Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Born	Jason Nicholas Miller (1980-12-24) December 24, 1980 (age 32) Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Other names	Mayhem
Residence	Mission Viejo, California
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185.5 lb (84.1 kg; 13.25 st)
Division	Welterweight (2004-2005) Middleweight (2001-2004,2005-2012) Light Heavyweight (2006) Heavyweight (2006)
Reach	77 inches
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Huntington Beach, California
Team	Kings MMA Reign Training Center
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1997–2012
Mixed martial arts record
Total	38
Wins	28
By knockout	8
By submission	15
By decision	5
Losses	9
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	6
No contests	1
Other information
Website	http://www.mayhemmiller.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: June 9, 2012 (2012-06-09)

Jason Nicholas Miller (born December 24, 1980) best known as Mayhem Miller is a television personality and a retired American mixed martial arts middleweight fighter who has fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, WFA, WEC, and DREAM. Miller trains at Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, California and at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California. Miller was the host of MTV's reality series Bully Beatdown and occasionally appears for "Mayhem Mondays" on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius satellite radio. He holds notable wins over Denis Kang, Egan Inoue, Falaniko Vitale, Robbie Lawler, Tim Kennedy, Kala Hose, and the legendary Kazushi Sakuraba.^[1]

Background [edit]

Miller was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and grew up in Fort Bragg. Miller's father was a paratrooper in the United States Army. Miller was expelled from high school for fighting, and he and his family had to move 40 miles just so that he could go to school into a new district. Miller then discovered high school wrestling and began attending karate schools. He was recommended to a mixed martial arts school by a judo instructor, and then began training. Miller had his first fight in Virginia Beach when he was only 17 years old, and fought against a much older opponent. Miller won the fight, and officially began his MMA career. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career [edit]

After his submission win over Ronald Jhun, a riot broke out and Miller was punched in the back of the head by a fellow fighter, Mark Moreno.^[3] This set the stage for a grudge match, and Miller dominated Moreno, finishing him with an armbar at the end of round one making the shaka sign before finishing him.

On September 2, 2006, Mayhem won the Icon Sport Middleweight title from Robbie Lawler by arm triangle in the third round. In December of the same year, Mayhem lost his first title defense to Frank Trigg via TKO in the second round, a fight many thought he was the favorite to win.

He was eliminated by Ronaldo Souza at Dream 4 in the quarterfinalis of the tournament. Miller lost by unanimous decision to Souza in a bout that saw him defend submissions for the majority of the time.

Miller and Souza fought again, but this time for the Dream Middleweight belt. (the title was vacant as Gegard Mousasi moved to the Light Heavyweight division). The fight ended in a no-contest when Miller unintentionally landed a soccer kick (an illegal strike in Dream) to Souza's forehead, which opened a large gash and prompted a doctor stoppage. Both fighters agreed to face each other in an event in September 2009. The future of this rematch became uncertain as Souza later signed with the Strikeforce promotion.^[4]

Miller fought Jake Shields on November 7, 2009 on CBS as a part of Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers. The fight was for Strikeforce's Middleweight title as Cung Le stepped down as champion to pursue his acting career. In what was mostly a grappling match that saw Shields hold Miller down for 5 rounds Miller lost via unanimous decision. The closest the match came to ending was in the third round when Miller secured a rear naked choke on Shields, but time ended before Shields tapped out. Miller also contracted staph infection from Shields after the fight.^[5]

Miller faced Tim Stout at Strikeforce: Nashville on April 17, 2010 and won the fight by TKO in the first round.

Miller was expected to face Robbie Lawler on June 16, 2010 at Strikeforce: Los Angeles, but was removed from the card after his actions at Strikeforce: Nashville where he confronted Jake Shields for a rematch after Shields' win over UFC veteran and former Pride FC Welterweight and Middlweight Champion Dan Henderson.^[6]

Although there was suspicion that Miller would fight Nick Diaz in October,^[7] the bout failed to come into fruition. Mayhem instead fought Kazushi Sakuraba on September 25, at Dream 16.^[8] In pre-fight interviews, Mayhem stated that he wished to be one of the only people to submit Sakuraba, "the Gracies couldn't do it, I want to". He would go on to do just that, and win the fight via arm triangle choke.

Miller was expected to face Tim Kennedy again on March 5, 2011 at Strikeforce 32.^[9] However, the bout was scrapped.^[10] On April 22, 2011, Miller announced via Twitter that he had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC due to his Strikeforce contract expiring.^[11]

Strikeforce: Nashville brawl [edit]

On April 17, 2010, following Jake Shields' victory over Dan Henderson, Miller entered the cage, without proper approval, during Shields' post-fight interview. During that interview, Mayhem interrupted Shields and asked "Where's my rematch, buddy?" Gilbert Melendez and Shields responded by pushing Miller away, and Nick Diaz then threw a punch at Miller which started a brawl. Members of the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu camp, including Melendez, Nick and Nate Diaz, attacked Miller while he was held down on the canvas by other members of the Gracie camp. The fight was eventually broken up by referees, members of Dan Henderson's corner and the promoter's security personnel. Miller and five other participants in the brawl were each given three-month suspensions, and fines ranging between $5,000 and $7,500.^[12]

Following the events of the Nashville Brawl, Miller expressed an interest in fighting Nick Diaz. The 170 lb Diaz refused stating he was the Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and needed to continue to fight at that weight. He requested Miller move down to 170 lb to fight him. Miller continued to attempt to set up a fight, offering 183 lb as a catchweight. Diaz counter-offered a catchweight of 181 lb. It was rumored that Scott Coker, CEO of Strikeforce, was interested in setting up the fight.^{[citation needed]}

Return to the UFC [edit]

On April 22, 2011, Miller signed a multi-fight agreement with the UFC.^[13]

Miller was expected to face Aaron Simpson on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132.^[14] However, on May 27, 2011, it was revealed that Miller would be one of the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Season 14, opposite to Michael Bisping^[15] Miller was replaced by Brad Tavares on the UFC 132 card.^[16]

Although Miller showed himself to be arguably the best coach to appear on The Ultimate Fighter, he was defeated by Bisping on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. Round 1 was controlled by Miller with grappling, but Miller uncharacteristically tired after that round, and was defeated via TKO at 3:34 of the third round. It is speculated that he had some type of injury before the bout.

Miller was then defeated by CB Dollaway on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146, (29-28, 30-26, 29-28). After dropping Dollaway with a right hand, Miller appeared to injure his left knee. He was taken down for the rest of the fight and lost via unanimous decision. Mayhem had very publicly stated on his Twitter page that if he lost the fight, he would retire.

One day following the loss, Dana White ignored Miller's statement of retirement, instead opting to publicly fire Miller. It is unclear what caused the feud between White and Miller.^[17]

Controversies [edit]

Arrest [edit]

On August 13, 2012, Miller was arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found wearing a robe sleeping on a sofa in the Mission Hills Church in Mission Viejo, California. He was released on $20,000 bond.^[18] The arrest came days after a heated Twitter exchange with UFC President Dana White in which he and White argued over the circumstances of Mayhem's retirement, in which Miller suggested that White, "kill himself."^[19]

Charges were later dropped, as the pastor, Brian Anderson, came forward in defense of Miller. ^[20]

MMA Hour Incident [edit]

On October 8, 2012, Miller appeared on internet talk-show, the M.M.A. Hour, and caused tension with its host, and Miller's long-time friend, Ariel Helwani by acting very strangely. Miller was promoting an upcoming movie, Here Comes the Boom, and portrayed his character from the movie (Lucky Patrick) throughout the entire interview. "Patrick" became upset when Ariel Helwani, obviously disturbed by recent news of Miller's strange arrest, and unwillingness to break character- continued to pressure him to give the interview as Jason Miller. The fictional Patrick, stormed off of the set in a rage. It has been speculated that Miller manufactured the entire stunt attempting to promote his new movie by causing the church incident and acting as "Lucky Patrick" during the entire, extremely uncomfortable interview. Throughout the interview, Miller, acting as "Patrick" threw around several action figures owned by Ariel Helwani in a seemingly disrespectful manner, made racially insensitive remarks, and took a t-shirt with him as he left.^[21][22][23]

New MMA Hour Interview [edit]

On October 23, 2012, Miller appeared on Ariel Helwani's internet talk-show, the M.M.A Hour, again. This came just 2 weeks after a controversial interview on the same show. This time the interview took place in Central Park in New York City. In this hour long interview, Mayhem came clean on his arrest, his future, and his strange behavior. He stated that it was a social experiment, and he was curious whether the "M.M.A. community would open its arms and support a fighter who appears to be going through mental health issues" or "rip him apart." He said that the M.M.A community did not try to support him when he appeared in need of help, but rather let him run his course, not stepping in to help. He stated that "They'd done the same thing to Evan Tanner, a troubled former UFC champion who passed away after a battle with alcoholism and mental health issues." Mayhem also spoke about why he decided to retire, and what he plans to do next.^[24] He also returned the t-shirt taken from the set and donated the jacket he wore as "Lucky Patrick" in Here Comes the Boom to the MMA Hour.

Championships and accomplishments [edit]

Mixed Martial Arts [edit]

• Icon Sport
  • Middleweight Championship (One time)
• Superbrawl
  • Welterweight Championship (One time)
• World MMA Awards
  • Most Memorable Ring Entrance 2010 & 2012

Submission Wrestling [edit]

• Grapplers Quest Champion 2001, 2003, 2004
  • Best in the West Champion 2003

Mixed martial arts record [edit]

Media [edit]

Miller appears regularly on The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius XM Radio Faction (Sirius XM) XM 52 Sirius 41 on "Mayhem Mondays!!" as both a mixed martial arts expert and comedian, sharing amusing anecdotes and opinions.

Miller also appears briefly in several music videos of Jason Ellis' band "TaintStick"

Miller also authors a monthly article for Fight! Magazine with humorous articles on serious subjects.

He is the host of the MTV reality series Bully Beatdown in which he challenges bullies to a fight with other professional fighters, and if they accept, they have the opportunity to win $10,000. If the bully loses, the person he picked on wins the $10,000.^[25] In the first episode of the show's third season, Miller went on to take on the bully himself, making him lose all $10,000. Miller affectionately calls his fans Mayhem Monkeys and himself the leader of the "monkey cult" and has a fan club of numbered monkeys.^[26]

Jason Miller appeared on G4's American Ninja Warrior, making it through the qualifying round with a time of 2:55.0. He was later eliminated in the second qualifying round.

He also appears in video games - Electronic Arts' EA Sports MMA and THQ's UFC Undisputed 3.

On September 28, 2011, Jason Miller appeared on the podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience".

"Mayhem" took part in Here Comes the Boom, playing the role of "Lucky Patrick", an MMA fighter who goes in the ring against Kevin James' character, Scott Voss, in the film.

See also [edit]

• List of male mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial arts

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Official UFC Profile
• Professional MMA record for Jason Miller from Sherdog