Faeez   "Troublemaker"   Jacobs

Bantamweight
Fighter's record
[W L D] : 7 - 4 - 0
  • Submission : 1 Wins - 1 Losses
  • TKO/KO : 5 Wins - 1 Losses
  • Decision : 1 Wins - 2 Losses
  • Age : 23
  • Height : 5'9" (1.76 m)
  • Reach : 71,26" (181 cm)
  • Leg Span : 40,94" (104cm)
  • Stance : Orthodox
  • BG Discipline : Kickboxing
  • Strengths : Abnormal reach
    Explosive striking
    Unpredictably dynamic
  • From : South Africa
  • Fighting out of : Kenilworth, Cape Town
  • Gym : Top Gym
  • Trainer : Fidaah Edries
Fighter's Skills Breakdown
  • Submission : 10%
  • Takedowns : 10%
  • Striking : 80%

Fighters Media

Can't get enough Faeez Jacobs
EFC 65 Now Available on KwesƩ TV App
EFC 65 Open Workout Highlights
EFC 63: Post Event Press Conference
EFC 63 Fight Week Interview: Faeez Jacobs
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GOLDEN GIFT WALKS AWAY WITH TITLE
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EFC ENGAGED: SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
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EFC ENGAGED: STARS ENTER THE CAPITAL!
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WORDS FLY AT FLYWEIGHT FRACAS! EFC 107 Weigh-ins explode with intent
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IT’S FIGHT WEEK! FIGHTERS READY TO DELIVER DESTRUCTION!
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EFC 107 ENGAGED – Touch down!
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EFC 107 – ENGAGED EP 23
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THERE’S TROUBLE BREWING!
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EFC 90 Post Event Presser
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ā€˜THE GHOST’ CLAIMS GOLD
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EFC 90 IS OFFICIAL
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EFC 90 Official Weigh-in
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The Countdown to EFC 90
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EFC 90 PROMO
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EFC 85 LIGHTS UP AFRICA
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HOW TO WATCH EFC 85
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ALL EYES ON EFC RETURN
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EFC INVESTED – PRESS CONFERENCE
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EFC 85 Jacobs vs Chipfumbu – Official Promo
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2 HUGE FIGHTS TO INVEST IN
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Faeez Jacobs: “Line Them Up”
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EFC 81 Highlights
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EFC 81 Faeez Jacobs Hexagon Interview
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EFC 81 Post Event Press Conference
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ā€œDREAMS DO COME TRUEā€
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EFC 81 Weigh-In
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JACOBS OUT TO MANIFEST DESTINY AGAINST ZULU
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR EFC 81
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EFC 81 Zulu & Jacobs Face-off for first time on SABC News
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Interview with The ‘Troublemaker’ Faeez Jacobs
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#EFC81 COUNTDOWN BEGINS NOW!
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Countdown to EFC 81 Zulu vs Jacobs
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EFC 81 Zulu vs Jacobs, Madiba vs Botha
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EFC 81 Top 6 Finishers
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EFC 81 Zulu vs Jacobs – Teaser
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EFC 81 Faeez Jacobs Iconic KO
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ā€œNOTHING WILL STOP MEā€
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ā€œI CAN FEEL THE MOMENT ALREADYā€
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ZULU & JACOBS SHOT AT GOLD
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INSIDE THE HEX HIGHLIGHTS
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EFC 79: Faeez Jacobs Hexagon Interview
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ā€˜SMILEY’ DEMOLISHES CROATIA’S ā€˜COWBOY’
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EFC 79 Fight Card
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KABESA SEES ā€œNO CHALLENGEā€ IN ā€˜CROATIAN COWBOY’
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FAEEZ JACOBS JUMPS AT OPPORTUNITY
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EFC 75 Post-Event Press Conference Highlights
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EFC 75 Engaged Episode 4
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EFC 75 Weigh-In
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EFC 75 Fight Week Press Conference
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EFC 75 Engaged Episode 1
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ULTIMATE FAN DAY THIS WEDNESDAY
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10 DAYS TO #EFC75 IN CAPE TOWN
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THE ā€˜TROUBLEMAKER’ VS ā€˜THE PHANTOM’
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A KNOCKOUT WEEKEND WITH KALUNDA & DA ROCHA
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EFC 72 Dragon Energy Highlights
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EFC 72 Post Event Press Conference
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EFC 72 Engaged Episode 4
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EFC 72 Engaged Episode 2
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JUST OVER TWO WEEKS TO #EFC72
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EFC 72 Faeez ‘Troublemaker’ Jacobs
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EFC 72 | Cape Town | Just over 3 weeks away
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ā€˜THE PRESIDENT’ IS BACK!
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EFC 68 Highlights
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EFC 68 Post Event Press Conference
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THIRD TIMES THE CHARM FOR ā€˜THE PUNISHER’
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EFC BRINGS THE STORM TO THE MOTHER CITY
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EFC 68 Weigh-In
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MADGE & MORE ON CAPE TOWN MAIN EVENT
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EFC 68 Engaged: Episode 2
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UNDERDOGS: VAN STADEN, BRIGHT, JACOBS, MUYAMBO & MUKULU
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THE COUNTDOWN TO EFC 68 IN CAPE TOWN HAS BEGUN
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EFC 2017 Awards: Athlete of the Year
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EFC 2017 Awards: KO of the Year
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EFC 2017 Awards: Freshman of the Year
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EFC 2017 Awards: Most Exciting Athlete of the Year
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VOTING OPEN FOR EFC 2017 AWARDS
EFC 66 Engaged: Episode 5
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EFC 66 Engaged: Episode 5
EFC 66 Open Workout
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EFC 66 Open Workout
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Can’t get enough Faeez Jacobs
EFC 65 Now Available on KwesƩ TV App
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EFC 65 Now Available on KwesƩ TV App
EFC 65 Press Conference
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EFC 65 Press Conference
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“EITHER I FINISH HIM, OR HE QUITS”
EFC 65 Weigh-In
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EFC 65 Weigh-In
EFC 65 Engaged - Ep 5
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EFC 65 Engaged – Ep 5
EFC 65 Open Workout Highlights
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EFC 65 Open Workout Highlights
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AUSTIN AND ALLEN OPEN AS FAVOURITES AHEAD OF EFC 65
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FOUR FIGHTS ADDED
EFC 63: Post Event Press Conference
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EFC 63: Post Event Press Conference
EFC 63 Engaged: Ep 8
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EFC 63 Engaged: Ep 8
EFC 63: Weigh-In
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EFC 63: Weigh-In
EFC 63 Engaged: Ep 6
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EFC 63 Engaged: Ep 6
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CAPE TOWN FAVOURS THE AMERICAS
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FIGHT WEEK FAN EVENT CONFIRMED
EFC 63 Fight Week Interview: Faeez Jacobs
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EFC 63 Fight Week Interview: Faeez Jacobs
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FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT: FAEEZ JACOBS VS NERICK SIMOES
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EFC 61: Post-Event Press Conference
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#ANDSTILL AT THE SUPERBOWL
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SUPERBOWL READY TO RUMBLE
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EFC 61 Engaged: Episode 8
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EFC 61 Engaged: Ep 7

Action Shots

  • EFC – 81 – 10 August 2019
  • EFC – 79 – 04 May 2019
  • EFC – 75 – 3 November 2018
  • EFC – 72 – 11 August 2018
  • EFC – 68 – 31 March 2018
  • EFC – 65 – 04 November 2017
  • EFC – 63 – 09Ā  September 2017
  • EFC – 61 – 08 July 2017
  • EFC – 58 – 08 April 2017

Fight History

Pro Fight History

  • Opponent
  • Event
  • Result
  • Method
  • Sindile Manengela
    EFC 90
    Win
    R5 Decision (Split)
  • Sylvester Chipfumbu
    EFC 85
    R5 Decision (Unanimous)
  • Nkazimulo Zulu
    EFC 81
    R5 Decision
  • Billy Oosthuizen
    EFC 79
    Win
    R1 TKO (Knees)
  • TC Khusu
    EFC 75
    Win
    R1 TKO (Punches)
  • Tumisang Madiba
    EFC 72
    Win
    R1 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
  • Callum Ellenor
    EFC 68
    Loss
    R1 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
  • Oumpie Sebeko
    EFC 65
    Win
    R2 TKO (Punches)
  • Nerik Simoes
    EFC 63
    Loss
    R3 TKO (Punches)
  • Kevin Pheko
    EFC 61
    Win
    R1 TKO (Ref Stoppage)
  • Jessie Fleming
    EFC 58
    Win
    R1 TKO (Punches)

Exhibition Fight History

  • Opponent
  • Event
  • Result
  • Method
    No fights recorded

Fighters Biography

Heros

Bruce Lee his method of using martial arts and philosophy to become an elite minded individual inspired me to continue smashing plateaus.

What do you do for fight preparation?

I train many martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, jujitsu, wrestling and then I train strength and conditioning.

 

How did you get your fight name?

ā€œTroublemakerā€ was given to me by my high school principal. I was in his office a lot and was even expelled from school. ā€œTroublemakerā€ was everything that made me bad and I wanted to turn it around to mean something more positive. ā€œTroublemakerā€ is to believe that you are worthy, the world is for me and not against me. To defy reality and make dreams come true. ā€œTroublemakerā€ means to not conform and be so uniquely myself that I have to succeed.

 

When and why did you start MMA training?

Fighting is an honest reflection of how I am and my approach to life’s struggles that are based in fear and circumstances, fighting is my liberation, it’s my cure for mortality because it never allows me to settle into mediocrity and that has allowed me to accept and embrace that my death is inevitable. #freedom #liveinthemoment

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How did you transition into MMA?

Backyard brawl mma gloves fight till first blood, having a fight with no negative intent just for competition, awakening a hunger in me that just couldn’t get satisfied.

 

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Added Detail

  • Was an Uber driver before making his EFC debut

Key Opponents

Notable Fights

  • Opponent
    Event
    Result
  • Nerik Simoes
    EFC 63
    Loss
  • none
  • none
  • none
Faeez   Jacobs