Damon Jackson

“The Leech”

OctagonStats Rating 1508

6-6-1

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach71" (180 cm)

StanceSwitch

BornAug 08, 1988

Age38

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.96

Str. Acc42%

SApM3.47

Str. Def49%

TD Avg2.30

TD Acc32%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

14 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 3 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished67%

StreakL2

Best streak4

Avg fight9:48

Octagon time2h 17m

Opp win%74%

ActiveAug. 30, 2014 – Nov. 16, 2024 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Damon Jackson "The Leech" is a 23-8-1 grappler (1 NC).

Damon debuted Aug. 30, 2014 vs Yancy Medeiros (loss). Longest win streak: 4. On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Aug. 30, 2014–Nov. 16, 2024).

Best wins: Pat Sabatini (KO/TKO Punches R1, Sep. 17, 2022); Alexander Hernandez (S-DEC R3, Apr. 06, 2024); Mirsad Bektic (SUB Guillotine Choke R3, Sep. 19, 2020).

Similar fighters

Josh Thomson

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Pat Healy

34-23-0 (1 NC)

Wrestling-heavy game

John Alessio

35-17-0 (2 NC)

Submission hunter

Jim Miller

39-19-0 (1 NC)

Submission hunter

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Nov. 16, 2024	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic	L Jim Miller	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:44	0 0	16 10	0 0	0 1
Aug. 10, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2	L Chepe Mariscal	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 73	1 5	0 0
Apr. 06, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2	W Alexander Hernandez	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	42 32	3 0	0 0
Aug. 05, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font	L Billy Quarantillo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	67 100	3 0	0 1
Jan. 14, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov	L Dan Ige	KO/TKO Punch	2	4:13	0 1	36 34	0 1	0 0
Sep. 17, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song	W Pat Sabatini	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:09	0 0	11 1	1 0	0 0
Jun. 04, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik	W Dan Argueta	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 27	2 1	1 0
Mar. 12, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev	W Kamuela Kirk	SUB Arm Triangle	2	4:42	0 0	32 22	2 0	1 0
Oct. 09, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez	W Charles Rosa	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	41 34	6 2	2 0
Dec. 05, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori	L Ilia Topuria	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:38	0 1	16 31	0 0	0 0
Sep. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley	W Mirsad Bektic	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	1:21	0 0	12 13	0 7	7 0
Jan. 30, 2016	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader	D Levan Makashvili	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 65	0 2	0 0
May. 30, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves	NC Rony Jason	Overturned Triangle Choke	1	3:31	0 0	5 5	3 0	0 1
Aug. 30, 2014	UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto	L Yancy Medeiros	SUB Bulldog Choke	2	1:54	0 0	20 29	0 0	0 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.