Jeremy Jackson (fighter)

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Jeremy Jackson
Born (1982-09-19) September 19, 1982 (age 30)
Other names Scorpion
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Fighting out of Port Hueneme, California, U.S.
Team Team Freedom
Years active 2001-2008
Mixed martial arts record
Total 14
Wins 9
By knockout 6
By submission 2
By decision 1
Losses 5
By knockout 1
By submission 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Jeremy Rea Jackson (born September 19, 1982) is a former American mixed martial artist from California. He is known as one of two men (Along with K.J. Noons) to have finished Nick Diaz in MMA competition, which he did via KO (Punches).

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Jackson's first professional MMA fight was on September 9, 2001 against Jake Shields in the Gladiator Challenge 6: Caged Beasts. Jackson has fought in The Ultimate Fighting Championship, Kage Kombat, IFC, King of the Cage, Ultimate Athlete, World Extreme Cagefighting, Gladiator Challenge, Ring Of Honor, and Total Combat. Jeremy Jackson lost to Nick Díaz in UFC 44: Undisputed. He competed as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4 on Spike TV, but was sent home before having a chance to fight after violating the rules of the show.

Despite being ejected from the tournament, Jackson fought Pete Spratt in the fourth season finale of The Ultimate Fighter. Jackson was submitted in the second round and was released from the UFC.

On June 30, 2008, Jackson was arrested and taken into custody by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with multiple counts of aggravated rape and held on $1 million bail.[1]

Jackson was sentenced 25 years to life after pleading guilty to the rape charges against his lawyer's advice.[2]

Mixed martial arts record [edit]

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9-5 Hector Carrilo TKO (punches) TC 19 - Total Combat 19 02007-03-31March 31, 2007 1 N/A
Loss 8-5 Pete Spratt Submission (neck crank) The Ultimate Fighter 4 02006-11-11November 11, 2006 2 1:11
Win 8-4 Christian Vargas Submission (rear naked choke) TC 10 - Total Combat 10 02006-10-15October 15, 2006 1 3:56
Win 7-4 Mark Moreno Submission (rear naked choke) ROH 1 - Ring of Honor 1 02003-11-22November 22, 2003 1 1:30
Loss 6-4 Nick Diaz Submission (armbar) UFC 44 02003-09-26September 26, 2003 3 2:04
Loss 6-3 Nick Diaz KO (punches) IFC WC 18 - Big Valley Brawl 02003-07-19July 19, 2003 1 4:17
Win 6-2 Shonie Carter Decision (unanimous) WEC 6 - Return of a Legend 02003-03-27March 27, 2003 3 5:00
Win 5-2 Nick Diaz TKO (punches) UA 4 - King of the Mountain 02002-09-28September 28, 2002 1 0:49
Win 4-2 Mike Penalber TKO (punches) UA 4 - King of the Mountain 02002-09-28September 28, 2002 1 N/A
Win 3-2 Zach Light TKO (punches) UA 4 - King of the Mountain 02002-09-28September 28, 2002 2 N/A
Win 2-2 Eddy Ellis TKO (punches) IFC WC 17 - Warriors Challenge 17 02002-07-12July 12, 2002 1 2:24
Loss 1-2 Joe Stevenson Submission (guillotine choke) KOTC 15 - Bad Intentions 02002-06-22June 22, 2002 1 1:27
Win 1-1 Peter Delayo TKO (strikes) KK - Kage Kombat 02002-04-06April 6, 2002 N/A N/A
Loss 0-1 Jake Shields Submission (rear naked choke) GC 6 - Caged Beasts 02001-09-09September 9, 2001 1 2:03

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