13 things about UFC fighter Jamahal Hill from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Jamahal Alexander Hill is an American professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. He is a father of six.

BIOGRAPHY

Hill’s fight name is Sweet Dreams. He is 6’4″ tall and competes in the light heavyweight division.

Currently, Hill is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2. He is a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
3. After graduating from Rogers High School in Wyoming, Michigan, he passed on a basketball career at Davenport University in Grand Rapids.
4. Before joining the UFC, he competed in KnockOut Promotions and Lights Out Championship.
5. He holds a professional MMA record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 1 No Contest.
6. In 2003, he moved to Grand Rapids.
7. In 2007, his first child was born.
8. On September 30, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut.
9. In 2019, his sixth child was born.
10. On January 25, 2020, he made his UFC debut.
11. On November 27, 2023, he allegedly assaulted his brother.
12. On November 28, 2023, he was arrested in Kent County, Michigan and charged with aggravated domestic violence.
13. On May 19, 2025, he turned 34.

TIMELINE

From 2017 to 2025, Hill fought 17 professional MMA opponents Here are the results:

2017

• On September 30, 2017, he defeated Alex Davidson of Battle Creek, Michigan via unanimous decision at “KOP 58” in Grand Rapids.
• On December 16, 2017, he knocked out Mike Johnson of Ferndale, Michigan at “KOP 59” in Grand Rapids.

2018

• On April 21, 2018, he defeated William Vincent of Joliet, Illinois via unanimous decision at “KOP 61” in Grand Rapids.
• On June 30, 2018, he defeated Dequan Townsend of Lansing, Michigan via unanimous decision at “KOP 62” in Grand Rapids.

2019

• On February 16, 2019, he and Vincent had a rematch at a Lights Out Championship event in Grand Rapids. He won via technical knockout due to retirement.
• On July 23, 2019, he knocked out Alexander Poppeck of Munich, Bavaria, Germany at “Dana White’s Contender Series” Season 3 episode 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

2020

• On January 25, 2020, he defeated Darko Stosic of Belgrade, Serbia via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 166” in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
• On May 30, 2020, his fight against Klidson Abreu of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil at “UFC on ESPN 9” in Enterprise, Nevada ended in a No Contest.
• On December 5, 2020, he knocked out Ovince St. Preux of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA at “UFC on ESPN 19” in Enterprise.

2021

• On June 12, 2021, he was submitted by Paul Craig of Coatbridge, Scotland at “UFC 263” in Glendale, Arizona, USA.
• On December 4, 2021, he knocked out Jimmy Crute of Altona Meadows, Victoria, Australia at “UFC on ESPN 31” in Enterprise.

2022

• On February 19, 2022, he knocked out Johnny Walker of Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at “UFC Fight Night 201” in Enterprise.
• On August 6, 2022, he knocked out Thiago Santos of Rio de Janeiro at “UFC on ESPN 40″ in Enterprise.

2023

• On January 21, 2023, he became the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion by defeating Glover Teixeira of Bethel, Connecticut, USA via unanimous decision at “UFC 283” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2024

• On April 13, 2024, he lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship after being knocked out by Alex Pereira at “UFC 300” in Paradise, Nevada.

2025

• On January 18, 2025, he lost to Jiri Prochazka via TKO at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California, USA.
• On June 21, 2025, he lost to Khalil Rountree Jr. via unanimous decision at “UFC on ABC 8” in Baku, Azerbaijan.