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Damon Jackson vs. Mirsad Bektic

UFC 6-6-1 (1 NC) vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-6-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
6-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
38
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
23.1
Layoff (months)Δ 49.9 mo
73
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mirsad Bektic owns the mat — in control 60% of cage time, vs a 16% Featherweight norm.
Mirsad Bektic hunts takedowns — 3.98 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Damon Jackson is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Damon Jackson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 111
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Mirsad Bektic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4062.96/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2472.43/min · norm 3.52
4763.47/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1831.80/min · norm 3.50
42.9%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
41.8%norm 44.7%
49.1%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
57.8%norm 54.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.29/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Damon Jackson

Distance 77.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 6.5%)

Mirsad Bektic

Distance 65.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 27.2% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Damon Jackson

Head 77.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.9%)

Mirsad Bektic

Head 90.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Jackson L/AAccFeatherweight med Bektic L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 732 35.7% 40.5% 104 / 388 26.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 93 / 132 70.5% 70.5% 26 / 42 61.9% 70.5%
On the ground 52 / 83 62.7% 69.3% 117 / 161 72.7% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 247 / 729 33.9% 37.1% 205 / 532 38.5% 37.1%
To the body 123 / 179 68.7% 68.0% 29 / 42 69.0% 68.0%
To the legs 36 / 39 92.3% 80.3% 13 / 17 too few to rate 80.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Jackson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Bektic L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 276 / 682 40.5% 39.3% 90 / 318 28.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 134 / 172 77.9% 70.3% 52 / 61 85.2% 70.3%
On the ground 66 / 82 80.5% 69.4% 41 / 55 74.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 272 / 687 39.6% 35.9% 111 / 348 31.9% 35.9%
To the body 157 / 196 80.1% 68.0% 55 / 66 83.3% 68.0%
To the legs 47 / 53 88.7% 81.5% 17 / 20 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2132.8% acc · 2.30/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
2752.9% acc · 3.98/15 · norm 1.17
1137.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1292.3% def · norm 61.5%
56:4141.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
60:3759.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
29:233:12 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
6:060:53 per 15 · norm 3:11
111.20/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
30.44/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jackson has more cage time on record.