Jeremiah Wells

Last updated
Jeremiah Wells
Born (1986-10-30) October 30, 1986 (age 37)
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight
Reach74 in (188 cm) [1]
Fighting out ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
TeamRenzo Gracie Philly
Extreme Evolution Fight Camp
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2]
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins12
By knockout5
By submission4
By decision3
Losses4
By submission1
By decision3
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jeremiah Wells (born October 30, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Contents

Background

Wells was born in 1986 in West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, a city of about 25,000, nearby Philadelphia. [3] Growing up a variety of sports, ranging from football, basketball and soccer, he eventually settled into breeding dogs to sell and working at a factory to support his child. He started training MMA at the age of 24 and fell in love with it, pursuing it as a career. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Wells competed as an amateur middleweight from 2011 to 2012, amassing a 2–1 record. [5]

Making his professional MMA debut at PA Cage Fight 14, he scored a first-round TKO against Quinton Stephens, before submitting his next two opponents, Bradley Desir and Scott Hudson, via second round rear-naked chokes. He would then compete for the Cage Fury FC Welterweight Championship against Emmanuel Wallo at CFFC 56, which he would lose by unanimous decision. After drawing with Bassil Hafez at CFFC 69, Wells would rebound, chocking out Gary Balletto Jr in the first round at CES MMA 49. Wells would then defeat The Ultimate Fighter season 16 alumni Jon Manley via unanimous decision at CES MMA 50, before winning by unanimous decision against Jason Norwood in the main event of CES MMA 52 for the CES MMA Welterweight Championship. Losing the championship in the next bout at CES MMA 52 against future Bellator fighter Vinicius de Jesus via unanimous decision, Wells knocked out Mumia Abu Dey-Ali in the first round att CFFC 76. In his final bout before the UFC, Wells submitted Marco Smallman in the second round at CFFC 78. [6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Wells faced Warlley Alves, replacing Ramazan Emeev, on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov. [7] Wells won the fight via knockout in round two. [8]

Wells was scheduled to face Jake Matthews on December 4, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 31. [9] However, just hours before the event the bout was cancelled after one of Wells's cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. [10]

His second fight in UFC, Wells faced Mike Mathetha, replacing Orion Cosce on February 12, 2022, at UFC 271. [11] He won the fight via technical submission in round one. [12]

Wells faced Court McGee on June 18, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett. [13] He won the bout in the first round, knocking out McGee with a left hook. [14] This win earned him his first Performance of the Night award. [15]

Wells faced Matthew Semelsberger on April 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 222. [16] He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. [17]

Wells faced Carlston Harris on August 5, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 50. [18] He lost the bout in the third round, getting choked out via anaconda choke. [19]

Wells faced Max Griffin on February 10, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 236. [20] He lost the bout by split decision. [21]

Wells was scheduled to face Niko Price on June 1, 2024 at UFC 302. [22] However, due to an injury [23] , Wells was replaced by Alex Morono. [24]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches12 wins4 losses
By knockout50
By submission41
By decision33
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss12–4–1 Max Griffin Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer February 10, 202435:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss12–3–1 Carlston Harris Technical Submission (anaconda choke) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font August 5, 202331:50 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win12–2–1 Matthew Semelsberger Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes April 22, 202335:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win11–2–1 Court McGee KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett June 18, 202211:34 Austin, Texas, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win10–2–1Mike MathethaTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 271 February 12, 202214:38 Houston, Texas, United States
Win9–2–1 Warlley Alves KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov June 26, 202120:30 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–2–1Marco SmallmanSubmission (rear-naked choke)CFFC 78September 21, 201922:51 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesWon the vacant Cage Fury FC Welterweight Championship.
Win7–2–1Mumia Abu Dey-AliKO (punch)CFFC 76June 14, 201910:22 Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss6–2–1Vinicius de JesusDecision (unanimous)CES MMA 55March 29, 201955:00 Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesLost the CES Welterweight Championship.
Win6–1–1Jason NorwoodDecision (unanimous)CES MMA 52August 17, 201855:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesWon the vacant CES Welterweight Championship.
Win5–1–1Jon ManleyDecision (unanimous)CES MMA 50June 15, 201835:00 Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
Win4–1–1Gary Balletto Jr.KO (punch)CES MMA 49April 6, 201810:57 Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
Draw3–1–1Bassil HafezDraw (split)CFFC 68October 21, 201735:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss3–1Emmanuel WaloDecision (unanimous)CFFC 56February 27, 201655:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesFor the vacant Cage Fury FC Welterweight Championship.
Win3–0Bradley DesirSubmission (rear-naked choke)CFFC 44December 13, 201424:35 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Win2–0Scott HudsonSubmission (rear-naked choke)PA Cage Fight 16June 15, 201320:56 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United StatesWelterweight debut.
Win1–0Quinton StephensTKO (punches)PA Cage Fight 14October 13, 201214:40 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United StatesCatchweight (175 lb) bout.

[25]

See also

Related Research Articles

Warlley Alves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2011, Warlley made a name for himself fighting at Jungle Fight. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Middleweight tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Matthews (fighter)</span> Australian mixed martial artist

Jake Aaron Matthews is an Australian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division.

Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist, who was formerly competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also previously competed for the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is a three-time Combat Sambo World Championship bronze medalist and Russian national combat sambo champion.

Jason Witt is a retired American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Miguel Baeza is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Kalinn "Khaos" Williams is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Christian Aguilera is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. He formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Chris Daukaus is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of former UFC fighter Kyle Daukaus.

Kyle Alexander Daukaus is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Cage Fury Fighting Championships, where he is the Cage Fury FC Middleweight Champion. He previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the younger brother of former UFC fighter Chris Daukaus.

Andreas Michailidis is a Greek mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of Oktagon MMA. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA.

Impa Kasanganay is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Pat Sabatini is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Matthew Semelsberger is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nassourdine Imavov</span> French mixed martial artist (born 1995)

Nassourdine Abdoulazimovitch Imavov is a French professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of February 6, 2024, he is #8 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

Jared Gooden is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional mixed martial artist since 2015, Gooden has also competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance and Titan Fighting Championships.

Ramiz Brahimaj is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Philip Rowe is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shavkat Rakhmonov</span> Kazakh mixed martial artist (born 1994)

Shavkat Bakhtibayuly Rakhmonov is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rakhmonov is also a former M-1 Global Welterweight Champion. As of December 19, 2023, he is #3 in the UFC welterweight rankings.

Carlston Harris is a Guyanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Elise Reed is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

References

  1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. "Jeremiah Wells | UFC". UFC.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. "One to Watch at UFC 271: Jeremiah Wells". Read MMA. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. Geller, Doug (2019-03-24). "After defending his belt at CES 55 on March 29, Jeremiah Wells sees himself on the big screen, on the big show". MyMMANews. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. "Jeremiah Wells | MMA Fighter Page".
  6. "Across the Pond Profile: Cage Fury Fighting Championships welterweight champion Jeremiah Wells | MMA UK". 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  7. Guilherme Cruz (2021-06-16). "Warlley Alves needs new opponent for UFC Vegas 30 with Ramazan Emeev out". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  8. Bitter, Shawn (2021-06-26). "UFC Vegas 30 Results: Jeremiah Wells Sleeps Warlley Alves in Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  9. Dorff, Marcel (2021-10-12). "Jake Matthews treft Jeremiah Wells tijdens UFC evenement op 4 december". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. Alexander K. Lee (2021-12-04). "Jeremiah Wells announces withdrawal from UFC Vegas 44 after cornerman tests positive for COVID-19". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  11. Jay Anderson (2022-01-21). "Jeremiah Wells in against Blood Diamond at UFC 271". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  12. "With Orion Cosce out, Jeremiah Wells steps in to face 'Blood Diamond' at UFC 271". MMA Junkie. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  13. "UFC | Wells vs. McGee toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 18 juni". Eurosport (in Dutch). 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  14. Law, Eddie (18 June 2022). "UFC Austin: Jeremiah Wells Lands Massive Left Hand, Finishes Court McGee In First Round". Cageside Press. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  15. 1 2 MMA Fighting Newswire (2022-06-18). "UFC Austin post-fight bonuses: All finishers earn $50k payouts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  16. "Urbana native Matthew Semelsberger draws matchup with Jeremiah Wells for his next UFC appearance on April 22". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. Dewar, Val (2023-04-22). "UFC Vegas 71: Jeremiah Wells Comes Back From Knockdown to Defeat Matthew Semelsberger". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  18. Anderson, Jay (20 June 2023). "Jeremiah Wells vs. Carlston Harris, Sean Woodson vs. Steve Garcia Announced for UFC Nashville". Cageside Press. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  19. Morehouse, Cade (2023-08-05). "Carlston Harris Completes Improbable Comeback, Sleeps Wells Via Submission". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  20. Heck, Mike (2023-12-01). "Max Griffin vs. Jeremiah Wells set for Feb. 10 UFC event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  21. Law, Eddie (2024-02-10). "Max Griffin Grinds Out Split-Decision Victory Over Wells". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  22. Martinez, Diego (2024-04-04). "Niko Price vs. Jeremiah Wells incluido a UFC 302 - MMA al Día - Noticias de UFC, MMA y Boxeo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  23. "Niko Price Is Happy To Put It On The Line | UFC". www.ufc.com. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  24. Martin, Damon (2024-04-18). "UFC 302 adds several fights to Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  25. Sherdog.com. "Jeremiah Wells MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-04-21.