Jordan Leavitt
Jordan Leavitt | |
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Born | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | June 2, 1995
Other names | The Monkey King |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
Division | Lightweight |
Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm)[1] |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Team | Syndicate MMA |
Years active | 2017–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 10 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 6 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Jordan Leavitt (born June 2, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background[]
Leavitt’s MMA journey began in high school as part of the wrestling team. Initially quitting during his first year, he stumbled across The Ultimate Fighter on TV and immediately fell in love with the sport, re-joining the wrestling team and competing for the next three years.[2]
Leavitt is a political science major at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has dreams of getting accepted into law school and pursuing a career in family law. He postponed law school in favor of his fighting career, but with a caveat that once he sees where his fight career is at that point where it is not coming along well, he'll go to law school.[3]
Mixed martial arts career[]
Early career[]
Making his MMA debut at Gladiator Challenge Fight Club, Leavitt would win his first bout after submitting Tony Martinez via triangle choke in the second round. Leavitt would go on to defeat Lucas Neufeld at Tuff N’ Nuff Fight Night via unanimous decision, Roy Ostrander at Final Fighting Championship 36 via arm-triangle choke, John Walker via heel hook in round one at Gladiator Challenge Holiday Beatings, and finally Isaiah William via unanimous decision at BCM Promotions Fight Night 8 to pick up his second decision win as a professional.[4]
In his debut promotional appearance with Legacy Fighting Alliance at LFA 85, he submitted Levion Lewis via anaconda choke in the second round.[5]
Leavitt was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 27 on August 4, 2020. He won the fight via arm-triangle choke in the first round and was subsequently awarded a UFC contract.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[]
Leavitt made his UFC debut against Matt Wiman on December 5, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori.[7] He won the fight via slam knockout in round one.[8] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.[9]
Leavitt faced Claudio Puelles in his sophomore performance on June 5, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[10] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[11]
Leavitt faced Matt Sayles on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus.[12] He won the bout via inverted triangle choke in the second round, being only the third fighter in UFC history to do so.[13]
Leavitt is scheduled to face Victor Martinez on April 16, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 206.[14]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Matt Wiman[9]
Mixed martial arts record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
10 matches | 9 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By submission | 6 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 9–1 | Matt Sayles | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | December 18, 2021 | 2 | 2:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 8–1 | Claudio Puelles | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | June 5, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | Matt Wiman | KO (slam) | UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | December 5, 2020 | 1 | 0:22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 7–0 | Jose Flores | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 27 | August 4, 2020 | 1 | 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Leivon Lewis | Submission (anaconda choke) | LFA 85 | July 17, 2020 | 2 | 2:01 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Izzy William | Decision (unanimous) | BCM Promotions Fight Night 8 | February 22, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Lightweight debut. |
Win | 4–0 | Johnny Walker | Submission (heel hook) | Gladiator Challenge: Holiday Beatings | December 14, 2019 | 1 | 0:17 | Hemet, California, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Ray Ostrander | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Final Fight Championship 36 | May 9, 2019 | 1 | 1:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Lucas Neufeld | Decision (unanimous) | Tuff-N-Uff Fight Night | September 14, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Tony Martinez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Gladiator Challenge: Fight Club | October 7, 2017 | 2 | 2:43 | El Cajon, California, United States | Featherweight debut. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com.
- ^ "Making their mark: Jordan Leavitt | MMA UK". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Tuff-N-Uff's Jordan Leavitt Discusses Balancing Budding MMA Career with College". MMA Sucka. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Across The Pond Profile: Legacy Fighting Alliance fighter Jordan Leavitt | MMA UK". 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ Staff (2020-07-18). "LFA 85 Results: Vanessa Demopoulos Claims Title in Style". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "Jordan Leavitt, Uros Medic and Dustin Jacoby win contracts at Contender Series Season 4: Week 1". MMA Fighting. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-11-19). "Matt Wiman treft ongeslagen Jordan Leavitt tijdens UFC evenement op 5 december". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-12-05). "UFC Vegas 16 Results: Matt Wiman Knocked Out by Jordan Leavitt Slam". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ a b Dan Hiergesell (2020-12-06). "Official UFC Vegas 16 bonuses: Jordan Leavitt's KO slam leads $50K winners". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- ^ DEPOR, NOTICIAS (2021-04-01). "UFC: Claudio Puelles renovó contrato con la empresa por cuatro peleas más y enfrentará a Jordan Leavitt el 5 de junio | FULL-DEPORTES". Depor (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Behunin, Alex (2021-06-05). "UFC Vegas 28 Results: Claudio Puelles Takes Jordan Leavitt's 0 via Unanimous Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-09-19). "Matt Sayles vs. Jordan Leavitt toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 18 december". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-12-18). "UFC Vegas 45: Jordan Leavitt Submits Matt Sayles With An Inverted Triangle". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ ATSteveDuncan (2022-02-19). "Victor Martinez vs. Jordan Leavitt agregado a UFC Fight Night del 16 de abril". MMA.uno , #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Jordan Leavitt". Sherdog.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American male mixed martial artists
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters