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Luke Jumeau (born 12 February 1988) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist, and he competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Jumeau was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. Raised by a single mother, his early childhood was a struggle and he got himself into trouble. He changed his life after losing his brother in a tragic accident, channeling his energy in pursuing "a life worthy of both of us" in MMA.

To get into fighting comes easily with Luke as he believes "the warrior spirit lies within all New Zealanders". He works as a panel beater.

Jumeau's fighting style began with boxing, a sport he pursued for several years before switching to mixed martial arts. He put 10 years into achieving his tae kwon do-based black belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jumeau started his MMA career in 2008. He has fought international in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, and Dubai in various promotions. "The Jedi" last fight before made it into UFC was at Legend MMA 1, competing against former UFC fighter, Vic Grujic, winning with TKO. He held a 6 winning streak – all stoppages, prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jumeau made his promotion debut on 10 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt against Dominique Steele, in his home country New Zealand.

Steele closely won the first round however, Jumeau was able to come back – nearly knocking out Steele in the second round, and dominating the third. He won the fight with unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28,29–28).

Jumeau faced Shinsho Anzai on 23 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 117. He lost the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

Jumeau faced Daichi Abe on his third fight on 11 February 2018 at UFC 221. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Jumeau was scheduled to face Geoff Neal on 2 December 2018 at UFC Fight Night 142. However, it was reported on early November, 2018 that Jumeau pulled from the card due to injury.

Jumeau faced Dhiego Lima on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243. He lost the fight via split decision.

Jumeau was released by the UFC on February 11, 2020.

Personal life

Luke prefers to use the moniker "Juggernaut" instead of "The Jedi" as he has heavy hands and is naturally strong. "The Jedi" was done by a local New Zealand promoter due to his calm and collective demeanour in the cage where a Star Wars theme video was made for him on the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

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2. ^ Rooke, Neil. "Luke Jumeau: A Newborn and the Chance For a New Belt". The MMA Corner. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. ^ "Luke Jumeau – Official UFC Profile". UFC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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5. ^ "Luke Jumeau ready to make another statement as Kiwi heads to Japan for next UFC bout". Stuff. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
6. ^ "Luke 'The Jedi' Jumeau". Core MMA. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
7. "Legend Fighting Championship > Fighters > New Zealand > Luke Jumeau". www.legendfc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
8. "Our City > Community Development > 30under30 > Luke Jumeau". www.Hamilton.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
9. Sherdog.com. "Luke". Sherdog. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
10. "New Zealand's Luke Jumeau makes UFC debut against Dom Steele in Auckland". ADCC NEWS. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
11. "Dominique Steele vs. Luke Jumeau added to UFC Fight Night 110". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
12. "UFC Fight Night 110 results: Luke Jumeau guts out close unanimous decision over Dominique Steele". MMAjunkie. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
13. "UFC Fight Night 117 results: Shinsho Anzai returns from 2-year layoff, outpoints Luke Jumeau". MMAjunkie. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
14. "Kiwi UFC welterweight Luke Jumeau to fight Daichi Abe at UFC 221 in Perth". Newshub. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
15. "UFC 221 results: Luke Jumeau rallies to top Daichi Abe after rough first". MMAjunkie. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
16. "Kiwi Luke Jumeau books UFC return against Geoff Neal in Adelaide". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
17. "UFC Adelaide: Injury forces Luke Jumeau off card – Fight News Australia". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
18. DNA, MMA. "Jumeau vs. Lima & Anderson vs. Dos Santos nieuwste toevoegingen UFC 243 in Melbourne". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
19. Anderson, Jay (5 October 2019). "UFC 243 Results: Little Action, but a Clear Win for Dhiego Lima Over Luke Jumeau". Cageside Press. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
20. Martin, Adam (11 February 2020). "Report | 13 fighters cut from UFC including Ben Saunders | BJPenn.com". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
21. "Luke Jumeau's career jumps to lightspeed after UFC dream comes true for 'The Jedi'". Stuff. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
22. Sherdog.com. "Luke". Sherdog. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

External links

• Luke Jumeau at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Luke Jumeau from Sherdog

• 1988 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
• New Zealand male mixed martial artists
• Welterweight mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
• Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• New Zealand male taekwondo practitioners
• New Zealand practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
• 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen