Charles Jourdain

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Wins bantamweight debut
BantamweightUFC
November 2, 2024
Jourdain defeated Victor Henry via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:43 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Edmonton.
ANALYSIS
Moving down to bantamweight after a long run at featherweight, Jourdain showed well in his first stint at 135 pounds. His speed and quickness carried over to the new weight class and allowed Charles to win virtually all the striking exchanges between the two men. He struggled defensively in terms of defending the takedown, allowing Henry to score two tries in each round, but ever the opportunist on the mat, Jourdain saw an opening and was able to close the show with a beautiful guillotine choke. Moving down a division in the latter stages of a career is typically a cause for concern, but it's important to remember Charles won't be 29 years of age until late November. There should be plenty of gas left in the tank here.
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Scheduled against bantamweight
BantamweightUFC
September 11, 2024
Jourdain is scheduled to compete against Victor Henry in a bantamweight fight at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, per Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet.
ANALYSIS
After being dominated in his last featherweight fight, Jourdain will go down a weight class to bantamweight. For his first fight in the division, he takes a 37-year-old Henry, who is 2-0 (1) across three bouts since 2023.
Dominated by heavy opponent
BantamweightUFC
June 29, 2024
Jourdain lost to Jean Silva via KO (punch) at 1:22 of Round 2 at UFC 303 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The highlight of Jourdain's evening was the fact he walked away with 20 percent of Silva's purse after the latter missed weight by 1.5 pounds on Friday morning. Once the bell rang, he was crushed. Jourdain did manage to land 3-of-7 takedown attempts, but wasn't able to do anything with his positional advantage. On the feet, Jourdain was completely overwhelmed, something we rarely see from him. It was the first career knockout defeat for the Canadian in upwards of 25 professional bouts. The loser of back-to-back fights, Jourdain needs a win his next time out to ensure his roster spot is safe.
Fighting heavy opponent
BantamweightUFC
June 28, 2024
Jourdain is still set to compete against Jean Silva at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on Saturday, despite Silva weighing in at 147.5 pounds, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Due to missing weight, Silva will forfeit 20 percent of his purse. Jourdain's last bout was a split-decision loss against Sean Woodson on Jan. 20.
Scheduled for UFC 303
BantamweightUFC
May 17, 2024
Jourdain is scheduled to compete against Jean Silva in a featherweight fight at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29, per Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet.
ANALYSIS
Jourdain will look to bounce back after beginning 2024 with a split-decision loss to Sean Woodson. Before then, he finished his 2023 with wins over Kron Gracie and Ricardo Ramos.
Crushing UFC 297 defeat
BantamweightUFC
January 20, 2024
Jourdain lost to Sean Woodson via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto.
ANALYSIS
Jourdain appeared baffled by the massive length of Woodson for the duration of the fight. Typically an aggressive competitor, Charles was simply unable to consistently get inside and damage his opponent. Perhaps he did enough to win Round 3, but that's about it. It's the second straight fight in which a questionable scorecard was submitted. The fact Jourdain entered as -205 favorite and was competing in his native Canada makes the defeat that much more difficult to stomach. Jourdain falls to 2-3 in his past five bouts.