Jessin Ayari (born May 31, 1992) is a Tunisian-German professional mixed martial artist. He was the formal Superior Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion.[8] and competed in welterweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[1]
| Jessin Ayari | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1992 Tunisia |
| Other names | Abacus |
| Residence | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170.0 lb (77.1 kg; 12.14 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Style | Sambo, Kickboxing, BJJ[2] |
| Fighting out of | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Team | Hammers Team[3] Planet Eater[4] Phuket Top Team[5] |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Notable relatives | Cousin - Khaled Ayari -footballer for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian First League[6] Cousin - Hassine Ayari Tunisia Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling Uncle - Omrane Ayari -Tunisia Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling[7][1] |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Background
editAyari started playing football when he was young, and played for TSV 1904 Feucht youth team as a defensive midfielder in Germany. He started training in MMA at the age of fifteen after becoming frustrated with his football teammates who did not pull their weight and give as much as him. Ayari soon transitioned to MMA and completed his first MMA fight two years later.[9]
Since MMA gyms are hard to find in Germany, Ayari goes to different gyms to train in each specific combat sport discipline. A typical day for his training starts with strength and conditioning training at Power Athletics. In the evening, he either does boxing training at West End, BJJ training at Fight Gym, MMA sparring with Hammers Team or wrestling training at Johannis Grizzlys.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
editEarly career
editAyari made his professional MMA debut on October 17, 2009, at Bavaria, Germany, and he was the former Superior Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion.[8] He had a six fight win streak with a victory win over former UFC fighter Mickael Lebout at GMC 8 in Castrop-Rauxel on April 16, 2016,[10] with professional MMA record of 15–3 prior being signed by UFC.[4]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
editAyari was expected to make his UFC debut against Emil Meek on September 3, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett in Hamburg, Germany.[11][12][13] However, Meek was pulled from the fight due to a USADA conflict where receiving medical treatment of the fight against Rousimar Palhares prior to signing with the UFC[14] and he was replaced by Jim Wallhead.[15][16] Ayari won his first UFC fight via split decision.[17][18]
He next faced Darren Till on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira.[19] After three rounds of fighting, the judges handed down the win to Till via unanimous decision.[20]
Ayari faced Stevie Ray in a lightweight bout on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138[21] He lost the fight by controversial decision.[22]
Returning from an extended hiatus, Ayari faced Luigi Vendramini on October 4, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 16.[23] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[24]
It was announced that after his loss to Vendramini, he was released from the UFC.[25]
Championships and accomplishments
editMixed martial arts
edit- Superior Fighting Championship
- Superior Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion (one time) vs. Kerim Engizek[8]
Amateur Sambo Competition
edit- Bavarian Combat Sambo Championship
- Bavarian Combat Sambo Champion
Personal life
editAyari comes from a family of athletes; his cousin Khaled Ayari was a footballer for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian First League,[6] and another cousin Hassine Ayari and uncle Omrane Ayari represented Tunisia in Greco-Roman wrestling in the Olympics.[7][1]
He worked as an automotive mechanic engineer prior to fighting professionally.[1][26]
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 3 |
| By submission | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17–6 | Ayub Gaziev | TKO (punches) | INNFERNO Fighting Championship 8 | June 15, 2024 | 2 | 3:20 | Innsbruck, Austria | Return to Welterweight. Won the vacant INNFERNO Welterweight Championship. |
| Loss | 16–6 | Luigi Vendramini | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | October 4, 2020 | 1 | 1:12 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 16–5 | Stevie Ray | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Lightweight debut. |
| Loss | 16–4 | Darren Till | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 16–3 | Jim Wallhead | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | September 3, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 15–3 | Mickaël Lebout | Decision (unanimous) | German MMA Championship 8 | April 16, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |
| Win | 14–3 | Twan van Buuren | TKO (punches) | Respect FC: Caged 2 | December 19, 2015 | 3 | 1:50 | Karlsruhe, Germany | |
| Win | 13–3 | Stanislav Futera | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Innferno Fighting Championship | June 13, 2015 | 1 | 3:22 | Tyrol, Austria | |
| Win | 12–3 | Juan Manuel Suarez | Decision (Unanimous) | Ansgar Fighting Leag4e 2 | March 14, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Telde, Spain | |
| Win | 11–3 | Ramon Boixader | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ansgar Fighting League 2 | November 29, 2014 | 1 | 4:56 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Win | 10–3 | Roman Kapranov | Decision (unanimous) | Rhein Neckar Championship: Martial Arts Gala | November 30, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Frankenthal, Germany | Middleweight bout. |
| Loss | 9–3 | Abusupiyan Magomedov | TKO (punches) | German MMA Championship 3 | February 16, 2013 | 1 | 1:49 | Herne, Germany | For the GMC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–2 | Kerim Engizek | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part V | November 24, 2012 | 2 | 3:56 | Manz, Germany | Won the vacant Superior FC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–2 | Aleksandar Rajacic | Decision (unanimous) | Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part IV | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Düren, Germany | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Alan Johnston | KO (punches) | On Top 5 | June 2, 2012 | 2 | 2:52 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 7–1 | Matthias Merkle | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part 2 | March 31, 2012 | 1 | 2:09 | Göppingen, Germany | |
| Win | 6–1 | Sebastian Baron | TKO (retirement) | Respect Fighting Championship 6 | September 17, 2011 | 1 | 5:00 | Wuppertal, Germany | |
| Win | 5–1 | Volker Dietz | TKO (broken hand) | Respect Fighting Championship 5 | April 9, 2011 | 1 | 1:37 | Essen, Germany | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Ruben Crawford | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Outsider Cup: Cage Fight Night 9 | October 17, 2010 | 1 | 3:59 | Bielefeld, Germany | |
| Win | 4–0 | Wahid Beisel | Submission (armbar) | Outsider Cup 19 | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 1:58 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Win | 3–0 | Arsan Tepsaev | Submission (triangle choke) | Outsider Cup 19 | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 1:36 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Win | 2–0 | Frank van Lessiel | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Outsider Cup 15 | November 14, 2009 | 1 | 3:06 | Koblenz, Germany | |
| Win | 1–0 | Tobias Hollubetz | Submission (armbar) | Fighting Masters Championship | October 17, 2009 | 1 | 2:43 | Bavaria, Germany |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "UFC signs German WW Jessin Ayari". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Jessin Ayari". Tapology. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Jessin". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "UFC fighter Jessin Ayari visited PTT". Thailand MMA. 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ a b "Локомотив подписа с нападателя Халед Аяри". lokomotivpd.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-10-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b takedownindex (2011-04-11), Kareline, Alexandre (RUS) vs Ayari, Omrane (TUN), retrieved 2017-10-12
- ^ a b c "Superior FC Tournament 2012: Part 5 | MMA Event Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ MMA studio (2016-06-28), Jessin Ayari UFC fighter interview, retrieved 2017-11-20
- ^ "Jessin Ayari Knocking on The Door of the UFC! - ArabsMMA". ArabsMMA. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Emil Weber Meek signs with the UFC, faces Jessin Ayari at UFC Fight Night Hamburg – The MMA Report Podcast". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Emil Meek firma con UFC y enfrentará a Jessin Ayari en UFC Fight Night Hamburgo - MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español". MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Sport1.de. "Jessin Ayari gibt UFC-Debüt in Hamburg gegen Emil Weber Meek". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-10-12.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "One to Watch: Jim Wallhead vs. Jessin Ayari | FIGHTLAND". Fightland. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Jim Wallhead substitui Emil Meek e enfrenta Jessin Ayari no UFC Hamburgo -". bjjforum.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "'Judo Jim' finally makes UFC debut in Hamburg". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Jessin Ayari vs Jim Wallhead UFC Fight Night 93 Full Fight MMA Video". MMA-Core. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "MMADecisions.com". MMADecisions.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "England's Darren Till meets Germany's Jessin Ayari at UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden". MMAjunkie. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 109 results: Darren Till puts on striking clinic, cruises to win over Jessin Ayari". MMAjunkie. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-08-23). "Stevie Ray returns against Jessin Ayari during UFC Moncton" (in Dutch). mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "Stevie Ray Takes the Nod (UFC Moncton Fight Highlights) | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ Staff (2020-09-16). "Jessin Ayari meets Luigi Vendramini at UFC event on Oct. 3 in Abu Dhabi". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-09-16. (in Dutch)
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-10-03). "UFC Fight Island 4 Results: Luigi Vendramini Runs Through Jessin Ayari in Return". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ "Per sources, Jessin Ayari was released from the UFC following his loss to Luigi Vendramini in October". Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ MMA studio (2016-06-28), Jessin Ayari UFC fighter interview, retrieved 2017-10-12
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Jessin". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-10-04.