50 Fun Facts About Jake Paul

Which future Grammy-winning pop star co-starred on the Disney Channel sitcom Jake Paul left in 2017?

Olivia Rodrigo played guitar-strumming Paige Olvera, half of the comedy-song duo at the centre of the show. Her debut single 'Drivers License' arrived less than five years after the premiere.

What did Mike Tyson give Jake Paul at their 2024 weigh-in after Paul stepped on his toe?

A slap in the face was Tyson's instant reply. He said afterwards that he had been standing in socks while Paul wore shoes, and that the pain made him 'reciprocate'.

Which injury, needing two titanium plates, did Jake Paul suffer in his 2025 loss to Anthony Joshua?

A broken jaw put Paul in hospital after Joshua floored him four times and stopped him in the sixth round. Surgeons also removed some teeth, and he could not eat solid food for at least a week.

Which former UFC champion got an 'I love Jake Paul' tattoo after losing to him in 2021?

Tyron Woodley had the words inked on his middle finger as Paul's price for a rematch, which came that December. Paul knocked him out in the sixth round and won ESPN's Knockout of the Year award.

Which YouTuber held a 2019 Las Vegas wedding with Jake Paul that was never legally binding?

Tana Mongeau and Paul never obtained a marriage licence, and their officiant was not licensed in Nevada either. The ceremony was sold on pay-per-view for $50 and filmed for her MTV show.

On which app did Jake Paul find fame from 2013, building 5.3 million followers with comedy clips?

Vine limited every clip to six seconds, and Paul's had drawn two billion views by the time Twitter closed the app. By then he had already launched his YouTube channel.

Which streaming service showed Jake Paul's 2024 Mike Tyson fight to 65 million concurrent viewers?

Netflix struggled under the demand, with around 90,000 outage reports in the hour before the main event as streams buffered. It was the most-streamed sporting event ever at the time.

Jake Paul's first boxing match in 2018 was against Deji, the younger brother of which YouTuber?

KSI topped the same bill against Jake's brother Logan, in a fight scored a majority draw. Jake stopped Deji in the fifth round of the co-feature.

Which 2017 Jake Paul single, mocked for the lyric 'England is my city', still went platinum?

It's Everyday Bro became one of YouTube's most-disliked videos, yet it climbed to number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. Paul said the song was written, filmed and edited within a single day.

Whose hat did Jake Paul snatch to spark a brawl at a 2021 press conference for his brother's fight?

Floyd Mayweather, a five-division world champion, was filmed shouting threats at Paul after the grab. A month later Logan lasted all eight rounds of their exhibition.

In which Ohio city was Jake Paul born, where he headlined at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in 2021?

Cleveland gave him a hometown crowd at the Cavaliers' arena, where two of the three judges scored the eight-round fight in his favour. His official purse for the night was $2 million.

On which Disney Channel sitcom did Jake Paul play a dare-taking video star until his 2017 exit?

Bizaardvark blends 'bizarre' and 'aardvark', the name of the video channel run by the show's two teenage leads. Disney announced Paul's departure midway through filming the second season.

Which former Love Island contestant handed Jake Paul his first professional defeat in 2023?

Tommy Fury won on two of the three scorecards despite being knocked down in the final round. He had pulled out of two earlier dates with Paul, once on medical grounds and once over travel trouble.

Jutta Leerdam, who announced her engagement to Jake Paul in 2025, won Olympic gold in which sport?

Speed skating made the Dutch sprinter an Olympic champion in 2026, when she won the 1000 metres in a Games-record time with Paul there cheering. The pair first got talking over Instagram.

Which influencer collective, launched by Jake Paul in 2016, featured on his biggest hit single?

Team 10 doubled as a talent business, and a former member later said on camera that every prank in the group's videos was staged. Its social accounts fell silent in 2019.

Which boxing nickname of Jake Paul's appears in the title of a 2023 'Untold' documentary?

The Problem Child had already been shortened to 'PRBLM CHILD' for a hype series before his 2021 fight with Ben Askren. In 2024 it became a downloadable pack in the boxing game Undisputed.

Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson in 2024 at AT&T Stadium, the home ground of which NFL franchise?

Dallas Cowboys have played at the Arlington stadium since it opened in 2009, and the fight there produced the biggest boxing gate in US history outside Las Vegas. Paul won a unanimous decision.

Which medical issue made Mike Tyson postpone his Jake Paul fight from July to November 2024?

An ulcer flare-up struck Tyson aboard a plane in May 2024, pushing the bout back four months. Paul filled the vacant July date by stopping bare-knuckle fighter Mike Perry in Tampa.

Which former NBA slam-dunk champion did Jake Paul knock out cold in the second round in 2020?

Nate Robinson, the league's first three-time dunk champion, went down three times and was left unconscious on the canvas. The fight supported Mike Tyson's exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.

Which federal agency searched Jake Paul's California mansion after a 2020 riot at an Arizona mall?

The FBI served a federal search warrant two months after Paul was filmed inside a Scottsdale mall as it was being looted. He said he was only documenting, and no federal charges followed.

In which country did Jake Paul suffer his first professional defeat, at the Diriyah Arena in 2023?

Saudi Arabia staged the card in the town of Diriyah, with a world title fight on the undercard. Paul bounced back that August with a ten-round points win over a former UFC star.

Which US presidential candidate did Jake Paul endorse in a YouTube video on Halloween 2024?

Donald Trump got Paul's backing five days before the election, a year after Paul had supported Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican race. Trump later said he would endorse Paul for any political bid.

In 2022 Jake Paul co-promoted the first women's boxing match to headline which New York arena?

Madison Square Garden hosted Katie Taylor's title defence, billed 'For History' and co-promoted with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom. Sports Illustrated named it Fight of the Year.

Which fight boss, later mocked in a Jake Paul diss track, offered to bet $1 million against him?

Dana White, the UFC president, said he would stake the money on Ben Askren. Paul offered to double the wager, Snoop Dogg put up $2 million on Paul, and Askren lost inside two minutes.

Which WWE champion was Logan Paul facing when Jake Paul ran in to help at Crown Jewel 2022?

Roman Reigns kept his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship even after Jake took out The Usos at ringside. Jake had walked to the ring to his own 2017 single.

On which Caribbean island did Jake Paul buy a mansion in 2023 and beat Ryan Bourland a year later?

Puerto Rico hosted the Bourland fight at its Coliseo in San Juan, where Paul won by first-round technical knockout. Bourland arrived with a professional record of 17 wins and 2 defeats.

Which YouTuber made the eight-part 2018 documentary series 'The Mind of Jake Paul'?

Shane Dawson brought in a licensed therapist to help him ask whether Paul was a sociopath, a framing that drew sharp criticism. The series still passed 175 million views.

Which ex-girlfriend was the main target of Jake Paul's 2017 diss track and hit back with RiceGum?

Alissa Violet said Paul had thrown her out of the house his crew shared, months before he released the song. Her reply a week later charted higher, reaching number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In which Florida city did Jake Paul make his pro debut in 2020 and fight Anthony Joshua in 2025?

Miami saw Paul stop fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib in the first round of his debut, on a card topped by a world middleweight title fight. The Joshua bout was held at the Kaseya Center.

Which retailer launched Jake Paul's grooming brand in 2024, with every product priced under $10?

Walmart stocked the range, called W, from its June 2024 launch. A month later the Wall Street Journal reported that investors including tennis star Naomi Osaka had put in over $14 million.

Which former One Direction singer did Jake Paul argue with at a Las Vegas hotel in 2020?

Zayn Malik had the room across the hall, and Paul's tweets about the row caught the attention of Malik's girlfriend, the model Gigi Hadid. Paul deleted the posts and admitted he had been drunk.

Which seven-division world champion was the first boxer Jake Paul's promotion company signed?

Amanda Serrano signed a lifetime contract with the company in 2025. Her 2024 rematch with Katie Taylor supported Paul's fight with Mike Tyson.

In which weight class did Jake Paul box most of his fights and briefly hold a world ranking in 2025?

Cruiserweight has a 200-pound limit, and Paul did not box at heavyweight until he met Mike Tyson. Some of his bouts carried lower agreed limits, such as 185 pounds in 2023.

In which English city did Jake Paul win his first boxing match, a 2018 amateur bout against Deji?

Manchester Arena staged the card, which was sold on YouTube pay-per-view. Paul stopped Deji in the fifth of six scheduled rounds.

Jake Paul walked out for his Mike Tyson fight to 'In the Air Tonight', a hit for which singer?

Phil Collins's song played as Paul rode to the ring in a custom Chevy truck alongside his brother Logan. Tyson then walked out to 'Murdergram' by Murder Inc.

Which MMA league signed Jake Paul in 2023, only for him to leave three years later without a fight?

The PFL signed him to co-found its Super Fight pay-per-view division and named him 'head of fighter advocacy'. He trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for a debut, but the deal expired before he made one.

Which rapper replaced Jake Paul's housemates on the 2017 remix of his platinum-selling diss track?

Gucci Mane took over the guest verses for the remix, which arrived with a new music video six months after the original.

Jake Paul's ring-walk tracksuit for the Anthony Joshua fight honoured which late wrestling star?

Hulk Hogan had died five months earlier, in July 2025. Joshua, by contrast, walked to the ring alone in a camouflage jacket.

Which lightweight champion's 2025 exhibition with Jake Paul was cancelled ten days before the fight?

Gervonta Davis weighed around 65 pounds less than Paul, a mismatch that drew wide criticism. The card was scrapped after a civil lawsuit was filed against Davis, and Paul fought Anthony Joshua instead.

Which video app staged its first Fight Club event around Jake Paul's 2021 knockout of Ben Askren?

Triller packed the pay-per-view with music from Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and The Black Keys, with Snoop Dogg as co-promoter. Only about 100 competition winners watched inside the Atlanta stadium.

What was the name of the dare-performing video star Jake Paul played on the Disney Channel?

Dirk Mann hosted a show-within-a-show built on dares, taking on stunts requested by viewers. The role ended when Disney announced Paul's exit in July 2017, during filming of season two.

Which sports gambling and media company did Jake Paul co-found with Joey Levy in 2022?

Betr raised $15 million in 2024 at a $375 million valuation, taking the total it had raised to $100 million. Levy had earlier founded Simplebet, a company Paul's investment firm had backed.

In which Los Angeles County city did Jake Paul throw a July 2020 party that the mayor condemned?

Calabasas mayor Alicia Weintraub said the mask-free gathering showed 'a big, huge disregard' for efforts to reopen during the pandemic. Neighbours had complained after videos of the party spread online.

Which US regulator charged Jake Paul and seven other celebrities in 2023 over paid crypto posts?

The SEC said the group had promoted crypto tokens without revealing they were paid to do so. Paul and five others settled for more than $400,000 in total, without admitting or denying the findings.

Which rapper narrated the 2024 preview series 'Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson' before Jake Paul's fight?

Ice-T voiced all three episodes, the first two released eight days before the fight. The series opened at number four on its platform's global top ten with 4.4 million viewers.

Jake Paul and brother Logan were raised in which Ohio suburb, where they first filmed themselves?

Westlake High School is where Logan became an all-star linebacker and a state-qualifying wrestler.

Which sanctioning body briefly gave Jake Paul a top-15 ranking after he beat Julio César Chávez Jr.?

The WBA placed him 14th, in line for a shot at champion Gilberto Ramírez, then said it was reviewing the ranking after rival contenders complained. He lost the spot in January 2026.

Which R&B singer did Jake Paul call out in the ring straight after his 2018 win over Deji?

Chris Brown had been linked to a celebrity bout with Soulja Boy, so Paul told him it was time to fight 'someone your own size'. Paul had just stopped Deji in the fifth round.

What is the name of the venture capital firm Jake Paul co-founded with Geoffrey Woo in 2021?

Anti Fund backed defence contractor Anduril in 2022 and incubated Paul's own grooming brand. His brother Logan joined as a general partner in December 2025.

Which Spanish nickname did Jake Paul adopt in 2024 and carry into his fight with Mike Tyson?

El Gallo, short for El Gallo de Dorado, was his listed nickname against both Tyson and Anthony Joshua. He was given the name in February 2024, days before he fought Ryan Bourland.