Luke Jumeau

Luke Jumeau
Born (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988
Hamilton, New Zealand
Other names The Jedi[1]
Juggernaut[2]
Nationality New Zealander
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach 72.0 in (183 cm)[3]
Style Kickboxing, BJJ, Tae Kwon Do
Fighting out of Hamilton, New Zealand[1]
Team Phuket Top Team[4]
Hamilton's Core MMA[5]
City Kickboxing[5]
Rank 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo[3][6]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3][6]
Years active 2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 13
By knockout 5
By submission 4
By decision 4
Losses 4
By submission 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Luke Jumeau is a New Zealand mixed martial artist, and he competes in Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[3]

Background

Jumeau was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1] Raised by a single mother, his early childhood was a struggle and he got himself into trouble. He changed his life after losing his brother in a tragic accident, channeling his energy in pursuing "a life worthy of both of us" in MMA.[7]

To get into fighting comes easily with Luke as he believes "the warrior spirit lies within all New Zealanders". He works as a panel beater.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jumeau started his MMA career in 2008. He has fought international in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia,and Dubai in various promotions.[8] "The Jedi" last fight before made it into UFC was at Legend MMA 1, competing against former UFC fighter, Vic Grujic, winning with TKO. He held a 6 winning streak – all stoppages, prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jumeau made his promotion debut on 10 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt against Dominique Steele, in his home country New Zealand.[10]

Steele closely won the first round however, Jumeau was able to come back - nearly knocking out Steele in the second round, and dominating the third. He won the fight with unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28,29–28).[11]

Jumeau faced Shinsho Anzai on 23 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 117.[5] He lost the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).[12]

Jumeau faced Daichi Abe on his third fight on February 11, 2018 at UFC 221.[13] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Personal life

Luke prefers to use the moniker "Juggernaut" instead of "The Jedi" as he has heavy hands and is naturally strong. "The Jedi" was done by a local New Zealand promoter due to his calm and collective demeanor in the cage where a Star Wars theme video was made for him on the promotion.[2][15]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–4 Daichi Abe Decision (unanimous) UFC 221 11 February 2018 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Loss 12–4 Shinsho Anzai Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami 23 September 2017 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 12–3 Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt 10 June 2017 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 11–3 Vik Grujic TKO (punches) Sledgehammer Promotions: Legend MMA 1 28 January 2017 2 1:32 Gold Coast, Australia
Win 10–3 Askar Mozharov Submission (guillotine choke) Rebel FC 4 25 June 2016 1 1:47 Qingdao, China
Win 9–3 Damien Fraser TKO (elbows) Xtreme Fighting Championship 26 20 February 2016 1 2:40 Brisbane, Australia
Win 8–3 Yasuaki Miura TKO (punches) PRO FC 10 9 May 2015 1 1:36 Taipei, Taiwan
Win 7–3 Mohammad Mansouri Davar Submission (rear-naked choke) Global Fighting Championship 4 16 October 2014 2 2:07 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Win 6–3 Hossein Mollamahdi KO (punch) Global Fighting Championship 3 29 May 2014 1 N/A Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Loss 5–3 Jake Matthews Submission (rear-naked choke Australian Fighting Championship 59 10 May 2013 2 1:14 Melbourne, Australia AFC Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss 5–2 Li Jingliang Submission (guillotine choke) Legend Fighting Championship 11 27 August 2013 3 3:38 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For the Legend FC Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Alex Niu Decision (unanimous) Legend Fighting Championship 10 24 August 2012 3 5:00 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Loss 4–1 Jacques Marsters N/A Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 4 March 2012 N/A N/A Auckland, New Zealand
Win 4–0 David Johnson Decision (split) Fight Night 25 June 2011 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Win 3–0 Roman Hunt Submission (triangle choke) Supremacy Cage Fighting 7 27 November 2010 2 0:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 2–0 Pete Parata KO (punch) ICNZ 10 1 May 2010 2 0:57 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 1–0 Jamie Toon Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Night 3 8 October 2008 2 0:37 Hamilton, New Zealand

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Luke Jumeau ("The Jedi") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Rooke, Neil. "Luke Jumeau: A Newborn and the Chance For a New Belt". The MMA Corner. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Luke Jumeau – Official UFC Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Luke Jumeau MMA Fighter Profile". www.shogunfightteam.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Luke Jumeau ready to make another statement as Kiwi heads to Japan for next UFC bout". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Luke 'The Jedi' Jumeau". Core MMA. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Legend Fighting Championship > Fighters > New Zealand > Luke Jumeau". www.legendfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Luke". Sherdog. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand's Luke Jumeau makes UFC debut against Dom Steele in Auckland". ADCC NEWS. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dominique Steele vs. Luke Jumeau added to UFC Fight Night 110". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 110 results: Luke Jumeau guts out close unanimous decision over Dominique Steele". MMAjunkie. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 117 results: Shinsho Anzai returns from 2-year layoff, outpoints Luke Jumeau". MMAjunkie. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  13. ↑ "Kiwi UFC welterweight Luke Jumeau to fight Daichi Abe at UFC 221 in Perth". Newshub. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  14. ↑ "UFC 221 results: Luke Jumeau rallies to top Daichi Abe after rough first". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  15. ↑ "Luke Jumeau's career jumps to lightspeed after UFC dream comes true for 'The Jedi'". Stuff. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  16. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Luke". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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