Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
“Quik”
15-4-0
RESULT

Montel Jackson def. JP Buys (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
JP Buys
JP Buys
“Young Savage”
9-6-0
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Montel Jackson defeated JP Buys by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann, held Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Montel Jackson
JP Buys
4
Knockdowns
0
25 of 43
Significant strikes
8 of 24
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
91 of 117
Total strikes
39 of 60
4 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 7
80%
Takedown accuracy
14%
1
Submission attempts
3
0
Reversals
0
10:03
Control time
1:20
Significant strikes by target
18 of 36
Head
3 of 10
7 of 7
Body
4 of 13
0 of 0
Leg
1 of 1
11 of 17
Distance
6 of 22
6 of 8
Clinch
1 of 1
8 of 18
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 12
Sig. str.
3 of 8
27 of 34
Total str.
9 of 15
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 4
1
Sub. att
2
2:36
Ctrl
1:20
ROUND 2
2
KD
0
7 of 12
Sig. str.
2 of 6
21 of 30
Total str.
14 of 20
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
4:07
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
2
KD
0
10 of 19
Sig. str.
3 of 10
43 of 53
Total str.
16 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
3:20
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

15-4-0
Record
9-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
30
5'10"
Height
5'5"
75"
Reach
67"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.02
SLpM
1.88
52%
Str. Acc.
39%
1.40
SApM
3.02
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.71
TD Avg.
1.55
63%
TD Acc.
25%
67%
TD Def.
25%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Montel Jackson · 3-2
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Deiveson Figueiredo
    UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs GamrotSat, Oct 11, 2025
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Daniel Marcos
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Da'Mon Blackshear
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Rani Yahya
    UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs BlaydesSat, Apr 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:42 · Bantamweight
JP Buys · 0-4
  • L
    Marcus McGhee
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:19 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Cody Durden
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs GamrotSat, Jun 25, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:08 · Flyweight
  • L
    Montel Jackson
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs SpannSat, Sep 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Bruno Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs HollandSat, Mar 20, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:56 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 4 fights
31.8
Avg sig. strikes
9.0
1.92
Avg takedowns
0.25
3:22
Avg control time
0:36
75
Career high strikes
17
11
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Montel Jackson
Strike target
JP Buys
72%
Head
47%
19%
Body
28%
9%
Leg
25%
Montel Jackson
Strike position
JP Buys
61%
Distance
83%
23%
Clinch
14%
16%
Ground
3%