Jumabieke Tuerxun

Zhumabek Tursyn is a Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter and trainer. He currently fights as a Bantamweight.

Early life Zhumabek is an ethnic Kazakh originally from the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang.

Zhumabek trains out of China's elite Xian Physical Education University, where he is a pupil of Zhao Xuejun. Zhumabek is a well-rounded fighter who combines pinpoint Sanda striking with freestyle Wrestling. Zhumabek is also associated with Phuket Top Team, Thailand.

Mixed martial arts career Zhumabek fought on the Chinese regional scene before joining Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF China) in 2011. He had a KO win over Bolin Li at RUFF 1 and a unanimous decision victory over Yanfei Zhao at RUFF 2.

Zhumabek rematched and defeated Honggang Yao via unanimous decision (3 rounds) at Legend Fighting Championship 7 for the bantamweight strap. He then returned to RUFF garnering a shot at the bantamweight strap against Irshaad Sayed, but the fight was cancelled due to UFC interest in Jumabieke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship The UFC signing Zhumabek was widely reported in early 2013, however Zhumabek had to wait over a year to debut for the promotion. During the hiatus Jumabieke stated his professional mixed martial arts record was not an accurate, even claiming he fought three times in December 2013.

With an official MMA record of 15–0 Zhumabek was scheduled to fight Mark Eddiva at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale in a featherweight fight. Eddiva controlled Zhumabek en route to a unanimous decision.

Zhumabek returned to the Octagon at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale against Leandro Issa. In a Fight of the Night battle, Issa caught Zhumabek in an armbar in the third round.

Zhumabek was scheduled to meet Patrick Williams but due to injury he instead fought Marcus Brimage on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, in Sydney Australia. He was defeated via first-round knockout due to a head kick and follow up punches and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career Starting from November 21, 2015, the fighter made a return to the Featherweight division, marking a significant point in his career with a majority draw against Alison Santos Marques at the WBK 8: Return of the King event in Yining, China. After that, he demonstrated impressive form by securing back-to-back unanimous decision victories in the following year, first against Marques in a rematch in March, and later against Giovanni Moljo in June, even clinching the vacant WBK Featherweight Championship.

However, his momentum was broken when he faced a defeat at the hands of Soo Chul Kim in July 2016, losing by TKO in the Road FC 032 event. Despite this setback, he showed resilience by quickly bouncing back with a pair of knockout victories. He first defeated Paata Robakidze with a body kick in December 2016, then Alison Santos Marques, this time with punches, in June 2017.

His journey took another twist when he fell short against Aliyar Sarkerov in July 2017, in a fight for the vacant KLF Featherweight Championship. Undeterred, he came back with a TKO win over Sergey Yakovlev just a month later. However, this victory was short-lived, as he then went through a challenging period, suffering a series of losses against Boris Fedorov, Andre Harrison, Lance Palmer, and Alexandre Almeida from May 2018 to October 2018.

After a year-long hiatus, he returned to the ring only to face a unanimous decision loss to Rasul Tezekbaev in June 2021. Nonetheless, 2022 marked a turning point. The fighter made a successful comeback by making his Lightweight debut, defeating Hasan Mammedov with a rear-naked choke in July. He then capped off the year with a knockout win against Yaser Ashayeri in December

Mixed martial arts record Win

Kushal Vyas TKO (punches) Octagon 45

Almaty, Kazakhstan Win

Yaser Ashayeri KO (punch) Octagon 38

Almaty, Kazakhstan Win

Hasan Mammedov Submission (rear-naked choke) Octagon 32

Almaty, Kazakhstan Loss

Rasul Tezekbaev Decision (unanimous) Mergen Fighting Championship

Atyrau, Kazakhstan Loss

Alexandre Almeida Decision (majority) PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States loss

Lance Palmer Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL 4: 2018 Regular Season

Uniondale, New York, United States Loss

Andre Harrison Decision (unanimous) PFL 1: 2018 Regular Season

New York, New York, United States Loss

Boris Fedorov Decision (unanimous) Modern Fighting Pankration 220

Khabarovsk, Russia Win

Sergey Yakovlev TKO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 14

Qingdao, Shandong, China Loss

Aliyar Sarkerov Submission (guillotine choke) Kunlun Fight MMA 13

Qingdao, China Win

Alison Santos Marques KO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 12

Yantai, China Win

Paata Robakidze KO (kick to the body) Kunlun Fight MMA 7

Beijing, China Loss

Soo Chul Kim TKO (punches) Road FC 032

Changsha, China Win

Giovanni Moljo Decision (unanimous) WBK 15 – Ningbo

Ningbo, China Win

Alison Santos Marquez Decision (unanimous) WBK 11: Call of Duty

Ningbo, China Draw

Alison Santos Marques Draw (majority) WBK 8: Return of the King

Yining, China Loss

Marcus Brimage KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

Sydney, Australia Loss

Leandro Issa Submission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Mark Eddiva Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway

Macau, SAR, China Win

Yoshiki Nakahara Decision (unanimous) Fighting China

Zhaoqing, China Win

Yongqiang Zhang Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 6

Hohhot, China Win

Longyun Jiang KO (punch) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 5

Hohhot, China Win

Irshaad Sayed Decision (split) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 3

Hohhot, China Win

Honggang Yao Decision (split) Legend FC 7

Macau, SAR, China Win

Yanfei Zhao Decision (unanimous) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 2

Hohhot, China Win

Rustam Taldiev Decision (unanimous) Top of the Forbidden City 7

Beijing, China Win

Michel Boom Submission (armbar) Top of the Forbidden City 5

Beijing, China Win

Bolin Li KO (punch) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 1

Shanghai, China Win

Robert Lek Submission (armbar) Top of the Forbidden City 3

Beijing, China Win

Irshaad Sayed Decision (unanimous) Top of the Forbidden City 1

Beijing, China Win

Yu Long Fei Decision (unanimous) Wenwu Cup – Combat China

Beijing, China Win

Honggang Yao TKO (doctor stoppage) Xian Sports University – Ultimate Wrestle

Beijing, China Win

Zhen Wang Submission (guillotine choke) Ultimate Martial Arts Combat

Beijing, China Win

Zhouwen Jiang Decision (unanimous) KO – China vs. Thailand

Beijing, China