Ruth vs Jackson

Who won Ruth vs Jackson?

Ed Ruth beat Jason Jackson by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 231, on Friday 25th October 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ed Ruth.

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).

Ruth vs Jackson stats

Ed Ruth stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jason Jackson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Ed Ruth's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Jason Jackson's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Ruth had a massive power advantage over Jackson, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Jackson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Ruth and Jackson would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Ed Ruth was the same age as Jason Jackson, at 33 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ruth. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Ruth was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 6 months later than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 24 to Jackson's 57.

Ruth vs Jackson form

Jason Jackson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated 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 was victorious 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

Ruth's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.

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