Jason William Dent (born June 12, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
[1] Dent made his professional MMA debut at Extreme Combat Challenge's Assault event on May 31, 2003, where he defeated Tim Newland with a triangle choke.
In the preliminary elimination round, he defeated Robert Browning, securing himself a spot in The Ultimate Fighter house.
In episode eight, Dent defeated Team UK lightweight Jeff Lawson by Anaconda Choke in the second round, earning him a spot in the semi-finals.
Dent won his post TUF fight against Cameron Dollar by submission in the first round due to an anaconda choke.
He returned to defend his NAAFS Lightweight belt against the Interim Champion, Bellator Featherweight Tournament finalist Daniel Mason-Straus more than a year later.