American mixed martial arts fighter

Jason DeLucia (born July 24, 1969) is an American retired mixed martial artist.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Trivia
• 3 Championships and Accomplishments
• 4 Mixed martial arts record
• 5 Kickboxing record
• 6 Submission grappling record
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Biography

DeLucia practiced the Five Animals style of Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Aikido, Karate, and Judo. He is remembered by UFC enthusiasts for being in the very first fight (and the very first win) in UFC history. In UFC 2: No way out, DeLucia fought Royce Gracie and lost via armbar submission. After DeLucia tapped out, Gracie did not let go of the armbar and the commentator claimed his elbow had popped ("popped a capsule"). However, DeLucia denied this in a Sherdog.com forum, saying it was just badly bent. DeLucia infamously once suffered a ruptured liver in a bout against MMA legend Bas Rutten.

Trivia

Several years before they fought in UFC 2, DeLucia and Gracie went up against each other in a “Gracie Challenge” match at Royce’s brother Rorion Gracie’s jiu-jitsu school. The match can be seen on Youtube and in the “Gracie in Action 2” DVD.

Championships and Accomplishments

• Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
  • 1996 King of Pancrase Championship Tournament Runner-Up
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fought the first fight in UFC History

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record

Submission grappling record

References

External links

• Official website
• Jason DeLucia at IMDb
• Professional MMA record for Jason DeLucia from Sherdog
• Jason DeLucia at UFC