Anshul Jubli
| Anshul Jubli | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1995 Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India |
| Other names | King of Lions |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Style | MMA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | New Delhi, India |
| Team | Soma Fight Club |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| University | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Anshul Jubli (born 13 January 1995) is an Indian mixed martial artist currently signed to the lightweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the second person from India after Bharat Kandare, to get a UFC professional fighter contract, and first person from India to win a UFC match.[2]
Background
Jubli is the native of Bhatwari, near Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand state of India. His father was employed in Border Security Force (BSF), due to his father's transfers he spent his childhood in various states of India. Finally his family settled down in Dehradun. To get a job in Indian Army he began preparation for Combined Defense Service (CDS) and Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB)'s examination. In between 2015 he started watching MMA through various media, after his friend's brother showed it to him.[3] He's received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University and worked as a school teacher before turning to mixed martial arts.[4][5]
In 2017, when he was doing preparation for recruitment examination of Indian Army, he discovered MMA on YouTube. He watched videos of Firas Zahabi, a MMA teacher as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and MMA instructor, John Danaher, following watching the videos Jubli and his friend used to reenact the moves and learn. His hometown Dehradun had no training, coaching facilities so he joined Crosstrain Fight Clubin Delhi, an MMA club under Siddharth Singh. Here he learnt ground game and worked on his strength and conditioning under Deepak Karai, and how to bring it all together for the sport of MMA. He learnt boxing at Tokas Boxing Club under Rohit Tokas, an amateur boxer. He joined MMA promotion Matrix Fight Night (MFN), founded by Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff. [6]
Mixed martial arts career
In 2019, he debuted in professional MMA at Matrix Fight Night (MFN), a MMA promotion founded by Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff. In his first fight on 29 June 2019, he won against Sanjeet Budhwar by decision at Mumbai. On 20 December he defeated Amit Raj Kumar by judges decision. On 28 February 2020, he won against Rajith Chandran by TKO in 4:44 of round one at Dubai, in same year on 15 December he defeated Srikant Shekhar by decision after 3 round fight at Dubai and at 24 September defeated Mohammad Mahmoudian in round 1. He learnt boxing at Tokas Boxing Club under Rohit Tokas, an amateur boxer.[7][8][9]
Road to UFC
In 2022, He entered the Road to UFC Lightweight Tournament and in his first scheduled match against Patrick Sho Usami, he progressed to the next round through bye because the opponent missed weight cut and UFC was not able to find replacement for him.[10]
In the semi-finals, he defeated South Korean Kyung Pyo Kim in semi-finals by split decision. Jubli went on to win the tournament by defeating Jeka Saragih of Indonesia in final with a knockout at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak. This match won him the Performance of the Night and he was awarded US$ 50,000 along with the full contract in the UFC lightweight division.[11][12] He is the second fighter from India who got an UFC contract, previously Bharat Khandhare have singed a contract to UFC.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Jeka Saragih[12]
- 2022 Road to UFC Lightweight Tournament Winner
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 7 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 7–0 | Jeka Saragih | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak | February 4, 2023 | 2 | 3:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won the Road to UFC Lightweight Tournament. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 6–0 | Kyung Pyo Kim | Decision (split) | Road to UFC: Episode 6 | October 23, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Road to UFC Lightweight Tournament Semi-final |
| Win | 5–0 | Mohammad Mahmoudian | Submission (arm-triangle-choke) | Matrix Fight Night 6 | September 24, 2021 | 1 | 2:17 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 4–0 | Srikant Sekhar | Decision (unanimous) | Matrix Fight Night 5 | December 15, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 3–0 | Rajith Chandran | TKO (punches) | Matrix Fight Night 4 | February 28, 2020 | 1 | 4:44 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 2–0 | Amit Raj Kumar | Decision (unanimous) | Matrix Fight Night 3 | December 20, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Mumbai, India | |
| Win | 1–0 | Sanjeet Budhwar | Decision (unanimous) | Matrix Fight Night 2 | June 29, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | New Delhi, India |
See also
References
- ↑ "Stats | UFC". www.ufcstats.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "Anshul Jubli UFC Profile".
- ↑ "Anshul Jubli : अंशुल जुबलीने इतिहास रचला; UFC स्पर्धा जिंकत करार खिशात टाकणारा ठरला पहिला भारतीय | MMA fighter". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in मराठी). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Renjith Ravindran (11 December 2020). "Anshul Jubli: Story of the Uttarkashi Boy that dreams to conquer the MMA World". lockerroom.in.
- ↑ "BSF Officer's son, Anshul Jubli, is 1st Indian to win Road to UFC Final - Know all About him". Zee News. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ "Meet Anshul Jubli, BSF officer's son from Uttarakhand village who is now global MMA star; bagged UFC contract". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Anshul Jubli Stats, News, Bio & More". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Meet Anshul Jubli, BSF officer's son from Uttarakhand village who is now global MMA star; bagged UFC contract". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ https://www.aajtak.in/sports/news/story/road-to-ufc-what-is-mixed-martial-arts-indian-mma-fighter-anshul-jubli-makes-history-tspo-1562785-2022-10-26. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Anshul Jubli Stats, News, Bio & More". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Shawn Bitter (5 February 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: India's Anshul Jubli Stops Jeka Saragih, Claims Road to UFC Lightweight Crown". cagesidepress.com.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "UFC Fight Night 218 bonuses: Serghei Spivac's domination worthy of an extra $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ https://www.wionews.com/sports/history-created-delhi-boy-anshul-jubli-becomes-1st-indian-to-win-road-to-ufc-final-bags-ufc-contract-558910/amp
- ↑ "Anshul Jubli". Sherdog. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Anshul Jubli from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- "Anshul Jubli". UFC.com.
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