Jake Heffernan
UFC DebutNickname“The Grinder”
Record
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Katy, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Jake Heffernan makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
94-86-1
.522 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
12 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 15 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 5 decLFA · Fury FC 97 · Fury FC 91 · Fury FC 74 · Fury FC 67 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | Pena Allamov5-4-1 | No Contest | Overturned | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 97 | Oct 6, 2024 |
| NC | Adam Smith10-11 | No Contest | Overturned | R2 | 4:32 | Fury FC 91 | Jun 9, 2024 |
| L | Matheus Camilo10-3 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:17 | Fury FC 74 | Feb 5, 2023 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:17 | Fury FC 67 | Aug 14, 2022 | |
| L | Dimitre Ivy13-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 54 | Nov 21, 2021 |
| W | Justin Linn7-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 47 | Jun 20, 2021 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 4:17 | LFA | Jul 26, 2019 | |
| L | Gabriel Silva10-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:23 | LFA | Mar 29, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| W | Derek Brenon | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:49 | Paramount MMA | Mar 16, 2018 |
| W | Colin Wright9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 18 | Jul 22, 2017 |
| W | Shakeem Richardson | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 15 | Feb 17, 2017 |
| W | Carlos Melara | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury FC 12 | Sep 10, 2016 |
| W | James Gonzalez1-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | Fury FC 11 | Jun 17, 2016 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:06 | Fury FC 9 | Jan 15, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsUSACA · Garcia Promotions
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Steven Vera2-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | Garcia Promotions | Sep 5, 2015 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:45 | USACA | Mar 29, 2014 | |
| W | Eric Charalambous1-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:24 | USACA | Apr 6, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.