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Zhumabek Tursyn

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Zhumabek Tursyn
Born (1986-04-17) April 17, 1986 (age 38)
Xinjiang, China
Other namesThe Wild Wolf
NationalityChinese (former), Kazakh (current)
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
Reach67 in (170 cm)[1]
StyleSanda and Freestyle Wrestling
Fighting out ofAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Years active2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total34
Wins23
By knockout8
By submission5
By decision10
Losses10
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision5
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Zhumabek Tursyn
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese居馬別克·吐爾遜
Simplified Chinese居马别克·吐尔逊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJūmǎbiékè·Tǔěrxùn
Kazakh name
Kazakhجۇمابەك تۇرسىن
Jūmabek Tūrsyn
Жұмабек Тұрсын

Zhumabek Tursyn (Kazakh: Жұмабек Тұрсын) is a Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter and trainer. He currently fights as a Bantamweight.[2]

Early life

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Zhumabek is an ethnic Kazakh from the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang.[3]

Zhumabek trains out of China's elite Xian Physical Education University, where he is a pupil of Zhao Xuejun.[4] Jumabieke is a well-rounded fighter who combines pinpoint Sanda striking with freestyle Wrestling. Jumabieke is also associated with Phuket Top Team, Thailand.

Mixed martial arts career

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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 [5] garnering a shot at the bantamweight strap against Irshaad Sayed,[6] but the fight was cancelled due to UFC interest in Jumabieke.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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The UFC signing Zhumabek was widely reported in early 2013,[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11][12]

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.[13] He was defeated via first-round knockout due to a head kick and follow up punches and was subsequently released from the promotion.[14]

Post UFC

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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

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Professional record breakdown
34 matches 23 wins 10 losses
By knockout 8 2
By submission 5 3
By decision 10 5
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 23–10–1 Kushal Vyas TKO (punches) Octagon 45 May 27, 2023 1 1:56 Almaty, Kazakhstan Return to Featherweight.
Win 22–10–1 Yaser Ashayeri KO (punch) Octagon 38 December 21, 2022 1 3:32 Almaty, Kazakhstan Catchweight (161 lb) bout.
Win 21–10–1 Hasan Mammedov Submission (rear-naked choke) Octagon 32 July 1, 2022 1 1:30 Almaty, Kazakhstan Lightweight debut.
Loss 20–10–1 Rasul Tezekbaev Decision (unanimous) Mergen Fighting Championship June 19, 2021 3 5:00 Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Loss 20–9–1 Alexandre Almeida Decision (majority) PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1 October 5, 2018 2 5:00 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States 2018 PFL Featherweight Quarterfinal bout.
loss 20–8–1 Lance Palmer Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL 4: 2018 Regular Season July 19, 2018 3 4:34 Uniondale, New York, United States
Loss 20–7–1 Andre Harrison Decision (unanimous) PFL 1: 2018 Regular Season June 7, 2018 3 5:00 New York, New York, United States
Loss 20–6–1 Boris Fedorov Decision (unanimous) Modern Fighting Pankration 220 May 26, 2018 3 5:00 Khabarovsk, Russia
Win 20–5–1 Sergey Yakovlev TKO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 14 August 28, 2017 N/A N/A Qingdao, Shandong, China
Loss 19–5–1 Aliyar Sarkerov Submission (guillotine choke) Kunlun Fight MMA 13 July 6, 2017 3 N/A Qingdao, China For the vacant KLF Featherweight Championship.
Win 19–4–1 Alison Santos Marques KO (punches) Kunlun Fight MMA 12 June 1, 2017 1 N/A Yantai, China
Win 18–4–1 Paata Robakidze KO (kick to the body) Kunlun Fight MMA 7 December 15, 2016 2 2:19 Beijing, China
Loss 17–4–1 Soo Chul Kim TKO (punches) Road FC 032 July 2, 2016 1 2:51 Changsha, China
Win 17–3–1 Giovanni Moljo Decision (unanimous) WBK 15 - Ningbo June 9, 2016 3 5:00 Ningbo, China
Win 16–3–1 Alison Santos Marquez Decision (unanimous) WBK 11: Call of Duty March 5, 2016 3 5:00 Ningbo, China Won the vacant WBK Featherweight Championship.
Draw 15–3–1 Alison Santos Marques Draw (majority) WBK 8: Return of the King November 21, 2015 3 5:00 Yining, China Return to Featherweight.
Loss 15–3 Marcus Brimage KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping November 8, 2014 1 2:58 Sydney, Australia
Loss 15–2 Leandro Issa Submission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale July 6, 2014 3 3:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night. Return to Bantamweight.
Loss 15–1 Mark Eddiva Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway March 1, 2014 3 5:00 Macau, SAR, China
Win 15–0 Yoshiki Nakahara Decision (unanimous) Fighting China November 16, 2013 2 5:00 Zhaoqing, China Featherweight debut.
Win 14–0 Yongqiang Zhang Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 6 November 3, 2012 1 1:30 Hohhot, China
Win 13–0 Longyun Jiang KO (punch) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 5 September 8, 2012 1 1:40 Hohhot, China
Win 12–0 Irshaad Sayed Decision (split) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 3 March 24, 2012 3 5:00 Hohhot, China
Win 11–0 Honggang Yao Decision (split) Legend FC 7 February 11, 2012 3 5:00 Macau, SAR, China Won Legend FC Bantamweight Championship
Win 10–0 Yanfei Zhao Decision (unanimous) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 2 December 17, 2011 3 5:00 Hohhot, China
Win 9–0 Rustam Taldiev Decision (unanimous) Top of the Forbidden City 7 October 8, 2011 3 5:00 Beijing, China
Win 8–0 Michel Boom Submission (armbar) Top of the Forbidden City 5 September 10, 2011 2 1:10 Beijing, China
Win 7–0 Bolin Li KO (punch) Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 1 August 27, 2011 1 2:40 Shanghai, China
Win 6–0 Robert Lek Submission (armbar) Top of the Forbidden City 3 August 5, 2011 1 0:56 Beijing, China
Win 5–0 Irshaad Sayed Decision (unanimous) Top of the Forbidden City 1 July 8, 2011 3 5:00 Beijing, China
Win 4–0 Yu Long Fei Decision (unanimous) Wenwu Cup - Combat China June 26, 2009 3 5:00 Beijing, China
Win 3–0 Honggang Yao TKO (doctor stoppage) Xian Sports University - Ultimate Wrestle June 15, 2009 2 5:00 Beijing, China
Win 2–0 Zhen Wang Submission (guillotine choke) Ultimate Martial Arts Combat April 18, 2009 2 1:13 Beijing, China
Win 1–0 Zhouwen Jiang Decision (unanimous) KO - China vs. Thailand February 8, 2009 3 5:00 Beijing, China Bantamweight debut.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Rockhold vs. Bisping". UFC.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jumabieke Tuerxun: From The Rural Edges of China to the UFC". Fightland. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Jumabieke Tuerxun: From The Rural Edges of China to the UFC". Fightland. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Legend Fighting Championship signs undefeated chinese MMA fighter Jumabieke Tuerxun". Mmaorient.wordpress.com. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. ^ "RUFF 5 Results: Jumabieke Tuerxun States His Case As Best Bantamweight In Chinese MMA". Bloody Elbow. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ "RUFF riders: Irshaad Sayed vs. Jumabieke Tuerxan 3 with one million RMB on the line". MMAmania.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Asian MMA: Top Chinese fighter Jumabieke Tuerxun declines extension for RUFF's 1 Million RMB Super-Fight". Bloody Elbow. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. ^ McKinley Noble. "UFC". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Jumabieke Tuerxun's road to MMA stardom starts in Macau, March 1st - FSA - FightSport Asia". FSA - FightSport Asia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  10. ^ "TUF China Finale results: Mark Eddiva easily controls, upsets Jumabieke Tuerxun". MMAjunkie. March 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Jumabieke Tuerxun returns to Bantamweight, faces Leandro Issa at TUF 19 Finale in Las Vegas". FSA - FightSport Asia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Leandro Issa vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun Results and News - The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale - MMA Fighting". Fightsportasia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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