Isiah Ocasio-Pantoja (born: June 19, 1991), better known online as FaZe Sensei (also known as Sensei), is an American martial artist and teacher who is most recognised for his involvement with the successful gaming squad FaZe Clan. FaZe Clan is a prominent gaming organisation. After collaborating with FaZe Temperrr, he established FaZe Training in 2015 as a fitness programme for members of the FaZe Clan.
Early Life[]
Isiah Ocasio-Pantoja was born in the United States on June 19, 1991. He is well-known for training in martial arts with his brothers. His father owns and operates two martial arts schools. Furthermore, he frequently featured his parents on social media accounts but never mentioned their names.
When it comes to Isiah’s nationality, he is of American descent. He may have completed his higher education but has not stated his educational degree. He is, however, the 5th Degree Karateka “OSU.”
FaZe began learning martial arts at a young age and frequently posts childhood photos of himself dressed in his martial arts outfit. He started teaching martial arts at 13 and fought his way up to a multiple-degree black belt.
Career[]
In terms of his professional life, FaZe Sensei is a social media personality who rose to prominence through his Gaming YouTube channel and association with FaZe Clan. Aside from his YouTube channel, he is an extremely skilled and talented martial artist. He grew up learning and teaching martial arts because his father is also a martial artist and owns a martial arts school. Growing up in such an environment, he began teaching in his early adolescence.
Similarly, he is interested in creating YouTube content and launched his FaZe Sensei channel on November 27, 2013. His first video on the channel, titled “Introducing FaZe Sensei!,” was uploaded on November 26, 2014. The video has nearly 154,155 views. However, the site provides training videos, Q&As, and other resources.
His YouTube videos are mostly about MMA and other sports. He also makes reaction videos to a lot of wrestling fighting videos. His YouTube channel currently has over 778k subscribers and over 79 million total views (As of June 2020).
“KSI vs. FaZe Sensei *UNSEEN SPARRING FOOTAGE*” and “FAZE SENSEI 1ST MMA FIGHT! (1ST ROUND K.O.)” are two of the channel’s most viewed and popular videos. The first videos feature footage of him and KSI wrestling videos, which have received over a million views.
There were 3.9 million views. According to a video of the incident, popular YouTuber Olajide ‘KSI’ Olatunji allegedly dropped him in their pre-Logan Paul rematch sparring session. Similarly, his first MMA fight is featured in the second video, which has received over 3.8 million views. Other notable and million-watched videos include “REACTING TO LOGAN PAUL’S LEAKED SPARRING FOOTAGE!” “FAZE SENSEI 2ND MMA FIGHT!! (FULL FIGHT HD),” and “WHY JAKE PAUL IS KSI’S TOUGHEST OPPONENT!”
Boxing career[]
Amateur career[]
FaZe Sensei vs. Overtflow[]
On 25 August 2018 at the KSI vs. Logan Paul event, Sensei defeated YouTuber Overtflow via TKO 4 round.
Professional career[]
FaZe Sensei vs. King Kenny[]
Sensei vs. King Kenny at the O2 Arena
On 16 July, 2022, it was announced that Sensei will be fighting British YouTuber and Beta Squad member King Kenny on the undercard of Misfits x DAZN X Series 001: KSI vs. Swarmz and KSI vs. Luis Alcaraz Pineda at the O2 Arena in London on 27 August, 2022. On 27 August at the event, Kenny bested Sensei in the ring according to a majority decision from the judges and winning the ICB International cruiserweight title. However, fans are outraged by the verdict and are saying Sensei got “robbed”.