Charles Jourdain (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incor ...

(MMA) fighter who is currently competing in the

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's (UFC) Featherweight division. He was previously a

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Double Champion, winning the TKO Featherweight Championship and the TKO Interim Lightweight Championship.

Background

Jourdain was born and raised in Beloeil

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, Canada. He has two older brothers and a younger brother Louis Jourdain, who has been quite involved in his mixed martial arts career and pursues a career of his own.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jourdain began competing in mixed martial arts in 2013. He earned an amateur record of 8–2, fighting 8 times in 2013 winning 7 of those bouts. He also competed in FightQuest Amateur Combat in 2014 were he won the vacant FightQuest Featherweight Championship and earned a "Performance of the Night" bonus. After going professional in 2015 he competed exclusively in Canadian MMA promotions. Jourdain made his MMA debut against Thomas Sumantri on May 21, 2016 at LAMMQ - Quebec Mixed Martial Arts League 5. He won the fight via knockout with a flying knee in the first round, earning a Knockout of the Night bonus. He was the TKO Featherweight and Interim Lightweight champion, and amassed a record 9–1 prior to signing with

in 2019.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Making his promotional debut on short notice, Jourdain faced Des Green on May 18, 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Jourdain would next face Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie on December 21, 2019. Choi would drop Jourdain early with the rest of the round consisting of exchanges that would lead to Choi breaking his left arm on a spinning backfist attempt, Jourdain would later drop Choi with 0:21 seconds left in round 1. Round 2 would see more exchanges between the two fighters With 30 seconds left in the round, Jourdain dropped Choi with a left cross and then a right hook. He won the fight via TKO at 4:32 seconds of round 2. Earning him his first win in the promotion and a '' Fight of the Night ''bonus. Returning to action amidst the

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pandemic, Jourdain faced

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at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo on June 13, 2020. The first round saw the two exchanging on the feet with Jourdain knocking Fili down with a overhand left. Fili secured a take down near the end of the round two. Jourdain lost the fight via split decision. Jourdain next faced

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on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. The bout would see both fighters push the pace and employ their game plans. The fight would go the distance ending with a split draw result. Jourdain was scheduled to face

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on March 13, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 187 ''UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 187'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 45'' and ''UFC Vegas 21'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 13, 2021 at the UF ...

. On February 24, Garcia pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Marcelo Rojo. He won the fight by technical knockout in the third round. Jourdain was scheduled to face

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on September 4, 2021 at

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. However, Murphy was pulled from the event due to visa issues, and he was replaced by

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. Jourdain lost the fight via a submission in round three. As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Jourdain faced

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on December 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He won the bout via unanimous decision. As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Jourdain is scheduled to face

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, replacing

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, on January 22, 2022 at

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. Jourdain was scheduled to face

, replacing

, on January 22, 2022, at

. However, Topuria was pulled from the card due to a medical issue related to cutting weight and the bout was cancelled. Jourdain faced

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on April 23, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 205 ''UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 205'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 63'' or ''UFC Vegas 52'') was a mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), ...

. He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. Jourdain faced

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on July 16, 2022, at

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. He lost the back-and-forth fight via majority decision. Jourdain faced Nathaniel Wood on September 3, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. *

**TKO Double Champion ** TKO Featherweight Championship (One time) ** Interim TKO Lightweight Championship (One time) *Ligue d'Arts Martiaux Mixtes du Québec **LAMMQ 5 Knockout of the Night *FightQuest Amateur Combat **FightQuest Featherweight Championship **FightQuest Performance of the Night

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jourdain, Charles 1995 births Living people Canadian male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Montreal Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu