Alan Jouban

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Alan Jouban
Born (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 42)
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 in (185 cm)[2]
Style Muay Thai
Fighting out of Los Angeles, California, United States
Team Black House
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
Trainer Muay Thai: Julio Trana Jr.[3]
Jiu-Jitsu: Eddie Bravo[4]
Wrestling: Kenny Johnson
Rank      Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo[5]
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 13
By knockout 9
By submission 1
By decision 3
Losses 4
By knockout 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 24, 2014

Alan Jouban (born November 25, 1981) 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 23, and was undefeated as an amateur, which led him into a career in mixed martial arts.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jouban had his first amateur fight on March 26, 2010, and won via TKO just 14 seconds into the first round. He had his first professional fight on February 8, 2011 vs. Kyle Griffin, winning via 15 second knockout 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.[7] Jouban won by knockout in the first round.[8] The back and forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[9]

Jouban next faced The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Middleweight winner Warlley Alves on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 56.[10] Jouban lost the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.[11][12]

Jouban faced Richard Walsh on February 28, 2015 at UFC 184.[13] Jouban won the fight via knockout in the first round.[14]

Jouban was expected to face Brian Ebersole on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68.[15] However, Jouban pulled out of the fight in late March citing injury and was replaced by Omari Akhmedov.[16]

Jouban faced Matt Dwyer on July 15, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 71.[17] Despite having a point taken away for an unintentional knee to his opponent's head, he won the back and forth fight by unanimous decision.[18] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[19]

Jouban faced Albert Tumenov on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192.[20] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[21]

Jouban faced Brendan O'Reilly on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[22] Jouban won the fight via TKO in the first round.[23]

Jouban is expected to face Nordine Taleb on July 7, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90.[24]

Personal life

Jouban went to University of Louisiana at Lafayette in his hometown for a couple of semesters, but left before finishing a degree.[5] Prior to signing with the UFC, Jouban was a professional model and also appeared in several television commercials.[25]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–4 Brendan O'Reilly TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir March 20, 2016 1 2:15 Brisbane, Australia
Loss 12–4 Albert Tumenov TKO (head kick and punches) UFC 192 October 3, 2015 1 2:55 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 12–3 Matt Dwyer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee July 15, 2015 3 5:00 San Diego, California, United States Jouban was deducted one point due to an illegal knee. Fight of the Night.
Win 11–3 Richard Walsh KO (elbow and punches) UFC 184 February 28, 2015 1 2:19 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 10–3 Warlley Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. St. Preux November 8, 2014 3 5:00 Uberlândia, Brazil
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.
Win 9–2 Ricky Legere Jr. Decision (split) RFA 15 June 6, 2014 3 5:00 Culver City, California, United States
Win 8–2 Armando Montoya Jr. KO (punch) RFA 14 April 11, 2014 2 3:33 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Loss 7–2 Mike Rhodes Decision (unanimous) RFA 10 October 25, 2013 5 5:00 Des Moines, Iowa, United States For the RFA Welterweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Chris Spång TKO (punches) RFA 9 August 16, 2013 3 1:23 Los Angeles, California, United States RFA Fight of the Year (2013)
Win 6–1 Rigo Oropeza TKO (punches) Fight Club OC: Rumble on the Range May 16, 2013 1 1:54 Burbank, California, United States Won the Fight Club OC Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–1 Cameron Mayer KO (punch) USA MMA: Stacked 2 June 16, 2012 1 1:24 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win 4–1 Daniel McWilliams Submission (punches) National Fight Alliance: Valley Invasion 2 April 6, 2012 1 0:46 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 3–1 D.J. Roberson Decision (unanimous) Shark Fights 20 October 15, 2011 3 5:00 Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Win 2–1 Andrew Goldthwaite KO (punches) Shark Fights 17: Horwich vs. Rosholt 2 July 15, 2011 3 2:37 Frisco, Texas, United States
Loss 1–1 Chidi Njokuani TKO (body kick) Tachi Palace Fights 9 May 6, 2011 3 1:27 Lemoore, California, United States
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
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
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

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