A professional competitor since 2009, Jordan has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Jordan was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, attending Riverside High School where he excelled in football, basketball, wrestling, and track and field.
Jordan was a two-time state champion in wrestling, was ranked as one of the top ten fullbacks in the country for football, and was the starting center on the basketball team for his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.
Jordan continued his football career with a scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) under coach Nick Saban and then coach Les Miles where he was a member of LSU's 2003 BCS National Championship and 2007 BCS National Championship teams.
[2] Jordan also had a cameo appearance in the film Philly Kid where he portrayed a Russian fighter by the name of Andres Titov.
Jordan made his amateur mixed martial arts debut in February 2008, which he lost.
He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in May 2009 for Bellator and won via submission.
On January 1, 2017, it was announced that Jordan would face reigning heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov for the title at WSOF 35.
[21] The event was originally scheduled for February 28 (incorrectly reported as Feb 25) but was rescheduled to March 18.