Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988)Mixed martial arts show results Date: November 3, 2012
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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and

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who currently competes in the

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. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed also for Bellator,

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, and

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. He has fought as both a

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and a Middleweight. On November 1, 2018, he was ranked as the #8 middleweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.

Background

Jacoby was born in

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and grew up in Colorado. Dustin has a twin brother Darren, who is a former professional mixed martial artist. The brothers begun training

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at the age of four, both picking up wrestling a year later. Dustin trained taekwondo for four years but continued to wrestle until the family moved to Illinois when the brothers were 12. In Illinois Jacoby started playing basketball, claiming all-state honors while attended Triopia High School. Also playing football in the high school, Dustin had many Division I scholarship offers for both sports but due to a severe knee injury sustained during his senior year many of the offers were withdrawn. Subsequently Jacoby selected Culver-Stockton College where he played football two years as a quarterback while studying business management, before transferring to

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Kickboxing career

GLORY World Series

Jacoby was a last-minute replacement for professional boxer Manuel Quezada at the Road to GLORY USA Light Heavyweight (209 lbs.) Tournament in

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. He had never competed in a professional kickboxing match before the tournament. He pulled off a major upset, knocking out

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Heavyweight Champion

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, fellow mixed martial artist Roy Boughton and 19–0 prospect Brian Collette en route to winning the Tournament Championship. He earned a check for $20,000 and a one-year contract with Glory World Series. He lost to

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by TKO after being knocked down three time in round one at '' GLORY 5: London'' in London, England on March 23, 2013. Jacoby fought at '' GLORY 9: New York: 2013 95kg Slam'' in

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, New York on June 22, 2013. Rematching Brian Collette in the quarter-finals, he took a close majority decision win. He then faced Danyo Ilunga in the semis and put up a good fight early, but fell behind in rounds two and three as he was hacked at with leg kicks and lost a unanimous decision. He was set to fight Makoto Uehara at '' GLORY 12: New York: Lightweight World Championship Tournament'' in

on November 23, 2013 but the fight was switched to '' GLORY 13: Tokyo: Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013. He lost to Uehara by split decision. He was set to face Robert Thomas in the semifinals of the '' GLORY 14: Zagreb'' in

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on March 8, 2014 but Thomas withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Pereira.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

During a college offseason, Jacoby took an amateur mixed martial arts bout and got hooked to the sport immediately. After the college he started training at Finney's HIT Squad and turned professional after racking up an amateur record of 9-1.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jacoby was expected to make his UFC debut against Brad Tavares on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, replacing an injured Tim Credeur. However, Tavares himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by fellow newcomer Clifford Starks. Jacoby lost the fight via unanimous decision. In his second UFC outing, Jacoby was submitted by Chris Camozzi via guillotine choke on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. He was later released from the UFC, following an 0–2 run in the promotion.

Post-UFC career

Jacoby bounced back from his UFC stint with a pair of victories on the regional circuit. He knocked out Billy Johnson in 45 seconds at an Indiana-based Hoosier Fight Club event on June 2, 2012, followed by a doctor stoppage win over Tim Williams for the Cage Fury FC middleweight title.

World Series of Fighting

Jacoby made his WSOF debut at its inaugural event on November 3, 2012, losing to fellow UFC veteran David Branch via unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

Jacoby stepped in as a replacement for an injured Marcus Sursa to face Muhammed Lawal on September 5, 2014 at Bellator 123. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Jacoby faced John Salter on January 16, 2015 at Bellator 132. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. After the loss to Salter, Jacoby decided to concentrate on his kickboxing career. He eventually returned to MMA in 2019 to participate in Sparta Combat League heavyweight tournament, which consisted of boxing, kickboxing and MMA bouts. Jacoby went on to win the tournament by beating Cody East in the final bout.

Dana White’s Contender Series

On August 4, 2020, Jacoby headlined

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Season 4 opening week against Ty Flores. He won the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently awarded a UFC contract.

Return to UFC

Jacoby faced Justin Ledet on October 31, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 181. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Jacoby faced Maxim Grishin on February 27, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 186. At the weigh-ins, Maxim Grishin weighed in at 210.5 pounds, four and a half pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206 pounds. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and Grishin was fined 30% of his individual purse, which went Dustin. Despite being knocked down twice, Jacoby won a close bout via unanimous decision. Jacoby faced

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, replacing injured Devin Clark, on May 1, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka. Cuțelaba dominated the first round, however Jacoby came back in the second and third rounds with the fight ending in a split draw. Prior to the bout, Jacoby signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC. Jacoby was scheduled to face Askar Mozharov on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30. However, Mazharov was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Darren Stewart. Jacoby won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Replacing Aleksa Camur, Jacoby faced John Allan on short notice on November 6, 2021 at UFC 268. Jacoby won the bout via unanimous decision. Jacoby faced Michał Oleksiejczuk on March 5, 2022 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Jacoby faced

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on July 16, 2022, at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned Jacoby his first '' Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Jacoby faced Khalil Rountree Jr. on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213. He lost the fight via split decision. Jacoby is scheduled to face Azamat Murzakanov on April 15, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 222.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

* 2013 Road to Glory USA 95kg Tournament Winner * 2015 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Qualification Tournament Winner * 2016 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Contender Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts

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** CFFC Middleweight Championship (One time) *

** Performance of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional kickboxing record

Professional boxing record

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