Jack Marshman

Jack Marshman (born 19 December 1989) is a retired Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), BAMMA and Cage Warriors. He is the former BAMMA Lonsdale Middleweight Champion and former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion.

Background Marshman started training MMA when he was 15 when his dad introduced him to his friend who is a mixed martial arts (MMA) coach, Richard Shore. After the first MMA training session, Marshman was instantly hooked and spent much of his time in the gym there after. He claimed that learning MMA taught him to stay out of troubles in his teenage life.

Marshman joined the army at the age of 17. He served as a Lance Corporal with The 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, for 10 years, where he was deployed to Afghanistan. He serves as a Paratrooper while fighting MMA professionally. He believed his military service helped him to develop the physical and mental toughness and self-discipline which would help him in his MMA career.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Marshman fought in the European circuit and he was the Middleweight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Champion Marshman was the first Welshman signed by UFC. He faced Magnus Cedenblad and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two.

On 19 February 2017 Marshman faced Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. Marshman came out aggressively on round one but he was dropped to the floor on round two after he was hit by Santos's spinning wheel kick and followed by a series of striking to his face and lost the fight via a TKO.

Marshman faced Ryan Janes at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio on 16 July 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Marshman faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on 28 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119. He lost the fight via submission.

Marshman was expected to face Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127. However, on 19 February 2018 it was announced that Zaleski was pulled from the event, citing knee injury. He was replaced by Brad Scott. Subsequently, Marshman was removed from the card two days before the event for medical issues surrounding his weight cut and his fight with Scott was scrapped.

Marshman faced Karl Roberson on 3 November 2018 at UFC 230. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Marshman faced John Phillips on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147 At the weigh-ins, Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Marshman won the bout via split decision. Marshman received a formal warning from the military due to participating in the fight week against orders.

Marshman faced Edmen Shahbazyan on 6 July 2019 at UFC 239. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Marshman was scheduled to face Markus Perez on 16 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 164. However, Marshman was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.

Marshman was expected to face Kevin Holland 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.

Mashman faced Sean Strickland, replacing Wellington Turman, on 31 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night 181. At the weight-ins, Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Marshman was fined a percentage of his purses, which went to Strickland. Marshman lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Since the loss, Marshman has retired from MMA.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Cage Warrior Fighting Championship (CWFC) Cage Warrior Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Christopher Jacquelin Made4TheCage Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Kyle Redfearn Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Magnus Cedenblad

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Sean Strickland Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Edmen Shahbazyan Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 239

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

John Phillips Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

London, England Loss

Karl Roberson Decision (unanimous) UFC 230

New York City, New York, United States Loss

Antônio Carlos Júnior Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Ryan Janes Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Glasgow, Scotland Loss

Thiago Santos TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Win

Magnus Cedenblad TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

Belfast, Northern Ireland Win

Christopher Jacquelin TKO (punch) CWFC 77

London, England Win

Ali Arish Submission (guillotine choke) CWFC 76

Newport, Wales Win

Shaun Lomas Submission (rear-naked choke) Pain Pit Fight Night 15

Ebbw Vale, Wales Win

Kyle Redfearn Decision (majority) M4tC 18

Newcastle, England Win

Che Mills TKO (punches) CWFC 72

Newport, Wales Win

Bola Omoyele Submission (armbar) CWFC 69

London, England Loss

Abu Azaitar TKO (punches) CWFC: Fight Night 10

Amman, Jordan Win

Alex Minogue Decision (unanimous) Extreme Cage Championships: Banned 2

Manchester, England Win

Simas Norkus TKO (punches) Pain Pit Fight Night 9

Newport, Wales Loss

Ion Pascu KO (punches) BAMMA 13

Birmingham, England Loss

Scott Askham Decision (unanimous) Ultimate Cage Fighting Championships 5

Doncaster, England Win

Wayne Cole TKO (punches) GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. vs. U.K.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Loss

Xavier Foupa-Pokam Decision (split) BAMMA 11

Birmingham, England Win

Andrew Punshon Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 10

London, England Loss

Tom Watson TKO (elbows) BAMMA 9

Birmingham, England Win

Leeroy Barnes Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 8

Nottingham, England Win

Carl Noon TKO (punches) BAMMA 7

Birmingham, England Win

Mike Ling Submission (armbar) Shock n' Awe 8

Portsmouth, England Win

Lee Chadwick TKO (punhes) Olympian MMA Championships 10

Liverpool, England Win

Kevin Reed KO (punch) Valley of Kings 1

Cardiff, Wales Win

Kevin Reed TKO (punches) Ready To Rage 2

Newport, Wales Win

Paul Jenkins TKO (punches) Samurai Fight Night 1

Abertillery, Wales Win

Leonardo Queiroz TKO (punches) Spartan Fight Challenge 3

Newport, Wales Win

Andrew Cochran TKO (punches) KnuckleUp MMA 4

Cheltenham, England Win

Karim Mammar TKO (injury) Ready to Rage 1

Newport, Wales