| Luke Jumeau | |
| Other Names: | The Jedi[1] Juggernaut[2] |
| Nationality: | New Zealander |
| Birth Date: | 1988 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Fighting Out Of: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height Cm: | 180 |
| Weight Kg: | 77 |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach: | 72inches[3] |
| Style: | Kickboxing, BJJ, Tae Kwon Do |
| Rank: | 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo[4] Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Team: | Phuket Top Team[5] Core MMA, Hamilton[6] City Kickboxing[7] |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 5 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 4 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 3 |
| Sherdog: | 52853 |
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).
Jumeau was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1] Raised by a single mother, his early childhood was a struggle and he got himself into trouble. He changed his life after losing his brother in a tragic accident, channeling his energy in pursuing "a life worthy of both of us" in MMA.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Jumeau started his MMA career in 2008. He has fought international in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Australia, and Dubai in various promotions.[11] "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.[12]
Jumeau made his promotion debut on 10 June 2017 at against Dominique Steele, in his home country New Zealand.[13]
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).[14]
Jumeau faced Shinsho Anzai on 23 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 117.[15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).[16]
Jumeau faced Daichi Abe on his third fight on 11 February 2018 at UFC 221.[17] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[18]
Jumeau was scheduled to face Geoff Neal on 2 December 2018 at UFC Fight Night 142.[19] However, it was reported on early November, 2018 that Jumeau pulled from the card due to injury.[20]
Jumeau faced Dhiego Lima on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243.[21] He lost the fight via split decision.[22]
Jumeau was released by the UFC on February 11, 2020.[23]
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.[2] [24]
|-|Loss|align=center|13–5|Dhiego Lima|Decision (split)|UFC 243 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Melbourne, Australia||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Daichi Abe|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 221 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Perth, Australia||-| Loss|align=center|12–4|Shinsho Anzai|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saitama, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 12–3| Dominique Steele| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Auckland, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 11–3| Vik Grujic| TKO (punches)| Sledgehammer Promotions: Legend MMA 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:32| Gold Coast, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 10–3| Askar Mozharov| Submission (guillotine choke)| Rebel FC 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:47| Qingdao, China||-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Damien Fraser| TKO (elbows)| Xtreme Fighting Championship 26| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:40| Brisbane, Australia||-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Yasuaki Miura| TKO (punches)| PRO FC 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:36| Taipei, Taiwan||-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Mohammad Mansouri Davar| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Global Fighting Championship 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:07| Dubai, United Arab Emirates||-| Win| align=center| 6–3| Hossein Mollamahdi| KO (punch)| Global Fighting Championship 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Dubai, United Arab Emirates||-| Loss| align=center| 5–3| Jake Matthews| Submission (rear-naked choke| Australian Fighting Championship 59| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:14| Melbourne, Australia||-| Loss| align=center| 5–2| Li Jingliang| Submission (guillotine choke)| Legend Fighting Championship 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:38| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia||-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Alex Niu| Decision (unanimous)| Legend Fighting Championship 10| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Hong Kong, SAR, China||-| Loss| align=center| 4–1| Jacques Marsters| N/A| Supremacy Fighting Championship 9| | align=center| N/A| align=center| N/A| Auckland, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| David Johnson| Decision (split)| Fight Night| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Melbourne, Australia||-|Win| align=center| 3–0| Roman Hunt| Submission (triangle choke)| Supremacy Cage Fighting 7| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:00| Auckland, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Pete Parata| KO (punch)| ICNZ 10| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:57| Auckland, New Zealand||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Jamie Toon| Submission (guillotine choke)| Fight Night 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:37| Hamilton, New Zealand||-[25]