Jackson vs Marcos

Who won Jackson vs Marcos?

Montel Jackson beat Daniel Marcos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Montel Jackson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Jackson vs Marcos stats

Montel Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Marcos made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Montel Jackson's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Daniel Marcos marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Montel Jackson's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Daniel Marcos' came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a slight advantage in power over Marcos, with a 57% knock out percentage over Marcos' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had a slight advantage over Marcos, with a 7% submission rate over Marcos' 0%.

Montel Jackson was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Marcos. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Jackson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 9 months later than Marcos, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 36 to Marcos' 45.

Jackson vs Marcos form

Marcos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten John Castaneda at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Going into that contest, his fight against Qileng Aori at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Saimon Oliveira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Jackson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Marcos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Jackson vs Marcos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jackson vs Marcos?

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