Jason High
| Jason High | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 12, 1981 Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Other names | The Kansas City Bandit |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Welterweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Lakewood, California |
| Team | American Top Team/HD MMA, Bodyshop Fitness Team/Cleber Jiu-Jitsu (Formerly) |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jason High (born October 12, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the World Series of Fighting. A professional competitor since 2005, High has also competed for Strikeforce, Affliction, Titan FC, DREAM and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
High was born in Kansas City, Missouri and has two brothers and a sister. High began playing football and baseball from a young age, before moving to Blue Springs, Missouri at the age of 10, where he discovered wrestling. By his sophomore year at Blue Springs High School he was on the varsity squad. He was a standout in high school, holding a record of 102-23 over three years, with a 44-7 record in his senior year while setting the school's takedown record and finishing fifth in Missouri's state championships. High was also an all-state selection in 1999. He then continued at the collegiate level for five years. He first spent two years at Meramec Community College in St. Louis where he did very well and also qualified twice for the national championships. High then spent three years at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln as a walk-on player, which has a very prestigious Division I program. High had a rough start to his career for Nebraska, going 4-16 in his first year on campus, but was able to turn his career around and had winning record of 11-10 in his last year of eligibility. High graduated with three varsity letters from Nebraska. In his last semester at Nebraska, High attended a college in Costa Rica where he discovered jiu-jitsu. He earned a degree in history and used to work as an operations manager and full-time EMT for a private ambulance company. He was still working in the early part of his mixed martial arts career.
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