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Jake "White Kong" Hadley is one of the most dangerous grapplers in the bantamweight division and a featured addition to the Professional Fighters League international roster. The Birmingham, England native fights at 135 pounds and is widely recognized as one of the most credentialed submission artists in his weight class. Jake Hadley earned international attention as a former Cage Warriors flyweight champion before climbing to mixed martial arts' biggest stages, including the UFC. Inside the PFL, he has established himself as one of the most aggressive finishers on the bantamweight roster, with submission instincts on the ground that rival anyone in the 135 pound division. Today, Hadley sits as one of the most distinctive grappling talents on the PFL bantamweight roster.

Hadley built his early career on the European amateur circuit, capturing regional bantamweight and flyweight titles before turning professional and dominating his way through Cage Warriors. He held both the Cage Warriors flyweight title and the EFC Worldwide flyweight title, earning his UFC contract through Dana White's Contender Series along the way. He fights as a grappling specialist with a high level submission catalog. His offense is built around chain wrestling, takedown entries, back takes, and the kind of body lock control that has produced a long list of submission finishes across his career. His base discipline is Brazilian jiu jitsu, with an unusual breadth of submissions including the Scottish Twister, a rare and technical finish he has used to historic effect inside the PFL cage. After moving up to bantamweight late in his UFC tenure, Jake Hadley signed with PFL in 2025 and quickly turned his new chapter into one of the most memorable submission moments in recent MMA history.

Hadley's defining PFL moment came at PFL World Tournament 2 in April 2025 at Universal Studios in Orlando, where he made history with a third round Scottish Twister submission of Matheus Mattos, one of the rarest finishes in modern MMA. The performance instantly elevated his profile on the global stage and advanced him to the bantamweight tournament semifinals. Earlier in his career, Hadley captured Cage Warriors flyweight gold and EFC Worldwide flyweight gold, two of the most respected regional belts in the sport. His UFC catalog spans seven fights and includes a short notice bantamweight win over Caolan Loughran at UFC 304 that announced his move up to 135 pounds. Before that UFC run, he earned his contract by winning on Dana White's Contender Series. The combination of regional championship pedigree, UFC mileage, and a historic submission inside the PFL cage places Hadley among the most experienced and most distinctive grapplers in the PFL bantamweight division. Between his championship pedigree and elite submission game, Hadley arrives as a serious threat at 135 pounds.