Myles Madison Jury (born October 31, 1988) is an American

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, who competes in the

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division. He has most notably fought for

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(UFC) and

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. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Background

Jury was born in

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and was raised in a broken home, as his parents divorced when he was two years old causing Jury to live with his father who was a roofer. Jury began

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in the seventh grade at Beecher Junior High in Hazel Park, MI and demonstrated his grappling talents early, going 12–2 in his first year. Jury then began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 13, being taken under the wing of Professor Don Richard. From there, Jury transitioned into

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when he was 14 and had his first fight when he was 15. Jury later moved to nearby Fenton, Michigan with his mother and step-father, a mechanic. Jury attended Fenton High School, where he won the district championship and received All-State honors in his senior year. Jury then attended

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, but stopped to focus more on training.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jury made his professional MMA debut in October 2005. Prior to appearing on

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, he competed primarily for the

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promotion in California. In his first five years as a fighter he amassed a record of 9–0, with all of his wins coming in the first round. Fury earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Professor Don Richard (who is a black belt under Master Caique). From there he started his own MMA Affiliate system teaching wrestling, striking, and jiu-jitsu for MMA
Jury Jiu Jitsu

The Ultimate Fighter

Myles Jury had two stints on the Ultimate Fighter. His first stint was on TUF 13, when he tore his ACL in the first episode and was sidelined for a year without being able to train. But he was able to compete on TUF 15 as was one of the 32 Lightweight fighters announced by the UFC to participate in the first live season of

reality show. Jury won his fight to get in the house, then was selected to fight Al Iaquinta and was defeated by split decision after three rounds, which won fight of the season.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jury officially made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale on June 1, 2012, against Chris Saunders. He won the fight via submission in the first round. Jury next fought Michael Johnson on December 29, 2012, at UFC 155. Jury dominated Johnson for all three rounds to earn a unanimous decision. Jury faced Ramsey Nijem on April 20, 2013, at

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. He won the fight via one punch knockout in the second round. Jury faced Mike Ricci on September 21, 2013, at UFC 165. Jury won the fight via split decision. For his fifth UFC fight, Jury faced Diego Sanchez on March 15, 2014, at UFC 171. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Jury was expected to face Abel Trujillo on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 44. However, Jury pulled out of the bout citing an injury and Trujillo was pulled for the event as well. Jury next faced

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on September 20, 2014, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Jury faced Donald Cerrone on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182. He lost the one sided fight via unanimous decision. Jury was expected to face Anthony Pettis on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16. However, Pettis pulled out of the bout on May 8 and was replaced by Edson Barboza. Subsequently, Jury pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Paul Felder. For his next bout, Jury moved to the featherweight division to face Charles Oliveira on December 19, 2015, at UFC on Fox 17. In the lead up to the fight Oliveira missed weight for the bout and it was subsequently contested at a catchweight. Oliveira won the fight via submission in the first round. Jury faced Mike De La Torre on April 8, 2017, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Jury faced Ricky Glenn on December 30, 2017, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Jury faced Chad Mendes on July 14, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 133. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Jury faced Andre Fili on February 17, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 1. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

On July 18, 2019, it was announced that Jury had signed a four-fight deal with

. Jury made his promotional debut against Benson Henderson in Jury's return to Lightweight at Bellator 227 on September 27, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Jury faced Brandon Girtz on February 21, 2020, at Bellator 239. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Jury faced Georgi Karakhanyan on August 7, 2020, at Bellator 243. He won the fight via split decision. Jury faced Sidney Outlaw at

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on June 25, 2021. After being dominated by Outlaw on the ground, Jury lost the bout rear-naked choke in the third round.

Personal life

Jury is known for investing in real estate, and runs a

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channel where he talks about his experiences in MMA and investing. He has provided detailed breakdowns of the finances of UFC fighters, including their revenue streams (direct pay, win bonus, locker room bonus) and sponsorships.

Championships and accomplishments

**UFC.com Awards ***2012: Ranked #7 Newcomer of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts amateur record

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