Jackson vs Hernandez

Who won Jackson vs Hernandez?

Damon Jackson beat Alexander Hernandez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Damon Jackson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jackson vs Hernandez stats

Damon Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Alexander Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Damon Jackson's UFC record stood at 5-4-1, while Alexander Hernandez's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a large advantage in power over Jackson, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Jackson's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had a massive advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 68% submission rate over Hernandez's 14%.

Damon Jackson was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hernandez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jackson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 28 days earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 55 to Hernandez's 45.

Jackson vs Hernandez form

Hernandez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Billy Quarantillo at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Renato Moicano at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had beaten Mike Breeden at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Jackson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jackson vs Hernandez?

Damon Jackson was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Hernandez made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.