Lightweight · “The Leech”
Damon Jackson
23-9-1 (1 NC) UFC 6-6-1 (1 NC)
5'11"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
37Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
9:48Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.47
Striking accuracy42.9%
Striking defense49.1%
Takedowns / 15 min2.3
Takedown accuracy32.8%
Takedown defense37.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.2
Control time41.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
14 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Jim Miller 26-17 walk-in Submission · R1 2:44 — UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic · 2024-11-16
16/31Sig. strikes
10/24Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chepe Mariscal 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · 2024-08-10
32/49Sig. strikes
73/100Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
4:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Hernandez 6-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · 2024-04-06
42/85Sig. strikes
32/87Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
6:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Billy Quarantillo 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · 2023-08-05
67/173Sig. strikes
100/188Absorbed
3/13Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dan Ige 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · 2023-01-14
36/100Sig. strikes
34/74Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pat Sabatini 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · 2022-09-17
11/20Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dan Argueta 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · 2022-06-04
32/53Sig. strikes
27/59Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kamuela Kirk 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03-12
32/78Sig. strikes
22/54Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Charles Rosa 5-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · 2021-10-09
41/87Sig. strikes
34/87Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
10:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Ilia Topuria 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · 2020-12-05
16/52Sig. strikes
31/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mirsad Bektic 6-3 walk-in Submission · R3 1:21 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · 2020-09-19
12/26Sig. strikes
13/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
7Sub attempts
D Levan Makashvili 1-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · 2016-01-30
44/131Sig. strikes
65/114Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
6:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Rony Jason 4-2 walk-in Overturned · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · 2015-05-30
5/13Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yancy Medeiros 0-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:54 — UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · 2014-08-30
20/49Sig. strikes
29/55Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Damon Jackson) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
15
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 1 · No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
14
LFA
8
Legacy FC
4
Bellator
2
Fury FC
1
PFL
1
24/7 Entertainment
1
KOTC
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 34 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Calderon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fury FC 119
2026-05-17 |
Fury FC | 4 | 2:07 |
| L | Jim Miller | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 309
2024-11-16 |
UFC | 1 | 2:44 |
| L | Chepe Mariscal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
2024-08-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Hernandez | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
2024-04-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Billy Quarantillo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
2023-08-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dan Ige | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
2023-01-14 |
UFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| W | Pat Sabatini | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
2022-09-17 |
UFC | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | Daniel Argueta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
2022-06-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kamuela Kirk | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
2022-03-12 |
UFC | 2 | 4:42 |
| W | Charles Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
2021-10-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ilia Topuria | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori
2020-12-05 |
UFC | 1 | 2:38 |
| W | Mirsad Bektić | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-09-19 |
UFC | 3 | 1:21 |
| W | Mauro Chaulet | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 83
2020-03-06 |
LFA | 1 | 2:11 |
| L | Movlid Khaybulaev | KO (flying knee) | PFL 2 (2019)
2019-05-23 |
PFL | 1 | 0:10 |
| W | Nate Jennerman | KO (punch) | LFA 47
2018-08-10 |
LFA | 2 | 0:33 |
| W | Jeremy Spoon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 40
2018-05-25 |
LFA | 2 | 3:59 |
| W | Chris Pecero | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | LFA 33
2018-02-16 |
LFA | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Luis Luna | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 28
2017-12-08 |
LFA | 1 | 4:58 |
| W | Eliazar Rodriguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 16
2017-07-14 |
LFA | 1 | 3:49 |
| L | Kevin Aguilar | KO (punch) | LFA 4
2017-02-17 |
LFA | 3 | 4:05 |
| W | Charles Cheek III | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 1
2017-01-13 |
LFA | 2 | 1:24 |
| W | Levi Mowles | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 61
2016-10-14 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Levan Makashvili | Draw (majority) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
2016-01-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Rony Jason | NC (overturned) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
2015-05-30 |
UFC | 1 | 3:31 |
| L | Yancy Medeiros | Submission (reverse bulldog choke) | UFC 177
2014-08-30 |
UFC | 2 | 1:54 |
| W | Leonard Garcia | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Legacy FC 33
2014-07-18 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Hunter Tucker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 28
2014-02-21 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 3:24 |
| W | Javier Obregon | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Legacy FC 24
2013-10-11 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 4:12 |
| W | Keith Miner | TKO (punches) | Bellator 96
2013-06-19 |
Bellator | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Anselmo Luna | Submission (armbar) | 24/7 Entertainment 9: Enemy of the State
2013-04-19 |
24/7 Entertainment | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Zac Church | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 86
2013-01-24 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:43 |
| W | Zac Church | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Unification
2012-12-08 |
KOTC | 2 | 3:19 |
| W | Shelby Graham | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Tommy Tran Promotions
2012-11-17 |
Tommy Tran Promotions | 1 | 4:43 |
| W | Jacob Salyer | TKO (punches) | War Sports 1
2012-09-22 |
War Sports | 1 | 2:23 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Damon Jackson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.