Updated: UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich Begins Jail Term for 2023 DWI Arrest

Editor’s note: The original version incorrectly stated the Miletich was arrested for his fourth drunk driving offense. The piece has been updated at approximately 9 p.m. ET to indicate that Miletich has begun a 30-day jail sentence for an arrest that occurred in 2023.

UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich has begun a 30-day jail sentence for a 2023 arrest for drunking driving.

The former UFC champion was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) occurred in September 2023 in Bettendorf, Iowa, when Miletich allegedly drove his truck on the wrong side of the road and over the front embankment of a Shell gas station, where he fell asleep while parked. Miletich pled guilty to the charge this past April and received two years probation, according to WHBF. The 30-day term is the mandatory minimum for anyone found guilty of a third offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Miletich was booked by Scott County (Iowa) police at 9:57 on Monday, according to online records.

Shortly after that arrest, Miletich returned to the cage to face Mike Jackson at Caged Aggression 36, where he lost via second-round TKO in Davenport, Iowa, on Oct. 14, 2023.

Miletich was also arrested in 2020 for driving under the influence in Illinois. Prior to that offense, he was arrested for OWI on Sept. 8, 2018 and pled guilty to the charges in Scott County District Court in March 2019. He was sentenced to a one-year unsupervised probation that was dropped after he completed in-home detention and a 12-hour course for drunk drivers.

The 57-year-old known as “The Croatian Sensation” owns a 29-8-2 career mark that includes 10 UFC appearances. He claimed welterweight gold with a victory over Mikey Burnett at UFC 17.5 and defended the belt four times before falling to Carlos Newton at UFC 31. He is also known for founding Miletich Fighting Systems, an Iowa-based camp that was one of the most successful teams in MMA history.