Jack Marshman Explained

Jack Marshman
Other Names:Hammer
Birth Date:19 December 1989
Birth Place:Abertillery, Wales
Fighting Out Of:Abertillery, Wales
Weight Lb:185
Reach:73 in
Rank:Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Team:Tillery Combat MMA Academy
Years Active:2010–2020
Mma Kowin:13
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Decwin:5
Mma Koloss:4
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:4
Occupation:Paratrooper[2]
Sherdog:47545

Jack Marshman (born December 19, 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[3] [4] and former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] [8] 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.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Marshman fought in the European circuit and he was the Middleweight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Champion He amassed a record of 20-5 prior joining UFC.[10] Marshman was the first Welshman signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marshman made his UFC debut on 19 November 2016 at .[11] He faced Magnus Cedenblad and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two.[12]

On 19 February 2017 Marshman faced Thiago Santos at .[13] 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.[14]

Marshman faced Ryan Janes at on 16 July 2017.[15] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]

Marshman faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on 28 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119.[17] He lost the fight via submission.[18]

Marshman was expected to face Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.[19] However, on 19 February 2018 it was announced that Zaleski was pulled from the event, citing knee injury.[20] He was replaced by Brad Scott.[21] 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.[22]

Marshman faced Karl Roberson on 3 November 2018 at UFC 230.[23] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[24]

Marshman faced John Phillips on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147[25] 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.[26] Marshman won the bout via split decision.[27] Marshman received a formal warning from the military due to participating in the fight week against orders.[28]

Marshman faced Edmen Shahbazyan on 6 July 2019 at UFC 239.[29] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[30]

Marshman was scheduled to face Markus Perez on 16 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night 164.[31] However, Marshman was pulled from the event for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.[32]

Marshman was expected to face Kevin Holland 21 March 2020 at .[33] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.[34]

Mashman faced Sean Strickland, replacing Wellington Turman, on 31 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night 181.[35] 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.[36] Marshman lost the fight via unanimous decision.[37]

Since the loss, Marshman has retired from MMA.[38]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|23–10|Sean Strickland|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|23–9|Edmen Shahbazyan|Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 239 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:12|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|23–8|John Phillips|Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Loss|align=center|22–8|Karl Roberson|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 230 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|New York City, New York, United States| |-|Loss|align=center|22–7|Antônio Carlos Júnior|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:30|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|22–6|Ryan Janes|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Glasgow, Scotland||-| Loss| align=center| 21–6| Thiago Santos| TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:21| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 21–5| Magnus Cedenblad| TKO (punches)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:32| Belfast, Northern Ireland||-| Win| align=center| 20–5| Christopher Jacquelin| TKO (punch)| CWFC 77| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:32| London, England||-| Win| align=center| 19–5| Ali Arish| Submission (guillotine choke)| CWFC 76| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:58| Newport, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 18–5| Shaun Lomas| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Pain Pit Fight Night 15| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:45| Ebbw Vale, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 17–5| Kyle Redfearn| Decision (majority)| M4tC 18| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:50| Newcastle, England||-| Win| align=center| 16–5| Che Mills| TKO (punches)| CWFC 72| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Newport, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 15–5| Bola Omoyele| Submission (armbar)| CWFC 69| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:32| London, England||-| Loss| align=center| 14–5| Abu Azaitar| TKO (punches)| CWFC: Fight Night 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:51| Amman, Jordan||-| Win| align=center| 14–4| Alex Minogue| Decision (unanimous)| Extreme Cage Championships: Banned 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Manchester, England||-| Win| align=center| 13–4| Simas Norkus| TKO (punches)| Pain Pit Fight Night 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:19| Newport, Wales||-| Loss| align=center| 12–4| Ion Pascu| KO (punches)| BAMMA 13| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:02| Birmingham, England||-| Loss| align=center| 12–3| Scott Askham| Decision (unanimous)| Ultimate Cage Fighting Championships 5| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Doncaster, England||-| Win| align=center| 12–2| Wayne Cole| TKO (punches)| GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. vs. U.K.| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:26| Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Xavier Foupa-Pokam| Decision (split)| BAMMA 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Andrew Punshon| Submission (triangle choke)| BAMMA 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:31| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–1| Tom Watson| TKO (elbows)| BAMMA 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:50| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 10–0| Leeroy Barnes| Decision (unanimous)| BAMMA 8| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Nottingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Carl Noon| TKO (punches)| BAMMA 7| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:09| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Mike Ling| Submission (armbar)| Shock n' Awe 8| | align=center|1| align=center|N/A| Portsmouth, England||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Lee Chadwick| TKO (punhes)| Olympian MMA Championships 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:37| Liverpool, England||-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Kevin Reed| KO (punch)| Valley of Kings 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:59| Cardiff, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Kevin Reed| TKO (punches)| Ready To Rage 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:00| Newport, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Paul Jenkins| TKO (punches)| Samurai Fight Night 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:00| Abertillery, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Leonardo Queiroz| TKO (punches)| Spartan Fight Challenge 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:00| Newport, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Andrew Cochran| TKO (punches)| KnuckleUp MMA 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:51| Cheltenham, England||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Karim Mammar| TKO (injury)| Ready to Rage 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:43| Newport, Wales||-[43]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Marshman - Official UFC Profile. UFC.com. July 21, 2017.
  2. News: Prates . Fernanda . Subhan . Abbey . Paratrooper Jack Marshman on 'packing my bags, running away' from army to fight at UFC London . 18 March 2019 . . March 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: BAMMA 8 Results — BAMMA. Bean. Martin. www.bamma.com. en. 2017-12-06. 29 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529060251/http://bamma.com/events/bamma-8. dead.
  4. News: Serving paratrooper Jack Marshman gets BAMMA world title shot. Head. Simon. 2012-02-09. mirror. 2017-12-06.
  5. News: One to Watch: Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jack Marshman FIGHTLAND. Fightland. 2017-12-06. en.
  6. News: UFC Halifax: Jack Marshman reveals what fighting in Afghanistan taught him about MMA. Gray. James. 2017-02-19. Express.co.uk. 2017-06-22. en.
  7. Web site: Jack Marshman. UFC. en. 2017-06-21.
  8. News: One to Watch: Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jack Marshman FIGHTLAND. Fightland. 2017-06-21. en.
  9. News: UFC Halifax: Jack Marshman reveals what fighting in Afghanistan taught him about MMA. Gray. James. 2017-02-19. Express.co.uk. 2017-06-21. en.
  10. Web site: Jack. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2017-06-21.
  11. Web site: Jack Marshman Makes Octagon Debut vs. Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night Belfast. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2017-06-21.
  12. News: UFC Fight Night 99 results: Heavy-handed Jack Marshman upsets Magnus Cedenblad. 2016-11-19. MMAjunkie. 2017-06-21. en-US.
  13. News: Jack Marshman: Welshman to face Ryan Janes at UFC Glasgow. 2017-04-21. BBC Sport. 2017-06-21. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Jack Marshman vs Thiago Santos Full Fight UFC Fight Night 105 MMA Video. MMA-Core. 2017-06-21.
  15. News: Craig-Rountree, Janes-Marshman, Godbeer-Willis teed up for UFC's July return to Scotland. 2017-04-21. MMAjunkie. 2017-06-21. en-US.
  16. News: UFC Fight Night 113 results: Jack Marshman uses early striking prowess to top Ryan Janes. 2017-07-16. MMAjunkie. 2017-07-17. en-US.
  17. Web site: Jack Marshman versus Shoeface set for Sao Paulo. Josh Mantle. mma-today.com. 2017-08-17. 2017-08-17. 18 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818005634/https://mma-today.com/jack-marshman-versus-shoeface-set-sao-paulo. dead.
  18. News: UFC Fight Night 119 results: Antonio Carlos Junior smothers, then chokes out Jack Marshman. 2017-10-29. MMAjunkie. 2017-10-29. en-US.
  19. News: Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos fights Jack Marshman during UFC London. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2018-01-17. 2018-01-17. nl.
  20. News: Capoeira sofre lesão e está fora da luta contra Jack Marshman, no UFC Londres. Sportv. 2018-02-20. pt-BR. 29 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129104859/https://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/capoeira-sofre-lesao-e-esta-fora-da-luta-contra-jack-marshman-no-ufc-londres.ghtml. dead.
  21. News: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos out, Jack Marshman meets Bradley Scott at UFC-London. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-02-26. 2018-02-26.
  22. News: Jack Marshman pulled from UFC Fight Night 127 lineup vs. Bradley Scott. mmajunkie.com. Mike Bohn. 2018-03-15. 2018-03-15.
  23. News: Karl Roberson says he's fighting Jack Marshman at UFC 230 in New York. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-08-22. 2018-08-23.
  24. News: UFC 230 results: Karl Roberson earns one-sided decision over Jack Marshman. MMA Fighting. 2018-11-04.
  25. Web site: Jack Marshman vs. John Phillips announced for UFC London. Lee. Alexander K.. 2018-12-19. MMA Fighting. 2018-12-19.
  26. Web site: UFC London weigh-in results: Till vs. Masvidal set, one main card fighter misses weight. 2019-03-15. mmaweekly.com. Staff. 2019-03-15.
  27. Web site: UFC London results: Jack Marshman takes unpopular split decision over John Phillips. 2019-03-16. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-03-17.
  28. Web site: Jack Marshman received 'formal warning' from British military for fighting at UFC London. Alexander K. Lee. March 27, 2019. mmafighting.com.
  29. Web site: Jack Marshman to fight Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 239. Tony Mogan. standard.co.uk. 2019-04-10. 2019-04-10.
  30. Web site: UFC 239 Results: Edmen Shahbayzan Makes Quick Work of Jack Marshman. Fortune. Ryan. 2019-07-06. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-07-07.
  31. Web site: Markus Perez vs. Jack Marshman toegevoegd aan UFC São Paulo evenement. DNA. MMA. en-US. 2019-09-24.
  32. Web site: Wellington Turman replaces Jack Marshman against Markus Perez during UFC São Paulo. Redactie. 2019-10-12. nl.
  33. Web site: Kevin Holland says he's fighting Jack Marshman at UFC on ESPN+ 29. Nolan King. mmajunkie.com. 2020-01-24. 2020-01-24.
  34. Web site: Cancelled UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Woodley vs. Edwards The O2. O2. The. www.theo2.co.uk. en. 2020-04-10.
  35. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2020-10-17. Jack Marshman vervangt Wellington Turman tegen Sean Strickland. 2020-10-18. MMA DNA. en-US.
  36. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 39 weigh-in results: Silva, Hall official, but two are heavy and one fight scrapped. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2020-10-30. 2020-10-30.
  37. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2020-10-31. UFC Vegas 12 Results: Vocal Sean Strickland Victorious In Return Against Jack Marshman. 2020-11-01. Cageside Press. en-US.
  38. Web site: Jack Marshman talks Retirement, Army and what’s next! Tankd up / Jack Shore ft Richard Shore . 3 February 2023 . en.
  39. Web site: BAMMA 8 Results — BAMMA. Bean. Martin. www.bamma.com. en. 2017-06-23. 29 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529060251/http://bamma.com/events/bamma-8. dead.
  40. News: Serving paratrooper Jack Marshman gets BAMMA world title shot. Head. Simon. 2012-02-09. mirror. 2017-06-23.
  41. Web site: Holden . Ben . Kyle Redfearn says he belongs at the top after narrow loss at Made4TheCage 18 in Newcastle . ChronicleLive . 29 June 2021 . en . 2015-09-29.
  42. News: UFC Fight Night 99 bonuses: With no 'Fight of the Night,' which 4 fighters took home $50,000?. 2016-11-19. MMAjunkie. 2017-06-21. en-US.
  43. Web site: Jack. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-09-23.

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