Jesse Juarez

Jesse Juarez (born May 8, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut. A professional competitor since 2006, Juarez has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the MFC, and Shark Fights. He holds a win at Welterweight over former UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.

Jesse Juarez
Born (1981-05-08) May 8, 1981
Torrance, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Middleweight
Reach77 in (196 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofTorrance, California, United States
TeamBodyshop Fitness Team
WrestlingNAIA All-American wrestler
Years active2006–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total34
Wins23
By knockout6
By submission8
By decision8
Unknown1
Losses11
By knockout3
By submission6
By decision2
UniversityMontana State University–Northern
Golden West College
Notable school(s)North Torrance High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Originally from Torrance, California, Juarez is of French, Italian, and Tongan descent. Juarez attended North Torrance High School where he competed in wrestling, football, and track and field, earning All-American honors for wrestling. Juarez later continued his wrestling career at Golden West College where he was a JUCO All-American and California JC state champion before transferring to Montana State University-Northern. Juarez was a two-time NAIA All-American and was a 2005 NAIA National Champion at Montana State University-Northern. Juarez had been introduced to mixed martial arts while wrestling in high school and later transitioned into mixed martial arts after college.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Juarez started his professional career in 2006. He fought mainly for California-based promotions as Strikeforce, Gladiator Challenge and Invincible.

He faced Luke Stewart on September 20, 2008 at Strikeforce: At The Mansion II. He lost via submission due to an armbar in the first round.[3]

Bellator MMA

Juarez made his promotional debut against Mikey Gomez on April 10, 2009 at Bellator 2. He won via TKO in the first round.[4]

Juarez next faced Deray Davis on May 15, 2009 at Bellator 7–8. Once again he won via TKO in round one.[5]

Juarez did a rematch against Mikey Gomez on June 5, 2009 at Bellator 10. He won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).[6]

Maximum Fighting Championship and Cage Fighting Championship

Juarez made his promotional debut in MFC against Joe Christopher on December 4, 2009 at MFC 23. He won via unanimous decision.[7]

Juarez faced Nathan Gunn on February 26, 2010 at MFC 24. He won via knockout with a head kick at 11 seconds of round one.[8]

Juarez made his promotional debut in Cage Fighting Championship against Justin Murray on April 16, 2010 at CFC 13 for the welterweight title. Juarez defeated Murray via majority decision (49–47, 48–48, 48–47) after five rounds and became the CFC welterweight title holder.[9]

Juarez faced Douglas Lima on November 12, 2010 at MFC 27 for the MFC Welterweight Championship. He lost via submission due to a triangle armbar in the third round.[10]

Juarez defended his CFC Welterweight Championship against Manuel Rodriguez on August 26, 2011 at CFC 18. He defeated Rodriguez via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–47) after five rounds to retain his belt.[11]

Juarez defended the CFC Championship against Robert Whittaker on May 18, 2012 at CFC 21. He defeated Whittaker via unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) after five rounds to retain the title.[12]

Return to Bellator MMA

In 2013, Juarez returned to Bellator MMA.[13] He faced Jordan Smith on February 21, 2013 at Bellator 90. He won via split decision (30–27, 29–28, 28–29) after a hard-fought match.[14]

Juarez faced Joe Williams on November 2, 2013 at Bellator 106. He won via submission due to a guillotine choke in the very first round.[15]

Juarez was scheduled to face Andrey Koreshkov in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season ten welterweight tournament on March 14, 2014 at Bellator 112. However, after the removal of other tournament competitors citing injuries, the tournament line-up was shifted and Juarez instead faced Adam McDonough.[16][17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Juarez faced Ron Keslar on September 19, 2014 at Bellator 125.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Juarez was expected to face Brennan Ward at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015.[19] However, Ward was moved up to the main card to face Curtis Millender after Millender's opponent, Michael Page, pulled out of the fight due to a cut over his left eye.[20][21] Juarez was removed from the fight card as a result.[22]

Juarez faced Ricky Rainey at Bellator 137 on May 15, 2015.[23] He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.

In June 2015, it was revealed that Juarez and 7 other fighters were released from the promotion.[24]

Absolute Championship Berkut

Juarez faced Beslan Isaev on May 6, 2016 at ACB 35. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts
  • Cage Fighting Championship
    • CFC Welterweight Championship (One time)[9]
    • Two successful title defenses[11][12]
  • Invincible
    • Invincible Middleweight Championship (One time)[29]
    • Invincible Welterweight Championship (One time)[30]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
36 matches 23 wins 13 losses
By knockout 6 4
By submission 8 7
By decision 8 2
Unknown 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 23–13 Alexei Ivanov TKO (punches) League S-70: Plotforma 7th August 27, 2016 1 4:30 Sochi, Krasnodar krai, Russia Catchweight (181 lbs) bout.
Loss 23–12 Beslan Isaev Submission (armbar) ACB 35: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili May 6, 2016 1 4:44 Tbilisi, Georgia
Win 23–11 Frank Schuman Submission (arm triangle choke) KOTC: Title At The Torch October 17, 2015 1 3:47 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States
Loss 22–11 Ricky Rainey KO (knee) Bellator 137 May 15, 2015 2 1:13 Temecula, California, United States
Loss 22–10 Khusein Khaliev Submission (choke) Battle in Grozny March 14, 2015 1 N/A Grozny, Russia
Win 22–9 Ron Keslar Decision (unanimous) Bellator 125 September 19, 2014 3 5:00 Fresno, California, United States
Loss 21–9 Adam McDonough Decision (unanimous) Bellator 112 March 14, 2014 3 5:00 Hammond, Indiana, United States Bellator Season Ten Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinals.
Win 21–8 Joe Williams Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 106 November 2, 2013 1 0:57 Long Beach, California, United States
Win 20–8 Daniel McWilliams TKO (punches) BAMMA USA: Badbeat 10 August 9, 2013 1 2:24 Commerce, California, United States
Win 19–8 Jordan Smith Decision (split) Bellator 90 February 21, 2013 3 5:00 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Win 18–8 Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) Cage Fighting Championship 21 May 18, 2012 5 5:00 Sydney, Australia Defended CFC Welterweight Championship.
Loss 17–8 Leandro Silva TKO (doctor stoppage) EFWC: The Untamed 2 March 30, 2012 1 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 17–7 Gadji Zaipulaev Submission (rear-naked choke) FEFoMP: Battle of Empires 1 December 17, 2011 2 2:15 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 16–7 Manuel Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) CFC 18: Juarez vs. Rodriguez August 26, 2011 5 5:00 Sydney, Australia Defended CFC Welterweight Championship.
Loss 15–7 Josh Neer TKO (injury) Shark Fights 16: Neer vs. Juarez June 25, 2011 1 5:00 Odessa, Texas, United States
Loss 15–6 Douglas Lima Submission (triangle armbar) MFC 27 November 12, 2010 3 2:37 Enoch, Alberta, Canada For inaugural MFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 15–5 Justin Murray Decision (majority) Cage Fighting Championships 13 April 16, 2010 5 5:00 Southport, Queensland, Australia Won CFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 14–5 Mauro Chimento Jr. Submission (rear-naked choke) Collision in the Cage March 20, 2010 3 1:42 Irvine, California, United States
Win 13–5 Nathan Gunn KO (head kick) MFC 24 February 26, 2010 1 0:11 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 12–5 Joe Christopher Decision (unanimous) MFC 23 December 4, 2009 3 5:00 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 11–5 Mikey Gomez Decision (unanimous) Bellator 10 June 5, 2009 3 5:00 Ontario, California, United States Catchweight (175 lbs) bout.[31]
Win 10–5 Deray Davis TKO (punches) Bellator 7–8 May 15, 2009 2 4:47 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 9–5 Mikey Gomez TKO (punches) Bellator 2 April 10, 2009 1 4:23 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 8–5 John Fleming Submission (guillotine choke) Colosseo Championship Fighting March 6, 2009 1 0:46 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 7–5 Thomas Kenney Submission (punches) Long Beach Fight Night 3 January 4, 2009 2 2:07 Long Beach, California, United States
Loss 6–5 Luke Stewart Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: At The Mansion II September 20, 2008 1 4:55 Beverly Hills, California, United States
Win 6–4 John Walsh TKO Long Beach Fight Night 1 August 17, 2008 1 2:14 Long Beach, California, United States
Loss 5–4 Bret Bergmark Decision (unanimous) Iroquois MMA Championships 3 April 26, 2008 3 5:00 Iroquois, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–3 Erik Meaders Submission (verbal) Invincible MMA March 8, 2008 4 0:51 Ontario, California, United States Won Invincible Welterweight Championship.
Loss 4–3 Casey Ryan Submission (triangle choke) TC 25: Fight Club December 15, 2007 1 2:27 San Diego, California, United States
Loss 4–2 Fabio Nascimento Submission (punches) EFWC: The Untamed October 6, 2007 1 4:50 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 4–1 Robert Sarkozi N/A GC 69: Bad Intentions September 22, 2007 1 N/A Sacramento, California, United States
Win 3–1 Jaime Fletcher Decision (unanimous) Invincible 4: It's All About the Action July 21, 2007 5 N/A Ontario, California, United States Won Invincible Middleweight Championship.
Win 2–1 Jacob Nudel Submission (armbar) Total Fighting Alliance 6 April 28, 2007 1 1:02 Santa Monica, California, United States
Loss 1–1 Bryan Baker Submission (rear-naked choke) Chaos in the Cage 2 April 6, 2007 3 1:38 San Bernardino, California, United States
Win 1–0 Guillermo Smith KO Extreme Full Contact 3 October 14, 2006 1 0:43 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
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