Luke Jumeau

Luke Jumeau (born 12 February 1988) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist, and he competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

To get into fighting comes easily with Luke as he believes "the warrior spirit lies within all New Zealanders". He works as a panel beater.

Jumeau's fighting style began with boxing, a sport he pursued for several years before switching to mixed martial arts. He put 10 years into achieving his tae kwon do-based black belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jumeau started his MMA career in 2008. He has fought international in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, and Dubai in various promotions. "The Jedi" last fight before made it into UFC was at Legend MMA 1, competing against former UFC fighter, Vic Grujic, winning with TKO. He held a 6 winning streak – all stoppages, prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jumeau made his promotion debut on 10 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt against Dominique Steele, in his home country New Zealand.

Steele closely won the first round however, Jumeau was able to come back – nearly knocking out Steele in the second round, and dominating the third. He won the fight with unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28,29–28).

Jumeau faced Shinsho Anzai on 23 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 117. He lost the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

Jumeau faced Daichi Abe on his third fight on 11 February 2018 at UFC 221. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Jumeau was scheduled to face Geoff Neal on 2 December 2018 at UFC Fight Night 142. However, it was reported on early November, 2018 that Jumeau pulled from the card due to injury.

Jumeau faced Dhiego Lima on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243. He lost the fight via split decision.

Jumeau was released by the UFC on February 11, 2020.

Personal life Luke prefers to use the moniker "Juggernaut" instead of "The Jedi" as he has heavy hands and is naturally strong. "The Jedi" was done by a local New Zealand promoter due to his calm and collective demeanour in the cage where a Star Wars theme video was made for him on the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Dhiego Lima Decision (split) UFC 243

Melbourne, Australia Win

Daichi Abe Decision (unanimous) UFC 221

Perth, Australia Loss

Shinsho Anzai Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

Saitama, Japan Win

Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Vik Grujic TKO (punches) Sledgehammer Promotions: Legend MMA 1

Gold Coast, Australia Win

Askar Mozharov Submission (guillotine choke) Rebel FC 4

Qingdao, China Win

Damien Fraser TKO (elbows) Xtreme Fighting Championship 26

Brisbane, Australia Win

Yasuaki Miura TKO (punches) PRO FC 10

Taipei, Taiwan Win

Mohammad Mansouri Davar Submission (rear-naked choke) Global Fighting Championship 4

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Win

Hossein Mollamahdi KO (punch) Global Fighting Championship 3

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Loss

Jake Matthews Submission (rear-naked choke Australian Fighting Championship 59

Melbourne, Australia Loss

Li Jingliang Submission (guillotine choke) Legend Fighting Championship 11

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Win

Alex Niu Decision (unanimous) Legend Fighting Championship 10

Hong Kong, SAR, China Loss

Jacques Marsters N/A Supremacy Fighting Championship 9

Auckland, New Zealand Win

David Johnson Decision (split) Fight Night

Melbourne, Australia Win

Roman Hunt Submission (triangle choke) Supremacy Cage Fighting 7

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Pete Parata KO (punch) ICNZ 10

Auckland, New Zealand Win

Jamie Toon Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Night 3

Hamilton, New Zealand