A list of interesting Jordan Burroughs facts

Jordon Burroughs is a freestyle wrestler and also a gold medal winner at the 2012 Olympic games. He has also world various other gold medals in wrestling, including the World, US, and Pan American Championships. Known for his devastating speed and double leg take downs, he is seen not only as one of the greatest ever in terms of grappling, but also for his eye-catching displays. Want to know more about one of USA’s greatest ever wrestlers to grace the mat? Read on for more details.

Is Jordan Burroughs the best wrestler?

Is Jordan Burroughs the goat? Whilst Jordan Burroughs is considered as a definite great, he is arguably not the best ever wrestler. That honor probably goes to the great Aleksandr Karelin. Karelin retired with three Olympic gold medals and various other Championships. His record was 887 wins and 2 losses. As of 2021, Burroughs has already lost 14 matches in just over 200 matches. It should be noted that Karelin’s record was in Greco-Roman wrestling, whereas Burroughs wrestlers under a folkstyle setting. At the same time, the accomplishments of Burroughs should not be taken lightly.

How much does Jordan Burroughs make a year?

According to wrestler Ben Askren, he was making $30,000 per year at his peak as a wrestler. With this said, Jordan Burroughs doesn’t make that much money from Olympic wrestling. Instead, the bulk of his money these days comes from his celebrity status. This mostly includes sponsorship deals and wrestling superfights, such as his match against Ben Askren. In short, there’s more money in wrestling than ever now, so it’s safe to say that Burroughs makes a healthy amount each year. However, the exact number is not known, neither is the net worth of Burroughs.

How many Olympic Championships does Jordan Burroughs have?

Jordan Burroughs has one Olympic Games gold medal, which is his only ever medal from the Olympics. In terms of World Championships, he has won 4 golds, from Paris, Las Vegas, Budapest, and Istanbul. He is tied with Bruce Baumgartner for five major wrestling Championships, which is certainly not bad company to be amongst.

How many national championships does Jordan Burroughs have?

In total, Jordan Burroughs has 4 US Championship gold medals. Three of these golds came at different years in Las Vegas, with the other gold coming in 2011 in Cleveland. He has also won The Big 12 Championships 3 times, as well as the Pan American Championships a total of 4 times. Because of this, he is known as something of a machine where collecting medals are concerned.

Does Jordan Burroughs smoke?

Surprisingly, this is a frequently asked question about Burroughs. Unsurprisingly, the answer is a resounding ‘no’. Remember, Burroughs is one of the greatest ever, in a sport that requires incredible cardio. This means he would never smoke as it could potentially damage his career, legacy and livelihood. He was once quoted saying “That’s the hardest part of all of this. I live my lifestyle the right way. I don’t smoke.”

Is Jordan Burroughs African American?

In terms of his ethnicity and origins, Jordan Burroughs is an African American. He was born in 1988 in New Jersey and interestingly, has also defeated an African wrestling Champion. Burroughs beat Augusto Midana back in 2016. Midana is from Guinea-Bissau and has won the African Championships several times.

How tall is Jordan Burroughs?

Roughly speaking, Jordan Burroughs is 5’7 in height. This is often seen as the perfect height for a wrestler. Because wrestling is competed and measured by weight, this means he can pack great amounts of muscle onto his frame and have a weight advantage against taller opponent’s. His stocky and muscular build make Burroughs a very tough opponent and his low center of gravity on plays into his hands.

What does Jordan Burroughs eat?

As you may imagine, Jordan Burroughs lives a very healthy lifestyle. Since his childhood, Burroughs has had a high-seafood diet, which is a good source of protein and energy. To this day, he still eats plenty of fish which is perfect for his wrestling training.

Who is Jordan Burroughs wife?

Lauren Mariacher is Burroughs wife. The pair married in 2013 after years of dating. According to Burroughs, the pair met during one of his wrestling tournaments and he eventually added her on Facebook, saying “We clicked immediately.” Burroughs has actually written about their marriage extensively on his website.

Is Jordan Burroughs retired?

As of 2021, Jordan Burroughs has not retired. An avid competitor, like many wrestlers, grappling is in his blood. However, now in his thirties, he has said goodbye to the Olympics. Burrough’s can’t complain though, competing in the Olympics once and coming away with a gold medal, which is pretty good going.

Did Justin Gaethje beat Jordan Burroughs?

UFC fighter Justin Gaethje maybe best known for throwing heavy punches, but it turns out that he once wrestled Burroughs too. Unsurprisingly, Burroughs won 11-0. Humbled by his defeat, Gaethje was classy and took it well, later going on to claim that the double leg takedown technique of Burroughs was “A masterpiece”

Who can beat Jordan Burroughs?

As it happens, Jordan Burroughs has lost several times during his career. With literally hundreds of matches, this isn’t too unusual either…he is human after all. Jordan Burroughs has lost three times to rival Kyle Dake. Although Burroughs has beaten Dake on many more occasions, it seems that Dake is his weakness. Dake beat Burroughs twice in 2021.

Will Jordan Burroughs fight MMA?

Due to the success of other wrestlers in MMA such as Ben Askren and Daniel Cormier, you may ask the question whether Jordan Burroughs would ever fight in MMA? The answer to this is no. Burroughs was asked this on the Joe Rogan podcast and has been quoting saying “I just don’t want to get punched in the face” whilst also citing reasons such as CTE as other problems if he went into MMA.

Also, now Burroughs is in his 30’s, the prospect of learning striking skills just isn’t appealing. Not only this but due to his popularity, he is comfortably wealth and probably makes far more money in wrestling compared to most high-level MMA fighters. With this said, financially it doesn’t make sense for him to train MMA either.