Jules Bruchez

Jules Menou Bruchez (born August 16, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.

Mixed martial arts
Bruchez got his start into MMA when he started karate and judo as a young child, where he is now a black belt in both disciplines. He claims his motivation comes from watching the movie, The Karate Kid.

Bruchez started training as a disciple of former the Olympian in judo, Josh Artig, at Ronan Dojo. Bruchez now trains with "The Ultimate Fighter 7" semifinalist, Tim Credeur.

The Ultimate Fighter
Bruchez defeated Eric Magee with a rear naked choke in the first round to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house.

Bruchez would then go on to fight Vinny Magalhães but was defeated by arm bar submission in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Bruchez lost his MMA and UFC debut to former castmate Eliot Marshall at the TUF 8 finale. After the loss, Bruchez was let go from the UFC.

Post UFC
Bruchez tried to get on a small fight card for a small MMA company but was unable to do so because of the UFC not releasing him from his contract until it was too late to get a fight for March. Bruchez then entered talks with XFC MMA in Tampa and a small based company in Canada. Bruchez has now dropped down to the 185 weight division. Bruchez won his first fight after being released by the UFC at a Cajun Fighting Championships event.

In a fight against The Ultimate Fighter veteran, Danny Abbadi, Bruchez broke his leg causing him to lose the fight. The injury forced Bruchez out of competition for many months. He returned to competition at Bellator 18.

On May 13, 2010, Bruchez made fought Lamond Stafford for Bellator Fighting Championships. Bruchez was knocked out 19 seconds into round two. Bruchez now falls to 1-3 in his Mixed martial arts career.

Personal life
Bruchez is married.