Montel Jackson (15-2, 9) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. on April 24, 1992. At the age of 25 years on June 24, 2017, he made his professional MMA debut against Josh Wiseman, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On August 4, 2018, 26-year old Montel Jackson made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 227 against a 25-year old Ricky Simón but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Jackson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Daniel Marcos at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 33 on May 3, 2025. He is on a 6-fight winning streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Montel Jackson's best fights have been against Rani Yahya, Brian Kelleher, Jesse Strader, Julio Arce, Da'Mon Blackshear, Andre Soukhamthath and Felipe Colares. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Montel Jackson".
Jackson has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Montel Jackson Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | May 3, 2025 33 years 15-2 (9) | 32 years, 1 months 17-0 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | Jul 13, 2024 32 years, 2 months 14-2 (9) | Da'Mon Blackshear | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
15  | Apr 22, 2023 30 years, 11 months 13-2 (8) | 38 years, 7 months 28-10-1 (20) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
14 | Nov 12, 2022 30 years, 6 months 12-2 (7) | Julio Arce | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Sep 18, 2021 29 years, 4 months 11-2 (7) | 25 years, 4 months 9-3 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Mar 20, 2021 28 years, 10 months 10-2 (7) | Jesse Strader | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jul 19, 2020 28 years, 2 months 9-2 (6) | 28 years, 4 months 16-2 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Jan 25, 2020 27 years, 9 months 9-1 (6) | 25 years, 9 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
9  | Apr 13, 2019 26 years, 11 months 8-1 (6) | 30 years, 5 months 13-6 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Dec 29, 2018 26 years, 8 months 7-1 (6) | 32 years, 4 months 19-9 (15) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
7  | Aug 4, 2018 26 years, 3 months 6-1 (5) | 25 years, 11 months 13-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6 | Jun 12, 2018 26 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | Rico DiSciullo | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | |
5 | Mar 10, 2018 25 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Daron McCant | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows | |
4 | Feb 7, 2018 25 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Jesse Wannemacher | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
3 | Jan 13, 2018 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Terrence Almond | KOTC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
2 | Aug 11, 2017 25 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Sean Huffman | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jun 24, 2017 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Josh Wiseman | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
