Jesse Juarez was born on May 8,1981 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut.
36 Facts About Jesse Juarez
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Jesse Juarez holds a win at Welterweight over former UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.
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Originally from Torrance, California, Jesse Juarez is of French, Italian, and Tongan descent.
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Jesse Juarez attended North Torrance High School where he competed in wrestling, football, and track and field, earning High School All-American honors for wrestling after being the California state runner-up.
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Jesse Juarez later continued his wrestling career at Golden West College where he was a JUCO All-American and California JC state champion before transferring to Montana State University-Northern.
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Jesse Juarez was a two-time NAIA All-American and was a 2005 NAIA National Champion at Montana State University-Northern.
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Jesse Juarez had been introduced to mixed martial arts while wrestling in high school and later transitioned into mixed martial arts after college.
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Jesse Juarez fought mainly for California-based promotions as Strikeforce, Gladiator Challenge and Invincible.
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Jesse Juarez faced Luke Stewart on September 20,2008, at Strikeforce: At The Mansion II.
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Jesse Juarez lost via submission due to an armbar in the first round.
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Jesse Juarez made his promotional debut against Mikey Gomez on April 10,2009, at Bellator 2.
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Jesse Juarez did a rematch against Mikey Gomez on June 5,2009, at Bellator 10.
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Jesse Juarez made his promotional debut in MFC against Joe Christopher on December 4,2009, at MFC 23.
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Jesse Juarez faced Nathan Gunn on February 26,2010, at MFC 24.
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Jesse Juarez won via knockout with a head kick at 11 seconds of round one.
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Jesse Juarez made his promotional debut in Cage Fighting Championship against Justin Murray on April 16,2010, at CFC 13 for the welterweight title.
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Jesse Juarez defeated Murray via majority decision after five rounds and became the CFC welterweight title holder.
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Jesse Juarez faced Douglas Lima on November 12,2010, at MFC 27 for the MFC Welterweight Championship.
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Jesse Juarez lost via submission due to a triangle armbar in the third round.
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Jesse Juarez defended his CFC Welterweight Championship against Manuel Rodriguez on August 26,2011, at CFC 18.
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Jesse Juarez defeated Rodriguez via unanimous decision after five rounds to retain his belt.
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Jesse Juarez defended the CFC Championship against Robert Whittaker on May 18,2012, at CFC 21.
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Jesse Juarez defeated Whittaker via unanimous decision after five rounds to retain the title.
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Jesse Juarez faced Jordan Smith on February 21,2013, at Bellator 90.
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Jesse Juarez won via split decision after a hard-fought match.
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Jesse Juarez faced Joe Williams on November 2,2013, at Bellator 106.
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Jesse Juarez won via submission due to a guillotine choke in the very first round.
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Jesse Juarez was scheduled to face Andrey Koreshkov in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season ten welterweight tournament on March 14,2014, at Bellator 112.
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However, after the removal of other tournament competitors citing injuries, the tournament line-up was shifted and Jesse Juarez instead faced Adam McDonough.
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Jesse Juarez faced Ron Keslar on September 19,2014, at Bellator 125.
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Jesse Juarez was expected to face Brennan Ward at Bellator 134 on February 27,2015.
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Jesse Juarez was removed from the fight card as a result.
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Jesse Juarez faced Ricky Rainey at Bellator 137 on May 15,2015.
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Jesse Juarez lost the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Jesse Juarez faced Beslan Isaev on May 6,2016, at ACB 35.
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Jesse Juarez lost the fight via submission in the first round.