Fighter profile

Damon Jackson

“The Leech”

Lightweight · UFC record 6-6-1 (1 NC) · 14 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 16 Nov 2024

Control GrapplerSubmission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)70

Power61

Striking defense66

Takedown defense59

WrestlingProvisional measure77

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (14 detailed fights; as of Sat 16 Nov 2024). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING79.2

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING65.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Switch
Age: 38

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

14 detailed UFC fights · 31 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 16 Nov 2024; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed13.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.4per round

Striking differential-2.3per round

Takedown attempts2.06per round

Takedown defense37.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 13.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.3
Striking accuracy: 42.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 49.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 60.8% / 30.3% / 8.9%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 64.3% / 22.9% / 12.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 2.06
Takedowns landed per round: 0.68
Takedown accuracy: 32.8%
Takedown defense: 37.9%
Control time per round: 1:50
Submission attempts per round: 0.35
Reversals per round: 0.19

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 6-6-1, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 2 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 3
Average fight time: 9:36 (over 12 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Damon Jackson — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 Nov 2024	Jim Miller	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:44	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Sat 10 Aug 2024	Chepe Mariscal	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
Sat 6 Apr 2024	Alexander Hernandez	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
Sat 5 Aug 2023	Billy Quarantillo	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
Sat 14 Jan 2023	Dan Ige	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:13	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

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Damon Jackson — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 17 Sep 2022	Pat Sabatini	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:09	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
Sat 4 Jun 2022	Dan Argueta	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
Sat 12 Mar 2022	Kamuela Kirk	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 4:42	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
Sat 9 Oct 2021	Charles Rosa	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
Sat 5 Dec 2020	Ilia Topuria	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Mirsad Bektic	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 1:21	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sat 30 Jan 2016	Levan Makashvili	D	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
Sat 30 May 2015	Rony Jason	NC	Overturned Triangle Choke	R1 3:31	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
Sat 30 Aug 2014	Yancy Medeiros	L	SUB Bulldog Choke	R2 1:54	UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto

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