Jorge Patino
Introduction '''Jorge Luis Patino''' (born May 8, 1973) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1995, Patino has formerly competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, Legacy FC, Jungle Fight, Pancrase, World Series of Fighting, Cage Rage, and Titan FC.Patino is the BJJ coach of Charles Oliveira and was responsible for awarding Oliveira his black belt.
Background Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Patino played rugby and also trained in judo before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1992, later earning his black belt in 1998.Energetic and hyperactive as a child, Patino earned the nickname ''Macaco'' (meaning monkey in Portuguese) because of his love for climbing trees.
Mixed martial arts career ===Early career===Patino started to compete in vale tudo fights in the year 1995, defeating three opponents in the Circuito de Lutas 1 independent event. Macaco went on a winning track, defeating many opponents, until he was knocked out by João Bosco in Torneio dos Gladiadores 2, his second opponent in the night. Afterwards, Jorge went on to fight in the BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 event, where he defeated Anderson Lima by knockout, Erico Correia by submissions due to strikes, and then faced José Landi-Jons, also known as Pelé, in a historic battle. After nearly 15 minutes of fighting, Pelé defeated Macaco, making him submit to strikes. The two then had a rematch, which was again won by Landi-Jons. Patino is managed by Wade Hampel of Big Fight Management.===Fighting abroad===Macaco was then signed to the UFC, where he faced the Welterweight Champion Pat Miletich at UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title. The champion successfully defended his title, defeating Patino by unanimous decision. Macaco then went on to fight in Japan for the DEEP promotion, drawing a match with Daisuke Ishii. His next two fights happened in Brazil, for the Meca World Vale Tudo promotion, where he faced Gustavo "Ximú" Machado. Jorge had cut his foot while playing soccer, and had to go to the fight still in stitches and bandages. Ximú capitalized on the opportunity, and defeated Patino with a heelhook, later granting a rematch to his opponent. Afterwards, in Meca World Vale Tudo 8, Luiz Cláudio das Dores faced Macaco, but the fight was set as a No Contest due to a bad call by the referee. In 2003, for the first Jungle Fight event, Macaco faced Ronaldo Souza, better known as Jacaré. Patino knocked out Ronaldo in the first round of the fight, which was Jacaré's mixed martial arts debut.Afterwards, Macaco then returned to Meca, defeating Luiz Brito at Meca World Vale Tudo 10 by a split decision. Afterwards, he fought for the Japanese promotion Pride FC, in its Pride Bushido 3 event, where he faced Kazuo Misaki. Misaki won by unanimous decision, and this was the end of Jorge Patino's stint with PRIDE.After Nate Moore had to withdraw from his fight against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion André Galvão in Strikeforce, Patino took the fight in short notice for the Strikeforce: Houston event. However, he was defeated in the third round due to strikes.===Legacy Fighting Championship===In his debut with Legacy FC, Patino defeated Pete Spratt via split decision on September 16, 2011 to win the Welterweight Championship at Legacy FC 8.On December 16, 2011, he fought Mike Bronzoulis and won by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, and 49–46), to defend his title in the main event at Legacy FC 9.On May 11, 2012, Patino dropped to the Lightweight division in order to face Jesus Rivera in the main event of Legacy FC 11, to fight for the vacant Lightweight Championship. However the day before the fight was scheduled to take place, Rivera backed out of the fight and newcomer Clay Hantz took the fight on short notice. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Patino successfully defended the title one time before losing it to Carlos Diego Ferreira in November 2013.===World Series of Fighting===In early 2014, Patino joined the World Series of Fighting organization. He faced Luis Palomino in his debut WSOF 8 and lost via knockout.In November 2015, Patino was one of participants of WSOF's one night Lightweight tournament. He faced Islam Mamedov in the quarterfinals and lost via unanimous decision. Mamedov, however, was injured and Patino replaced him in the semifinals against Joáo Zeferino. He lost that fight by submission in the first round.
Personal life Jorge is married.
Championships and accomplishments *'''Legacy Fighting Championship'''**Legacy FC Lightweight Championship (One time, current)** One successful title defense**Legacy FC Welterweight Championship (One time)** One successful title defense*'''Predator Fighting Championship'''**Predator FC Lightweight Championship (One time)*'''Max Sport'''**Max Sport Lightweight Championship (One Time)*'''Fight Masters Combat'''**FMC Lightweight Championship (One Time)*'''Real Fight'''**Real Fight Lightweight Championship (One Time)*'''Thunder Fight'''**Thunder Fight Lightweight Championship (One Time)
Mixed martial arts record Win  Sergio Soares TKO (retirement) Thunder Fight 43  3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil  NC Yousef Wehbe NC (overturned) Battlefield: The Great Beginning   1 4:50 Seoul, South Korea  Loss 38–19–2 (1) Sabah Homasi KO (punch) Titan FC 40  2 1:18 Coral Gables, FloridaLoss 38–18–2 (1) Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (unanimous) Abu Dhabi Warriors 4  3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss 38–17–2 (1)João ZeferinoSubmission (heel hook)WSOF 2511:24Phoenix, Arizona, United States Loss 38–16–2 (1)Islam MamedovDecision (unanimous)25:00 Win 38–15–2 (1) Celso Vinicius Decision (unanimous)Thunder Fight 4 55:00 São Paulo, Brazil  Win 37–15–2 (1) Sérgio Soares KO (punches) Real Fight 12  4 4:05 São Paulo, Brazil  Win 36–15–2 (1) Eric Reynolds Decision (unanimous) WSOF 15  3 5:00 Tampa, Florida, United States Loss 35–15–2 (1) Luis Palomino KO (punches) WSOF 8  2 4:20 Hollywood, Florida, United States Win 35–14–2 (1) Wagner Campos TKO (punches) FMC 1: Macaco Galeto  3 2:32 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil  Loss 34–14–2 (1) Carlos Diego Ferreira Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 25  5 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States  Win 34–13–2 (1) Efrain Escudero Decision (split) Max Sport: 13.2  3 5:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Draw 33–13–2 (1) Isao Kobayashi Draw Pancrase 246  3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan  Win 33–13–1 (1) Derrick Krantz Submission (triangle guillotine choke) Legacy FC 18  2 3:07 Houston, Texas, United States  Win 32–13–1 (1) Gérson Cordeiro Submission (rear-naked choke) Predador FC 22  1 N/A Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 31–13–1 (1) Clay Hantz KO (punches) Legacy FC 11  1 1:04 Houston, Texas, United States  Win 30–13–1 (1) Mike Bronzoulis Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 9  5 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States  Win 29–13–1 (1) Pete Spratt Decision (split) Legacy FC 8  5 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States  Win 28–13–1 (1) Cleburn Walker Submission (neck crank) Quality Entertainment  1 3:57 Austin, Texas, United States  Loss 27–13–1 (1) André Galvão TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Houston  3 2:45 Houston, Texas, United States  Loss 27–12–1 (1) Roan Carneiro Decision (unanimous) Shine Fights 2: ATT vs. The World  3 5:00 Miami, Florida, United States  Win 27–11–1 (1) Beau Baker Decision (unanimous) KAP: The Return of Macaco  3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States  Loss 26–11–1 (1) Kyacey Uscola Decision (unanimous) PFP: Ring of Fire  3 5:00 Manila, Philippines  Win 26–10–1 (1) Gustavo Machado Decision (split) Predador FC 6: Octagon  3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil  Loss 25–10–1 (1) Luis Santos Decision (unanimous) Midway Fight  3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil  Loss 25–9–1 (1) Fernando Pontes Decision (unanimous) Showfight 5  3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil  Win 25–8–1 (1) Roberto Godoi TKO (punches) Super Challenge 1  2 5:00 Barueri, Brazil  Win 24–8–1 (1) Curtis Stout Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 16  3 5:00 London, England  Loss 23–8–1 (1) Eduardo Pamplona Decision (unanimous) Showfight 4  3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil  Win 23–7–1 (1) Gabriel Vella KO (punches) Showfight 3  1 1:40 São Paulo, Brazil  Win 22–7–1 (1) Carlos Baruch TKO (punches) Jungle Fight 4  2 3:57 Manaus, Brazil  Win 21–7–1 (1) Boris Jonstomp Submission (arm-triangle choke) Jungle Fight 3  2 N/A Manaus, Brazil  Loss 20–7–1 (1) Delson Heleno Decision (unanimous) Meca World Vale Tudo 11  3 5:00 Teresópolis, Brazil  Loss 20–6–1 (1) Kazuo Misaki Decision (unanimous) Pride Bushido 3  2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan  Win 20–5–1 (1) Luis Brito Decision (split) Meca World Vale Tudo 10  3 5:00 Curitiba, Brazil  Win 19–5–1 (1) Ronaldo Souza KO (punch) Jungle Fight 1  1 3:13 Manaus, Brazil  NC 18–5–1 (1) Luiz Claudio das Dores NC (premature stoppage) Meca World Vale Tudo 8  1 4:36 Curitiba, Brazil  Loss 18–5–1 Gustavo Machado Submission (heel hook) Meca World Vale Tudo 6 - BTT vs. PAP  1 2:00 Curitiba, Brazil  Draw 18–4–1 Daisuke Ishii Draw Deep: 1st Impact  3 5:00 Nagoya, Japan  Loss 18–4 Pat Miletich Decision (unanimous) UFC 18  1 21:00 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States  Loss 18–3 José Landi-Jons TKO (doctor stoppage) World Vale Tudo Championship 4  1 9:37 Brazil  Loss 18–2 José Landi-Jons TKO (submission to punches) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1  1 14:19 Brazil  Win 18–1 Erico Correia Submission (armbar) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1  1 0:47 Brazil  Win 17–1 Anderson Lima KO (punches) BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1  1 0:50 Brazil  Loss 16–1 João Bosco KO (punches) Torneio dos Gladiadores 2  1 0:33 Brazil  Win 16–0 Carlos Arantes TKO (punches) Tournament of Gladiators 2  1 1:20 Brazil  Win 15–0 João João  TKO (punches) Tournament of Gladiators 2  1 0:17 Brazil  Win 14–0 Claudio Neves Submission (rear-naked choke) Tournament of Gladiators 1  1 3:50 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 13–0 Antônio Pedra Submission (americana) Tournament of Gladiators 1  1 2:19 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 12–0 Reinaldo Chagas TKO (elbows) Tournament of Gladiators 1  1 0:59 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 11–0 Pedro Leão  TKO (doctor stoppage) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1  1 6:14 Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil  Win 10–0 Kiko Boxe TKO (punches) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1  1 0:48 Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil  Win 9–0 Sílvio Karate Submission (guillotine choke) Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1  1 0:29 Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil  Win 8–0 Ivo dos Reis TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 3  1 1:01 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 7–0 Guaracy Pereira TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 3  1 1:07 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 6–0 Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (triangle choke) Circuito de Lutas 2  1 3:06 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 5–0 José de Campos Submission (rear-naked choke) Circuito de Lutas 2  1 0:57 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 4–0 Paulo de Jesus TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 2  1 0:27 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 3–0 Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (armbar) Circuito de Lutas 1  1 0:28 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 2–0 Ricardo Antiorio TKO (submission to punches) Circuito de Lutas 1  1 0:27 Sao Paulo, Brazil  Win 1–0 Dulcino Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) Circuito de Lutas 1  1 0:16 Sao Paulo, Brazil
See also *Vale Tudo*Brazilian Jiu Jitsu*List of male mixed martial artists
References
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