Jeremy Kennedy

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Jeremy Kennedy
Born Jeremy Michael Fitz-Kennedy[1]
(1992-09-16) September 16, 1992 (age 31)
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Other names JBC, The Bandit
Nationality Canadian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Reach 71 in (180 cm)
Style Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Team Revolution MMA
Xtreme Couture (2018–present)[2] under Eric Nicksick
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bibiano Fernandes[3]
Years active 2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 17
By knockout 6
By submission 2
By decision 9
Losses 3
By knockout 2
By decision 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jeremy Michael Fitz-Kennedy (born September 16, 1992),[1] better known as Jeremy Kennedy, is a Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA. He has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Professional Fighters League (PFL). As of June 28, 2022, he is #6 in the Bellator Featherweight Rankings.[4]

Background

Kennedy was born and raised in Fleetwood, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.[5] He started training boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 13 to put up with his older brother.[6][7] He graduated from Fleetwood Park Secondary School.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Before joining the UFC, Kennedy held both the Battlefield Fight League Amateur and Professional Featherweight Championships while amassing an amateur record of 8–1 and a professional record of 8–0.[8]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kennedy made his promotional debut on August 27, 2016 at UFC on Fox 21 against Alessandro Ricci.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[10]

Kennedy was briefly tabbed as a short notice replacement to face Mirsad Bektic on October 8, 2016 at UFC 204.[11] Subsequently, after his participation was publicly confirmed, Kennedy indicated he was injured and unable to take the fight.[12] He was replaced by Russell Doane.[13]

Kennedy next faced Rony Jason on March 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 106.[14] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[15]

Kennedy faced Kyle Bochniak on July 22, 2017 at UFC on Fox 25.[16] Kennedy won the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Kennedy was scheduled to face Alexander Volkanovski at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Tybura on 19 November 2017.[18] However, Kennedy pulled out of the fight on October 5 citing a back injury.[19]

The bout with Volkanovski was rescheduled and took place on February 11, 2018 at UFC 221.[20] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[21]

Brave CF

Kennedy's contract with the UFC ended after the Volkanovski bout and Kennedy grew tired of the contract negotiations for renewing, eventually leading him to sign with a new promotion - Brave CF.[22] Kennedy headlined Brave 14 against Danyel Pilo on August 18, 2018.[23] He won the fight via knockout in round one.

Kennedy was expected to face Marcos Galvão at PFL 8 for the alternate spot in the Professional Fighters League's 2018 featherweight tournament. Due to a misunderstanding when making the contract with Brave CF, Kennedy assumed he was eligible to compete in other organizations' events. Just before Kennedy's fight, Brave CF officials contacted PFL to deny him from fighting.[24] Briefly after the news surfaced, Brave CF officials revealed that Kennedy had signed a bout agreement to fight Marat Magomedov at Brave 18 on November 16, 2018.[24]

Kennedy headlined Brave 21 against Magomedov on December 28, 2018. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.[25]

PFL

In 2019, Kennedy joined the Professional Fighters League as an entrant in their 2019 Featherweight tournament. He was scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round, but Bezerra missed weight and was replaced by Luis Rafael Laurentino.[26] Kennedy lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

In the second round of PFL 2 regular season, Kennedy faced Steven Siler at PFL 5 on July 25, 2019.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision and advanced to the playoffs.

In the quarterfinals, Kennedy faced Luis Rafael

Laurentino at PFL 8 on October 17, 2019. He won the fight via second-round knockout and advanced to the semifinals contested later on the same day.[28] In semifinals Kennedy lost to Daniel Pineda via first round submission and was eliminated from the tournament. However, Pineda tested positive for a banned substance and the result was overturned to no contest.[29]

Bellator MMA

Kenndy signed with Bellator MMA in October 2020.[30] He made his promotional debut against Matt Bessette at Bellator 253 on November 19, 2020.[31] Kennedy won the fight by unanimous decision.

Kennedy faced Ádám Borics on April 9, 2021 at Bellator 256.[32] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[33]

Kennedy faced Emmanuel Sanchez on December 3, 2021 at Bellator 272.[34] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[35]

Kennedy was scheduled to face Aaron Pico on April 15, 2022 at Bellator 277.[36] However, due to unknown reasons, Kennedy withdrew 8 days before the event.[37]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–3 (1) Emmanuel Sanchez Decision (unanimous) Bellator 272 December 3, 2021 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss 16–3 (1) Ádám Borics Decision (unanimous) Bellator 256 April 9, 2021 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 16–2 (1) Matt Bessette Decision (unanimous) Bellator 253 November 19, 2020 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
NC 15–2 (1) Daniel Pineda NC (overturned) PFL 8 October 17, 2019 1 4:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2019 PFL Featherweight Semifinal bout. Originally a submission (guillotine) loss for Kennedy; overturned after Pineda tested positive for PED.
Win 15–2 Luis Rafael Laurentino TKO (punches) 2 1:24 2019 PFL Featherweight Quarterfinal bout.
Win 14–2 Steven Siler Decision (unanimous) PFL 5 July 25, 2019 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 2019 PFL Featherweight Second Round.
Loss 13–2 Luis Rafael Laurentino TKO (punches) PFL 2 May 23, 2019 1 0:23 Uniondale, New York, United States 2019 PFL Featherweight Opening Round.
Win 13–1 Marat Magomedov TKO (punches) Brave 21 December 28, 2018 3 1:08 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Win 12–1 Danyel Pilo KO (elbows) Brave 14 August 8, 2018 1 2:02 Tangier, Morocco
Loss 11–1 Alexander Volkanovski TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 221 February 11, 2018 2 4:57 Perth, Australia
Win 11–0 Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum July 22, 2017 3 5:00 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 10–0 Rony Jason Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum March 11, 2017 3 5:00 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 9–0 Alessandro Ricci Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit August 27, 2016 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Lightweight bout.
Win 8–0 Drew Brokenshire Decision (unanimous) BFL 43 March 7, 2016 3 5:00 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Win 7–0 Mario Pereira Decision (unanimous) BFL 34 January 24, 2015 5 5:00 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Won the BFL Featherweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Andre Da Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) BFL 32 August 23, 2014 2 3:15 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Featherweight debut.
Win 5–0 Matthew Middleton Submission (Peruvian necktie) CMFC: Chiang Mai Fighting Championship 4 July 26, 2014 1 2:35 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Win 4–0 Viktor Larsson TKO (punches) SMMAF: Songkran MMA Festival April 12, 2014 2 0:00 Hua Hin, Thailand Lightweight debut.
Win 3–0 Natthapol Thanaruethai KO (punches) CMFC: Chiang Mai Fighting Championship 2 March 7, 2014 1 3:58 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Win 2–0 Blake Shearing TKO (doctor stoppage) FFL 10 November 8, 2013 2 2:11 Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada Catchweight (150 lbs) bout.
Win 1–0 Dan Lin Decision (unanimous) BFL 24 June 8, 2013 3 5:00 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Bantamweight debut.

See also

References

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