Juan Adams

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Juan Adams
Born Juan Alejandro Arciniega-Adams[1]
(1992-01-16) January 16, 1992 (age 33)
Houston, United States
Other names The Kraken
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 81 in[2]
Style Wrestling
Fighting out of Houston, Texas, United States[2]
Team Paradigm Training
Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2019–present)[3]
Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling[4]
Years active 2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 9
By knockout 8
By submission 1
Losses 4
By knockout 3
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Juan Alejandro Arcienego-Adams[1] (born January 16, 1992) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and currently competes in the heavyweight division of the ARES Fighting Championship. Adams formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Adams was born in Houston, Texas and he played American football, competed in wrestling and was an Eagle Scout during his high school years. During his senior year at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston, Adams broke his hand and failed to get a collegiate football scholarship. Thus, he turned his focus on wrestling. He was offered a scholarship from Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Upon graduation, he received National Football League tryouts for a defensive linemen from the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers, without success. Being 6-foot-5 and over 300 pounds, he turned his focus on MMA, since he had starting training at Paradigm Training Center during his break from university in his hometown. Adams took his first amateur MMA fight after he graduated with a computer science degree. He won the fight and knew being a mixed martial arts fighter would be his choice for his career.[5][6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Adams started his professional MMA career in 2017 and fought under Legacy Fighting Alliance and amassed a record of 3-0 prior competed in Dana White's Contender Series 15.[7]

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

Adams appeared in Dana White's Contender Series 15 web-series program on July 31, 2018, facing Shawn Teed.[8] He won the fight via technical knockout[9] and was signed by UFC.[10]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Adams made his UFC debut on December 15, 2018 against Chris de la Rocha at UFC on Fox 31, He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.

His next fight came on May 4, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 151 against Arjan Bhullar.[11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Adams faced Greg Hardy on July 20, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4.[13] He lost the fight via technical knockout.[14]

Adams faced Justin Tafa on February 8, 2020 at UFC 247.[15] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[16]

On February 12, 2020, Adams revealed he had been released from the UFC.[17] Later it was clarified that Adams fought out his rookie contract and it was not renewed.[18]

Post-UFC career

Adams signed with ARES Fighting Championship in late February 2020.[19]

Despite the contract with ARES, Adams ended up facing Jeremy Hardy at Fury FC 46 on May 16, 2021. He won the fight via first-round technical knockout.[20]

He was then scheduled to face Juan Torres at Fury FC 47 on June 20, 2021, but the fight was cancelled.

Adams faced Eric Lunsford at Fury FC 48 on July 25, 2021.[21] He won the fight via first-round submission.[22]

Fury FC Heavyweight Champion

Adams challenged Richard Odoms for the Fury FC Heavyweight Championship at Fury FC 49 on August 29, 2021, he won the fight by third round TKO.[23][24]

Adams made a defence of his Fury FC Heavyweight Championship against Austen Lane at Fury FC 54 on November 21, 2021.[25] He lost the bout and title via a 4th round TKO stoppage.[26]

Post-title reign

Adams faced Aaron Rosa at Fury FC 56 on February 6, 2022.[27] Adams won the bout in the first round via ground and pound TKO.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Fury Fighting Championship
    • Fury FC Heavyweight Championship (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–4 Aaron Rosa TKO (punches) Fury FC 56 February 6, 2022 1 3:08 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss 8–4 Austen Lane TKO (punches) Fury FC 54 November 21, 2021 4 0:43 Houston, Texas, United States Lost the Fury FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 8–3 Richard Odoms TKO (punches) Fury FC 49 August 29, 2021 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States Won the Fury FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–3 Eric Lunsford Submission (rear naked choke) Fury FC 48 July 25, 2021 1 3:27 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 6–3 Jeremy Hardy TKO (punches) Fury FC 46 May 16, 2021 1 3:59 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 5–3 Justin Tafa TKO (punches) UFC 247 February 8, 2020 1 1:59 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 5–2 Greg Hardy TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards July 20, 2019 1 0:45 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss 5–1 Arjan Bhullar Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019 3 5:00 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Win 5–0 Chris de la Rocha TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 December 15, 2018 3 0:58 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win 4–0 Shawn Teed TKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series 15 July 31, 2018 1 4:09 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3–0 Dwight Gipson TKO (submission to punches) LFA 32 January 26, 2018 1 4:09 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Win 2–0 Brice Ritani-Coe TKO (punches) LFA 26 November 3, 2017 1 1:33 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 1–0 Chris Rose TKO (punches) LFA 14 June 23, 2017 1 1:11 Houston, Texas, United States

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See also

References

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