Bantamweight · “Quik”

Montel Jackson

15-4-0 UFC 9-4-0

5'10"Height

75"Reach

SouthpawStance

1992-04-24Born

3KO wins

1Sub wins

44.4%Finish rate

10:58Avg fight

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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 / min2.9

Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.37

Striking accuracy53.8%

Striking defense59.3%

Takedowns / 15 min2.63

Takedown accuracy61.0%

Takedown defense67.0%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.32

Control time30.6%

Record vs .500+ opponents4-4

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.

13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Raoni Barcelos 10-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · 2026-04-25

35/66Sig. strikes

21/38Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:23Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Deiveson Figueiredo 13-5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot · 2025-10-11

30/70Sig. strikes

23/43Absorbed

1/1Takedowns

0:02Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Daniel Marcos 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05-03

30/66Sig. strikes

17/32Absorbed

2/8Takedowns

3:37Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Da'Mon Blackshear 2-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez · 2024-07-13

4/6Sig. strikes

1/1Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:02Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Rani Yahya 13-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:42 — UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · 2023-04-22

9/21Sig. strikes

7/21Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

1:17Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Julio Arce 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · 2022-11-12

48/106Sig. strikes

26/126Absorbed

0/3Takedowns

5:55Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W JP Buys 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · 2021-09-18

25/43Sig. strikes

8/24Absorbed

4/5Takedowns

10:03Control

4Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Jesse Strader 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · 2021-03-20

15/26Sig. strikes

14/25Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:16Control

2Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Brett Johns 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · 2020-07-18

26/44Sig. strikes

11/19Absorbed

2/3Takedowns

2:41Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Felipe Colares 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · 2020-01-25

75/103Sig. strikes

7/28Absorbed

11/15Takedowns

10:40Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Andre Soukhamthath 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · 2019-04-13

64/107Sig. strikes

30/62Absorbed

3/4Takedowns

7:44Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Brian Kelleher 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:40 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29

10/16Sig. strikes

6/10Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:16Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L Ricky Simon 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · 2018-08-04

42/94Sig. strikes

25/53Absorbed

2/2Takedowns

0:45Control

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

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Montel Jackson) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

15-4-0Pro record

Red Schafer MMA, Pura Vida BJJ/MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8

Submission 1

Decision 6

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0

Submission 0

Decision 4

Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13

Driller Promotions 2

Pure FC 2

Dana White's Contender Series 1

KOTC 1

Full career — 19 fights, every organization

	Opponent	Method	Event	Org	Rd	Time
L	Raoni Barcelos	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal 2026-04-25	UFC	3	5:00
L	Deiveson Figueiredo	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot 2025-10-11	UFC	3	5:00
W	Daniel Marcos	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo 2025-05-03	UFC	3	5:00
W	Da'Mon Blackshear	KO (punch)	UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez 2024-07-13	UFC	1	0:18
W	Rani Yahya	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes 2023-04-22	UFC	1	3:42
W	Julio Arce	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 281 2022-11-12	UFC	3	5:00
W	JP Buys	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann 2021-09-18	UFC	3	5:00
W	Jesse Strader	TKO (punches)	UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland 2021-03-20	UFC	1	1:58
L	Brett Johns	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 2020-07-19	UFC	3	5:00
W	Felipe Colares	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos 2020-01-25	UFC	3	5:00
W	Andre Soukhamthath	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 236 2019-04-13	UFC	3	5:00
W	Brian Kelleher	Submission (brabo choke)	UFC 232 2018-12-29	UFC	1	1:40
L	Ricky Simón	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 227 2018-08-04	UFC	3	5:00
W	Rico DiSciullo	TKO (knee and punches)	Dana White's Contender Series 9 2018-06-12	Dana White's Contender Series	3	2:15
W	Daron McCant	KO (elbows)	Driller Promotions: A-Town Throwdown 13 2018-03-10	Driller Promotions	1	0:57
W	Jesse Wannemacher	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Driller Promotions: No Mercy 7 2018-02-07	Driller Promotions	2	3:16
W	Terrence Almond	Decision (unanimous)	KOTC: Mercenaries 2 2018-01-13	KOTC	3	5:00
W	Sean Huffman	TKO (punches)	Pure FC: Pure Fight Night 1 2017-08-11	Pure FC	1	1:08
W	Josh Wiseman	TKO (punches)	Pure FC 7 2017-06-24	Pure FC	1	1:44

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Montel 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 Bantamweight average, over 118 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.

Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.7

Strikes absorbed /min 1.4 avg 3.6

Striking accuracy 53.8% avg 43.9%

Striking defense 59.3% avg 56.6%

Takedowns /15 min 2.6 avg 1.6

Takedown accuracy 61.0% avg 37.2%

Takedown defense 67.0% avg 63.6%

Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.5

Control time 30.6% avg 19.4%

Finish rate 44.4% avg 47.4%