Jeff Joslin was born on April 30, 1975, in Hamilton, Ontario – Canada. He began training martial arts – mainly Karate and Kickboxing – at the age of 5. His close relationship with martial arts came through his father, an accomplished Karate & Kickboxing competitor, with 3 Canadian National Championship belts.

Like many others Joslin’s first contact with Jiu-Jitsu came through the very first UFC, watching the great Royce Gracie use this style of fighting to win the tournament. In 1994 Jeff started his Brazilian journey, but without the help of a proper instructor (there was none at the time were Jeff lived), he taught himself, by watching tapes and practising with training partners.

A few years later, Mr Joslin decided to travel to Atlanta in the US, to seek mr Romero Cavalcanti, a famous instructor from which he had heard many recommendations. It was in Alliance Atlanta that Jeff achieved his blue belt and where his Jiu Jitsu truly developed.

In 2006 Jeff Joslin received his black belt from Romero. The acomplishment was also highly influenced by his BJJ coach at the Joslin Martial Arts Centre during 2002, Mr Mario ‘Esfiha’.

Jeff started his MMA career in 2002 with a victory over Kyle Sandford. His career prospered in the following years and Jeff reached UFC in 2006. During his MMA campaign, and being the martial arts enthusiast that he was, Jeff continued to add martial arts knowledge to his expertise, picking up Boxing and Wrestling.