Jury was born in Hazel Park, Michigan and was raised in a broken home, as his parents divorced when he was two years old causing Jury to live with his father who was a roofer. Jury began wrestling in the seventh grade at Beecher Junior High in Hazel Park, MI and demonstrated his grappling talents early, going 12–2 in his first year. Jury then began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 13, being taken under the wing of Professor Don Richard. From there, Jury transitioned into MMA when he was 14 and had his first fight when he was 15. Jury later moved to nearby Fenton, Michigan with his mother and step-father, a mechanic. Jury attended Fenton High School, where he won the district championship and received All-State honors in his senior year.[6] Jury then attended Oakland Community College, but stopped to focus more on training.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Jury made his professional MMA debut in October 2005. Prior to appearing on The Ultimate Fighter, he competed primarily for the King of the Cage promotion in California. In his first five years as a fighter he amassed a record of 9–0, with all of his wins coming in the first round.
Fury earned his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Professor Don Richard (who is a black belt under Master Caique).[4] From there he started his own MMA Affiliate system teaching wrestling, striking, and jiu-jitsu for MMA; Jury Jiu Jitsu.
The Ultimate Fighter
Myles Jury had two stints on the Ultimate Fighter. His first stint was on TUF 13, when he tore his ACL in the first episode and was sidelined for a year without being able to train. But he was able to compete on TUF 15 as was one of the 32 Lightweight fighters announced by the UFC to participate in the first live season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show.[7]
Jury won his fight to get in the house, then was selected to fight Al Iaquinta and was defeated by split decision after three rounds, which won fight of the season.[8]
Jury next fought Michael Johnson on December 29, 2012, at UFC 155.[10] Jury dominated Johnson for all three rounds to earn a unanimous decision.
Jury faced Ramsey Nijem on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7.[11] He won the fight via one punch knockout in the second round.
Jury faced Mike Ricci on September 21, 2013, at UFC 165.[12] Jury won the fight via split decision.[13]
For his fifth UFC fight, Jury faced Diego Sanchez on March 15, 2014, at UFC 171.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
Jury was expected to face Abel Trujillo on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 44.[16] However, Jury pulled out of the bout citing an injury and Trujillo was pulled for the event as well.[17]
Jury was expected to face Anthony Pettis on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16.[23] However, Pettis pulled out of the bout on May 8 and was replaced by Edson Barboza.[24] Subsequently, Jury pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Paul Felder.[25]
For his next bout, Jury moved to the featherweight division to face Charles Oliveira on December 19, 2015, at UFC on Fox 17.[26] In the lead up to the fight Oliveira missed weight for the bout and it was subsequently contested at a catchweight.[27] Oliveira won the fight via submission in the first round.[28]
On July 18, 2019, it was announced that Jury had signed a four-fight deal with Bellator MMA.[37][38] Jury made his promotional debut against Benson Henderson in Jury's return to Lightweight at Bellator 227 on September 27, 2019.[39] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[40]
Jury faced Brandon Girtz on February 21, 2020, at Bellator 239. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[41]
Jury faced Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 261 on June 25, 2021.[44] After being dominated by Outlaw on the ground, Jury lost the bout rear-naked choke in the third round.[45]
Personal life
Jury is known for investing in real estate, and runs a YouTube channel where he talks about his experiences in MMA and investing. He has provided detailed breakdowns of the finances of UFC fighters, including their revenue streams (direct pay, win bonus, locker room bonus) and sponsorships.[46]
