Jessin Ayari

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Jessin Ayari
Born (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 31)
Tunisia
Other namesAbacus
Residence Nuremberg, Germany
Nationality German
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170.0 lb (77.1 kg; 12.14 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach73 in (185 cm) [1]
Style Sambo, Kickboxing, BJJ [2]
Fighting out of Nuremberg, Germany
TeamHammers Team [3]
Planet Eater [4]
Phuket Top Team [5]
Years active2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins16
By knockout3
By submission8
By decision5
Losses6
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision2
Notable relativesCousin - 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

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]

Contents

Background

Ayari 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

Early career

Ayari 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

Ayari 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

Mixed martial arts

Amateur Sambo Competition

Personal life

Ayari 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

Professional record breakdown
22 matches16 wins6 losses
By knockout33
By submission81
By decision52
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss16–6 Luigi Vendramini TKO (head kick and punches) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana October 4, 202011:12 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss16–5 Stevie Ray Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith October 27, 201835:00 Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaLightweight debut.
Loss16–4 Darren Till Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira May 28, 201735:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Win16–3 Jim Wallhead Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett September 3, 201635:00 Hamburg, Germany
Win15–3 Mickaël Lebout Decision (unanimous)German MMA Championship 8April 16, 201635:00 Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
Win14–3Twan van BuurenTKO (punches)Respect FC: Caged 2December 19, 201531:50 Karlsruhe, Germany
Win13–3Stanislav FuteraSubmission (rear-naked choke)Innferno Fighting ChampionshipJune 13, 201513:22 Tyrol, Austria
Win12–3Juan Manuel SuarezDecision (Unanimous)Ansgar Fighting Leag4e 2March 14, 201535:00 Telde, Spain
Win11–3Ramon BoixaderSubmission (guillotine choke)Ansgar Fighting League 2November 29, 201414:56 Madrid, Spain
Win10–3Roman KapranovDecision (unanimous)Rhein Neckar Championship: Martial Arts GalaNovember 30, 201335:00 Frankenthal, GermanyMiddleweight bout.
Loss9–3Abusupiyan MagomedovTKO (punches)German MMA Championship 3February 16, 201311:49 Herne, GermanyFor the GMC Welterweight Championship.
Win9–2Kerim EngizekSubmission (rear-naked choke)Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part VNovember 24, 201223:56 Manz, GermanyWon the vacant Superior FC Welterweight Championship.
Win8–2Aleksandar RajacicDecision (unanimous)Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part IVSeptember 15, 201235:00 Düren, Germany
Loss7–2Alan JohnstonKO (punches)On Top 5June 2, 201222:52 Glasgow, Scotland
Win7–1Matthias MerkleSubmission (rear-naked choke)Superior FC: Tournament 2012 Part 2March 31, 201212:09 Göppingen, Germany
Win6–1Sebastian BaronTKO (retirement) Respect Fighting Championship 6September 17, 201115:00 Wuppertal, Germany
Win5–1Volker DietzTKO (broken hand)Respect Fighting Championship 5April 9, 201111:37 Essen, Germany
Loss4–1Ruben CrawfordSubmission (rear-naked choke)Outsider Cup: Cage Fight Night 9October 17, 201013:59 Bielefeld, Germany
Win4–0Wahid BeiselSubmission (armbar)Outsider Cup 19July 10, 201011:58 Berlin, Germany
Win3–0Arsan TepsaevSubmission (triangle choke)Outsider Cup 19July 10, 201011:36 Berlin, Germany
Win2–0Frank van LessielSubmission (arm-triangle choke)Outsider Cup 15November 14, 200913:06 Koblenz, Germany
Win1–0Tobias HollubetzSubmission (armbar)Fighting Masters ChampionshipOctober 17, 200912:43 Bavaria, Germany

[27]

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