Jordan Oliver (fighter)

For the professional wrestler, see Jordan Oliver (professional wrestler).

Jordan Oliver
Born	Jordan Michael Oliver (1990-05-08) May 8, 1990 (age 34) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	That Dude
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division	Featherweight
Reach	70.5 in (179 cm)
Style	Freestyle and Folkstyle
Fighting out of	State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Team	Kill Cliff FC Gator Wrestling Club (Kenny Monday)
Wrestling	NCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active	2023–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	0
Other information
University	Oklahoma State Cowboys
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2019 Ruse 65 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2015 Istanbul 70 kg US National Championships 2019 Fort Worth 65 kg 2013 Las Vegas 66 kg 2015 Las Vegas 65 kg 2022 Las Vegas 70 kg Junior World Championships 2009 Ankara 60 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Oklahoma State Cowboys NCAA Division I Championships 2011 Philadelphia 133 lb 2013 Des Moines 149 lb 2012 St. Louis 133 lb Big 12 Championships 2010 Norman 133 lb 2011 Ames 133 lb 2012 Columbia 133 lb 2013 Stillwater 149 lb

Jordan Michael Oliver (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes in the featherweight division of Bellator MMA.^[1]

In freestyle, he was a two-time U.S. national champion and a medalist at multiple international tournaments.^[2] In folkstyle, Oliver was a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a Schalles Award winner, and a four-time Big 12 Conference champion with Oklahoma State.^[3]

Early life and education

Oliver was born and raised in Easton, Pennsylvania. He attended Easton Area High School, where he was a member of the school's wrestling team, which competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, one of the nation's top wrestling divisions.^[4] In his four year wrestling career at Easton High School, he posted a record of 175-5, setting the record for the most victories in AAA-level high school wrestling in Pennsylvania history.^[5]

After a 42–4 campaign as a freshman, where he placed second in the PIAA state tournament, Oliver won three consecutive Pennsylvania state championships, posting annual records of 48–0, 45–1 and 40–0 as a sophomore, junior, and senior, respectively.^[6]

In 2008, as the nation's top high school wrestling recruit, he committed to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.^[7][8]

Oklahoma State University

2008–2009

As a redshirt freshman, Oliver compiled a 19–1 record and won the Missouri Open, the Oklahoma Open, and the Roger Denker Open, and earned runner-up honors at the Central Missouri Open and the Loper Open.^[9]

Switching to freestyle, Oliver became the U20 US World Team Member and National champion and the U.S. university national champion.^[10] He then claimed a bronze medal from the U20 World Championships.^[11]

2009–2010

During his freshman year, Oliver posted a 32–4 record, won his first Big 12 Conference title and became an All-American after a fourth-place finish at the NCAA National tournament.^[12]

2010–2011

As a sophomore, Oliver went 29–0 with 24 wins coming with bonus points, became a two-time Big 12 Conference champion and claimed his first NCAA Division I National title, after a perfect 5–0 run at the NCAA tournament.^[13][14]

2011–2012

As a junior, Oliver went 28–2, with 18 of his victories coming via fall, setting a single-season school record.^[15] After grabbing a third Big 12 Conference title, Oliver fell to eventual four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber in the finals of the NCAA tournament, claiming runner-up honors.^[16] After the season, he received the Schalles Award as the nation's best pinner.^[17]

Returning to freestyle, Oliver competed at the US Olympic Team Trials, though was unable to win either of his two matches.^[18]

2012–2013

Moving up from 133 pounds to 149 pounds, Oliver went 38–0 throughout the season, closing off his collegiate career as a four-time Big 12 Conference champion and a two-time NCAA Division I National champion.^[19][20][21]

Freestyle

2013

Fresh off his second NCAA title, Oliver placed second at the US Open National championship in April, notably defeating fellow two-time NCAA champion Brent Metcalf in the semifinals.^[22]

After wins over U20 World champion Magomed Kurbanaliev and two-time Olympian Haislan Garcia at Beat the Streets in May, Oliver fell in the US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament finals to Brent Metcalf.^[23]

2014

After a sixth-place finish at the US Open in April, Oliver defeated NCAA runner-up Borislav Novachkov at Beat the Streets in May.^[24] In June, he notably defeated Reece Humphrey at the US World Team Trials before falling to Brent Metcalf in the best-of-three finals. In November, he placed third at the Bill Farrell Memorial International, notably defeating Georgi Ivanov.^[25]

2015

To start off the year, Oliver recorded wins over two-time US National champion Reece Humphrey and U17 World champion Zain Retherford to earn a gold medal from the Dave Schultz Memorial International, in January.^[26] In March, he earned a bronze medal from the Yasar Dogu International, where after a first-round loss to Evgheni Nedealco, he battled back with three wins, including one over returning World medalist Bekzod Abdurakhmonov.^[27]

In May, he reached the finals of the US National Championships, falling to Brent Metcalf, and in June, he made the finals of the US World Team Trials, where after defeating U20 World medalist Joseph McKenna and returning US World Team Member Jimmy Kennedy, he once again fell to Metcalf in a best-of-three series.^[28] He closed off the year in November, grabbing a Bill Farrell Memorial title with wins over four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber, NCAA champion Frank Molinaro and three-time NCAA (DIII) champion Nazar Kulchytskyy.^[29]

2016

In April, Oliver fell in the first round of the US Olympic Team Trials to U17 World champion Aaron Pico, and in November, he bumped up to 70 kilograms to compete at the Bill Farrell Memorial in an attempt to make the US World Team, though fell in the best-of-three finals to returning World medalist James Green.^[30][31]

2017

After repeating as Dave Schultz Memorial champion in January, Oliver had become a US National champion with wins over returning Olympian Frank Molinaro, two-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford and All-American Jaydin Eierman.^[32] However, it was later announced that Oliver had been stripped of his title and suspended for a year due to amphetamines.^[33] Before the suspension, he had been defeated by World champion Frank Chamizo at Beat the Streets in May.^[34]

2018

Following his suspension, Oliver defeated Olympic champion Toghrul Asgarov at Beat the Streets in May.^[35] In September, he placed fifth at the Poland Open, notably having a close high-scoring match with Akhmed Chakaev.^[36]

2019

In March, Oliver placed second at the Dan Kolov Memorial, defeating U20 World champion Selahattin Kılıçsallayan in the semis before falling to returning World finalist Bajrang Punia in the finals.^[37] After a sixth-place performance at the US Open, Oliver failed to defeat two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner Zain Retherford in a best-of-three series to advance to Final X.^[38]

In November, Oliver claimed the Bill Farrell Memorial title, with wins over NCAA runner-up Frank Molinaro, U23 World medalist Joseph McKenna and two-time NCAA runner-up Bryce Meredith.^[39] In December, Oliver once again claimed a crown, now from the US National Championships, scoring technical falls over all four of his opponents, including McKenna and Meredith.^[2]

2020

In January, Oliver placed second at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series, defeating U20 World champions Erik Arushanian and Selahattin Kılıçsallayan, though falling to returning World medalist Bajrang Punia.^[40] In the first event since the COVID-19 outbreak, Oliver fell to three-time NCAA champion Jason Nolf at Rumble on the Rooftop.^[41]

By the end of the year, he competed at the Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs, where he was upset in the first round by All-American Alec Pantaleo.^[42]

2021

In April, Oliver competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials, in an attempt of represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[43] After defeating reigning NCAA champion Nick Lee, Oliver was able to upset two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis to advance to the finale, where he faced US National champion Joseph McKenna in a best-of-three series.^[44] After shutting him down twice, Oliver became the US Olympic Team Trials winner.^[45]

Since the United States had been unable to qualify the weight class at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, Oliver was forced to attempt to do so at the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in May.^[42] After wins over Yun Jun-sik, Hor Ohannesian and Ruhan Rasim to reach the semifinals, Oliver fell to World finalist Magomedmurad Gadzhiev, failing to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[46]

Set to compete at the Pan American Continental Championships, Oliver chose to forego the tournament due to atorn LCL.^[47] Oliver then bulked up to 70 kilograms to compete at the 2021 US World Team Trials in September, defeating three-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford before falling to World finalist James Green and forfeiting out of the tournament.^[48]

2022

In February, Oliver competed at the Yasar Dogu International, though was eliminated in the first round.^[49] In March, he also fell to Alec Pantaleo at a dual event, before reaching the finals of the US Open in April, though again falling to Pantaleo.^[50]

In May, Oliver competed in the last tournament of his career, defeating NCAA champion Ryan Deakin to advance to the best-of-three finals of the US World Team Trials, where he fell to Zain Retherford two matches to one at Final X.^[51] In March 2023, USADA suspended Oliver for the second time, now for two years due to THC found in a sample from the US World Team Trials.^[52]

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator MMA

On March 1, 2023, it was announced that Oliver had signed with Bellator MMA to start his mixed martial arts career.^[53] Oliver made his MMA debut against Andrew Triolo on August 11, 2023 at Bellator 298.^[54] He won the fight via an arm triangle choke submission in the first round.^[55]

Oliver faced Braydon Akeo on August 16, 2024 at PFL 8.^[56] He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[57][58]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

2 matches	2 wins	0 losses
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	2–0	Braydon Akeo	Decision (unanimous)	PFL 8 (2024)	August 16, 2024	3	5:00	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	1–0	Andrew Triolo	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Bellator 298	August 11, 2023	1	1:05	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States	Featherweight debut.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2022 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Loss	84–30	Zain Retherford	3–4	June 3, 2022	2022 Final X: Stillwater	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Win	84–29	Zain Retherford	5–4
Loss	83–29	Zain Retherford	3–8
Win	83–28	Ryan Deakin	7–4	May 21–22, 2022	2022 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Coralville, Iowa
Win	82–28	Michael Blockhus	4–2
2022 US Open at 70 kg
Loss	81–28	Alec Pantaleo	2–3	April 27 – May 1, 2022	2022 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	81–27	Tyler Berger	6–2
Win	80–27	Sammy Sasso	7–1
Win	79–27	Devinaire Hayes	TF 11–0
Win	78–27	Dean Noble	Fall
Loss	77–27	Alec Pantaleo	1–4	March 16, 2022	Rudis+: Snyder vs. Cox	Detroit, Michigan
2022 Yasar Dogu DNP at 70 kg
Loss	77–26	Aliakbar Fazlikhalili	2–4	February 27, 2022	2022 Yasar Dogu International	Istanbul, Turkey
2021 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
		Tyler Berger	FF	September 11, 2021	2021 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	77–26	James Green	4–6
Win	77–25	Zain Retherford	2–2
2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 5th at 65 kg
Loss	76–25	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev	2–3	May 6, 2021	2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament	Sofia, Bulgaria
Win	76–24	Hor Ohannesian	3–3
Win	75–24	Yun Jun-sik	5–4
Win	74–24	Ruhan Rasim	6–2
2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	73–24	Joey McKenna	5–2	April 2–3, 2021	2020 US Olympic Team Trials	Fort Worth, Texas
Win	72–24	Joey McKenna	3–0
Win	71–24	Yianni Diakomihalis	4–4
Win	70–24	Nick Lee	8–3
Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 lbs
Loss	69–24	Alec Pantaleo	4–4	December 18, 2020	Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs	Austin, Texas
Loss	69–23	Jason Nolf	1–4	June 28, 2020	2020 Rumble on the Rooftop	Chicago, Illinois
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series at 65 kg
Loss	69–22	Bajrang Punia	3–4	January 15, 2020	2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series	Rome, Italy
Win	69–21	Erik Arushanian	7–0
Win	68–21	Selahattin Kılıçsallayan	4–0
Win	67–21	Syrbaz Talgat	TF 10–0
2019 US Nationals at 65 kg
Win	66–21	Joey McKenna	TF 10–0	December 22, 2019	2019 US National Championships	Fort Worth, Texas
Win	65–21	Nick Lee	TF 10–0
Win	64–21	Bryce Meredith	TF 10–0
Win	63–21	Nate Hansen	TF 10–0
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 65 kg
Win	62–21	Frank Molinaro	8–6	November 16, 2019	2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	61–21	Joey McKenna	5–3
Win	60–21	Bryce Meredith	TF 11–0
Win	59–21	Nick Dardanes	TF 10–0
2019 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	58–21	Zain Retherford	6–7	May 19, 2019	2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Raleigh, North Carolina
Loss	58–20	Zain Retherford	6–7
Win	58–19	Dominick Demas	6–2
Win	57–19	Kanen Storr	6–2
2019 US Open 6th at 65 kg
Loss		Jayson Ness	FF	April 26, 2019	2019 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	56–19	Yianni Diakomihalis	TF 5–16
Win	56–18	Evan Henderson	8–0
Win	55–18	Taylor Summers	TF 11–1
Win	54–18	Montell Marion	7–1
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov at 65 kg
Loss	53–18	Bajrang Punia	3–12	March 1, 2019	2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Ranking Series	Russe, Bulgaria
Win	53–17	Selahattin Kılıçsallayan	9–1
Win	52–17	Evan Henderson	TF 12–1
Win	51–17	Bernard Futrell	TF 10–0
Win	50–17	Agustín Destribats	3–3
2018 Poland Open 5th at 65 kg
Loss		Krzysztof Bieńkowski	FF	September 8, 2018	2018 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	49–17	Akhmed Chakaev	8–9
Win	49–16	Masakazu Kamoi	4–1
Win	48–16	Michael Asselstine	TF 10–0
Win	47–16	Toghrul Asgarov	4–4	May 17, 2018	2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars	New York City, New York
Loss	46–16	Frank Chamizo	6–7	May 17, 2017	2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square	New York City, New York
2017 US Open DNP at 65 kg
Win		Frank Molinaro	4–4	April 26, 2017	2017 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win		Zain Retherford	5–3
Win		Kellen Russell	6–0
Win		Deondre Wilson	TF 13–3
Win		Jaydin Eierman	TF 11–1
2017 Dave Schultz Memorial at 70 kg
Win	46–15	Jason Chamberlain	8–6	February 2, 2017	2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	45–15	Nazar Kulchytskyy	7–2
Win	44–15	Michael DePalma	TF 11–0
2016 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Loss	43–15	James Green	3–4	November 10, 2016	2016 Bill Farrell Memorial and US World Team Trials	New York City, New York
Loss	43–14	James Green	1–2
Win	43–13	Jimmy Kennedy	9–2
Win	42–13	Jason Chamberlain	8–2
Win	41–13	Kevin Levalley	TF 12–1
2016 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss	40–13	Aaron Pico	9–11	April 9, 2016	2016 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
2015 Bill Farrell Memorial at 65 kg
Win	40–12	Logan Stieber	8–5	November 7, 2015	2015 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	39–12	Frank Molinaro	4–4
Win	38–12	Nazar Kulchytskyy	5–2
Win	37–12	Rustam Ampar	5–2
2015 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	36–12	Brent Metcalf	0–7	June 14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials	Madison, Wisconsin
Loss	36–11	Brent Metcalf	4–9
Win	36–10	Logan Stieber	8–5		2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	35–10	Jimmy Kennedy	2–2
Win	34–10	Joey McKenna	TF 10–0
2015 US Nationals at 65 kg
Loss	33–10	Brent Metcalf	1–2	May 8, 2015	2015 US National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	33–9	Kellen Russell	4–3
Win	32–9	Jayson Ness	5–0
Win	31–9	Cole VonOhlen	TF 12–2
2015 Yasar Dogu Memorial at 70 kg
Win	30–9	Bekzod Abdurakhmonov	4–2	March 28–29, 2015	2015 Yasar Dogu Memorial	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	29–9	Emre Ayvaz	TF 11–1
Win	28–9	Mehmet Oktay	4–2
Loss	27–9	Evgheni Nedealco	2–8
2015 Dave Schultz Memorial at 65 kg
Win	27–8	Reece Humphrey	5–1	January 29, 2015	2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	26–8	Jason Chamberlain	3–0
Win	25–8	Zain Retherford	6–2
Win	24–8	Brett Robbins	TF 10–0
2014 Bill Farrell Memorial at 70 kg
Win	23–8	Cyler Sanderson	4–0	November 7, 2014	2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	22–8	Georgi Ivanov	TF 14–4
Loss	21–8	Adam Hall	2–4
Win	21–7	Cyler Sanderson	10–4
Win	20–7	Igor Moroi	3–2
2014 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	19–7	Brent Metcalf	0–3	June 1, 2014	2014 US World Team Trials	Madison, Wisconsin
Loss	19–6	Brent Metcalf	2–4
Win	19–5	Reece Humphrey	4–3		2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	18–5	Kellen Russell	3–1
Win	17–5	Nick Dardanes	2–0
Win	16–5	Borislav Novachkov	4–1	May 7, 2014	2014 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars	New York City, New York
2014 US Open 6th at 65 kg
Loss	15–5	Kellen Russell	2–4	April 17–19, 2014	2014 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	15–4	Logan Stieber	5–3
Win	14–4	Ryan Fillingame	Fall
Win	13–4	Josh Howk	TF 10–0
2013 US World Team Trials at 66 kg
Loss	12–4	Brent Metcalf	3–6	June 20–22, 2013	2013 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Win	12–3	Chase Pami	TF 8–0
Win	11–3	Jason Chamberlain	TF 7–0
Win	10–3	Haislan Garcia	5–2	May 19, 2013	2013 Beat The Streets: United 4 Wrestling	Los Angeles, California
Win	9–3	Magomed Kurbanaliev	7–6
2013 US Open at 66 kg
Loss	8–3	Kellen Russell	1–0, 2–2, 0–1	April 17–20, 2013	2013 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	8–2	Brent Metcalf	1–0, 0–1, 1–0
Win	7–2	Jason Chamberlain	2–0, 5–2
Win	6–2	Dylan Alton	0–1, 3–0, 2–0
2012 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 66 kg
Loss	5–2	Adam Hall	0–1, 1–1	April 21, 2012	2012 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Loss	5–1	Brent Metcalf	0–1, 1–0, 0–1
2009 US University Nationals at 60 kg
Win	5–0	Andrew Long	2–0, 4–0	April 24–26, 2009	2009 US University National Championships	Akron, Ohio
Win	4–0	Tyler Saltsman	Fall
Win	3–0	Shane Valko	TF 7–0, 9–1
Win	2–0	Michael DeMarco	TF 6–0, 7–0
Win	1–0	Thane Antczak	TF 6–0, 6–0

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2013 NCAA Championships at 149 lbs
Win	18–3	Jason Chamberlain	3–2	March 21–23, 2013	2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	17–3	Steve Santos	MD 14–3
Win	16–3	Jake Sueflohn	MD 11–3
Win	15–3	Derek Valenti	MD 13–3
Win	14–3	David Habat	MD 16–6
2012 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs
Loss	13–3	Logan Stieber	3–4	March 15–17, 2012	2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	13–2	Bernard Futrell	8–2
Win	12–2	Zach Stevens	Fall
Win	11–2	Shelton Mack	Fall
Win	10–2	Frank Martellotti	Fall
2011 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs
Win	9–2	Andrew Hochstrasser	8–4	March 17–19, 2011	2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	8–2	Tyler Graff	5–2
Win	7–2	Mike Grey	MD 10–2
Win	6–2	Levi Mele	Fall
Win	5–2	Tyler Small	Fall
2010 NCAA Championships 4th at 133 lbs
Loss	4–2	Franklin Gómez	MD 0–8	March 18–20, 2010	2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	4–1	Dan Mitcheff	4–3
Loss	3–1	Jayson Ness	TB 0–1
Win	3–0	Borislav Novachkov	TB 5–4
Win	2–0	Dave Marble	6–4
Win	1–0	Zach Stevens	3–2

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External links

• Jordan Oliver at Twitter