Professor Jacob Allman
Jacob Allman with Carlson Gracie Jr.
Jacob started his grappling career as an amateur wrestler in middle school. He would go on to win two North Carolina state championships in wrestling for Northwest Cabarrus High School amassing a record of 171-13 in his high school career.
He began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2007 and spent a number of years training Catch Wrestling under the tutelage of Johnny Huskey in Asheville, NC.
Jacob began fighting MMA in 2009. He went 7-0 as an amateur and 3-1 as a professional fighter.
He was promoted to the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2024 by Carlson Gracie, Jr.