Jason DeLucia

American mixed martial arts fighter

ジェイソン・デルーシア

Born

24 July 1969, Bellingham

Citizenship

United States

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter, martial artist

Jason DeLucia (born July 24, 1969) is an American retired mixed martial artist and a pioneer of the early mixed martial arts scene. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Pancrase, and Cage Rage during a career that began in the formative years of modern MMA.

DeLucia entered the inaugural UFC events representing Five Animals Kung Fu, and was one of the competitors at UFC 1, where he served as a reserve fighter and defeated Trent Jenkins in the alternate bout before the main tournament, marking the first match in UFC's history. He subsequently entered the UFC 2 tournament, before losing to Royce Gracie by submission. DeLucia later joined Pancrase in Japan, where he became a prominent competitor and faced many of the leading fighters of the era, including Ken Shamrock, Masakatsu Funaki, Bas Rutten, and Minoru Suzuki. He continued competing internationally for more than a decade, with later appearances in the UFC and Cage Rage Championships.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6162338 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.