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Mike Jackson
Welterweight · “The Truth”

Mike Jackson

2-2-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-2-0 (1 NC)
Precision Striker Hard To Take Down
6'2"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
5:17Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking decent · Oct 2022 · stats read 44 → nudged +2 inside the band · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Accuracy — Average, rated 56 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Weak, rated 7 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Weak, rated 24 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis TD Defense — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Grappling — Below avg, rated 32 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Control — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · October 10, 2022 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling not yet read
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durability not yet read
striking decent 1 read
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138 MMA anchors Striking · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy · stats alone on Striking D, Durability, Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling, Control.

Built on 21 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 56 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2)
Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 54 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.49
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.73
Striking accuracy57.2%
Striking defense62.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.71
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense88.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time35.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Pete Rodriguez coinflip UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · October 10, 2022
strikingdecent

He names Rodriguez as his pick three times, but opens the back half of the chapter with the root-beer idiom and explicit advice to skip betting the fight entirely -- that combination is read as coinflip regardless of the repeated naming.

Six-foot-two with a clear height/reach edge over Rodriguez. Decent Muay-Thai/boxing-style striking that looks good in training but is unproven, with only three fights, all roughly UFC-level. Analyst judges him nowhere near UFC level despite the physical tools. His only notable UFC-level result was a win by disqualification after an eye-poke foul, a sanctioned-bout outcome, not a skill indicator.

StrengthStriking rated decent, Muay Thai influenced
StrengthSignificant height/reach advantage over Rodriguez
WeaknessVery inexperienced, three fights total
WeaknessJudged nowhere near UFC level

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
February 6, 2016 vs Mickey Gall — 4.0/min (L) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '16 June 9, 2018 vs CM Punk — 4.27/min (NC) Jun '18 April 23, 2022 vs Dean Barry — 4.66/min (W) — only 3.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '22 October 15, 2022 vs Pete Rodriguez — 6.45/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '22

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Pete Rodriguez 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:33 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · October 15, 2022
10/15Sig. strikes
22/33Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dean Barry 0-0 walk-in DQ · R1 3:52 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade · April 23, 2022
18/37Sig. strikes
36/90Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC CM Punk 0-1 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
64/108Sig. strikes
19/81Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mickey Gall 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:45 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
3/6Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Mickey Gall › Simulate vs Mickey Gall ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
2-2-0 (1 NC)Pro record
4oz. Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 4
Caged Aggression 1
Full career — 5 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Pat Miletich TKO (retirement) Caged Aggression 36
October 14, 2023
 Caged Aggression 2 5:00
L Pete Rodriguez KO (punches and knee) UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo
October 15, 2022
 UFC 1 1:33
W Dean Barry DQ (eye gouging) UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
April 23, 2022
 UFC 1 3:52
NC CM Punk NC (overturned) UFC 225
June 9, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Mickey Gall Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016
 UFC 1 0:45

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mike Jackson (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 57.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 62.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.7 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 88.9% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 35.8% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 53.9%

Headshot of Mike Jackson by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized