Montel Jackson

Montel Jackson (born April 24, 1992) is a mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the UFC.

Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson at UFC 232
Born (1992-04-24) April 24, 1992
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United State[1]
Other namesQuik
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
Reach75 1⁄2 in (192 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United State
TeamRed Schafer MMA[3]
Pura Vida BJJ/MMA[4][5]
Years active2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins9
By knockout5
By submission1
By decision3
Losses2
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Jackson started training in wrestling at high school to get away from street life as most of his friends ended up in jail or dead.[6] With good results in wrestling, Jackson set his goal to be an Olympic wrestler; however, he chose to stay back and take care of his sick grandparents and turned down the opportunity to wrestle in college. Jackson did an invitational wrestling match, Team USA vs. Team Japan and started training in the Olympic training center in Marquette, Michigan.[7] His dream of becoming an Olympics wrestler would not materialize as in February 2013, International Olympic Committee (IOC) members voted to remove wrestling from the Olympic programme.[8] During this time, one of his friends, Devondrick Bankston, was preparing for a fight against Raufeon Stots, and asked him to help on wrestling drills at Red Schafer MMA gym. At the gym, he met Gato, a Puerto Rican, who managed to talk him into competing in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament without a real class instructions. Eventually, Jackson gave up his Olympics dream and transitioned to mixed martial arts.[9][10]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jackson started his professional MMA career since 2017 and fought primarily on the regional circuit in the Pacific Northwest United States. He amassed a record of 6-0 before being signed by UFC.[11][12]

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

Jackson faced Rico DiSciullo on June 12, 2018 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Season 2, Episode 1.[13] He won the fight via technical knockout on round three.[14]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Two month after the win over DiSciullo, Jackson made his promotional debut on 11 day notice, replacing Benito Lopez, on August 4, 2018 against Ricky Simon at UFC 227.[15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Jackson was originally scheduled to face Brian Kelleher on November 3, 2018 at UFC 230, replacing injured Domingo Pilarte [17] At the weigh-ins, Kelleher weight at 137 pounds, 1 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Jackson.[18] On November 3, it was reported that Kelleher withdrew from the bout due to illness and thus the fight was cancelled.[19] The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for December 29, 2018 at UFC 232.[20] At the weigh-ins, Jackson weighed in at 137 lbs, 1 pound over the non-title fight bantamweight limit of 136 lbs. Jackson was fined 20 percent of his purse to Kelleher and the fight proceeded at catchweight.[21] Jackson won the fight via submission in the first round.[22]

Jackson faced Andre Soukhamthath on April 13, 2019 at UFC 236.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

Jackson faced Felipe Colares on January 25, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 166.[25] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[26]

Jackson faced Brett Johns on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 172.[27] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[28]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
11 matches 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 3 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–2 Brett Johns Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 9–1 Felipe Colares Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos January 25, 2020 3 5:00 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win 8–1 Andre Soukhamthath Decision (unanimous) UFC 236 April 13, 2019 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 7–1 Brian Kelleher Submission (D’Arce choke) UFC 232 December 29, 2018 1 1:40 Inglewood, California, United States Catchweight (137 lb) bout; Jackson missed weight.
Loss 6–1 Ricky Simon Decision (unanimous) UFC 227 August 4, 2018 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 6–0 Rico DiSciullo TKO (knee and punches) Dana White's Contender Series 9 June 12, 2018 3 2:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Daron McCant KO (elbows) Driller Promotions: A-Town Throwdown 13 March 10, 2018 1 0:57 Austin, Minnesota, United States
Win 4–0 Jesse Wannemacher TKO (doctor stoppage) Driller Promotions: No Mercy 7 February 7, 2018 2 3:16 Mahnomen, Minnesota, United States
Win 3–0 Terrence Almond Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Mercenaries 2 January 13, 2018 3 5:00 Sloan, Iowa, United States Bantamweight debut.
Win 2–0 Sean Huffman TKO (punches) Pure FC: Pure Fight Night 1 August 11, 2017 1 1:08 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Lightweight debut.
Win 1–0 Josh Wiseman TKO (punches) Pure FC 7 June 24, 2017 1 1:144 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Featherweight debut.

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See also

References
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  2. "Montel Jackson | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. Sherdog.com. "Montel". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  4. "Montel Jackson ("Quick") | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  5. "UFC 236: Gigantic bantamweight Montel Jackson is the fighter to watch". FanSided. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. "Montel Jackson on talking trash about people's families in the UFC: "You run your mouth; you're going to get what's coming to you"". The Body Lock. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. "Montel "Quik" Jackson slows down a beat to catch up with MyMMANews". MMA News. Fight Results. Videos. Interviews. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  8. Longman, Jeré (2013-02-12). "Olympics Moves to Drop Wrestling in 2020". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
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  10. "DWTNCS's Montel Jackson: Good Things Come To Those Who Are Loyal". MMA Today. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  11. "Montel Jackson on talking trash about people's families in the UFC: "You run your mouth; you're going to get what's coming to you"". The Body Lock. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  12. Sherdog.com. "Montel". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  13. "EXCLUSIVE: Rico DiSciullo vs. Montel Jackson Set for Contender Series". MMA Today. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  14. "Dana White's Contender Series 9 results: Menifield UFC-bound, Hardy scores developmental deal". MMA Junkie. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  15. "DWTNCS Winner Montel Jackson Steps in For Benito Lopez vs Ricky Simon at UFC 227". MMA Today. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  16. "UFC 227 results: Tenacious Ricky Simon grinds past Montel Jackson". MMAjunkie. 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  17. DNA, MMA (2018-10-10). "Montel Jackson vervangt Domingo Pilarte tijdens UFC 230 tegen Brian Kelleher". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  18. "UFC 230 Heavyweight Title Fight Set After Derrick Lewis Ekes Under the Limit | MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  19. "UFC 230 loses fight after Brian Kelleher withdraws because of illness". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  20. Mike Heck (2018-11-14). "Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson rebooking slated for UFC 232". mymmanews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  21. Staff (2018-12-28). "UFC 232 weigh-in results: One fighter misses despite three-hour window". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  22. "UFC 232 results: Montel Jackson cruises with first-round submission of Brian Kelleher". MMAjunkie. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  23. DNA, MMA. "Drie nieuwe gevechten aangekondigd voor UFC 236". Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  24. "UFC 236 results: Montel Jackson impressive in one-sided decision over Andre Soukhamthath". MMA Junkie. 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  25. "Curtis Blaydes To Battle Junior Dos Santos At UFC Raleigh". UFC. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  26. McClory, Mike (2020-01-25). "UFC Raleigh Results: Montel Jackson Battles to Decision Over Felipe Colares". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  27. Dave Doyle (2020-06-18). "UFC Fight Island: Welsh pair Brett Johns and John Phillips added to series". bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  28. Newswire, MMA Fighting (2020-07-18). "UFC Fight Island 2 Results: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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