Alan Jouban

Alan Jouban
Born November 25, 1982
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Other names Brahma
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight
Reach 73.5 in (187 cm)
Fighting out of Los Angeles, California, United States
Team Black House
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
Trainer Eddie Bravo
Rank Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Eddie Bravo[2]
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 11
By knockout 8
By submission 1
By decision 2
Losses 3
By knockout 1
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 24, 2014

Alan Jouban (born November 25, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, Jouban has also formerly competed for Shark Fights, the RFA, Tachi Palace Fights, and Tuff-N-Uff.

Background

Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Jouban competed in soccer from a young age through high school until tearing his ACL. Jouban later began training in Muay Thai in 2005 at the age of 24, and was undefeated as an amateur, which led him into a career in mixed martial arts.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jouban had his first amateur fight on March 26, 2010, and won by knocking out his opponent Dustin Chevalier in only 14 seconds in the first round. He had his first professional fight on February 8, 2011 vs. Kyle Griffin, winning with a 15 second knockout (knee) in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jouban made his UFC debut at on August 16, 2014 against Seth Baczynski at UFC Fight Night 47.[4] Jouban won by knockout in the first round.[5] The back and forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[6]

Jouban next faced The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Middleweight winner Warlley Alves on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.[7] Jouban lost the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.[8][9]

Jouban faced Richard Walsh on February 28, 2015 at UFC 184.[10] Jouban won the fight via knockout in the first round.[11]

Jouban was expected to face Brian Ebersole on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68.[12] However, Jouban pulled out of the fight in late March citing injury and was replaced by Omari Akhmedov.[13]

Jouban is expected to face Matt Dwyer on July 15, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 71.[14]

Personal life

Jouban went to University of Louisiana at Lafayette in his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana for a couple semesters, but left before finishing a degree.[15] Prior to signing with the UFC, Jouban was a professional model and also appeared in several television commercials.[16] The model website MostBeautifulMan.com refers to Jouban as "One of the foremost male models in Los Angeles."[17]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–3 Richard Walsh KO (elbow and punches) UFC 184 February 28, 2015 1 2:19 Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 10–3 Warlley Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St. Preux November 8, 2014 3 5:00 Uberlândia, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–2 Seth Baczynski KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. St. Preux August 16, 2014 1 4:23 Bangor, Maine, United States Fight of the Night.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–2 Ricky Legere Jr. Decision (split) RFA 15 June 6, 2014 3 5:00 Culver City, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–2 Armando Montoya Jr. KO (punch) RFA 14 April 11, 2014 2 3:33 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 7–2 Mike Rhodes Decision (unanimous) RFA 10 October 25, 2013 5 5:00 Des Moines, Iowa, United States For RFA Welterweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–1 Chris Spang TKO (punches) RFA 9 August 16, 2013 3 1:23 Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–1 Rigo Oropeza TKO (punches) Fight Club OC: Rumble on the Range May 16, 2013 1 1:54 Burbank, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–1 Cameron Mayer KO (punch) USA MMA: Stacked 2 June 16, 2012 1 1:24 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 Daniel McWilliams Submission (punches) National Fight Alliance: Valley Invasion 2 April 6, 2012 1 0:46 Los Angeles, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–1 D.J. Roberson Decision (unanimous) SF 20: Shark Fights 20 October 15, 2011 3 5:00 Laughlin, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–1 Andrew Goldthwaite KO (punches) Shark Fights 17: Horwich vs. Rosholt 2 July 15, 2011 3 2:37 Frisco, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 1–1 Chidi Njokuani TKO (body kick) Tachi Palace Fights 9 May 6, 2011 3 1:27 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Kyle Griffin KO (knee) Tachi Palace Fights 8 February 18, 2011 1 0:15 Lemoore, California, United States

Amateur fights

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Joden Seiders Submission (rear-naked choke) Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA May 28, 2010 3 1:06 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Dustin Chevalier TKO (punches) Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA March 26, 2010 1 0:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Shogun vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alan Jouban - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "RFA 15: Alan Jouban, James Moontasri ready to make name for themselves". dailynews.com.
  4. ↑ Staff (2014-07-08). "Seth Baczynski-Alan Jouban welterweight bout added to UFC Fight Night in Maine". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  5. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 47 results: Alan Jouban survives, floors Seth Baczynski". mmajunkie.com. 2014-08-16.
  6. ↑ Staff (2014-08-17). "UFC Fight Night 47 bonuses: Boetsch, Thiago Tavares, Jouban, Baczynski win $50,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  7. ↑ Jacob Cooper (2014-09-24). "Warlley Alves meets Alan Jouban at UFC Fight Night 56". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  8. ↑ Ken Pishna (2014-11-09). "UFC Brazil Results: Warlley Alves Takes Hometown Decision Over Alan Jouban". mmaweekly.com.
  9. ↑ "Just how bad was the Warlley Alves vs Alan Jouban decision at UFC Fight Night 56?". mmajunkie.com. 2014-11-09.
  10. ↑ Staff (2014-12-11). "Alan Jouban vs. Richard Walsh booked for UFC 184 in Los Angeles". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  11. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-02-28). "UFC 184 results, photos: Alan Jouban devastates Richard Walsh with nasty elbow". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  12. ↑ Staff (2015-03-03). "Brian Ebersole vs. Alan Jouban added to UFC Fight Night 68". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  13. ↑ Staff (2015-03-26). "Alan Jouban injured, Omari Akhmedov meets Brian Ebersole at UFC Fight Night 68". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  14. ↑ Damon Martin (2015-04-22). "Alan Jouban vs. Matt Dwyer added to UFC Fight Night in San Diego". foxsports.com.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  15. ↑ "Alan Jouban". UFC.
  16. ↑ http://www.dailynews.com/.../alan-jouban-puts-modeling-acting-aside-for-ufc-debut[]
  17. ↑ http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/misc/AlanJouban/bio.shtml[]

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