Jason Guida

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American mixed martial arts fighter

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Field	Value
name	Jason Guida
image	Jason guida.jpg
image_size	200px
birth_date
birth_place	Mokena, Illinois, U.S.
height	{{height
weight	214 lb
weight_class	Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
reach	77 in
stance	Orthodox
fighting_out_of	Schaumburg, Illinois
team	Midwest Training Center (2003-present)
Jackson's Submission Fighting (2011-2014; occasionally)
Team Alpha Male (2016)
rank	Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wrestling	NJCAA Wrestling
years_active	2003-2011; 2014
mma_kowin	7
mma_subwin	9
mma_decwin	3
mma_koloss	7
mma_subloss	7
mma_decloss	14
mma_nc	2
occupation	Oil Refinery Operator - Enbridge (2011-present)
relatives	Clay Guida, brother
school	William Rainey Harper College (class of 2001)
sherdog	8185
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Jason Guida (born August 4, 1977) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who last competed for Bellator. A professional competitor from 2003 until 2014, he also fought for EliteXC, the WEC, KSW, Adrenaline MMA and World Extreme Fighting. Jason is the older brother of Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Clay Guida.

Background

Born and raised in Illinois, Guida began wrestling in elementary school, he is four years older than his brother Clay. Both wrestled at Johnsburg High School and William Rainey Harper College. They both won a NAIA national title in 2001.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Guida only had two amateur fights before turning professional in 2003.

The Ultimate Fighter

Guida appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir and was eliminated in the first episode for failing to make the 206 lb weight limit by one pound.

Independent promotions

Following this, as a last minute replacement for Ken Shamrock, Guida faced former WWE pro wrestling star Bobby Lashley. Guida lost via unanimous decision. Before his bout with Lashley, he and Guida got in a scuffle at a pre-fight press conference that had to be broken up by Roy Jones Jr.

Guida then suffered losses to UFC veteran Jeremy Horn and top Chechen contender Mamed Khalidov, but overcame his losing streak with a knockout win over former UFC fighter Logan Clark, ending the fight with a barrage of punches in the first round in Clark's hometown of Rochester, Minnesota.

In 2009 Jason was set to take on 2011 ADCC World Championship Nottingham Gold Medalist and former UFC fighter, Vinny Magalhães in the main event of "Carolina Crown 2" as a late replacement for Lance Evans, the brother of UFC star Rashad Evans. He later dropped out of the fight due to a lower back injury sustained during training, he was replaced by Bellator fighter Chris Davis.

In 2010, Guida then tried out for The Ultimate Fighter 12 in the Light Heavyweight division but was unsuccessful when the Light Heavyweights were cut before the season started in favor of a Lightweight only season.

Bellator

Guida stepped in as a replacement and fought Justin Lemke at Bellator 29 in a 210 lb catchweight bout and his Bellator debut. Guida weighed in 5 lbs over the catchweight limit and the fight was changed to a 215 lb catchweight bout.

In 2011, Jason joined his brother Clay and started training under top mixed martial arts trainer, Greg Jackson, in an attempt to reinvent his fighting career.

On November 16, 2012 Guida was scheduled to make his return against former UFC veteran Jason Brilz in the main event of Disorderly Conduct 13. The fight was later scrapped due to an injury Jason suffered training with Greg Jackson's MMA.

Guida fought Anthony Gomez at Bellator 112 on March 14, 2014, after his original opponent Sean Salmon pulled out for undisclosed reasons. He lost via unanimous decision.

Controversies

Guida was involved in a backstage scuffle with former UFC veteran Sean McCorkle at UFC 123 in which members of Guida's camp and Guida himself warned McCorkle that Jason was a made man.

In 2016, Guida yet again was involved in a backstage scuffle, this time with UFC veteran Nate Diaz at UFC 199 after his brother Clay lost his fight against Brian Ortega via knockout, Jason became visibly upset after the end of Clay's fight before approaching Diaz backstage as he was preparing to enter a Q&A interview about his main event fight with Conor McGregor before Jason suddenly bull rushed Nate and pressed him up against a wall before Justin Buchholz and UFC staff intervened and separated the two of them.

Personal life

Jason and his girlfriend had a daughter in 2009.

Mixed martial arts record

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Loss
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Anthony Gomez
Decision (unanimous)
Bellator 112

Catchweight (215 lbs) bout.
Win
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Keith Richards
TKO (punches)
C-3 Fights Fall Brawl

Catchweight (215 lbs) bout.
Loss
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Jeff Monson
Submission (rear naked choke)
Elite Promotions: Monson vs Guida

Heavyweight bout.
Loss
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Mark George
TKO (injury)
PP: The Real Deal

Heavyweight bout.
Win
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Logan Clark
KO (punches)
Fight Nation: Guida vs. Clark

For the C-3 Light Heavyweight Championship.
Loss
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Mamed Khalidov
TKO (strikes)
ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Heavyweight bout.
Win
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Cristiano Machado
Submission (guillotine choke)
Costa Rica Fights 9

Heavyweight bout.
Loss
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Terry Martin
KO (punch)
XFO 13: Operation Beatdown

For the XFO Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win
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Antony Rea
Decision (unanimous)
Absolute Fighting Championships 18

Catchweight (218 lbs) bout.
Loss
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Alex Stiebling
Decision (split)
WEC 22: The Hitmen

For the WEF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win
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Armondo Mena
TKO (punches)
Costa Rica Fights 6

Openweight bout.
Loss
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Jacek Buczko
Decision
KSW IV: Konfrontacja

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 9–8 (2) | Ed Meyers | TKO (broken nose) | Combat: Do Fighting Challenge 4 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:19 | Hammond, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–8 (2) | Ron Faircloth | Submission (guillotine choke) | Madtown Throwdown 4 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:40 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–8 (2) | Eric Schafer | Submission (triangle choke) | XFO 6: Judgement Day | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:49 | Lakemoor, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 7–7 (2) | Leo Vargas | TKO (submission to punches) | Combat: Do Fighting Challenge 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:40 | Hammond, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–7 (2) | Ron Fields | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | SuperBrawl 40: Guida vs. Fields 2 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:05 | Hammond, Illinois, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–7 (2) | Atte Backman | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Festival 14 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:54 | Tampere, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 4–7 (2) | Ron Fields | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFO 5: Repent | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:10 | Peoria, Illinois, United States

Catchweight (196 lbs) bout.
Loss
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Jorge Ortiz
Decision (split)
MMA Mexico 1

Catchweight (190 lbs) bout.
Win
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Mark Wallen
Decision (split)
XFO 4: Asylum

Guida could no longer see.
Loss
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Nate Homme
Submission (triangle choke)
XKK 4: Clash In Curtiss

Middleweight debut.
NC
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Jorge Ortiz
No Contest (Pre-Fight Foul)
Ultimate Fighting Mexico

Guida committed foul before first round.
NC
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Steve Evan-Dau
No Contest (illegal strikes)
Extreme Challenge 4

Both fighters threw illegal strikes before a restart of position.
Loss
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Adrian Serrano
Decision
Silverback Classic 17

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | |-

References

"Carolina Fight Promotions". Carolina Fight Promotions.
Critchfield, Tristen. (2011-11-28). "After Respite, Elder Guida Rejuvenated From Jackson's MMA Training". Sherdog.com.
(February 4, 2014). "Bellator 112: Curran vs. Straus III Full Card". prommanow.com.
(2011-04-23). "Sean McCorkle talks UFC release, Michael Douglas, Jason Guida, & more (Hilarious Interview)". YouTube.

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