Jack Marshman
| Jack Marshman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1989 Abertillery, Wales |
| Other names | Hammer |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (185 lb) |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Abertillery, Wales |
| Team | Tillery Combat MMA Academy |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jack "Hammer" Marshman (born December 19, 1989) is a Welsh mixed martial artist. He was the Middleweight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) champion and Lonsdale Middleweight Champion. He currently competes in Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC).
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.
Marshman joined the army at the age of 17. He served as a Lance Corporal with the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment for 10 years, where he was deployed to Afghanistan, prior to fighting MMA professionally. He believed his military service forge him to develop the physical and mental toughness and self-discipline which would help him in his MMA 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.
Marshman made his UFC debut on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2. He faced Magnus Cedenblad and won his first UFC win via TKO one round two.
On February 19, 2017 Marshman faced Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. 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.
Marshman faced Ryan Janes at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio on July 16, 2017. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Marshman is expected to face Antônio Carlos Júnior on October 28, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119.
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