Lima vs Jackson

Who won Lima vs Jackson?

Jason Jackson beat Douglas Lima by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator MMA, on Friday 22nd July 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Jason Jackson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Lima vs Jackson stats

Douglas Lima stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Jason Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Douglas Lima's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Jason Jackson marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Douglas Lima's Bellator record stood at 15-8-0, while Jason Jackson's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a large advantage in power over Jackson, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Jackson's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lima had an advantage over Jackson, with a 31% submission rate over Jackson's 20%.

Douglas Lima was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Jackson had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lima was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 115 to Jackson's 67.

Lima vs Jackson form

Douglas Lima had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Aaron Jeffery at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Costello van Steenis at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michael Page at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had lost to Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Jackson had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Paul Daley at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Neiman Gracie at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Douglas Lima had last fought 9 months and 20 days ago, while Jason Jackson's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 3 days ago.

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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