Born in 1988 in Camden, New Jersey, Jordan Burroughs is an American world champion in freestyle wrestling.

Burroughs began to gain attention for his wrestling in his senior year at Winslow Township High School under Head Coach Rick Koss. During his high school career he won three district championships and two regional championships, but in 2006, he captured a state title at 135 pounds. He committed to the University of Nebraska as the seventh ranked 135 pounder in the country.

Jordan Burroughs took no breaks after winning his NCAA title and graduating; he jumped right into the freestyle scene winning the U.S. Open at 74 kilograms just three weeks after his last college match. Burroughs then made the United States world team, and won the title at 74 kilograms at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, which he then followed up by winning the 74 kg title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara.