He then returned to RUFF [5] garnering a shot at the bantamweight strap against Irshaad Sayed,[6] but the fight was cancelled due to UFC interest in Jumabieke.
During the hiatus Jumabieke stated his professional mixed martial arts record was not an accurate, even claiming he fought three times in December 2013.
[11][12] Zhumabek was scheduled to meet Patrick Williams but due to injury he instead fought Marcus Brimage on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, in Sydney Australia.
After that, he demonstrated impressive form by securing back-to-back unanimous decision victories in the following year, first against Marques in a rematch in March, and later against Giovanni Moljo in June, even clinching the vacant WBK Featherweight Championship.
However, his momentum was broken when he faced a defeat at the hands of Soo Chul Kim in July 2016, losing by TKO in the Road FC 032 event.
However, this victory was short-lived, as he then went through a challenging period, suffering a series of losses against Boris Fedorov, Andre Harrison, Lance Palmer, and Alexandre Almeida from May 2018 to October 2018.