Jackson vs Kuramagomedov

Who won Jackson vs Kuramagomedov?

Ramazan Kuramagomedov beat Jason Jackson by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Ramazan Kuramagomedov.

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.

Jackson vs Kuramagomedov stats

Jason Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ramazan Kuramagomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Jason Jackson's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Ramazan Kuramagomedov marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jason Jackson's Bellator record stood at 9-2-0, while Ramazan Kuramagomedov's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had an advantage in power over Kuramagomedov, with a 33% knock out percentage over Kuramagomedov's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kuramagomedov had a massive advantage over Jackson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Jackson's 17%.

Jason Jackson was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Jackson had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Jackson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Kuramagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 62 to Kuramagomedov's 29.

Jackson vs Kuramagomedov 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 before 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.

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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.

Kuramagomedov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Jackson vs Kuramagomedov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jackson vs Kuramagomedov?

Jason Jackson was a 1/2 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Ramazan Kuramagomedov made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+140) with oddsmakers.