title: Jason Reinhardt
text: # Jason Reinhardt
  
  Jason Reinhardt (born October 31, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2011, Reinhardt fought in the UFC and King of the Cage.
  
  ## Mixed martial arts career
  
  ### Early career
  
  After compiling a 1-0 amateur record, Reinhardt won the SFC Submission Fighting Championships professional bantamweight title on 11/3/2000 defeating Arizona fighter Ray Duke. He went on the following year to win the RSF Reality Submission Fighting Championships professional bantamweight title defeating WEC veteran Del Hawkins on 3/30/2001. He would have fights in many American organizations before fighting for King of the Cage in Calgary Alberta, Canada in 2005. From there Reinhardt faced Japanese star Hideo Tokoro in the main event of ZST 9 in Tokyo, Japan. This fight was changed to a grappling only match after Tokoro signed a contract the week prior to ZST 9, to face Royce Gracie in K-1: Premium 2005 Dynamite.
  
  ### Ultimate Fighting Championship
  
  Reinhardt made his UFC debut against submission specialist Joe Lauzon at UFC 78. He lost the fight via submission due to a rear naked choke in the first round.
  
  ### Return to UFC
  
  After a two-year layoff due to injury Reinhardt made his return to the UFC at UFC 127 in Australia facing Tiequan Zhang being defeated by guillotine choke at 0:48 of round 1.
  
  Reinhardt faced Edwin Figueroa on August 14, 2011, at UFC on Versus 5. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
  
  Following his loss to Figueroa, Reinhardt was released from the promotion.
  
  ## Other Media
  
  Reinhardt also appeared in the documentary The Man in the Arena about fellow MMA fighter.
  
  ## Mixed martial arts record
  
  Professional record breakdown :
  
  | 23 matches | 20 wins | 3 losses |
  | - | - | - |
  | By knockout | 6 | 1 |
  | By submission | 14 | 2 |
  | Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
  | Loss | 20–3 | Edwin Figueroa | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | August 14, 2011 | 2 | 0:50 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Bantamweight bout. |
  | Loss | 20–2 | Zhang Tiequan | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 127 | February 27, 2011 | 1 | 0:48 | Sydney, Australia | Featherweight bout. |
  | Win | 20–1 | Cody Larson | Submission (armbar) | Iowa Challenge 46 | December 1, 2008 | 1 | 1:37 | Iowa, United States | |
  | Win | 19–1 | Marcus Hermann | TKO (submission to punches) | Revolution Cage Fighting 10 | December 8, 2007 | 1 | 1:55 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
  | Loss | 18–1 | Joe Lauzon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 78 | November 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:14 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Lightweight bout. |
  | Win | 18–0 | Theodore Reynol | TKO | Courage Fighting Championships 8 | April 21, 2007 | 1 | 2:00 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 17–0 | Jorge Conger | Submission (armbar) | Legends of Fighting 8 | July 28, 2006 | 2 | 0:57 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
  | Win | 16–0 | Ed Meyers | TKO (submission to punches) | Courage Fighting Championships 5 | April 29, 2006 | 1 | 1:59 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 15–0 | Mike Lindquist | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Redemption on the River | February 17, 2006 | 1 | 2:14 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 14–0 | Joe Santiago | Submission (armbar) | KOTC: Firestorm | September 24, 2005 | 1 | 4:30 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
  | Win | 13–0 | Brad Cottrell | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Xtreme Edge | September 17, 2005 | 1 | 1:37 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
  | Win | 12–0 | Tom Logsdon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Courage Fighting Championships 2 | March 26, 2005 | 1 | 1:42 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 11–0 | Mike Lindquist | Submission (armbar) | Iowa Fighting Organization | September 17, 2004 | 1 | 0:36 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
  | Win | 10–0 | Trent Bibbs | Submission (armbar) | Iowa Fighting Organization | September 10, 2004 | N/A | N/A | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
  | Win | 9–0 | Josh Delaney | TKO (submission to punches) | Extreme Challenge 55 | December 5, 2003 | 1 | 1:16 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 8–0 | Ryan Sotter | Submission (triangle choke) | Ultimate Submission Challenge | July 7, 2001 | 1 | 3:28 | Bethalto, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 7–0 | Ben Carlson | Submission (rear naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 40 | June 16, 2001 | 1 | 1:36 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Featherweight bout. |
  | Win | 6–0 | Del Hawkins | Submission (armbar) | Reality Submission Fighting 3 | March 30, 2001 | 1 | 1:20 | Belleville, Illinois, United States | Won the RSF Bantamweight Championship. |
  | Win | 5–0 | Ray Duke | Submission (armbar) | Submission Fighting Championships 12 | November 3, 2000 | 1 | N/A | Collinsville, Illinois, United States | Won the SFC Bantamweight Championship. |
  | Win | 4–0 | Zack Welker | Submission (triangle choke) | SC 2: Gladiators | September 8, 2000 | 2 | 0:42 | Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 3–0 | Charlie Hutchison | KO | SC 1: The Awakening | July 1, 2000 | 1 | 0:00 | Canton, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 2–0 | Scott March | Submission (armbar) | GMAP | March 11, 2000 | 1 | 3:11 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
  | Win | 1–0 | Sean Yoshida | Submission (guillotine choke) | Submission Fighting Championships 9 | January 28, 2000 | 1 | 0:32 | Belleville, Illinois, United States | |
  