Alan Michael Jouban (born November 25, 1982) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division.
Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Jouban competed in soccer from a young age through high school until tearing his ACL.
[7] Jouban attended and graduated from Ovey Comeaux High School and then went to University of Louisiana at Lafayette in his hometown for a couple of semesters, but left before finishing a degree.
[8] Jouban later began training in Muay Thai in 2005 at the age of 23, and was undefeated as an amateur, which led him into a career in mixed martial arts.
[12] Jouban next faced The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Middleweight winner Warlley Alves on November 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 56.
[18] However, Jouban pulled out of the fight in late March citing injury and was replaced by Omari Akhmedov.
[20] Despite having a point taken away for an unintentional knee to his opponent's head, he won the back and forth fight by unanimous decision.
[27] However, Taleb pulled out of the bout in early June citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Belal Muhammad.
[33] After being rocked with a punch, Jouban lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the second round.
He appeared in a short film as the face of Versace's Dylan Blue fragrance advertisement along with Gigi Hadid.