Amosov vs Jackson

Who won Amosov vs Jackson?

Jason Jackson beat Yaroslav Amosov by during the main event of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jason Jackson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator welterweight championship.

Amosov vs Jackson stats

Yaroslav Amosov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Jason Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Yaroslav Amosov's Bellator record stood at 8-1-0, while Jason Jackson's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Amosov had a slight advantage in power over Jackson, with a 33% knock out percentage over Jackson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amosov had an advantage over Jackson, with a 37% submission rate over Jackson's 19%.

Yaroslav Amosov was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Amosov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Amosov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month later than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 57 to Jackson's 57.

Amosov vs Jackson form

Yaroslav Amosov had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Logan Storley at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Logan Storley at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Ed Ruth at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

He had won against David Rickels at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

Jason Jackson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Neiman Gracie at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Benson Henderson at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jordan Mein at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had won against Kiichi Kunimoto at Bellator 236 on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He had lost to Ed Ruth at Bellator 231 on 25th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Jackson had been fighting more than Yaroslav Amosov.

Going to this contest, Yaroslav Amosov had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago, while Jason Jackson's last outing had been 3 years and 16 days ago.

Amosov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Amosov vs Jackson?

Yaroslav Amosov was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jason Jackson made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.