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Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta (Giacobbe LaMotta, 1922–2017), the Bronx Bull, world middleweight boxing champion 1949–51, Sugar Ray Robinson's six-time rival, and subject of Scorsese's Raging Bull.
Jake Matthews (fighter)
Jake Matthews, "The Celtic Kid" (born 1994), Australian UFC welterweight from Melbourne with a 23-8-0 pro record, 16-8-0 in the UFC, TUF Nations alumnus, BJJ black belt, active since 2012.
Jake Paul
Jake Paul ("The Problem Child", "El Gallo Dorado"), American YouTuber-turned-professional boxer; 12-2 record with 7 KOs, losses to Tommy Fury and Anthony Joshua, beat Mike Tyson in 2024, co-founded Most Valuable Promotions.
Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva
Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva: crossover boxing match, October 29, 2022, Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, Showtime PPV. Paul won a unanimous eight-round decision (77-74, 78-73, 78-73), knocking Silva down in round 8, moving to 6-0.
Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua
Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua, or Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day, was a December 19, 2025 Netflix heavyweight fight in Miami won by Joshua's sixth-round knockout, dropping Paul four times and breaking his jaw.
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren: cruiserweight boxing match, April 17, 2021, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Triller Fight Club PPV. Paul, 3-0 YouTuber-boxer, knocked out retired MMA wrestler Ben Askren at 1:59 of round one in Askren's boxing debut; PPV buys disputed.
Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis
Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis: scheduled Netflix-streamed exhibition boxing match announced August 20, 2025 for November 14, 2025 (Atlanta, then Miami), pitting cruiserweight Paul against lightweight champion Davis at a 195-pound limit; cancelled November 3, 2025 over a civil lawsuit against Davis.
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxing match, November 15, 2024, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, streamed on Netflix. Paul won a lopsided eight-round unanimous decision over 58-year-old Tyson; 65 million peak concurrent streams.
Jake Roberts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Aurelian Smith Jr., born 1955), American retired pro wrestler; WWF star of 1986-1992 known for his python Damien, inventing the DDT, and quiet, menacing promos; WWE Hall of Famer 2014; later AEW manager until 2026.
Jake Shields
Jake Shields (born 1979) is an American retired MMA fighter and grappler of the Cesar Gracie Fight Team, former Strikeforce middleweight and EliteXC welterweight champion, 33-11-1 (1 NC), who challenged Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title in 2011.
Jake Varner
Jake Varner (Jacob Stephen Varner, born 1986, Bakersfield, California) is an American freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympic gold medalist at 96 kg, two-time NCAA champion for Iowa State, and Penn State assistant coach since 2016.
Jakob Brendel
Jakob Brendel (1907–1964), German wrestler, 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold and 1936 bronze in bantamweight Greco-Roman; also 1937 European freestyle champion and multiple German champion.
Jakub Wikłacz
Jakub Wikłacz (Jakub Wiklacz, "Masa"), Polish UFC bantamweight born 1996 in Olsztyn, 18-3-2 record, former KSW bantamweight champion, 11 submission wins including six guillotines, 2-0 in the UFC.
Jalin Turner
Jalin "The Tarantula" Turner, born 1995, is an American UFC lightweight, 6'3" with a 77-inch reach, holding a 16-9 record with 12 knockouts, 4 submissions, and no decision wins.
Jamahal Hill
Jamahal Hill, "Sweet Dreams", American UFC light heavyweight fighter, 12-4-0 1 NC; champion January 2023 after beating Glover Teixeira at UFC 283, vacated title November 2023 with Achilles rupture, later KO'd by Pereira at UFC 300.
Jamal Ben Saddik (جمال بن صديق)
Jamal Ben Saddik (جمال بن صديق), born in 1990 in Antwerp, is a Moroccan-Belgian heavyweight kickboxer known for his long GLORY career and rivalry with Rico Verhoeven.
James Butler (boxer)
James Butler, "Harlem Hammer" (born 1972), Harlem-born American super middleweight boxer, 1996-2004; lost 2001 IBF title fight to Sven Ottke, assaulted Richard Grant after a 2001 charity bout, and was sentenced to 29 years for Sam Kellerman's 2004 murder.
James DeGale
James DeGale, British boxer, 2008 Beijing Olympic middleweight gold medallist and two-time IBF super middleweight champion; first Briton with both Olympic gold and a pro world title; retired 25-3-1 in 2019.
James Ellsworth (wrestler)
James Ellsworth (James Ellsworth Morris, born 1984), American professional wrestler from Baltimore; 2016 WWE underdog who beat AJ Styles three times, won a SmackDown contract, and managed Carmella.
James Gallagher (fighter)
James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher (born 1996, Strabane, Northern Ireland) is a featherweight MMA fighter, ex-SBG Ireland Bellator prospect, 13-4 pro record, first loss to Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 204, later Glory MMA, PFL, and Rizin.
James J. Braddock
James J. Braddock (1905–1974), the "Cinderella Man," was an American boxer and world heavyweight champion 1935–1937 who beat Max Baer as a 10-to-1 underdog in 1935 and lost the title to Joe Louis in 1937.
James J. Corbett
James J. Corbett, known as "Gentleman Jim," was an American boxer who held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1892 to 1897 and is remembered as a founder of scientific, movement-based boxing.
James J. Jeffries
James J. Jeffries, known as James Jackson Jeffries, was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1899 and retired undefeated in 1905.
James Krause (fighter)
James "The James Krause" Krause (born 1986) is an American retired MMA welterweight (28-8, UFC 9-4), Glory MMA & Fitness head coach in Lee's Summit, Missouri, suspended in a 2022 UFC betting scandal.
James Smith (boxer)
James "Bonecrusher" Smith (James Odell Smith, born 1953) is an American heavyweight boxer, WBA heavyweight champion December 1986 to March 1987, who won the title by first-round TKO of Tim Witherspoon and lost it to Mike Tyson.
James Storm
James Storm (James Allen Cox, born 1977), American pro wrestler, TNA original, member of America's Most Wanted and Beer Money with Robert Roode, 10 tag titles, brief 2015 NXT run, now on independents.
James Thompson (fighter)
James "The Colossus" Thompson (born 1978) is a retired English heavyweight MMA fighter (20-17-0, 1 NC) who fought PRIDE, EliteXC, KSW, and Bellator, famous for his ruptured ear against Kimbo Slice in 2008.
James Tillis
James "Quick" Tillis (James Theodore Tillis, born 1957), Tulsa, Oklahoma heavyweight boxer, "The Fighting Cowboy"; 42-22-1 (31 KOs), WBA title challenger vs. Weaver 1981, first man to go 10 rounds with Mike Tyson (1986).
James Toney
James 'Lights Out' Toney (born 1968, Grand Rapids) is an American boxer, IBHOF class of 2022, who won IBF world titles at middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight, beat Nunn, Barkley, Jirov, and Holyfield, and lost to Roy Jones Jr. in 1994.
James Vick
James "The Texecutioner" Vick (born 1987) is a retired American MMA fighter, TUF 15 semifinalist, and 9-5 UFC lightweight who headlined against Justin Gaethje in 2018 before retiring in 2021.