Jeff Molina

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Jeff Molina
Born Jeffrey Molina
(1997-07-17) July 17, 1997 (age 26)
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
Other names El Jefe
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight
Reach 69.0 in.[1]
Fighting out of Olathe, Kansas
Team Glory MMA and Fitness
Years active 2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 11
By knockout 4
By submission 4
By decision 3
Losses 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jeffrey Molina (born July 17, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Molina was born in Lakewood, New Jersey. He attended Olathe South High School, where he participated in wrestling. He started training MMA at age 14, coached by Jason High and LC Davis. In 2017, he began training with James Krause at Glory MMA.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Molina began his professional after a successful 9-0 amateur career. His professional debut took place on Jun 2, 2017 at VFC: Fight Night Harrah's 5, where he lost the bout to Steven Merrill via rear-naked choke in the first round. He rebounded at VFC 58, where he submitted Delfino Benitez via rear-naked choke in the first round. Molina would go on to lose his next bout against Nate Smith via close split decision at Victory FC: Fight Night Coco Key. Afterwards, Molina would go on to win his next 4 bouts via stoppages, before appearing at LFA 76, submitting Chauncey Wilson via rear-naked choke in round one. Molina would go on to submit Kenny Porter via arm-triangle choke at FAC 2.[3][4]

Molina was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 30 on August 25, 2020, where he faced Jacob Silva[5], winning the bout via unanimous decision and earning a UFC contract.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Molina was scheduled to face Zarrukh Adashev on November 14, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos,[7] before the bout was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 185.[8] However, Molina withdrew from the event at the end of December 2020.[9]

Molina made his UFC debut against Aori Qileng on April 24, 2021 at UFC 261. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[10] The bout earned Aori a Fight of the Night bonus award.[11]

In his sophomore performance, Molina faced Daniel da Silva on October 23, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori.[12] He won the bout via TKO stoppage early in the second round.[13]

Molina faced Zhalgas Zhumagulov on June 4, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik.[14] He won the bout via controversial split decision.[15] 12 out of 13 media scores gave it to Zhumagulov.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–2 Zhalgas Zhumagulov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik June 4, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–2 Daniel da Silva TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori October 23, 2021 2 0:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–2 Aori Qileng Decision (unanimous) UFC 261 April 24, 2021 3 5:00 Jacksonville, Florida, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 8–2 Jacob Silva Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 30 August 25, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7–2 Kenny Porter Submission (arm-triangle choke) FAC 2 February 22, 2020 2 2:38 Independence, Missouri, United States
Win 6–2 Chance Wilson Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 76 September 13, 2019 1 2:01 Park City, Kansas, United States Catchweight (130 lb) bout.
Win 5–2 Johnnie Roades Submission (rear-naked choke) KC Fighting Alliance 34 July 27, 2019 1 4:16 Independence, Missouri, United States Bantamweight bout.
Win 4–2 Joey Estrada TKO (submission to punches) KC Fighting Alliance 30 September 22, 2018 1 4:15 Independence, Missouri, United States
Win 3–2 Joey Scanlan TKO (punches) Carden Combat Sports 4 May 26, 2018 1 0:51 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 2–2 Chance Camacho TKO (punches) KC Fighting Alliance 27 February 17, 2018 2 1:22 Independence, Missouri, United States Bantamweight bout.
Loss 1–2 Nate Smith Decision (split) Victory FC: Fight Night Coco Key September 29, 2017 3 5:00 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win 1–1 Delfino Benitez Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 58 July 22, 2017 1 4:43 Omaha, Nebraska, United States Flyweight debut.
Loss 0–1 Steven Merrill Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC: Fight Night at Harrahs 5 June 3, 2017 1 1:03 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States Bantamweight debut.

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See also

References

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