Arce vs Jackson

Who won Arce vs Jackson?

Montel Jackson beat Julio Arce by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Arce vs Jackson stats

Julio Arce stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Montel Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Montel Jackson marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Julio Arce's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Montel Jackson's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a large advantage in power over Arce, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Arce's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Arce had an advantage over Jackson, with a 28% submission rate over Jackson's 9%.

Julio Arce was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Arce. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Arce was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 64 to Jackson's 33.

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Arce's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arce vs Jackson?

Julio Arce was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Montel Jackson made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.