Ex-UFC fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik is currently in custody after being arrested in Florida on two separate charges listed as a domestic violence offense.
Online court records show that Rozenstruik was arrested on Jan. 19 by the Pembroke Pines Police Department and taken to the main jail where he was hit with a pair of charges and also placed on an immigration hold.
The immigration hold is set for 48 hours with that charge hitting on Jan. 20.
Based on records, Rozenstruik was hit with a third-degree felony for false imprisonment with his bond set at $2,500. A second misdemeanor charge was also levied against Rozenstruik for touch or strike/battery/domestic violence with a $1,000 bond.
A police report obtained by MMA Fighting from the Pembroke Pines Police Department revealed that officers responded to a “suspicious incident” and upon further investigation they determined it was “a domestic battery incident.”
Police stated that Rozenstruik “made vague allegations” that his partner (who is not identified by name or relation in the report) was pushing him during an argument and advised officers “they figured it out” and did not need law enforcement.
Rozenstruik claimed he got into an argument with his partner and she pushed him with one arm but did not touch or strike him. Police stated that Rozenstruik was “uncooperative and did not want to provide any further
information” and that his partner had left the house.
Police eventually returned to the residence where they made contact with Rozenstruik’s partner and she told authorities that she got into an argument with the ex-UFC fighter while they were driving to their storage unit. The alleged victim claimed “during the argument she chose to ignore Jairzinho which prompted him to allegedly
actually and intentionally slap her hand causing her cell phone to fall to the car floor.“
She claims she picked up the phone and Rozenstruik struck her hand again and then she attempted to exit the vehicle when the veteran heavyweight allegedly “grabbed her by the arm to prevent her from leaving the vehicle.”
She told police she “punched Jairzinho with a closed fist in the head multiple times in self-defense” The police report states that she stayed in the vehicle as the argument continued before Rozenstruik parked and he “attempted to kiss” her but she declined and called him “a nasty beast.”
She told police that comment angered Rozenstruik and “he allegedly actually and intentionally bit her right bicep against her will.” Rozenstruik allegedly then moved the car to a new location where the argument continued and “she attempted to exit the vehicle again and Jairzinho actually and intentionally grabbed her arm
preventing her from leaving the vehicle.“
Police say the alleged victim then stated she punched Rozenstruik again in “self-defense which caused him to release her arm” before grabbing her purse and leaving the vehicle.
Police stated that Rozenstruik’s partner had “a visible bite mark on her right bicep, redness on both of her forearms and a red scratch/bruise mark under her right eye” and she allowed police to photograph her injuries.
The report states that Rozenstruik was “uncooperative during the investigation and had changed his account of the incident multiple times and withheld information regarding the incident. Multiple attempts were needed for Jairzinho to give his account of the incident.”
“Due to the above factors and the totality of the circumstances, probable cause that Jairzinho was the
primary aggressor during this incident and committed the alleged crime was established,“ police stated in the report.
As a result, Rozenstruik was arrested and taken into custody without incident.
Rozenstruik, 37, spent six years on the UFC roster where he was a top 10 heavyweight for much of his career competing in the promotion. He scored impressive wins over Andrei Arlovski, Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem during his career with the UFC.
He was eventually released from his contract in 2025 following a 3-4 run including a decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich in his final fight with the promotion. Rozenstruik then moved onto sign with Mike Perry’s Dirty Boxing promotion where he became heavyweight champion in his second fight with the promotion.
