The New Zealand fight community is celebrating following a monumental win on an international stage for a Kiwi fighter.

Fergus Jenkins competed in the 2021 IMMAF World Championships at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.

"Sixteen amateur Champions were crowned as the Senior Finals concluded the competition," says an IMMAF spokesperson.

"The rescheduled tournament was hosted by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Federation, with backing from the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and in partnership with Palms Sports."

In the middleweight section, people were treated to a spectacular performance from Jenkins.

Prior to the fight, the New Zealand team performed a pre-match Haka.

The breakthrough talent then topped off his debut competition by defeating RMMAU’s Iusup Magomedov over three rounds. 

Check out the full results below:

MEDALLISTS - SENIORS

F: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs)
Gold Nadine Abbott Bissett (Ireland)
Silver Jenna Horto (Finland)
Bronze Yana Markova (Russia)
Bronze Vridhi Kumari (India) 

F: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Gold Aieza Ramos Bertolso (Bahrain)
Silver Josefine Modig (Sweden)
Bronze Fabiola Silva (Bahrain)
Bronze Altynay Mergenbay (Kazakhstan)

F: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs)
Gold Beatriz Consuli Diniz (Bahrain)
Silver Giulliany Perea (Brazil)
Bronze Paulina Wisniewska (Poland)
Bronze Alexandra Mitina (RMMAU)

F: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs)
Gold Nina Nikolija Milosevic (Sweden)
Silver Raiane Vinuto Guimaraes (Bahrain)
Bronze Tatiana Postarnakova (RMMAU)
Bronze Josiane Oliveira (Brazil)

F: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs)
Gold Sabrina Laurentina De Sousa (Bahrain)
Silver Cecilie Bolander (Norway)
Bronze Michelle Montague (New Zealand)
Bronze Zhansaya Yermagambetova (Kazakhstan)

F: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Gold Olga Lagodnaya (RMMAU)
Silver Aizhan Abdykadyr (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Mel Webster (New Zealand)
Bronze Yrsa Sandin (Sweden)

M: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Gold Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan)
Silver Farkhod Rakhmonaliev (RMMAU)
Bronze Kurban Omarov (RMMAU)
Bronze Yerulan Kabdulov (Kazakhstan)

M: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs)
Gold Bektur Zhenishbek Uulu (RMMAU)
Silver Dastan Zhakypbekov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Rafael Calderon Coria (Spain)
Bronze Ibragim Kartoev (RMMAU)

M: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs)
Gold Shakhban Gapizov (RMMAU)
Silver Oskar Jaskari (Sweden)
Bronze Yevgeni Shinkarevsky (Israel)
Bronze Ismail Khan (Pakistan)

M: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs)
Gold Bekzat Zhassiya (Kazakhstan)
Silver Juan Izquierdo (Spain)
Bronze Bakhtiyor Husainov (Tajikistan)
Bronze Kurban Zainukov (RMMAU)

M: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Gold Kurban Idrisov (Bahrain)
Silver Salamat Isbulaev (RMMAU)
Bronze Marko Sarasjarvi (Finland)
Bronze Neimat Assadov (Kazakhstan)

M: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Gold Ramazan Gitinov (Bahrain)
Silver Jovidon Mahmudov (Tajikistan)
Bronze Bogdan Pshebelskiy (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Abdyla Aliev (RMMAU)

M: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs)
Gold Fergus Jenkins (New Zealand)
Silver Iusup Magomedov (RMMAU)
Bronze Paul Buckley (Ireland)
Bronze Sultan Omarov (Bahrain)

M: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Gold Dzhamal Medzhidov (RMMAU)
Silver Robin Enontekio (Sweden)
Bronze Magomed Shakhrudinov (RMMAU)
Bronze Dmytro Babynskyi (Ukraine)

M: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Gold Rasul Magomedov (Bahrain)
Silver Shamil Kuramagomedov (RMMAU)
Bronze Khalil Ibnukhazharov (RMMAU)
Bronze Tom Hoelemann (Germany)

M: Super Heavyweight 300 kg (661 lbs)
Bronze Pasha Kharkhachaev (Bahrain) 
Bronze Ikhtiyor Khalmuradov (Uzbekistan)

SENIOR FINALS RESULTS: 29/01/2022

CAGE 1

Bout 1: Female F: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Nadine Abbott Bissett (Ireland) d e f Jenna Horto (Finland) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 2: Male M: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan) d e f Farkhod Rakhmonaliev (RMMAU) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-26, 29-28)

Bout 3: Female F: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Aieza Ramos Bertolso (Bahrain) d e f Josefine Modig (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 4: Male M: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Bektur Zhenishbek Uulu (RMMAU) d e f Dastan Zhakypbekov (Kazakhstan) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 5: Female F: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Beatriz Consuli Diniz (Bahrain) d e f Giulliany Perea (Brazil) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 6: Male M: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Shakhban Gapizov (RMMAU) d e f Oskar Jaskari (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 7: Female F: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Nina Nikolija Milosevic (Sweden) d e f Raiane Vinuto Guimaraes (Bahrain) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Bout 8: Male M: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Bekzat Zhassiya (Kazakhstan) d e f Juan Izquierdo (Spain) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 9: Female F: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Sabrina Laurentina De Sousa (Bahrain) d e f Cecilie Bolander (Norway) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Bout 10: Male M: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Kurban Idrisov (Bahrain) d e f Salamat Isbulaev (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Bout 11: Female F: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Olga Lagodnaya (RMMAU) d e f Aizhan Abdykadyr (Kazakhstan) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Bout 12: Male M: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Ramazan Gitinov (Bahrain) d e f Jovidon Mahmudov (Tajikistan) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 13: Male M: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Fergus Jenkins (New Zealand) d e f Iusup Magomedov (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 14: Male M: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Dzhamal Medzhidov (RMMAU) d e f Robin Enontekio (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bout 15: Male M: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Rasul Magomedov (Bahrain) d e f Shamil Kuramagomedov (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Bout 16: Male M: Super Heavyweight 300 kg (661 lbs) Shamsutdin Makhmudov (RMMAU) d e f Rassul Khatayev (Kazakhstan) via TKO Round 2, 2:44