Jorge Masvidal
American mixed martial artist
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| July 6 2024 | Fought Nate Diaz in a boxing match at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, losing by majority decision. |
| May 13 2024 | Confirmed new fight date of July 6, 2024 for boxing match against Nate Diaz. |
| May 7 2024 | Boxing match with Nate Diaz rescheduled from June 1 to July 6, 2024, to be held at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. |
| March 13 2024 | Announced boxing match against Nate Diaz scheduled for June 1, 2024 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California, to be a 10-round light heavyweight bout. |
| 2023 | Concluded his professional mixed martial arts career after 20 years of competing across multiple fighting organizations including UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Shark Fights, and World Victory Road. |
| November 6 2023 | Masvidal pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge through a plea agreement, resulting in the dismissal of two felony charges and receiving a sentence equivalent to time already served. |
| April 8 2023 | Jorge Masvidal fought Gilbert Burns at UFC 287, losing via unanimous decision and subsequently announcing his retirement from professional mixed martial arts competition during the post-fight interview. |
| April 28 2022 | At his arraignment, Masvidal was issued a stay away order, and aggravated battery charges were updated after Covington claimed to have suffered a brain injury. |
| April 21 2022 | Masvidal pleaded not guilty to the charges related to the Covington assault. |
| March 23 2022 | Masvidal was arrested and detained at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $15,000 bond for the assault on Covington, later being conditionally released. |
| March 21 2022 | Masvidal physically attacked UFC rival Colby Covington outside a restaurant, punching him twice and causing a tooth fracture and wrist abrasion. |
| March 5 2022 | Fought Colby Covington at UFC 272, losing via unanimous decision while earning the Fight of the Night award. |
| January 21 2022 | iKON FC held its inaugural event, which aired on UFC Fight Pass. |
| December 11 2021 | Masvidal was originally scheduled to fight Leon Edwards at UFC 269 but withdrew from the bout due to injury, resulting in the fight being cancelled. |
| September 24 2021 | Made his professional wrestling debut at AEW Grand Slam, appearing alongside American Top Team and attacking wrestlers Chris Jericho and Jake Hager. |
| June 18 2021 | Gamebred Fighting Championship held its inaugural pay-per-view event in Biloxi, Mississippi. |
| April 2021 | Masvidal announced the launch of Gamebred Fighting Championship, a bare-knuckle MMA promotion. |
| April 24 2021 | Jorge Masvidal faced Kamaru Usman in a UFC Welterweight Championship rematch at UFC 261, losing via knockout in the second round, which was his first stoppage loss inside the UFC. |
| 2020 | Jorge Masvidal launched El Recuerdo de Oaxaca Joven, a mezcal brand, through a partnership with Recuerdo Mezcal. |
| 2020 | Set the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history with a five-second knockout, demonstrating his exceptional striking capabilities. |
| July 2020 | Won World MMA Awards for Breakthrough Fighter of the Year (covering period of 2019-July 2020). |
| July 12 2020 | Masvidal challenges Kamaru Usman for the Welterweight Championship at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with the event generating 1.3 million pay-per-view buys |
| July 5 2020 | Jorge Masvidal stepped in on short notice to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 251, replacing Gilbert Burns who tested positive for COVID-19. Masvidal signed a new multi-fight contract with UFC prior to the bout and ultimately lost the championship fight via unanimous decision with judges' scores of 50–45, 50-45, and 49–46. |
| 2019 | Named MMAJunkie.com Breakthrough Fighter of the Year. |
| 2019 | Received Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable award. |
| November 2 2019 | Won the UFC 'Baddest Motherfucker' (BMF) belt by defeating Nate Diaz via TKO due to doctor stoppage between rounds three and four, after dominating most of the fight. |
| July 6 2019 | Defeated Ben Askren with a record-breaking 5-second knockout at UFC 239, winning Performance of the Night and named 2019 Knockout of the Year by multiple MMA media outlets. Subsequently signed a new eight-fight contract with UFC. |
| March 16 2019 | Defeated Darren Till via knockout at UFC Fight Night 147, earning his second Fight of the Night and third Performance of the Night bonus awards. |
| November 4 2017 | Lost a one-sided fight against Stephen Thompson via unanimous decision at UFC 217. |
| May 13 2017 | Lost to Demian Maia via split decision at UFC 211. |
| January 28 2017 | Defeated Donald Cerrone via TKO at UFC on Fox 23, earning a Performance of the Night bonus after dropping Cerrone in the first round and finishing the fight in the second round. |
| October 2016 | Masvidal defeated Jake Ellenberger at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale by TKO in the first round, with the fight ending after Ellenberger's toe was caught in the fence. |
| July 30 2016 | Masvidal defeated Ross Pearson at UFC 201 via unanimous decision, after knocking Pearson down in the second round. |
| May 29 2016 | Masvidal fought Lorenz Larkin at UFC Fight Night 88, losing a close split decision match. |
| November 28 2015 | Masvidal fought Benson Henderson at UFC Fight Night 79, losing the back-and-forth fight via split decision after originally being scheduled to face Dong Hyun Kim. |
| July 12 2015 | Masvidal defeated Cezar Ferreira in a welterweight bout at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale by first-round knockout, earning a Performance of the Night bonus. |
| April 2015 | Masvidal fought Al Iaquinta at UFC Fight Night 63, losing in a closely contested split decision, with 13 of 15 media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| 2014 | Jorge Masvidal defeated Pat Healy via unanimous decision at UFC on Fox 11, winning with scores of 30–27, 30–27, and 29–28. |
| September 27 2014 | At UFC 178, Masvidal faced James Krause after a previous fight with Bobby Green was cancelled. He knocked down Krause in the second round and won via unanimous decision with scores of 30–27, 29–28, and 30–27. |
| July 26 2014 | Masvidal fought Daron Cruickshank at UFC on Fox 12, recovering from being dropped in the first round to win via unanimous decision with scores of 29–28, 29–28, and 29–27. |
| November 6 2013 | Masvidal faces Rustam Khabilov at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3, losing via unanimous decision. The fight earns him his first Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| July 27 2013 | Masvidal fights Michael Chiesa at UFC on Fox 8, replacing Reza Madadi. Despite being dropped in the first round, he wins the fight via submission in the second round. |
| April 20 2013 | Masvidal makes his UFC debut against Tim Means at UFC on Fox 7, winning via unanimous decision. |
| January 2013 | Masvidal joins the UFC following the dissolution of Strikeforce. |
| July 14 2012 | Masvidal defeated Justin Wilcox via split decision at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. |
| 2011 | Masvidal returned to Strikeforce and defeated Billy Evangelista via unanimous decision. |
| 2011 | Masvidal won a number one contender's bout against K.J. Noons via unanimous decision, knocking down Noons in the first round. |
| December 17 2011 | Masvidal challenged Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA, losing via unanimous decision. |
| September 2010 | Masvidal fought Paul Daley at Shark Fights 13 in Amarillo, Texas at a catchweight of 171.75 lbs. Daley defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision. |
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