Jeremiah Wells
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 5′9″1.75 m
- Reach
- 74″188 cm
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Nationality
- United States
- Team
- Marquez MMA
- Active
- 2012-present
Record
Tap expandable fights for their breakdowns.
WinRecord after fight: 14-4-1SUB
Wells lost the first two rounds and needed something decisive rather than a points recovery going into the third. He found it early in that round: a haymaker rocked Orolbai and forced him to reach for the clinch. Wells immediately latched onto a power guillotine and ended the contest at 1:24. The finish earned one of the night’s $100,000 performance bonuses.
Key moments
- Wells dropped the first two rounds, leaving a finish as his realistic route to the win.
- An early third-round haymaker rocked Orolbai and pushed him to look for the clinch.
- Wells latched onto a power guillotine from that clinch and finished it at 1:24.
1 Nov 2025
LossRecord after fight: 12-4-1DEC
Opponent: Max GriffinsplitR3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
10 Feb 2024
10 Feb 2024
Wells lost a narrow split decision to Max Griffin in Las Vegas. It was his second straight setback and showed the risk of leaving close, clinch-heavy welterweight minutes to the cards.
Key moments
- Dropped a split decision after three rounds.
- The loss followed the Carlston Harris submission defeat.
- Marked his first UFC decision loss.
5 Aug 2023
22 Apr 2023
WinRecord after fight: 11-2-1KO
UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
18 Jun 2022
18 Jun 2022
Wells knocked out Court McGee with a first-round left hand in Austin. The finish earned a Performance of the Night bonus and remains his cleanest UFC striking highlight.
Key moments
- Stopped McGee at 1:34 of round one.
- Earned Performance of the Night.
- Produced his third straight UFC finish.
12 Feb 2022
26 Jun 2021
WinRecord after fight: 8-2-1SUB
Opponent: Marco Smallmanrear-naked chokeR2 2:51
Cage Fury FC 78
21 Sep 2019
21 Sep 2019
Wells submitted Marco Smallman in the second round to win the vacant Cage Fury FC welterweight title.
Key moments
- Won by rear-naked choke in round two.
- Captured the vacant Cage Fury FC welterweight title.
- Entered the UFC off a regional title win.
14 Jun 2019
29 Mar 2019
WinRecord after fight: 6-1-1DEC
Opponent: Jason NorwoodunanimousR5 5:00
CES MMA 52
17 Aug 2018
17 Aug 2018
Wells beat Jason Norwood over five rounds to win the vacant CES welterweight championship. The decision showed he could carry his pace through championship rounds.
Key moments
- Won a five-round unanimous decision.
- Captured the vacant CES welterweight title.
- Added a championship-distance win.
15 Jun 2018
6 Apr 2018
21 Oct 2017
LossRecord after fight: 3-1-0DEC
Opponent: Emmanuel WalounanimousR5 5:00
Cage Fury FC 56
27 Feb 2016
27 Feb 2016
Wells lost a five-round unanimous decision to Emmanuel Walo for the vacant Cage Fury FC welterweight title. It was his first professional loss.
Key moments
- Lost a five-round title fight.
- Took his first pro defeat.
- The bout was for the vacant Cage Fury FC welterweight title.
13 Dec 2014
15 Jun 2013
13 Oct 2012
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
Jeremiah Wells began training in 2011 to prove wrong those who doubted he could fight. His background includes a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and welterweight championships in CES and CFFC, plus two amateur championship belts.