Jai Herbert

“Black Country Banger”

OctagonStats Rating 1516

5-5-1

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach77" (196 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornMay 13, 1988

Age38

DivisionLightweight

BirthplaceWolverhampton, England

NationalityEnglish

TeamTeam Renegade Team Kaobon (England) MTK Global

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.19

Str. Acc41%

SApM3.34

Str. Def52%

TD Avg0.42

TD Acc21%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

W W L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

2026

11 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

2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished60%

StreakW2

Best streak1

Avg fight10:42

Octagon time1h 47m

Opp win%75%

ActiveJul. 25, 2020 – Apr. 18, 2026 (7y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

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

Career story

Jai Herbert "Black Country Banger" is a 14-6-1 knockout artist.

Jai debuted Jul. 25, 2020 vs Francisco Trinaldo (loss). 7 years active (Jul. 25, 2020–Apr. 18, 2026).

Best wins: Kyle Nelson (U-DEC R3, Jul. 23, 2022); Mandel Nallo (KO/TKO Punches R1, Apr. 18, 2026); Rolando Bedoya (U-DEC R3, Aug. 03, 2024).

Jai Kyle Herbert (born 13 May 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who currently fights in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion and also competed in BAMMA.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
October 10, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan	W Matheus Camilo	Decision Unanimous	3	5:00	-	-	-	-
Apr. 18, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott	W Mandel Nallo	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:05	2 1	19 16	0 0	0 0
Mar. 22, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady	L Chris Padilla	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 39	0 0	0 0
Aug. 03, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov	W Rolando Bedoya	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	82 67	2 0	0 0
Jul. 22, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura	L Fares Ziam	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	49 61	0 1	0 0
Mar. 18, 2023	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	D Ludovit Klein	M-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	43 47	1 2	0 0
Jul. 23, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall	W Kyle Nelson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 41	0 0	0 0
Mar. 19, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall	L Ilia Topuria	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:07	1 1	22 20	0 1	0 0
Oct. 23, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	W Khama Worthy	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:47	1 0	24 11	0 0	0 0
Jun. 26, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	L Renato Moicano	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	4:34	0 0	7 26	0 5	0 1
Jul. 25, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till	L Francisco Trinaldo	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:30	1 1	21 30	0 2	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.