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Featherweight · “The Kid”

Jason Knight

23-9-0 UFC 4-5-0
Durable Submission Grappler
5'10"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:43Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 25.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 3.5 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 47.1 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 71.4 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 59.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 16.3 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 44.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 71
  2. Grappling Above avg 70
  3. Wrestling Average 59
  4. Striking D Average 47
  5. Control Average 45
  6. Striking Below avg 26
  7. TD Defense Weak 16
  8. Accuracy Weak 4
Durable above avg durability — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.02
Striking accuracy33.7%
Striking defense51.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.39
Takedowns / 15 min1.31
Takedown accuracy31.3%
Takedown defense47.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.7
Control time16.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 23, 2016 vs Jim Alers — 5.07/min (W) Jul '16 November 26, 2016 vs Dan Hooker — 3.93/min (W) Nov '16 January 28, 2017 vs Alex Caceres — 3.32/min (W) Jan '17 May 13, 2017 vs Chas Skelly — 5.54/min (W) May '17 July 29, 2017 vs Ricardo Lamas — 1.75/min (L) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '17 December 9, 2017 vs Gabriel Benitez — 2.4/min (L) Dec '17 May 27, 2018 vs Makwan Amirkhani — 1.93/min (L) May '18 November 3, 2018 vs Jordan Rinaldi — 0.8/min (L) Nov '18

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jordan Rinaldi 13-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
12/42Sig. strikes
20/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Makwan Amirkhani 13-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
29/88Sig. strikes
27/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
6:56Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Gabriel Benitez 19-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · December 9, 2017
36/181Sig. strikes
85/192Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ricardo Lamas 17-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:34 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · July 29, 2017
8/35Sig. strikes
42/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chas Skelly 17-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:39 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
59/109Sig. strikes
29/63Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:45Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Alex Caceres 12-9 walk-in Submission · R2 4:21 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · January 28, 2017
31/95Sig. strikes
27/58Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Dan Hooker 13-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · November 26, 2016
59/185Sig. strikes
47/100Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
4:52Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Jim Alers 13-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · July 23, 2016
76/225Sig. strikes
41/100Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tatsuya Kawajiri 34-8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · December 11, 2015
28/42Sig. strikes
28/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
23-9-0Pro record
Alan Belcher MMA Club, American Top Team D'IbervilleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 15
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 7
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
Atlas Fights 9
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3
UEP 3
Gulf Coast MMA 1
PFL 1
iKon Fighting Federation 1
Titan FC 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 32 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Joshua Weems Decision (unanimous) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3 5:00
L Randy Costa KO (punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6
November 10, 2023
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 1:41
W Rey Trujillo TKO (punches) Gulf Coast MMA 15
May 19, 2022
 Gulf Coast MMA 1 2:05
L Bobby Moffett Decision (unanimous) PFL 9
August 27, 2021
 PFL 3 5:00
W Charles Bennett Submission (rear-naked choke) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1
June 19, 2021
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 1 3:01
W Cliff Wright Submission (rear-naked choke) iKon Fighting Federation 5
March 5, 2021
 iKon Fighting Federation 2 1:48
L Jordan Rinaldi Decision (unanimous) UFC 230
November 3, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Makwan Amirkhani Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gabriel Benítez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
December 9, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ricardo Lamas TKO (punches) UFC 214
July 29, 2017
 UFC 1 4:34
W Chas Skelly TKO (punches) UFC 211
May 13, 2017
 UFC 3 0:39
W Alex Caceres Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
January 28, 2017
 UFC 2 4:21
W Dan Hooker Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
November 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jim Alers Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko
July 23, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Tatsuya Kawajiri Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
December 11, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Musa Khamanaev Submission (triangle choke) Titan FC 35
September 19, 2015
 Titan FC 2 3:06
W Thiago Moisés Decision (unanimous) Atlas Fights 25
May 30, 2015
 Atlas Fights 3 5:00
W Michael Roberts Decision (unanimous) Atlas Fights 23
April 4, 2015
 Atlas Fights 5 5:00
W Gilbert Burgos Submission (gogoplata) Atlas FC 4
September 14, 2014
 Atlas FC 1 1:23
W Harry Johnson Submission ( Von Flue choke ) V3 Fights: Johnson vs. Shuffield
June 21, 2014
 V3 Fights 2 4:38
W Tony Way Submission (inverted triangle choke) Atlas Fights: Battle on Mobile Bay
April 12, 2014
 Atlas Fights 1 2:03
W Ronald Jacobs TKO (punches) Atlas Fights 20
January 18, 2014
 Atlas Fights 1 1:43
W Bradley Collins Submission (armbar) Atlas Fights 19
November 16, 2013
 Atlas Fights 1 1:06
W Matt McCook Submission (rear naked choke) Atlas Fights 13
September 22, 2012
 Atlas Fights 1 0:52
L Michael Roberts Decision (unanimous) Atlas Fights 12
July 14, 2012
 Atlas Fights 3 5:00
W Shawn Hayes Submission (triangle choke) Atlas Fights 10
February 11, 2012
 Atlas Fights 3 4:33
W James Rutherford Submission (guillotine choke) Atlas Fights 9
October 11, 2011
 Atlas Fights 1 3:31
W Jonathan Burdine TKO (punches) FFI: Blood and Sand 10
August 13, 2011
 FFI 1 2:05
W Ronald Jacobs Submission (triangle choke) UEP: Battle at the Beach
January 16, 2010
 UEP 2 2:22
W Daren Hayes Submission (triangle choke) UEP: Battle at the Beach
December 2, 2009
 UEP 1 3:04
W Shawn Hayes Submission (armbar) No Love Entertainment
November 7, 2009
 No Love Entertainment 1 1:50
W Patrick Needham Submission (triangle choke) UEP: The Reckoning
September 24, 2009
 UEP 1 1:10

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jason Knight (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 33.7% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 51.6% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 31.3% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 47.1% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.7 avg 0.6
Control time 16.6% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 45.1%