Jesse Juarez

Jesse Juarez
Born May 8, 1981
Torrance, California, United States
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight (170 lb)
Middleweight (185 lb)
Reach 77.0 inches (1.96 m)[1]
Fighting out of Torrance, California, United States
Team Bodyshop Fitness Team
Rank NAIA All-American wrestler
Years active 2006–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 32
Wins 22
By knockout 6
By submission 7
By decision 8
Unknown 1
Losses 10
By knockout 2
By submission 6
By decision 2
University Montana State University–Northern
Golden West College
Notable school(s) North Torrance High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jesse Juarez (born May 8, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Juarez has also formerly competed for the MFC and Shark Fights.

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 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. 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 title. He lost via submission due to a triangle armbar in the third round.[10]

Juarez defended his CFC welterweight title 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 title 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 injury.[20] Juarez was removed from the fight card as a result.[21]

Juarez is expected to face Ricky Rainey at Bellator 137 on May 15, 2015.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 22–10 Khusein Khaliev Submission Battle in Grozny March 14, 2015 1 Grozny, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22–9 Ron Keslar Decision (unanimous) Bellator 125 September 19, 2014 3 5:00 Fresno, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 21–9 Adam McDonough Decision (unanimous) Bellator 112 March 14, 2014 3 5:00 Hammond, Indiana Bellator Season Ten Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinals
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21–8 Joe Williams Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 106 November 2, 2013 1 0:57 Long Beach, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20–8 Daniel McWilliams TKO (punches) BAMMA USA: Badbeat 10 August 9, 2013 1 2:24 Commerce, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19–8 Jordan Smith Decision (split) Bellator 90 February 21, 2013 3 5:00 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18–8 Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) Cage Fighting Championship 21 May 18, 2012 5 5:00 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Defended CFC Welterweight Championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 17–8 Leandro Silva TKO (doctor stoppage) EFWC: The Untamed 2 March 30, 2012 1 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17–7 Gadji Zaipulaev Submission (rear-naked choke) FEFoMP: Battle of Empires 1 December 17, 2011 2 2:15 Khabarovsk, Russia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16–7 Manuel Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) CFC 18: Juarez vs. Rodriguez August 26, 2011 5 5:00 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Defended CFC Welterweight Championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–7 Josh Neer TKO (injury) SF 16: Neer vs. Juarez June 25, 2011 1 5:00 Odessa, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 15–6 Douglas Lima Submission (triangle armbar) MFC 27: Breaking Point November 12, 2010 3 2:37 Enoch, Alberta, Canada For inaugural MFC Welterweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15–5 Justin Murray Decision (majority) Cage Fighting Championships 13 April 16, 2010 5 5:00 Southport, Queensland, Australia Won CFC Welterweight Championship.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–5 Mauro Chimento Jr. Submission (rear-naked choke) Collision in the Cage March 20, 2010 3 1:42 Irvine, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–5 Nathan Gunn KO (head kick) MFC 24: HeatXC February 26, 2010 1 0:11 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–5 Joe Christopher Decision (unanimous) MFC 23: Unstoppable December 4, 2009 3 5:00 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–5 Mikey Gomez Decision (unanimous) Bellator 10 June 5, 2009 3 5:00 Ontario, California, United States 175 lb Catchweight bout.[29]
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–5 Deray Davis TKO (punches) Bellator 7–8 May 15, 2009 2 4:47 Chicago, Illinois, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–5 Mikey Gomez TKO (punches) Bellator 2 April 10, 2009 1 4:23 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–5 John Fleming Submission (guillotine choke) Colosseo Championship Fighting March 6, 2009 1 0:46 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–5 Thomas Kenney Submission (punches) Long Beach Fight Night 3 January 4, 2009 2 2:07 Long Beach, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 6–5 Luke Stewart Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: At The Mansion II September 20, 2008 1 4:55 Beverly Hills, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–4 John Walsh TKO Long Beach Fight Night 1 August 17, 2008 1 2:14 Long Beach, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5–4 Bret Bergmark Decision (unanimous) Iroquois MMA Championships 3 April 26, 2008 3 5:00 Iroquois, Ontario, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–3 Erik Meaders Submission (verbal) Invincible MMA March 8, 2008 4 0:51 Ontario, California, United States Won Invincible Welterweight Championship.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–3 Casey Ryan Submission (triangle choke) TC 25: Fight Club December 15, 2007 1 2:27 San Diego, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–2 Fabio Nascimento Submission (punches) EFWC: The Untamed October 6, 2007 1 4:50 Anaheim, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 Robert Sarkozi N/A GC 69: Bad Intentions September 22, 2007 1 N/A Sacramento, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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 title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–1 Jacob Nudel Submission (armbar) Total Fighting Alliance 6 April 28, 2007 1 1:02 Santa Monica, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Guillermo Smith KO Extreme Full Contact 3 October 14, 2006 1 0:43 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

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  2. ↑ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/11/24/1832581/world-mma-welterweight-scouting-report-6-jesse-juarez
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