Dustin Jacoby

Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, World Series of Fighting, and Titan FC. He has fought as both a Light Heavyweight and a Middleweight.

As of 28 September 2016, he is ranked the #9 middleweight in the world by LiverKick.com.^[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jacoby was expected to make his UFC debut against Brad Tavares on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, replacing an injured Tim Credeur.^[2] However, Tavares himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by fellow newcomer Clifford Starks.^[3] Jacoby lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In his second UFC outing, Jacoby was submitted by Chris Camozzi via guillotine choke on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.^[4] He was later released from the UFC, following an 0-2 run in the promotion.^[5]

Post-UFC career

Jacoby bounced back from his UFC stint with a pair of victories on the regional circuit. He knocked out Billy Johnson in 45 seconds at an Indiana-based Hoosier Fight Club event on June 2, 2012, followed by a doctor stoppage win over Tim Williams for the Cage Fury FC middleweight title.^[6]

World Series of Fighting

Jacoby made his WSOF debut at its inaugural event on November 3, 2012, losing to fellow UFC veteran David Branch via unanimous decision.^[7]

Bellator MMA

Jacoby stepped in as a replacement for an injured Marcus Sursa to face Muhammed Lawal on September 5, 2014 at Bellator 123.^[8] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Jacoby faced John Salter on January 16, 2015 at Bellator 132.^[9] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Kickboxing career

GLORY World Series

Jacoby was a last-minute replacement for professional boxer Manuel Quezada at the Road to GLORY USA Light Heavyweight (209 lbs.) Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[10] He had never competed in a professional kickboxing match before the tournament.^[11] He pulled off a major upset, knocking out International Sport Karate Association Heavyweight Champion Randy Blake, fellow mixed martial artist Roy Boughton and 19-0 prospect Brian Collette en route to winning the Tournament Championship.^[10] He earned a check for $20,000 and a one-year contract with Glory World Series.^[10]

He lost to Michael Duut by TKO after being knocked down three time in round one at GLORY 5: London in London, England on March 23, 2013.^[12][13][14]

Jacoby fought at GLORY 9: New York: 2013 95kg Slam in New York City, New York on June 22, 2013.^[15][16][17] Rematching Brian Collette in the quarter-finals, he took a close majority decision win. He then faced Danyo Ilunga in the semis and put up a good fight early, but fell behind in rounds two and three as he was hacked at with leg kicks and lost a unanimous decision.^[18][19][20]

He was set to fight Makoto Uehara at GLORY 12: New York: Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013^[21] but the fight was switched to GLORY 13: Tokyo: Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 2013.^[22][23] He lost to Uehara by split decision.^{[24][25][26][27]}

He was set to face Robert Thomas in the semifinals of the GLORY 14: Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014^[28] but Thomas withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alex Pereira.^[29]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• 2013 Road to Glory USA 95kg Tournament Winner
• 2015 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Qualification Tournament Winner
• 2016 Glory Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb) Contender Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts

• Cage Fury Fighting Championships
  • CFFC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record[30]
9 wins (8 KOs), 8 losses, 0 draws
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time	Rec.
2016-10-21	Loss	Simon Marcus	Glory 34: Denver	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	TKO (injury)	2	0:01	9-8
2016-05-13	Loss	Simon Marcus	Glory 30: Los Angeles	Ontario, California, USA	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	9-7
For the Glory Middleweight Championship.
2016-02-26	Win	Wayne Barrett	Glory 27: Chicago, Final	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	TKO (strikes)	2	1:06	9-6
Wins the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament.
2016-02-26	Win	Karl Roberson	Glory 27: Chicago, Semi Finals	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	TKO (strikes)	3	2:56	8-6
2015-10-09	Win	Wayne Barrett	Glory 24: Denver	Denver, Colorado, USA	TKO (punches)	3	1:40	7-6
2015-08-07	Win	Casey Greene	Glory 23: Las Vegas, Final	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	TKO (punches)	2	1:19	6-6
Wins the Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament.
2015-08-07	Win	Ariel Sepulveda	Glory 23: Las Vegas, Semi Finals	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	KO (punches)	1	2:59	5-6
2015-04-03	Loss	Mourad Bouzidi	Glory 20: Dubai	Dubai, UAE	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	4-6
2014-06-21	Loss	Mike Lemaire	GLORY 17: Los Angeles, Reserve Fight	Inglewood, California, USA	Decision	3	3:00	4-5
2014-03-08	Loss	Alex Pereira	Glory 14: Zagreb, Semi Finals	Zagreb, Croatia	KO (left hook)	1	2:02	4-4
2013-12-21	Loss	Makoto Uehara	Glory 13: Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Decision (split)	3	3:00	4-3
2013-06-22	Loss	Danyo Ilunga	Glory 9: New York, Semi Finals	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	4-2
2013-06-22	Win	Brian Collette	Glory 9: New York, Quarter Finals	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	4-1
2013-03-23	Loss	Michael Duut	Glory 5: London	London, England	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	2:25	3-1
2013-02-01	Win	Brian Collette	Xtreme Fight Night 11, Finals	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	KO (strikes)	1	3:00	3-0
Wins the Road To Glory USA 95kg Tournament.
2013-02-01	Win	Roy Boughton	Xtreme Fight Night 11, Semi Finals	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	TKO (strikes)	1	2:47	2-0
2013-02-01	Win	Randy Blake	Xtreme Fight Night 11, Quarter Finals	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	TKO (strikes)	3	1:43	1-0

References

External links

• Professional MMA record for Dustin Jacoby from Sherdog
  
• Dustin Jacoby on Twitter
  
• "Dustin Jacoby". UFC.com.