Jaime Jara

Jaime Jara (born February 8, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist. Jara holds a notable victory over Tim Means.

Background
Jara is the first fighter in MMA history to hold titles in 4 different weight divisions: Heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, and welterweight. He currently competes in the Middleweight division. His nickname "El Cucui" translates to "The Boogeyman" and he is notable for his various Japanese influenced tattoos. He sports a record of 32 wins, 13 losses and 1 no contest.

He has a second degree black-belt in Moore's Shou Shu (Moore's Karate), has training in western boxing, and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Cassio Werneck.

MMA career
Jara made his professional MMA debut in September 2002 for the California-based Gladiator Challenge promotion. Before signing with EliteXC, he amassed a record of 15 wins and 4 losses. Notable fighters he faced in this period included Scott Smith, Kyacey Uscola, and Rashad Evans.

Jara made his national television MMA debut in August 2007 on the EliteXC challengers show ShoXC. He went 2-1 in the organization, including a split decision victory over previously unbeaten Giva Santana on the September 26, 2008 airing of ShoXC. He also competed for King of the Cage during this time period.

Jara made his debut for Bellator Fighting Championships in March 2011. He faced Waachiim Spiritwolf at Bellator 35 and lost the back-and-forth battle via split decision. Although the bout took place on the unaired preliminary portion of the card, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated that fan interest to see the fight convinced him to air it during the following week's Bellator 36 airing on MTV2.