Jeka Asparido Saragih is an Indonesian professional mixed martial artist fighting out of the Simalungun Regency in the North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. Among the tourist spots in the regency are a crater called Bukit Kapur Tinggi Raja and a small town called Parapat.
In 2010, Simalungun was administratively divided into 31 districts. In 2017, a 32nd district called Dolog Masagal was created.
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BIOGRAPHY
Currently, Saragih is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- His fight name Si Tendangan Maut means The Death Kick.
- He competes in the featherweight division.
- He was born in Bah Pasunsang, Raya, Simalungun.
- Before joining the UFC, he competed in One Pride MMA.
- He is the first Indonesian MMA fighter to sign with the UFC.
- He is 5’8″ tall.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 14 wins and 4 losses.
- In 2013, he started his wushu training.
- On September 6, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
- On June 9, 2022, he defeated Pawan Maan Singh in the Road to UFC quarterfinals in Singapore.
- On October 23, 2022, he defeated Won Bin Ki in the Road to UFC semifinals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- On February 4, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
- On January 1, 2025, he turned 30.
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TIMELINE
From 2023 to 2025, Saragih fought four UFC opponents. Here are the results:
2023
- On February 4, 2023, he lost to Anshul Jubli via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 218” in Enterprise, Nevada.
- On November 18, 2023, he knocked out Lucas Alexander at “UFC Fight Night 232” in Enterprise.
2024
- On June 15, 2024, he was submitted by Westin Wilson at “UFC on ESPN 58” in Enterprise.
2025
- On June 7, 2025, he was knocked out by Yoo Joo Sang at “UFC 316” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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