2	N/A	Honolulu, Hawaii, US	Won Superbrawl Welterweight Title
Win	11–3	Egan Inoue	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	SB 32 – SuperBrawl 32	2003-12-05	2	5:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	10–3	Sean Taylor	Submission (Triangle Choke)	SB 31 – SuperBrawl 31	2003-09-20	2	3:32	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	9–3	Mark Longworth	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	PFC – Put Up or Shut Up	2003-08-23	2	N/A	California, US
Win	8–3	Jay Buck	Decision (Split)	SB 30 – Collision Course	2003-06-13	3	3:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	7–3	Tim Kennedy	Decision	EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50	2003-02-23	3	5:00	Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Win	7–2	Denis Kang	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50	2003-02-23	2	1:41	Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Win	6–2	Todd Carney	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	FFP – February Fight Party	2003-02-01	1	2:31	Atlanta, Georgia, US
Loss	5–2	Todd Carney	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	ISCF – Atlanta	2002-08-16	1	1:32	Atlanta, Georgia, US
Win	5–1	Phil Ensminger	Submission (Triangle Choke)	RFC1 – The Beginning	2002-07-13	1	3:23	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	4–1	Toby Imada	Decision	XP 2 – Xtreme Pankration 2	2002-04-12	2	5:00	Los Angeles, California, US
Loss	3–1	Chael Sonnen	Decision	HFP 1 – Rumble on the Reservation	2002-03-30	2	5:00	Anza, California, US
Win	3–0	Todd Carney	Submission	ISCF – Battle at the Brewery 2001	2001-12-08	2	2:53	Atlanta, Georgia, US
Win	2–0	Brian Warren	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UP 1 – Ultimate Pankration 1	2001-11-11	1	3:15	Cabazon, California, US
Win	1–0	Tommy Laguwans	TKO	RITC 27 – Rage in the Cage 27	2001-04-28	1	3:00	Phoenix, Arizona, US

Media

Miller appears regularly on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius XM Radio Faction (Sirius XM) XM 52 Sirius 28 on "Mayhem Mondays!!" as both a mixed martial arts expert and comedian, sharing amusing anecdotes and opinions.

Miller also appears briefly in several music videos of Jason Ellis' band "TaintStick"

Miller also authors a monthly article for Fight! Magazine with humorous articles on serious subjects.

He is the host of the MTV reality series Bully Beatdown in which he challenges bullies to a fight with other professional fighters, and if they accept, they have the opportunity to win $10,000. If the bully loses, the person he picked on wins the $10,000. In episodes 4, 7 and 11, the professional mixed martial artist was Jake Shields, a past opponent of Miller's who he lost to via unanimous decision for the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight title. Miller affectionately calls his fans Mayhem Monkeys and has a fan club of numbered monkeys.

Jason Miller appeared on G4's American Ninja Warrior he made it through the qualifying round with a time of 2:55.0 and took 8th place. He was later eliminated in the second qualifying round.

Jason Miller also appears in Electronic Arts video game (EA MMA).

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial arts

External links

• Professional MMA record for Jason Miller from Sherdog
• Mayhem Miller - Official Website