Jackson vs Gracie

Who won Jackson vs Gracie?

Jason Jackson beat Neiman Gracie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 255, on Friday 2nd April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jackson vs Gracie stats

Jason Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Neiman Gracie made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

This was Jason Jackson's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Neiman Gracie marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Jason Jackson's Bellator record stood at 9-2-0, while Neiman Gracie's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 31% knock out percentage over Gracie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Jackson, boasting a 90% submission rate over Jackson's 23%.

Jason Jackson was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gracie. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Jackson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Gracie, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 62 to Gracie's 45.

Jackson vs Gracie form

Jackson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Douglas Lima at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Paul Daley at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Neiman Gracie at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Benson Henderson at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Gracie's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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