Bantamweight

Montel Jackson

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

16-4-0

UFC

10-4-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:44
Fight Completion Rate	71.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.15
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	68-33 (67.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	40-22 (64.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	28-11 (71.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	47.6%
% Time in Control	29.2%
% Time Controlled	23.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.85
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.38
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.47
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.6%
Distance Strike Defense	64.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	4.19
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.94
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	6.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.37
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

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 Bantamweight field

Montel 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	Montel Jackson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	59.5%
Takedown Defense	66.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	4:22
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	10.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	60.6%
Control Time/Fight	0:51

Fight History

WIN

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:39

Montel Jackson31/5655%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13KD 2

Ricky Simon13/4330%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	18/36	50%	0/1	0:12	1
	Ricky Simon	11/25	44%	2/3	1:42	—

R2	Montel Jackson	13/20	65%	0/0	0:01	1
	Ricky Simon	2/18	11%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Raoni Barcelos

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson35/6653%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23KD 1

Raoni Barcelos21/3855%TD 6/18Ctrl 7:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	14/24	58%	0/0	0:23	1
	Raoni Barcelos	3/4	75%	2/4	2:49	—

R2	Montel Jackson	13/19	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	8/17	47%	1/7	2:14	—

R3	Montel Jackson	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raoni Barcelos	10/17	59%	3/7	2:42	—

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot • Oct 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson30/7043%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

Deiveson Figueiredo23/4353%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/13	62%	1/3	1:08	—

R2	Montel Jackson	14/32	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	7/16	44%	1/1	1:10	—

R3	Montel Jackson	8/18	44%	1/1	0:02	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	8/14	57%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Marcos

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo • May 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson30/6645%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:37

Daniel Marcos17/3253%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	4/12	33%	1/4	2:07	—
	Daniel Marcos	4/7	57%	1/1	1:26	—

R2	Montel Jackson	15/28	54%	0/1	0:26	—
	Daniel Marcos	7/12	58%	1/4	1:55	—

R3	Montel Jackson	11/26	42%	1/3	1:04	—
	Daniel Marcos	6/13	46%	1/2	2:24	—

WIN

vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez • Jul 2024Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:18

Montel Jackson4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Da'Mon Blackshear1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	4/6	67%	0/0	0:02	1
	Da'Mon Blackshear	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rani Yahya

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:42

Montel Jackson9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17KD 1

Rani Yahya7/2133%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	9/21	43%	0/0	1:17	1
	Rani Yahya	7/21	33%	0/3	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Julio Arce

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson48/10645%TD 0/3Ctrl 5:55KD 1

Julio Arce26/12621%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	5/17	29%	0/1	2:09	—
	Julio Arce	4/22	18%	1/2	0:06	—

R2	Montel Jackson	19/46	41%	0/2	1:12	—
	Julio Arce	15/58	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Montel Jackson	24/43	56%	0/0	2:34	1
	Julio Arce	7/46	15%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. JP Buys

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson25/4358%TD 4/5Ctrl 10:03KD 4

JP Buys8/2433%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	8/12	67%	2/2	2:36	—
	JP Buys	3/8	38%	1/4	1:20	—

R2	Montel Jackson	7/12	58%	2/3	4:07	2
	JP Buys	2/6	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Montel Jackson	10/19	53%	0/0	3:20	2
	JP Buys	3/10	30%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jesse Strader

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:58

Montel Jackson15/2658%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16KD 2

Jesse Strader14/2556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	15/26	58%	0/0	0:16	2
	Jesse Strader	14/25	56%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Brett Johns

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson26/4459%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:41KD 1

Brett Johns11/1958%TD 8/19Ctrl 8:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	11/17	65%	1/1	1:37	1
	Brett Johns	5/10	50%	2/4	2:24	—

R2	Montel Jackson	9/10	90%	0/1	0:36	—
	Brett Johns	1/2	50%	3/8	3:23	—

R3	Montel Jackson	6/17	35%	1/1	0:28	—
	Brett Johns	5/7	71%	3/7	2:55	—

WIN

vs. Felipe Colares

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos • Jan 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson75/10373%TD 11/15Ctrl 10:40KD 1

Felipe Colares7/2825%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	41/54	76%	4/6	3:28	—
	Felipe Colares	3/13	23%	0/2	0:12	—

R2	Montel Jackson	24/32	75%	4/5	3:49	1
	Felipe Colares	2/6	33%	0/2	0:21	—

R3	Montel Jackson	10/17	59%	3/4	3:23	—
	Felipe Colares	2/9	22%	1/4	0:49	—

WIN

vs. Andre Soukhamthath

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson64/10760%TD 3/4Ctrl 7:44

Andre Soukhamthath30/6248%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	15/32	47%	2/2	1:25	—
	Andre Soukhamthath	17/29	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Montel Jackson	29/52	56%	1/2	1:54	—
	Andre Soukhamthath	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Montel Jackson	20/23	87%	0/0	4:25	—
	Andre Soukhamthath	2/7	29%	1/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Bantamweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 1:40

Montel Jackson10/1662%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Brian Kelleher6/1060%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	10/16	62%	0/0	0:16	—
	Brian Kelleher	6/10	60%	0/1	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Montel Jackson42/9445%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:45

Ricky Simon25/5347%TD 7/20Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	10/35	29%	0/0	0:05	—
	Ricky Simon	10/21	48%	2/7	0:59	—

R2	Montel Jackson	10/28	36%	1/1	0:26	—
	Ricky Simon	12/23	52%	1/6	1:16	—

R3	Montel Jackson	22/31	71%	1/1	0:14	—
	Ricky Simon	3/9	33%	4/7	3:20	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Rico DiSciullo

DWCS 2.1 • Jun 2018

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 2:15

Montel Jackson54/12444%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Rico DiSciullo21/6333%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Montel Jackson	25/59	42%	0/0	0:00	1
	Rico DiSciullo	13/31	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Montel Jackson	17/31	55%	3/3	0:00	—
	Rico DiSciullo	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Montel Jackson	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	1
	Rico DiSciullo	6/25	24%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com