Quinton Jackson

Light HeavyweightClinch Fighter
8 - 5

13 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (38%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
73"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
48
Orthodox

Quinton Jackson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Quinton Jackson is 8-5 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 38-14, 30-9 of it outside the UFC. Jackson competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a loss to Fedor Emelianenko by knockout in Dec 2019.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 94th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.62/fight).

Quinton Jackson's UFC win rate is 62% (8 of 13 fights), and 38% of those wins came by finish. Jackson averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 30% accuracy and stops 71% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
38-14
UFC Record
8-5
Height
6'1"
Reach
73"
Age
48
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Fedor Emelianenko · TKO (Punches) · Dec 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Quinton Jackson's Last 5 Fights

Jackson is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Fabio Maldonado · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 2015
  2. Loss vs Glover Teixeira · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · Jan 2013
  3. Loss vs Ryan Bader · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 2012
  4. Loss vs Jon Jones · Submission · R4 1:14 · UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · Sep 2011
  5. Win vs Matt Hamill · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · May 2011

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.8
Accuracy
43%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.62

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.1
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.5
Takedown Accuracy
30%
Takedown Defense
71%
Control Time / Fight
1:46
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
15% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Quinton Jackson vs Average

Quinton Jackson's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (8-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WFabio MaldonadoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi2015-04-25
LGlover TeixeiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson2013-01-26
LRyan BaderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson2012-02-25
L★Jon JonesSubmissionR4 · 1:14UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage2011-09-24
WMatt HamillDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill2011-05-28
WLyoto MachidaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
LRashad EvansDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29
WKeith JardineDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine2009-03-07
WWanderlei SilvaKO/TKOR1 · 3:21UFC 92: The Ultimate 20082008-12-27
L★Forrest GriffinDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin2008-07-05
W★Dan HendersonDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 75: Champion vs Champion2007-09-08
W★Chuck LiddellKO/TKOR1 · 1:53UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson2007-05-26
WMarvin EastmanKO/TKOR2 · 3:49UFC 67: All or Nothing2007-02-03

How Jackson Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.8 sig. strikes/min
33rd percentile
Striking accuracy43%
32nd percentile
Strikes absorbed3.1/min
61st percentile
Takedowns0.5/fight
46th percentile
Takedown defense71%
57th percentile
Knockdown power0.62/fight
94th percentile

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