French
DeutschJamall Emmers
| Jamall Emmers | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1989 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Nickname | Prettyboy |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Redlands, California, United States |
| Team | Pinnacle MMA |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jamall Emmers (born July 24, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
[edit]Emmers transitioned to MMA from a high school and college wrestling background, but it was actually MMA that first inspired him. A fan of watching MMA fights with his dad and brother, Jamall's dad would rent PRIDE FC tapes from Blockbuster for them to watch. Emmers said he joined his high school wrestling team specifically to lay a foundation for a career in MMA.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career and DWCS
[edit]Emmers racked up 13–3 record in American regional circuit, most notably holding a decision wins against future UFC fighters Alexander Hernandez and Cory Sandhagen at LFA 5.[3] Emmers was invited to the Dana White's Contender Series. He faced Julian Erosa at Dana White's Contender Series 11 on June 26, 2018. Despite knocking Erosa down in the first round, Emmers lost the fight via second-round knockout.[4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]After the Contender Series loss Emmers won four straight fights and was signed to the UFC to fight Movsar Evloev at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020, on short notice, replacing Douglas Silva de Andrade. However, Evloev was injured in a motorcycle accident and was replaced by Giga Chikadze. Emmers lost the fight via split decision.[5]
Emmers was expected to make his sophomore appearance in the organization against Timur Valiev at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan on August 1, 2020. However, Valiev withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vince Cachero.[6] Emmers won the fight via unanimous decision.[7]
Emmers was next expected to face Chas Skelly at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on February 20, 2021.[8] However, the bout was cancelled moments before it was expected to begin as Emmers suffered back spasms backstage rendering him unable to compete.[9]
Emmers faced Pat Sabatini on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze.[10] Emmers knocked down Sabatini early in the fight, but was caught by a heel hook and forced to submit in round one.[11]
Emmers was scheduled to face Daniel Pineda on May 14, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 36.[12] However, the bout was scrapped in late April due to unknown reasons.[13]
Emmers faced Khusein Askhabov on February 18, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 219.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
Emmers faced Jack Jenkins on June 24, 2023 at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[16] He lost the fight via split decision. 10 out of 10 media sources scored the fight in favor of Emmers.[17][18]
Emmers faced Dennis Buzukja on November 11, 2023, at UFC 295.[19] At the weigh-ins, Emmers came in at 147 pounds (one pound over the featherweight non-title bout limit). His bout with Buzukja proceeded at catchweight with Emmers forfeiting 20 percent of his purse.[20] He won the fight via TKO in the first minute of the first round.[21]
Emmers faced Nate Landwehr on March 30, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 54.[22] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[23]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Hero FC
- Hero FC Featherweight Championship (one time; former)
- Two successful title defenses
- Hero FC Featherweight Championship (one time; former)
- SMASH Global
- SMASH Global Featherweight Championship (one time; former)
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]| 28 matches | 20 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 3 |
| By submission | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 20–8 | Nate Landwehr | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot | March 30, 2024 | 1 | 4:43 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 20–7 | Dennis Buzukja | TKO (punches) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 1 | 0:49 | New York City, New York, United States | Catchweight (147 lb) bout; Emmers missed weight. |
| Loss | 19–7 | Jack Jenkins | Decision (split) | UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | June 24, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 19–6 | Khusein Askhabov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | February 18, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 18–6 | Pat Sabatini | Submission (heel hook) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze | August 28, 2021 | 1 | 1:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 18–5 | Vince Cachero | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | August 1, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 17–5 | Giga Chikadze | Decision (split) | UFC 248 | March 7, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 17–4 | Rafael Barbosa | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | LFA 81 | January 31, 2020 | 3 | 2:39 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
| Win | 16–4 | Jay Cucciniello | TKO (punches) | Final Fight Championship 38 | June 20, 2019 | 1 | 4:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–4 | Caio Machado | TKO (retirement) | M-1 Global: Road to M-1 USA 2 | April 4, 2019 | 1 | 5:00 | Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Fard Muhammad | TKO (punches) | SMASH Global 8 | December 13, 2018 | 2 | 1:55 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Won the vacant SMASH Global Featherweight Championship. |
| Loss | 13–4 | Julian Erosa | KO (head kick and punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 11 | June 26, 2018 | 2 | 1:10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–3 | Guilherme Faria de Souza | TKO (punches) | LFA 36 | March 23, 2018 | 3 | 1:18 | Cabazon, California, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Chris Avila | Decision (unanimous) | GKO 11 | November 4, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Jackson, California, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
| Win | 11–3 | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 5 | February 24, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Rivaldo Junior | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 41 | July 29, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Return to Featherweight; Emmers missed weight (149 lb). |
| Loss | 9–3 | Thiago Moisés | TKO (punches) | RFA 38: Moisés vs. Emmers | June 3, 2016 | 5 | 2:52 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Lightweight debut. For the RFA Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–2 | Ray Cervera | Decision (unanimous) | Tachi Palace Fights 25 | November 19, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, California, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
| Win | 8–2 | Merwyn Rivera | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Tachi Palace Fights 23 | May 7, 2015 | 1 | 0:34 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Rey Trujillo | Submission (triangle choke) | Hero FC 4 | January 17, 2015 | 2 | 1:48 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Lost the Hero FC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–1 | Michael Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | Hero FC 3 | September 12, 2014 | 1 | 0:27 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Defended the Hero FC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–1 | Chris Pecero | TKO (punches) | Hero FC 2 | June 14, 2014 | 3 | 3:39 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Defended the Hero FC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–1 | Brett Ewing | Decision (unanimous) | Hero FC 1 | February 1, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Won the vacant Hero FC Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 4–1 | Brett Ewing | TKO (punches) | Hero FC: Texas Pride | September 28, 2013 | 2 | 0:54 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Alexander Hernandez | Decision (split) | Hero FC: Pride of the Valley 2 | June 21, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Pharr, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Ernest de la Cruz | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 17 | February 1, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Matt Mazurek | Decision (split) | ABG Promotions | November 17, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | James Gonzalez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Big Dawg Promotions: In the Cage I Trust | October 6, 2012 | 2 | 0:54 | Texas City, Texas, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stats | UFC". www.ufcstats.com.
- ^ Matt Bricker (June 26, 2018). "Jamall Emmers: Building for the UFC Shot". MMAsucka. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "LFA 5 results: Adam Townsend escapes early trouble, beats Marcus Edwards by TKO". MMAjunkie. February 25, 2017.
- ^ Staff (June 26, 2018). "DWTNCS 11 Results and Recap". Cageside Press. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ Shawn Bitter (March 7, 2020). "UFC 248 Results: Giga Chikadze Edges Out Jamall Emmers". Cageside Press. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ Mike Heck (July 30, 2020). "Timur Valiev out of UFC on ESPN+ 31; Jamall Emmers vs. Vincent Cachero in the works". mmajunkiecom. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Joe McDonagh (May 7, 2020). "UFC Vegas 5 Results: Jamall Emmers Dominates Vincent Cachero". Cageside Press. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ DNA, MMA (January 16, 2021). "Chas Skelly treft Jamall Emmers op 20 februari". MMA DNA. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Jay Pettey (February 20, 2021). "UFC FIGHT NIGHT 185 'BLAYDES VS. LEWIS' PLAY-BY-PLAY, RESULTS & ROUND SCORING". sherdog.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Jamall Emmers vs. Pat Sabatini in the works for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 28". MMA Junkie. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (August 28, 2021). "UFC Vegas 35 Results: Pat Sabatini Overcomes Early Trouble with Submission Over Jamall Emmers". Cageside Press. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ ATSteveDuncan (February 2, 2022). "Jamall Emmers vs. Daniel Pineda agregado a UFC Fight Night del 14 de mayo". MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. (in Spanish). Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Nolan King and Farah Hannoun (April 29, 2022). "Daniel Pineda vs. Jamall Emmers scrapped from UFC on ESPN 36". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Harvey Leonard (February 6, 2023). "UFC matchmaking bulletin (1/30-2/4): Michael Chiesa meets Li Jingliang, four cancellations". MMA News. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Shawn Bitter (February 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 69: Jamall Emmers drops Khusein Askhabov's record to 23–1". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Jack Jenkins vs Jammall Emmers". MMA Decisions. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (June 24, 2023). "UFC Jacksonville: Jamall Emmers Adjusts Gameplan A Little Too Late, Jack Jenkins Claims Decision Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jack Jenkins def. Jamall Emmers :: UFC on ABC 5 :: MMA Decisions". mmadecisions.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers added to UFC 295 lineup". MMA Junkie. September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Slexander K. Lee (November 10, 2023). "UFC 295 weigh-in results: Championship fights official, 2 fighters miss weight". mmafighting.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Dewar, Val (November 11, 2023). "UFC 295: Jamall Emmers Starts Card with Sub-Minute KO of Dennis Buzukja". Cageside Press. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Leonard, Harvey (March 17, 2024). "UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (3/4-3/17): Michel Pereira Booked For Quick Return After UFC 299 Win, Eight Cancellations". MMA News | UFC News, Results & Interviews. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Dewar, Val (March 31, 2024). "UFC Atlantic City: Nate Landwehr Recovers From Knockdown, Sleeps Jamall Emmers". Cageside Press. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Jamall Emmers MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". sherdog.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.