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Lightweight · “The Leech”

Damon Jackson

23-9-1 (1 NC) UFC 6-6-1 (1 NC)
Smothering Control Positional Grappler
5'11"Height
71"Reach
SwitchStance
38Age
1KO wins
2Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
9:48Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 20.5 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 35.6 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 31.3 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 38.3 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 83.8 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 12.7 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 93.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Strong 94
  2. Wrestling Above avg 84
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Durability Below avg 38
  5. Accuracy Below avg 36
  6. Striking D Below avg 31
  7. Striking Weak 20
  8. TD Defense Weak 13
Smothering Control 41% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 94 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.47
Striking accuracy42.9%
Striking defense49.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 12, 2022 vs Kamuela Kirk — 3.3/min (W) Mar '22 June 4, 2022 vs Dan Argueta — 2.13/min (W) Jun '22 September 17, 2022 vs Pat Sabatini — 9.57/min (W) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '22 January 14, 2023 vs Dan Ige — 3.91/min (L) Jan '23 August 5, 2023 vs Billy Quarantillo — 4.47/min (L) Aug '23 April 6, 2024 vs Alexander Hernandez — 2.8/min (W) Apr '24 August 10, 2024 vs Chepe Mariscal — 2.13/min (L) Aug '24 November 16, 2024 vs Jim Miller — 5.85/min (L) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '24

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jim Miller 37-18 walk-in Submission · R1 2:44 — UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic · November 16, 2024
16/31Sig. strikes
10/24Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chepe Mariscal 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · August 10, 2024
32/49Sig. strikes
73/100Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
4:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alexander Hernandez 14-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · April 6, 2024
42/85Sig. strikes
32/87Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
6:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Billy Quarantillo 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · August 5, 2023
67/173Sig. strikes
100/188Absorbed
3/13Takedowns
6:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dan Ige 15-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · January 14, 2023
36/100Sig. strikes
34/74Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pat Sabatini 17-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · September 17, 2022
11/20Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dan Argueta 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · June 4, 2022
32/53Sig. strikes
27/59Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Kamuela Kirk 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 4:42 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · March 12, 2022
32/78Sig. strikes
22/54Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Charles Rosa 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · October 9, 2021
41/87Sig. strikes
34/87Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
10:24Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Ilia Topuria 9-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · December 5, 2020
16/52Sig. strikes
31/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mirsad Bektic 13-3 walk-in Submission · R3 1:21 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · September 19, 2020
12/26Sig. strikes
13/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
7Sub attempts
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D Levan Makashvili 11-2 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · January 30, 2016
44/131Sig. strikes
65/114Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
6:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Rony Jason 14-5 walk-in Overturned · R1 3:31 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015
5/13Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Yancy Medeiros 9-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:54 — UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · August 30, 2014
20/49Sig. strikes
29/55Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
23-9-1 (1 NC)Pro record
Octagon MMA (2013–2017), Fortis MMA (2017–present)Gym / team

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
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Carlos Calderon Submission (rear-naked choke) Fury FC 119
May 17, 2026
 Fury FC 4 2:07
L Jim Miller Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 309
November 16, 2024
 UFC 1 2:44
L Chepe Mariscal Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
August 10, 2024
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alexander Hernandez Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
April 6, 2024
 UFC 3 5:00
L Billy Quarantillo Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
August 5, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Dan Ige KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
January 14, 2023
 UFC 2 4:13
W Pat Sabatini TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
September 17, 2022
 UFC 1 1:09
W Daniel Argueta Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
June 4, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kamuela Kirk Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
March 12, 2022
 UFC 2 4:42
W Charles Rosa Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
October 9, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ilia Topuria KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori
December 5, 2020
 UFC 1 2:38
W Mirsad Bektić Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
September 19, 2020
 UFC 3 1:21
W Mauro Chaulet Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 83
March 6, 2020
 LFA 1 2:11
L Movlid Khaybulaev KO (flying knee) PFL 2 (2019)
May 23, 2019
 PFL 1 0:10
W Nate Jennerman KO (punch) LFA 47
August 10, 2018
 LFA 2 0:33
W Jeremy Spoon Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 40
May 25, 2018
 LFA 2 3:59
W Chris Pecero Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) LFA 33
February 16, 2018
 LFA 1 0:38
W Luis Luna Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 28
December 8, 2017
 LFA 1 4:58
W Eliazar Rodriguez Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 16
July 14, 2017
 LFA 1 3:49
L Kevin Aguilar KO (punch) LFA 4
February 17, 2017
 LFA 3 4:05
W Charles Cheek III Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 1
January 13, 2017
 LFA 2 1:24
W Levi Mowles Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 61
October 14, 2016
 Legacy FC 3 5:00
D Levan Makashvili Draw (majority) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
January 30, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
NC Rony Jason NC (overturned) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
May 30, 2015
 UFC 1 3:31
L Yancy Medeiros Submission (reverse bulldog choke) UFC 177
August 30, 2014
 UFC 2 1:54
W Leonard Garcia Submission (arm-triangle choke) Legacy FC 33
July 18, 2014
 Legacy FC 1 1:32
W Hunter Tucker Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 28
February 21, 2014
 Legacy FC 2 3:24
W Javier Obregon Submission (arm-triangle choke) Legacy FC 24
October 11, 2013
 Legacy FC 2 4:12
W Keith Miner TKO (punches) Bellator 96
June 19, 2013
 Bellator 1 2:00
W Anselmo Luna Submission (armbar) 24/7 Entertainment 9: Enemy of the State
April 19, 2013
 24/7 Entertainment 2 1:15
W Zac Church Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 86
January 24, 2013
 Bellator 2 2:43
W Zac Church Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Unification
December 8, 2012
 KOTC 2 3:19
W Shelby Graham Submission (rear-naked choke) Tommy Tran Promotions
November 17, 2012
 Tommy Tran Promotions 1 4:43
W Jacob Salyer TKO (punches) War Sports 1
September 22, 2012
 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

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.5 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 42.9% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 49.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.3 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 32.8% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 37.9% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.6
Control time 41.3% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 50.7%