Lightweight

Damon Jackson

Last fought: Nov 2024

RECORD

Pro

23-8-1 (1 NC)

UFC

6-6-1

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:48
Fight Completion Rate	65.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.96
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-44 (61.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	22-14 (61.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	42-27 (60.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	37.3%
% Time in Control	41.3%
% Time Controlled	21.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.40
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.29
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.7%
Distance Strike Defense	59.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.83
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.26
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.84
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.91
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.81

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Damon Jackson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Damon Jackson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.8%
Takedown Defense	37.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.3
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	6:11
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Takedown Accuracy	24.1%
Takedown Defense	25.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:26

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic • Nov 2024Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:44

Damon Jackson16/3152%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:27

Jim Miller10/2442%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	16/31	52%	0/3	0:27	—
	Jim Miller	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chepe Mariscal

UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 • Aug 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson32/4965%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:18

Chepe Mariscal73/10073%TD 5/7Ctrl 8:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	18/27	67%	0/4	1:37	—
	Chepe Mariscal	25/37	68%	3/4	2:05	—

R2	Damon Jackson	8/12	67%	0/0	1:17	—
	Chepe Mariscal	29/38	76%	1/1	3:30	—

R3	Damon Jackson	6/10	60%	1/1	1:24	—
	Chepe Mariscal	19/25	76%	1/2	2:56	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 • Apr 2024Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson42/8549%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:18

Alexander Hernandez32/8737%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	10/21	48%	1/4	2:35	—
	Alexander Hernandez	8/27	30%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Damon Jackson	23/52	44%	1/1	1:22	—
	Alexander Hernandez	19/49	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Damon Jackson	9/12	75%	1/2	2:21	—
	Alexander Hernandez	5/11	45%	0/0	2:19	1

LOSS

vs. Billy Quarantillo

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font • Aug 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson67/17339%TD 3/13Ctrl 6:10

Billy Quarantillo100/18853%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	28/62	45%	1/2	3:13	—
	Billy Quarantillo	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Damon Jackson	13/48	27%	1/7	1:18	—
	Billy Quarantillo	40/69	58%	0/0	1:02	—

R3	Damon Jackson	26/63	41%	1/4	1:39	—
	Billy Quarantillo	45/84	54%	0/0	0:49	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Ige

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:13

Damon Jackson36/10036%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

Dan Ige34/7446%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	13/45	29%	0/1	0:01	—
	Dan Ige	21/45	47%	1/1	0:07	—

R2	Damon Jackson	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Ige	13/29	45%	0/0	0:11	1

WIN

vs. Pat Sabatini

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:09

Damon Jackson11/2055%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:32

Pat Sabatini1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	11/20	55%	1/1	0:32	—
	Pat Sabatini	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Argueta

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik • Jun 2022Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson32/5360%TD 2/4Ctrl 10:25

Dan Argueta27/5946%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	0/0	—	1/2	4:14	—
	Dan Argueta	0/0	—	0/0	0:42	—

R2	Damon Jackson	9/10	90%	1/1	3:58	—
	Dan Argueta	5/11	45%	1/3	0:46	—

R3	Damon Jackson	23/43	53%	0/1	2:13	—
	Dan Argueta	22/48	46%	0/0	1:16	—

WIN

vs. Kamuela Kirk

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2022Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:42

Damon Jackson32/7841%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:37

Kamuela Kirk22/5441%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	31/77	40%	1/1	0:59	—
	Kamuela Kirk	22/53	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Damon Jackson	1/1	100%	1/2	4:38	—
	Kamuela Kirk	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charles Rosa

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez • Oct 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson41/8747%TD 6/12Ctrl 10:24

Charles Rosa34/8739%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	19/47	40%	1/3	2:41	—
	Charles Rosa	22/61	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Damon Jackson	19/37	51%	4/8	4:05	—
	Charles Rosa	8/22	36%	1/1	0:06	—

R3	Damon Jackson	3/3	100%	1/1	3:38	—
	Charles Rosa	4/4	100%	1/2	1:12	—

LOSS

vs. Ilia Topuria

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori • Dec 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:38

Damon Jackson16/5231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Ilia Topuria31/6349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	16/52	31%	0/0	0:13	—
	Ilia Topuria	31/63	49%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Mirsad Bektic

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:21

Damon Jackson12/2646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

Mirsad Bektic13/2162%TD 7/9Ctrl 9:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mirsad Bektic	11/16	69%	4/5	4:25	—

R2	Damon Jackson	7/11	64%	0/0	0:23	—
	Mirsad Bektic	2/5	40%	2/3	4:28	—

R3	Damon Jackson	4/12	33%	0/0	0:33	—
	Mirsad Bektic	0/0	—	1/1	0:31	—

vs. Levan Makashvili

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Featherweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Damon Jackson44/13134%TD 0/6Ctrl 6:40

Levan Makashvili65/11457%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	12/37	32%	0/3	3:23	—
	Levan Makashvili	15/24	62%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Damon Jackson	20/54	37%	0/1	2:22	—
	Levan Makashvili	32/56	57%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Damon Jackson	12/40	30%	0/2	0:55	—
	Levan Makashvili	18/34	53%	2/5	1:42	—

vs. Rony Jason

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Featherweight

Overturned (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:31

Damon Jackson5/1338%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:21

Rony Jason5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	5/13	38%	3/4	2:21	—
	Rony Jason	5/7	71%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto • Aug 2014Lightweight

Submission (Bulldog Choke) • Rd 2, 1:54

Damon Jackson20/4941%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:19

Yancy Medeiros29/5553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Damon Jackson	15/33	45%	0/3	1:52	—
	Yancy Medeiros	20/37	54%	0/0	0:34	—

R2	Damon Jackson	5/16	31%	0/2	0:27	—
	Yancy Medeiros	9/18	50%	0/0	0:05	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com