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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 for PRIDE, Strikeforce, Legacy FC, Jungle Fight, Pancrase, World Series of Fighting and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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.
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, 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
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 60 matches | 38 wins | 19 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 5 |
| By submission | 16 | 3 |
| By decision | 9 | 11 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 38–19–2 (1) | Sabah Homasi | KO (punch) | Titan FC 40 | August 5, 2016 | 2 | 1:18 | Coral Gables, Florida | |
| Loss | 38–18–2 (1) | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Decision (unanimous) | Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 | May 24, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirites | |
| Loss | 38–17–2 (1) | João Zeferino | Submission (heel hook) | WSOF 25 | November 20, 2015 | 1 | 1:24 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | WSOF Lightweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Loss | 38–16–2 (1) | Islam Mamedov | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 25 | November 20, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | WSOF Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 38–15–2 (1) | Celso Vinicius | Decision (unanimous) | Thunder Fight 4 | June 20, 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won Thunder Fight Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 37–15–2 (1) | Sérgio Soares | KO (punches) | Real Fight 12 | December 13, 2014 | 4 | 4:05 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won Real Fight Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 36–15–2 (1) | Eric Reynolds | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 15 | November 15, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 35–15–2 (1) | Luis Palomino | KO (punches) | WSOF 8 | January 18, 2014 | 2 | 4:20 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 35–14–2 (1) | Wagner Campos | TKO (punches) | FMC 1: Macaco Galeto | December 7, 2013 | 3 | 2:32 | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | Won FMC Lightweight Championship. |
| Loss | 34–14–2 (1) | Carlos Diego Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 25 | November 15, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | Lost Legacy FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 34–13–2 (1) | Efrain Escudero | Decision (split) | Max Sport: 13.2 | May 11, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Won Max Sport Lightweight Championship. |
| Draw | 33–13–2 (1) | Isao Kobayashi | Draw | Pancrase 246 | March 17, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 33–13–1 (1) | Derrick Krantz | Submission (triangle guillotine choke) | Legacy FC 18 | March 1, 2013 | 2 | 3:07 | Houston, Texas, United States | Defended Legacy FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 32–13–1 (1) | Gérson Cordeiro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Predador FC 22 | October 20, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Won Vacant Predator FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 31–13–1 (1) | Clay Hantz | KO (punches) | Legacy FC 11 | May 11, 2012 | 1 | 1:04 | Houston, Texas, United States | Won Legacy FC Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 30–13–1 (1) | Mike Bronzoulis | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 9 | December 16, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | Defended Legacy FC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 29–13–1 (1) | Pete Spratt | Decision (split) | Legacy FC 8 | September 16, 2011 | 5 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | Won Legacy FC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 28–13–1 (1) | Cleburn Walker | Submission (neck crank) | Quality Entertainment | April 9, 2011 | 1 | 3:57 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 27–13–1 (1) | André Galvão | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce: Houston | August 21, 2010 | 3 | 2:45 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 27–12–1 (1) | Roan Carneiro | Decision (unanimous) | Shine Fights 2: ATT vs. The World | September 4, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 27–11–1 (1) | Beau Baker | Decision (unanimous) | KAP: The Return of Macaco | February 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 26–11–1 (1) | Kyacey Uscola | Decision (unanimous) | PFP: Ring of Fire | December 9, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Manila, Philippines | |
| Win | 26–10–1 (1) | Gustavo Machado | Decision (split) | Predador FC 6: Octagon | August 25, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | 25–10–1 (1) | Luis Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Midway Fight | May 10, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | 25–9–1 (1) | Fernando Pontes | Decision (unanimous) | Showfight 5 | November 9, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 25–8–1 (1) | Roberto Godoi | TKO (punches) | Super Challenge 1 | October 7, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Barueri, Brazil | |
| Win | 24–8–1 (1) | Curtis Stout | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 16 | April 22, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 23–8–1 (1) | Eduardo Pamplona | Decision (unanimous) | Showfight 4 | April 6, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 23–7–1 (1) | Gabriel Vella | KO (punches) | Showfight 3 | October 21, 2005 | 1 | 1:40 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 22–7–1 (1) | Carlos Baruch | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 4 | May 21, 2005 | 2 | 3:57 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Win | 21–7–1 (1) | Boris Jonstomp | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Jungle Fight 3 | October 23, 2004 | 2 | N/A | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Loss | 20–7–1 (1) | Delson Heleno | Decision (unanimous) | Meca World Vale Tudo 11 | June 5, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Teresópolis, Brazil | |
| Loss | 20–6–1 (1) | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 3 | May 25, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 20–5–1 (1) | Luis Brito | Decision (split) | Meca World Vale Tudo 10 | December 20, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 19–5–1 (1) | Ronaldo Souza | KO (punch) | Jungle Fight 1 | September 13, 2003 | 1 | 3:13 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| NC | 18–5–1 (1) | Luiz Claudio das Dores | NC (premature stoppage) | Meca World Vale Tudo 8 | May 16, 2003 | 1 | 4:36 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Loss | 18–5–1 | Jack Sear | Submission (Standing Microwave) | Meca World Vale Tudo 6 - BTT vs. PAP | January 31, 2002 | 1 | 2:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Draw | 18–4–1 | Daisuke Ishii | Draw | Deep: 1st Impact | January 8, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | 18–4 | Pat Miletich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 18 | January 8, 1999 | 1 | 21:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | For UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 18–3 | José Landi-Jons | TKO (doctor stoppage) | World Vale Tudo Championship 4 | March 16, 1997 | 1 | 9:37 | Brazil | |
| Loss | 18–2 | José Landi-Jons | Submission (punches) | BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 | November 1, 1996 | 1 | 14:19 | Brazil | |
| Win | 18–1 | Erico Correia | Submission (armbar) | BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 | November 1, 1996 | 1 | 0:47 | Brazil | |
| Win | 17–1 | Anderson Lima | KO (punches) | BVF 6: Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1 | November 1, 1996 | 1 | 0:50 | Brazil | |
| Loss | 16–1 | João Bosco | KO (punches) | Torneio dos Gladiadores 2 | August 16, 1996 | 1 | 0:33 | Brazil | |
| Win | 16–0 | Carlos Arantes | TKO (punches) | Tournament of Gladiators 2 | August 16, 1996 | 1 | 1:20 | Brazil | |
| Win | 15–0 | João João | TKO (punches) | Tournament of Gladiators 2 | August 16, 1996 | 1 | 0:17 | Brazil | |
| Win | 14–0 | Claudio Neves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Tournament of Gladiators 1 | June 24, 1996 | 1 | 3:50 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 13–0 | Antônio Pedra | Submission (keylock) | Tournament of Gladiators 1 | June 24, 1996 | 1 | 2:19 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 12–0 | Reinaldo Chagas | TKO (elbows) | Tournament of Gladiators 1 | June 24, 1996 | 1 | 0:59 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–0 | Pedro Leão | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1 | May 10, 1996 | 1 | 6:14 | Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–0 | Kiko Boxe | TKO (punches) | Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1 | May 10, 1996 | 1 | 0:48 | Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil | |
| Win | 9–0 | Sílvio Karate | Submission (guillotine choke) | Free Stile de Natal: Natal Freestyle 1 | May 10, 1996 | 1 | 0:29 | Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–0 | Ivo dos Reis | Submission (punches) | Circuito de Lutas 3 | September 12, 1995 | 1 | 1:01 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 7–0 | Guaracy Pereira | Submission (punches) | Circuito de Lutas 3 | September 12, 1995 | 1 | 1:07 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–0 | Claudionor Cardoso da Silva | Submission (triangle choke) | Circuito de Lutas 2 | July 5, 1995 | 1 | 3:06 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–0 | José de Campos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Circuito de Lutas 2 | July 5, 1995 | 1 | 0:57 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–0 | Paulo de Jesus | Submission (punches) | Circuito de Lutas 2 | July 5, 1995 | 1 | 0:27 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Claudionor Cardoso da Silva | Submission (armbar) | Circuito de Lutas 1 | April 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:28 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ricardo Antiorio | Submission (punches) | Circuito de Lutas 1 | April 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:27 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Dulcino Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Circuito de Lutas 1 | April 1, 1995 | 1 | 0:16 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |