Montel Jackson
9W · 4L
Southpaw
Bantamweight
44% finish rate75% as favorite
1514
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1514.0Mid-tier→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#23of 78 active
Age
34
Apr 24, 1992
Height
5'10" (177.8 cm)
Reach
190.5 cm
Win Rate
69.2%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.02
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.62
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
60%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.71
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
67%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
9.6
Sig. Strikes
3.2
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (33%)
Submission1 (11%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (25%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
75%
9W – 3L in 12 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Deiveson Figueiredo
-9.01514
def. Daniel Marcos
+10.51523
def. Da'Mon Blackshear
+6.51513
def. Rani Yahya
+3.11506
def. Julio Arce
+1.41503
def. JP Buys
+0.71502
def. Jesse Strader
+0.61501
lost to Brett Johns
-0.41500
def. Felipe Colares
+0.31501
def. Andre Soukhamthath
+0.21500
def. Brian Kelleher
+0.21500
lost to Ricky Simon
-0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (13 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · Apr 25, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot · Oct 11, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez · Jul 13, 2024
vs Rani Yahya
UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
vs Julio Arce
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
vs JP Buys
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · Sep 18, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · Mar 20, 2021
vs Brett Johns
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Jul 18, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
vs Ricky Simon
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018
Loss
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