Luke Jumeau (born 12 February 1988) is a

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, and he competed in the Welterweight division of the

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(UFC).

Background

Jumeau was born in

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. 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

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". He works as a

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. 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

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, 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

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on 23 September 2017 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29–28, 29–28, 30–27). Jumeau faced

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on his third fight on 11 February 2018 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Jumeau was scheduled to face Geoff Neal on 2 December 2018 at

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. However, it was reported on early November, 2018 that Jumeau pulled from the card due to injury. Jumeau faced

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on 6 October 2019 at

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. 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 demeanor in the cage where a

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theme video was made for him on the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jumeau, Luke 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