Ryan Janes (fighter)
| Ryan Janes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 22, 1981 Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (155 lb) |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Team | Zugec Ultimate Martial Arts |
| Trainer | Adam Zugec |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ryan Janes (born August 22, 1981) is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, he formerly competed for King of the Cage.
Janes was born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, Canada and he earned a diploma in Computer Programming. He works full time as a web developer for Canada provincial government and he is a professional MMA fighter under UFC promoter.
After Janes moved from Newfoundland to Victoria for a warmer climate to live, he joined a fitness gym and trained regularity to get in shape. However the routine of weight training was unattractive to him and signed up to a MMA gym in 2006. He felt in love with MMA soon after. Janes started competing after his coach, Adam Zugec, asked him if he was interested to compete and he jumped at the chance and never looked back since.
Janes fought primarily in the British Colombia under the King of the Cage Canada, Armageddon Fighting Championship, WSOF Canada and Battlefield Fight League. He was the Battlefield Fight League middleweight champion and he amassed a record of 8-1 prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Janes was expected to made his promotional debut against Adam Hunter on August 27, 2016 at UFC on Fox 21. However the bout was cancelled after Hunter was flagged by USADA for potential drug violation.
Janes debut was rescheduled and was expected to faced Dongi Yang on October 15, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lamas vs. Penn. However, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely.
After a long delay, Janes finally made his debut on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against Keith Berish. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
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