{"id":104152,"date":"2026-06-04T07:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/damon-jackson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T06:31:42","slug":"damon-jackson","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/damon-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Damon Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Damon Jackson : le grappler de Fortis MMA qui finit au sol<\/h2>\n<p>Quinze de ses victoires sont arriv\u00e9es par soumission. Quand tu vois ce chiffre sur la fiche de Damon Jackson, tu sais d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 quoi t&rsquo;attendre une fois la grille ferm\u00e9e : ce gars veut t&rsquo;amener au sol et te faire taper. Surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0The Leech\u00a0\u00bb, l&rsquo;Am\u00e9ricain s&rsquo;est construit une carri\u00e8re de plus de trente combats en s&rsquo;accrochant \u00e0 ses adversaires comme une sangsue, fid\u00e8le \u00e0 son blase.<\/p>\n<h3>Du tapis de lutte au MMA<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 8 ao\u00fbt 1988 \u00e0 Durant, dans l&rsquo;Oklahoma, Jackson arrive au MMA avec une vraie base de grappler. Lutteur de niveau universitaire, il d\u00e9croche le statut d&rsquo;All-American \u00e0 Missouri Valley College avant de basculer vers les cages. Il compl\u00e8te ce socle de lutte par une ceinture marron de Jiu-Jitsu br\u00e9silien : projeter, contr\u00f4ler, soumettre, c&rsquo;est tout son jeu. Apr\u00e8s ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC le 30 ao\u00fbt 2014 (UFC 177) face \u00e0 Yancy Medeiros, sold\u00e9s par une d\u00e9faite sur soumission, il file s&rsquo;aguerrir sur le circuit r\u00e9gional, o\u00f9 il d\u00e9croche notamment des titres en Legacy puis en LFA.<\/p>\n<h3>Un style qui ne triche pas<\/h3>\n<p>Jackson, c&rsquo;est l&rsquo;arch\u00e9type du combattant de soumission. Sur ses 23 victoires en carri\u00e8re, l&rsquo;\u00e9crasante majorit\u00e9 vient du sol, et plusieurs de ses finitions tombent d\u00e8s le premier round. Il \u00e9volue depuis 2017 \u00e0 Fortis MMA, l&rsquo;\u00e9curie texane de Sayif Saud qui a sorti pas mal de noms solides de la division. C&rsquo;est l\u00e0 qu&rsquo;il a aff\u00fbt\u00e9 son MMA, en gardant toujours la m\u00eame obsession : ramener le combat l\u00e0 o\u00f9 il est le plus dangereux, dos au tapis ou en contr\u00f4le.<\/p>\n<h3>Statut actuel<\/h3>\n<p>Le dernier chapitre est particulier. Le 16 novembre 2024, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 309 (Madison Square Garden), Jackson tombe sur une guillotine sign\u00e9e Jim Miller, autre v\u00e9t\u00e9ran increvable de l&rsquo;organisation. Apr\u00e8s le combat, il laisse ses gants dans l&rsquo;octogone, le geste symbolique de la retraite. Sauf qu&rsquo;il est revenu dessus dans la foul\u00e9e, expliquant qu&rsquo;il avait \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9croch\u00e9 mentalement\u00a0\u00bb ce soir-l\u00e0 mais qu&rsquo;il restait \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 fond\u00a0\u00bb dans le jeu. Son palmar\u00e8s professionnel s&rsquo;\u00e9tablit \u00e0 23 victoires, 8 d\u00e9faites, 1 nul et 1 sans-d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damon_Jackson\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/damon-jackson\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/12\/31\/ufc-lightweight-backtracks-on-retirement-despite-leaving-gloves-in-the-octagon-after-ufc-309-loss\/\">Bloody Elbow<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damon Jackson \u00ab\u00a0The Leech\u00a0\u00bb, grappler de Fortis MMA au record de 23-8-1 : ex-lutteur All-American et ceinture marron de JJB, roi de la soumission \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102024,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104152","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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