Jordan made his amateur mixed martial arts debut in February 2008, which he lost. He rebounded in January 2009 with a TKO victory. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in May 2009 for Bellator and won via submission. Jordan then competed in various promotions over the next three years, amassing a record of 11–2 before joining Strikeforce.
Strikeforce
Jordan debuted for the promotion in June 22, 2011, where he lost a unanimous decision to Devin Cole. Three months later Jordan fought Lavar Johnson, whom he defeated via submission in the second round. With the dissolution of the Strikeforce Heavyweight division, Jordan was one of the first announced Heavyweight fighters to make the transition to the UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jordan made his official debut against UFC newcomer Oli Thompson at UFC on FX 2. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after dominating the fight with his striking. In his second UFC fight, Jordan replaced an injured Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira to face Cheick Kongo on July 21, 2012 at. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Jordan faced Mike Russow on January 26, 2013 at. Despite losing the first round to Russow, Jordan was able to mount a comeback in the second round and won via TKO. Jordan faced Pat Barry on June 15, 2013 at UFC 161. Jordan defeated Barry via first round TKO. The win also delivered Jordan his first Knockout of the Night bonus award. Jordan faced Gabriel Gonzaga on October 19, 2013 at UFC 166. He was defeated via knockoutat 1:33 of the first round. Jordan faced Matt Mitrione on March 1, 2014 at. He was defeated via knockout at 4:59 of the first round. Jordan next faced Jack May at UFC Fight Night 47 on August 16, 2014. He won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round. Jordan faced UFC newcomer Jared Cannonier at UFC 182 on January 3, 2015. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also earned Jordan his first Performance of the Night bonus award. Jordan had a rematch with Derrick Lewis on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68. In their first encounter on the regional circuit in 2010, Jordan won by unanimous decision. Jordan won the rematch after hitting Lewis with a hook kick and following up with punches on the ground early in the second round. The win also earned Jordan his second consecutive Performance of the Night bonus award. Jordan faced Ruslan Magomedov in the last fight of his contract on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
On April 28, 2016 it was announced that Jordan had signed a contract with World Series of Fighting. Jordan faced Ashley Gooch on October 7, 2016 at. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. On January 1, 2017 it was announced that Jordan would face reigning heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov for the title at WSOF 35. The event was originally scheduled for February 28 but was rescheduled to March 18. Jordan lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Jordan faced Josh Copeland on July 19, 2018 at PFL 4. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
