Jackson vs Koreshkov

Who won Jackson vs Koreshkov?

Jason Jackson beat Andrey Koreshkov by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Jackson vs Koreshkov stats

Jason Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Andrey Koreshkov made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jason Jackson's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Andrey Koreshkov marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jason Jackson's PFL record stood at 2-0-0, while Andrey Koreshkov's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Koreshkov had an advantage in power over Jackson, with a 50% knock out percentage over Jackson's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had a slight advantage over Koreshkov, with a 17% submission rate over Koreshkov's 14%.

Jason Jackson was the same age as Andrey Koreshkov, at 34 years old.

Jackson had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jackson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 6 months later than Koreshkov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 64 to Koreshkov's 77.

Jackson vs Koreshkov form

Jackson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ramazan Kuramagomedov at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ray Cooper at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

He was victorious against Douglas Lima at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Goiti Yamauchi at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Magomed Umalatov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had beaten Lorenz Larkin at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had defeated Chance Rencountre at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Jackson had been fighting more than Andrey Koreshkov.

Going to this contest, Jason Jackson had last fought 1 month and 6 days ago, while Andrey Koreshkov's last outing had been 1 month and 6 days ago.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Koreshkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Jackson vs Koreshkov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jackson vs Koreshkov?

Jason Jackson was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Andrey Koreshkov made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.