Introduction
Juan Adams (born January 16, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Adams currently competes in the heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Adams was born in Houston, Texas and he was played American football, competed in wrestling and was an Eagle Scout during his high school years. During his senior year at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston, Adams broke his hand and failed to get a collegiate football scholarship. Thus, he turned his focus on wrestling. He was offereda scholarship from Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Upon graduation, he received National Football League tryouts for a defensive linemen from the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers, without success. Being 6-toot-5 and over 300 pounds, he turned his focus on MMA, since he had starting training at Paradigm Training Center during his break from university in his hometown. Adams took his first amateur MMA fight after he graduated with a computer science degree. He won the fight and knew being a mixed martial arts fighter would be his choice for his career.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Adams started his professional MMA career in 2017 and fought under Legacy Fighting Alliance and amassed a record of 3-0 prior competed in DWTNCS: Season 2, Episode 7.
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series
Adams appeared in DWTNCS: Season 2, Episode 7 web-series program on July 31, 2018, facing Shawn Teed. He won the fight via technical knockout and was signed by UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Adams made his UFC debut on December 15, 2018 against Chris de la Rocha at UFC on Fox 31, He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.
His next fight came on June 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 151 against Arjan Bhullar. He loss the fight by unanimous decision.
Adams faced Greg Hardy on July 20, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4. He lost the fight via technical knockout.
Adams is scheduled to face Justin Tafa on February 8, 2020 at UFC 246.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 5 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5–2 | Greg Hardy | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards | July 20, 2019 | 1 | 0:45 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Arjan Bhullar | Decision (uanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 4, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Chris de la Rocha | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 | December 15, 2018 | 3 | 0:58 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Shawn Teed | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Season 2, Episode 7 | July 31, 2018 | 1 | 4:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dwight Gipson | TKO(submission to punches) | LFA 32 | January 26, 2018 | 1 | 4:09 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Brice Ritani-Coe | TKO (punches) | LFA 26 | November 3, 2017 | 1 | 1:33 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Chris Rose | TKO (punches) | LFA 14 | June 23, 2017 | 1 | 1:11 | Houston, Texas, United States |