Jarred Brooks Explained

Jarred Brooks
Other Names:The Monkey God
Birth Date:May 2, 1993
Birth Place:Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Nationality:American
Weight:125lb
Reach In:62
Reach Footnote:[1]
Fighting Out Of:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Team:Mash Fight Team
Roots Combat Club[2]
Years Active:2014–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:9
Mma Decwin:10
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:1
Mma Dqloss:1
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:174665
Wrestling:NCAA Division II wrestling

Jarred Brooks Ford (born May 2, 1993) known professionally as Jarred Brooks, is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in ONE Championship, where he is the former ONE Strawweight World Champion and current Interim ONE Strawweight World Champion. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Pancrase, Rizin Fighting Federation, and the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) (now Professional Fighters League).

Background

Born and raised in Warsaw, Indiana, Brooks began wrestling from a young age alongside his brother. Competing in the 113 lb. weight class, Brooks was highly-talented and a touted prospect coming out of high school, being ranked first overall in the nation for his weight class as a senior. During his junior season, Brooks entered the state tournament with a record of 27–1, making it to the final before losing.[3] During his senior season, Brooks compiled an undefeated 35-0 record, capturing the state championship in the process. After originally attending Indiana Tech, he later transferred to Notre Dame College before focusing on a career in MMA.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Before joining the UFC, Brooks compiled a record of 12–0 consisting of a variety of different finishes along the way, and also held an amateur record of 28–1, capturing ten titles.[5] His most notable wins before signing with UFC was the four time Shooto title challenger Junji Ito and Abdiel Velazquez when he became the House of Fame flyweight champion.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brooks was expected to face Ian McCall on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208. However, McCall was pulled from the fight the day it was scheduled to take place due to gastrointestinal illness.[7]

Brooks made his promotional debut on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214 against TUF 24 semi-finalist Eric Shelton.[8] He won the fight by split decision.[9]

Brooks faced Deiveson Figueiredo on October 28, 2017, at .[10] He lost the bout via a controversial split decision.[11]

Brooks was expected to face Hector Sandoval on June 1, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.[12] However, Sandoval was removed from the bout on May 22 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Jose Torres.[13] Brooks lost the fight in round two after he attempted to slam Torres, but accidentally knocked himself out in the process.[14]

Brooks was tabbed as a short notice replacement to face Roberto Sanchez on September 8, 2018, at UFC 228.[15] He won the fight via split decision.[16]

On November 7, 2018, it was reported Brooks was released from UFC.[17]

Rizin

After being released from the UFC, Brooks signed with Rizin FF and made his promotional debut against Haruo Ochi at Rizin 18 on August 18, 2019.[18] The bout ended in a no contest due to an accidental headbutt early in the first round.

Brooks next fought with Warrior Xtreme Cagefighting at WXC 83, when he faced the undefeated Legacy Fighting Alliance veteran, Victor Altamirano. Brooks would dominate throughout the fight, and won by a rear-naked choke in the second round.[19]

Brooks' next fight was a return to strawweight, during Bellator Japan, when he re-matched the highly rated DEEP strawweight champion Haruo Ochi.[20] Brooks won a unanimous decision.[21] This would lead many media outlets and fight analysts to name Brooks as the worlds best strawweight.[22] [23]

ONE Championship

Brooks signed a contract with ONE Championship, and was expected to make his promotional debut against Lito Adiwang at ONE on TNT 2 on April 14, 2021.[24] Adiwang would later withdraw from the bout, due to a positive COVID-19 test.[25] The bout was rescheduled for ONE Championship: NextGen III on November 26, 2021.[26] He won the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round.[27]

Brooks faced Hiroba Minowa at on January 28, 2022.[28] Brooks won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision.[29]

Brooks faced Bokang Masuyane at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022.[30] Masuyane missed weight at the official weigh-ins and forfeited 20% of his purse to Brooks.[31] Brooks won the fight by a first-round technical submission.[32]

ONE Strawweight World Champion

Brooks was scheduled to face the ONE Strawweight World Championship bout against Joshua Pacio at ONE 158 on June 3, 2022.[33] However, the bout was eventually postponed, as Brooks withdrew from the fight due to an injury.[34] The fight was rescheduled at ONE 164 on December 3, 2022.[35] Brooks won the fight and the belt by unanimous decision.[36]

Brooks made his first title defense against Joshua Pacio in a rematch on March 1, 2024, at ONE 166.[37] Brooks lost the fight via disqualification due to an illegal slam.[38]

Brooks faced Gustavo Balart for the interim ONE Strawweight World Championship on August 3, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 24.[39] At the weigh-ins, Balart came in at 126 lb (after coming in at 131.75 lb in his first attempt), 1 pounds over the limit. As a result, Balart was fined 25% of his purse and was ineligible for the title, only Brooks was eligible to win the title.[40] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.[41]

Professional grappling career

Brooks describes his style as catch wrestling.[42] [43]

Brooks challenged Mikey Musumeci for the ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling world title at ONE Fight Night 13 on August 5, 2023.[44] He was submitted with a triangle/armbar and lost the match.[45]

Personal life

Brooks is expecting his first child together with his girlfriend, Francesa Ann Dimambro, due on November 14, 2023.[46] [47]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|21–3 (1)|Gustavo Balart|Submission (rear-naked choke)|ONE Fight Night 24||align=center|1|align=center|4:39|Bangkok, Thailand||-|Loss|align=center|20–3 (1) |Joshua Pacio|DQ (illegal slam)|ONE 166||align=center|1|align=center|0:56|Lusail, Qatar||-|Win|align=center||Joshua Pacio|Decision (unanimous)|ONE 164||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Pasay, Philippines||-|Win|align=center|19–2 (1)|Bokang Masunyane|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|ONE 156||align=center|1|align=center|4:39|Kallang, Singapore||-|Win|align=center|18–2 (1)|Hiroba Minowa|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore||-|Win|align=center|17–2 (1)|Lito Adiwang|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|ONE: NextGen 3||align=center|2|align=center|3:07|Kallang, Singapore||-|Win|align=center|16–2 (1)|Haruo Ochi|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator & Rizin: Japan||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saitama, Japan||-|Win|align=center|15–2 (1)|Victor Altamirano|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Warrior Xtreme Cagefighting 83||align=center|2|align=center|4:19|Southgate, Michigan, United States||-|NC|align=center|14–2 (1)|Haruo Ochi|NC (accidental clash of heads) |Rizin 18||align=center|1|align=center|0:11|Nagoya, Japan||-|Win|align=center|14–2|Roberto Sanchez|Decision (split)|UFC 228||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dallas, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center|13–2|Jose Torres|KO (slam)|

||align=center|2|align=center|2:55|Utica, New York, United States||-|Loss|align=center|13–1|Deiveson Figueiredo|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|13–0|Eric Shelton|Decision (split)|UFC 214||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Anaheim, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–0|Jun Nakamura|KO (punch)|Pancrase 281||align=center|2|align=center|1:23|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center|11–0|Corey Simmons|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Fight Night at the Island: Saunders vs. Volkmann||align=center|1|align=center|2:36|Welch, Minnesota, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–0|Erik Vo|Submission (rear-naked choke)|PC MMA: Pinnacle Combat 23||align=center|1|align=center|3:05|Dubuque, Iowa, United States||-|Win|align=center| 9–0|Chris Miah|Decision (unanimous)|WFCA 16: Grand Prix Akhmat ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Grozny, Russia||-|Win|align=center| 8–0|Junji Ito|KO (elbows)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:29|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Abdiel Velazquez|Decision (unanimous)|House of Fame 4: Florida vs. Georgia||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Jacksonville, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Trevor Ward|Decision (unanimous)|Michiana Fight League 38||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Joey Diehl|Decision (unanimous)|Michiana Fight League 37||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|C.J. Hamilton|Decision (split)|Alpha One Sports: IT Fight Series 30||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Marshawn Hughes|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|Legends of Fighting 55||align=center|1|align=center|0:57|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Arthur Parker|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Absolute Fighting Championship 22||align=center|1|align=center|1:23|Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Chris Catala|Submission|Xplode Fight Series: Lock Down||align=center|1|align=center|0:21|Davenport, Iowa, United States|[49]

Amateur mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center| 13–0|Jay Edwards |Submission (rear-naked choke) |MFL 34 |May 17, 2014|align=center|2|align=center|1:32|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 12–0|Levi Rose |Submission (verbal submission) |ELE - Extreme Combat Challenge|March 29, 2014|align=center|2|align=center|1:25|Muncie, IN, United States||-|Win|align=center| 11–0|Christopher Tanner |Submission (strikes) |AoW 9 - The Return |February 1, 2014|align=center|1|align=center|2:53|Indianapolis, United States||-|Win|align=center| 10–0|Christopher Tanner |Submission (armbar) |MFL 31 |August 23, 2013|align=center|1|align=center|2:15|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 9–0|Isaac Flores |TKO |Misfit MMA 06/01/13|June 1, 2013|align=center|2|align=center|1:00|Holland, Michigan, United States||-|Win|align=center| 8–0|Daxton Guericke |Submission (armbar) |MFL 26 |August 18, 2012|align=center|2|align=center|1:04|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 7–0|Zach Spicher |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Elite Kagefighting Championship 2 |July 28, 2012|align=center|1|align=center|2:25|Warsaw, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 6–0|Mikeal Wood, Jr. |Submission (guillotine choke) |MFL 25|June 2, 2012|align=center|1|align=center|0:19|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Matt Baker |Submission (rear-naked choke) |XXX Extreme Fighting: Judgement Day |October 1, 2011|align=center|1|align=center|2:17|Benton Harbor, United States||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Dallas Berger |Submission (armbar) |Chaos at the Cove |September 2, 2011|align=center|1|align=center|2:58|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Dereck Dooley |TKO (corner stoppage)|XXX Extreme Fighting: Indiana vs Michigan 2|August 21, 2010 |align=center|2|align=center|0:38|South Bend, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Zach Sterling |Decision (unanimous)|Extreme Challenge 159 |August 13, 2010|align=center|3|align=center|3:00|Elkhart, Indiana, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Vu Pham |Decision (unanimous)|Total Fight Series 2 |July 10, 2010|align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Huntington, Indiana, United States||-|}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jarred Brooks ("The Monkey God") | MMA Fighter Page.
  2. Web site: Instructors - Roots Combat Club.
  3. Web site: High school wrestling: No babbling by top-ranked Brooks - schurz-southbendtribune . 2018-06-14 . 2018-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614071716/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-02-16/sports/31069883_1_brooks-state-finals-technical-fall . dead .
  4. Web site: Saylor . Willie . February 11, 2017 . Jarred Brooks' UFC Debut on Hold - FloWrestling . 2023-10-24 . www.flowrestling.org . en.
  5. Web site: Jarred Brooks | UFC. 14 September 2018.
  6. Web site: House of Fame 4: Florida vs Georgia . Tapology . 24 April 2020.
  7. Web site: McCall Pulled from UFC 208 Bout. UFC. Thomas Gerbasi. 2017-02-11. 2017-02-11.
  8. Web site: Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton slated for UFC 214. fansided.com. Mike Heck. 2017-05-10. 2017-05-10.
  9. News: UFC 214 results: Jarred Brooks edges Eric Shelton for split decision in UFC debut. 2017-07-29. MMAjunkie. 2017-07-30. en-US.
  10. News: Battle of the Undefeated tussen Jarred Brooks en Deiveson Alcantara in São Paulo. DNA. MMA. 2017-08-19. MMA DNA. 2017-08-24. en-US.
  11. News: UFC Fight Night 119 results: Deiveson Figueiredo takes questionable split call from Jarred Brooks. 2017-10-29. MMAjunkie. 2017-10-29. en-US.
  12. News: Sijara Eubanks vs. Lauren Murphy among three fights added to UFC's debut in Utica, N.Y.. 2018-02-24. MMAjunkie. 2018-02-24. en-US.
  13. News: Titan FC double champ Jose Torres signs with UFC, will debut in Utica. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2018-05-22. 2018-05-22.
  14. News: UFC Fight Night 131 results: Jose Torres gets TKO when Jarred Brooks slams himself out. 2018-06-01. MMAjunkie. 2018-06-02. en-US.
  15. Web site: "The Monkey God" Jarred Brooks tackles "6 days notice" fight against Roberto Sanchez. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2018-09-02. 2018-09-03. nl.
  16. News: UFC 228 results: Jarred Brooks rallies for puzzling split decision over Roberto Sanchez. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2018-09-08. 2018-09-08. en-US.
  17. News: Report: UFC to Dissolve Men's Flyweight Division, Torres/Brooks Released. 2018-11-07. MMA Today. 2018-11-08. en-US.
  18. Web site: Ayaka Hamasaki, Jared Brooks among additions to Rizin 18. July 23, 2019. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz.
  19. Web site: Jarred Brooks Gets First Win Since UFC Run, Submitting Victor Altamirano . JackWannan.com . 31 October 2019 . 21 March 2020.
  20. Web site: Six more fights booked for Bellator Japan . Asian MMA . 14 November 2019 . 21 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Jarred Brooks vs. Haruo Ochi . Tapology . 21 March 2020.
  22. Web site: OFFICIAL Strawweight MMA Rankings: February, 2020 - Update . TheFight-Site . 27 February 2020 . 21 March 2020.
  23. Web site: Strawweight (121.9lbs and below) fighter ranks . Fight Matrix . 21 March 2020.
  24. Web site: Lito Adiwang faces Jarred Brooks at ONE on TNT Part II . March 20, 2021. asianmma.com.
  25. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . Loman, Adiwang out of ONE Singapore card after testing positive for COVID . spin.ph . 12 April 2021.
  26. Web site: Team Lakay pride! Can Lito Adiwang silence Jarred Brooks? . asianmma.com . 7 October 2021 . 7 October 2021.
  27. Web site: Sherdog.com. Jarred Brooks Taps Lito Adiwang With Arm-Triangle Choke in One: NextGen 3 Headliner. 2021-11-26. Sherdog.
  28. Web site: Bowker. Dylan. 2021-12-22. ONE: Only The Brave MMA fights set for January 2022. 2021-12-25. MyMMANews.com. en-US.
  29. Web site: 2022-01-28. ONE: Brooks says Pacio 'should be afraid', calls for title shot. 2022-01-28. South China Morning Post. en.
  30. Web site: UFC veteran Jarred Brooks set for title eliminator at ONE: Reloaded . 2022-03-31 . www.mmamania.com . 31 March 2022 . en.
  31. Web site: Atkin . Nicholas . ONE Championship 156: Bokang Masunyane misses weight for title eliminator; Jarred Brooks agrees catchweight . scmp.com . 22 April 2022 . 22 April 2022.
  32. Web site: Anderson . Jay . Jarred Brooks Secures Title Shot With Submission of Bokang Masunyane at ONE 156 . cagesidepress.com . 22 April 2022 . 22 April 2022.
  33. Web site: admin . 'Scheduling Conflict' Derails Joshua Pacio, Jarred Brooks From ONE 158 . billionairesmind.in . 26 May 2022 . 26 May 2022 .
  34. Web site: Pacio's ONE 158 title defense postponed due to Brooks injury. Tiebreaker Times. Matthew Li. 2022-05-26. 2022-08-28.
  35. Web site: Joshua Pacio Vs. Jarred Brooks To Headline ONE 164 In Manila On December 3. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Bear Farzer. 2022-08-30. 2022-08-30.
  36. Web site: Taylor . Tom . Atkin . Nicolas . ONE Championship 164: Brooks out-strikes Pacio to take strawweight title . scmp.com . 3 December 2022 . 3 December 2022.
  37. Web site: Icasiano . Nissi . 2023-12-18 . Joshua Pacio gets rematch with Jarred Brooks at ONE 166 in Qatar . 2023-12-18 . Tiebreaker Times . en.
  38. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2024-03-01 . ONE 166 results, video: Arjan Bhullar disqualified for timidity, champ Jarred Brooks loses belt after illegal slam . 2024-03-02 . MMA Fighting . en.
  39. Web site: 2024-06-18 . ONE Championship books Jarred Brooks vs. Gustavo Balart for interim strawweight title . 2024-06-19 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  40. Web site: 2024-08-02 . ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart Weigh-In Results and Video . 2024-08-02 . Combat Press . en-US.
  41. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Jarred Brooks Wins Interim Strawweight MMA World Title, Secures Trilogy With Joshua Pacio . 2024-08-04 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en-US.
  42. Web site: Murillo . Mike . 2023-07-31 . Jarred Brooks pumped for catch wrestling vs. BJJ epic against Mikey Musumeci at ONE Fight Night 13 . 2023-10-24 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.
  43. Web site: 2023-08-03 . Jarred Brooks eyes two-sport title glory against Mikey Musumeci at ONE Fight Night 13: 'I've got a lot of surprises up my sleeve' . 2023-10-24 . Fighters Only . en-US.
  44. Web site: Burne . Kathrine . Mikey Musumeci To Defend Title Against Jarred Brooks At ONE Fight Night 13 . Jitsmagazine . 15 July 2023 . 15 July 2023.
  45. Web site: Mikey Musumeci Defends Flyweight Title At ONE Fight Night 13 . Musumeci eventually set up a triangle choke with that overhook, locking it up on the opposite side to the traditional version so that he could start attacking Brooks’ arm. Brooks kept his arm underneath Musumeci to defend the choke but Musumeci slowly exposed it and locked up a tight armbar, cranking on it to get the tap.. Jitsmagazine . 5 August 2023 . 5 August 2023.
  46. Web site: 'I've Never Been More Motivated' – Jarred Brooks Says Fatherhood Will Make Him A Hungrier, Better Fighter . Furness . Jay . 31 July 2023 . onefc.com . 1 August 2023.
  47. Web site: Naomi Mae Brooks coming to a world near you ! November 14th, 2023! Very happy to becoming a father,looking forward to being your rock Naomi! I'm . Brooks . Jarred . 21 May 2023 . instagram.com . 1 August 2023.
  48. Web site: MMA Strawweight Lineal Championship History . Fight Matrix . 24 April 2020.
  49. Web site: Jarred. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2018-11-08.

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