Mariscal vs Jackson

Who won Mariscal vs Jackson?

Jose Mariscal beat Damon Jackson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-25, 30-25, 30-26 in favor of the winner Jose Mariscal.

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).

Mariscal vs Jackson stats

Jose Mariscal stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Damon Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Jose Mariscal's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Damon Jackson marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

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

The stats suggested Mariscal had a large advantage in power over Jackson, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Jackson's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had a massive advantage over Mariscal, boasting a 68% submission rate over Mariscal's 19%.

Jose Mariscal was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Mariscal.

Mariscal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years later than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 56 to Jackson's 61.

Mariscal vs Jackson form

Mariscal had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Morgan Charriere at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jack Jenkins at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Trevor Peek at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Guilherme Faria at LFA 153 on 17th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond.

He had won against Luke Faultersack at Cage Warriors 133 on 4th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Del Mar Arena, San Diego.

Jackson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had defeated Pat Sabatini at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Daniel Argueta at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Damon Jackson had been fighting more than Jose Mariscal.

Going to this contest, Jose Mariscal had last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Damon Jackson's last outing had been 4 months and 29 days ago.

Mariscal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Mariscal vs Jackson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mariscal vs Jackson?

Jose Mariscal was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Damon Jackson made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.