Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson

Jackson at the UFC 75 weigh ins
Born Quinton Ramone Jackson
(1978-06-20) June 20, 1978
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Other names Rampage
Residence Irvine, California
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)[1]
Division Light Heavyweight (2000–present)
Heavyweight (1999–2000)
Reach 73 in (185 cm)
Style Kickboxing, Wrestling
Fighting out of Irvine, California, U.S.
Team Team Oyama
Team Punishment
Wolfslair MMA Academy
Rampage Fitness Academy Team
Trainer Colin Oyama
Lance Gibson
Years active 1999–present
Kickboxing record
Total 2
Wins 2
By knockout 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 47
Wins 36
By knockout 16
By submission 7
By decision 13
Losses 11
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 5
By disqualification 1
Other information
Notable school(s) Raleigh-Egypt High School
Website http://www.rampagejackson.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: May 29, 2011

Quinton Ramone "Rampage" Jackson (born June 20, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist, former professional wrestler[2] and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of December 2014, Jackson is signed to the UFC's light heavyweight division.[3]

Background

Jackson is from Memphis, Tennessee and had a difficult childhood, as he began selling drugs from a young age and was involved in many street fights. Jackson also had a dysfunctional family, as his drug-addicted father disappeared when Jackson was only 10 years old, before returning to his life in 2003. Jackson had his first experience with combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, enrolling at the school as a 17-year-old freshman, where his career included All-State honors in his senior year after finishing fifth in the state tournament at 189 pounds. In high school Jackson also befriended fellow Bellator Light Heavyweight Jacob Noe, a karate practitioner who taught Jackson striking techniques, in exchange for wrestling techniques. Originally, Jackson intended to pursue a career in professional wrestling after graduating high school, but ultimately extended his amateur wrestling career at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California before being expelled after a fight with a teammate. After discovering mixed martial arts, Jackson trained in Las Vegas with BAMMA fighter Lewis Rumble.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Impressed by the success of other wrestlers in MMA, Jackson decided to try his own hand at the sport. Jackson built up a record of 10 wins and 1 loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions, including King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge and Dangerzone.

Pride Fighting Championships

Japan's Pride organization in 2001 marketed Jackson as being a homeless person.[5] Jackson, still a relatively unknown fighter, first was matched at Pride 15 against fellow wrestler and Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba, who was at that time Pride's most prominent domestic fighter.[6] Jackson lost due to a rear naked choke from Sakuraba. Jackson captivated the Japanese fans with his exciting performance and also gained their respect and admiration for his valiant effort against the much more experienced Sakuraba.

After beating pro-wrestler Alexander Otsuka in a fight for the Battlarts promotion, Jackson was invited back for Pride 17 where he scored a knockout victory over Otsuka's training partner, Yuki Ishikawa. In his next fight, Jackson was disqualified for a low blow against Daijiro Matsui.

Jackson then went on to defeat Masaaki Satake, Igor Vovchanchyn, Kevin Randleman and Mikhail Illoukhine in successive Pride bouts. He also made forays into kickboxing with a pair of victories over kickboxer Cyril Abidi, under K-1 rules. The first kickboxing bout between Abidi and Jackson was on July 14, 2002. Many expected Jackson's wild style of striking would not translate into the K-1 ring, thinking he would be outclassed by such a schooled and disciplined striker as Abidi.[7] Instead, Jackson overwhelmed Abidi from the opening bell, and knocked him down less than a minute into the bout. Jackson then scored a hard underhand right to the chin of Abidi, knocking him out only 1:55 into the very first round.

Later in the year, Abidi wanted to prove that his loss to the undisciplined Jackson was nothing more than a fluke, and faced him on the New Year's Eve Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye card, again in a K-1 rules bout. Jackson laid a lot of criticism to rest by once again defeating Abidi, this time not by early knockout, but via a clear decision. It would be Jackson's last foray with kickboxing, as he returned to full-time MMA competition after his second win over Abidi.

Rivalry with Wanderlei Silva

Around this time, Jackson began shouting his intentions to capture the Pride Middleweight (205 lb/93 kg) title from Wanderlei Silva. In the opening round of Pride's 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, Jackson won a split decision over Murilo Bustamante. Three months later, Jackson defeated UFC fighter Chuck Liddell in the tournament's semi-finals at Pride Final Conflict 2003 by corner stoppage, putting him in place to battle Silva in the tournament finals that night. Jackson fought for the championship against Silva in what was called Fight Of The Year by various MMA media. After taking Wanderlei Silva down and bloodying him, a stand-up was called by the referee and Jackson was stopped with a series of heavy knees to the head, leading to a referee stoppage.

Jackson's powerbomb of Ricardo Arona for the KO win at Pride Critical Countdown 2004

Jackson continued his Pride career with a TKO victory over Ikuhisa Minowa at Pride Shockwave 2003. He then faced Ricardo Arona at Pride Critical Countdown 2004 with the winner to face Wanderlei Silva. Late in the first round Arona caught Jackson in a triangle choke, Jackson immediately picked up Arona and powerbombed him into the canvas earning the KO win.

Prior to his rematch with Silva, Jackson made headlines with the public announcement of his conversion to be a Christian. In the fight itself, Jackson floored Silva in the opening round and later scored a takedown which led to a series of knees and elbows at the end of the round. Jackson scored another takedown in the second round, but Silva escaped to his feet and proceeded to knock out Jackson with multiple undefended knee strikes to the head.

Jackson fought Silva again at UFC 92 winning by knockout when he caught Silva with a left hook to the head.

Final bouts with Pride Fighting Championships

Jackson's next two bouts were against Silva's Chute Boxe training camp partners. He won a split decision over Murilo "Ninja" Rua, but fell to Rua's younger brother, Shogun Rua, via TKO soccer kicks to the head [8][9]

Soon after his loss to Shogun, Jackson was contacted by veteran boxing and MMA trainer Juanito Ibarra, who saw potential in Jackson's natural abilities but viewed his profane reputation as a downfall. After a short conversation, Jackson entrusted Ibarra, a fellow born again Christian, with the managerial and training direction of his career.

Jackson then defeated Hirotaka Yokoi via TKO at Pride 30. In his final fight for Pride he won a unanimous decision over Yoon Dong-Sik at Pride 31

After Pride

On May 16, 2006, the World Fighting Alliance announced it had signed Jackson to a multi-fight deal. He defeated Matt Lindland by split decision at WFA: King of the Streets on July 22, 2006. "He is a good fighter", Jackson said. "I trained hard. He is an Olympic silver medalist. So much respect to him. I knew I had to bring it." He was caught in guillotine choke holds twice. Jackson managed to get out both times, and slammed Lindland a few times before cutting the bridge of his nose with ground and pound on his way to the win.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 11, 2006, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, announced it had acquired select assets from the World Fighting Alliance, which ceased operations as part of their sales agreement. Jackson's WFA contract was one of the assets acquired.[10]

In an interview on the UFC program Inside the UFC, Jackson said it was finally time for him to enter the organization, and that he had not before because of his friendship with UFC fighter Tito Ortiz.[11] Jackson said that because Ortiz was one of the biggest stars in the UFC, and that both were fighters in the same weight class, he did not want to interfere.

Jackson made his UFC debut at UFC 67, where he knocked out Marvin Eastman,[12] avenging an early career loss.[13]

Winning the Light Heavyweight Championship

At UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, Jackson faced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in a title rematch of their 2003 Pride bout. Approximately 90 seconds into the first round, Jackson caught Liddell with a right hook to the jaw that sent him down to the mat,[14] where Jackson landed a few more clean shots on the ground before a referee stoppage at 1:53 seconds to capture the UFC Light Heavyweight title.[15]

Jackson then defeated Pride Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson at UFC 75,[16] on September 8, 2007, in London, England via unanimous decision to unify the two organizations' titles.[17]

The Ultimate Fighter 7

On December 9, 2007, it was announced by Dana White at Spike TV's Video Game Awards show that Jackson will be one of the two coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 7.[18] At the conclusion of the season, Jackson fought the other coach and number one contender Forrest Griffin at UFC 86.[19] During the show, Jackson showed his temper after his fighters repeatedly lost to Team Forrest. Going into the semifinals, only two of Jackson's original fighters made the cut while Griffin had 6 of his fighters advance. In the finale, Team Forrest's pick, Amir Sadollah beat Team Rampage's top fighter C.B. Dollaway via armbar in the first round.[20]

On July 5, 2008, he fought Griffin for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 86 and lost a judges' decision. In the first round of the fight Jackson delivered two solid power punches, and soon after knocked Griffin down. Jackson tagged him throughout the fight.[21] In contrast, Griffin pushed the pace of the fight from start to finish and stayed much more aggressive than Jackson for most of the fight with multiple leg kicks and by mounting Quinton and landing elbows and punches to his head. In later rounds Jackson managed to take Griffin down twice and work his own ground game, almost executing his signature power bomb. Many took note as Jackson was showing obvious discomfort from the effects of the leg kicks. The next three rounds were described by Sherdog as "somewhat uneventful" with Jackson searching for the knockout punch while Griffin threw whatever he could with long jabs, leg and body kicks.[21][22] Griffin was awarded a unanimous decision with the scores 46–48, 46–48 and 46–49 in what many considered an upset.[23]

After the fight both Griffin and his coach Randy Couture expressed that they thought the fight was close,[22] and Jackson's coach, Juanito Ibarra, had planned to protest the unanimous decision with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[23] However, after speaking with the commission about his complaint, he decided not to file because he was informed that even if the judges scores were changed to his satisfaction, the fight would still result in a victory for Griffin by a majority decision.[24][25] Soon after the fight, Jackson fired his longtime trainer/manager Ibarra.[26] There were talks of an immediate rematch after the fight.

Following the loss of his belt, Quinton was involved in a hit and run incident and a high speed police pursuit in Newport Beach, California, charges followed to which he would plead guilty.[27]

Back to title contention

Jackson began training for his next fight at UFC 92, which would be against Wanderlei Silva, the only man to defeat Jackson twice.[28] Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a vicious left hook in the first round.[29] The fight was notable for some controversy surrounding the conclusion of the match, as Jackson followed Silva to the ground with another three punches before referee Yves Lavigne called the fight. Yves was unsuccessful at protecting Silva from the second and third punches.[30]

Jackson's next fight was against Keith Jardine at UFC 96 on March 7, 2009. It was announced before the fight that if Jackson won he would fight Rashad Evans for the Light Heavyweight Championship and if he lost Lyoto Machida would fight for the title instead. Jackson then won the fight by unanimous decision.[31] Jackson was on track to get his title shot but lingering injuries kept him from fighting. Lyoto Machida received the title shot and Evans was expected to defend his belt as the main event instead; Jackson had stated he would like to fight Rashad, however, he suffered torn ligaments in his jaw that will require surgery and five weeks of no contact.[32] Therefore, Lyoto Machida replaced Jackson, and Jackson was expected to fight the winner of the Machida vs. Evans bout, though that fight never came to fruition.[33]

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

Production of the tenth series of The Ultimate Fighter reality series began in June 2009 with Jackson coaching opposite former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. The season, featuring 16 heavyweight competitors including internet street fighter Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, the former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy "Big Country" Nelson and former NFL players, made its premiere on Spike TV on September 16 with the finale scheduled for December 5.

At the UFC 100 Fan Expo event in Las Vegas, July 2009

Retirement and return

On September 22, 2009, Jackson wrote in a blog on his website that he was "done fighting", due to maltreatment by the UFC. On December 4, 2009, Jackson informed the community via his web blog that he would return to the UFC to finish his contract and wanted to fight Rashad Evans.[34][35][36] At the UFC 107 press conference, Dana White stated that if Rashad Evans could defeat Thiago Silva at UFC 108, then a fight between Evans and Jackson would finally come to fruition.[37]

Jackson was expected to finally face Rashad Evans at UFC 113,[38] but the bout was scheduled for May 29, 2010, at UFC 114.[39] UFC President Dana White had officially confirmed that the fight against Rashad Evans would determine who would challenge Maurício Rua in his first UFC Light Heavyweight Title defense.[40] Jackson ended up losing to Rashad Evans via unanimous decision. Jackson was tagged in the opening moments and spent the next two rounds being taken down before hurting Evans in the third, but was unable to finish him.

Return to title contention

On March 24, 2010, Dana White announced that Jackson signed a new six fight contract with the UFC.[41] Jackson's next fight was against former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 123 on November 20, 2010. At UFC 123, Jackson met Machida in the main event. Jackson went on to win by a controversial split decision. UFC president Dana White put all doubts to rest and supported the judges' decision, saying that Jackson won the first two rounds and no rematch would be needed.[42]

Jackson was expected to face Thiago Silva on May 28, 2011, at UFC 130.[43] However, Silva tested positive for banned substances in his UFC 125 post fight drug test and was replaced by Matt Hamill.[44] Jackson put on a dominant display, easily defending the decorated wrestler's takedowns and winning the striking exchanges. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Second title shot

Jackson faced Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight title on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135.[45] Jackson lost by submission in the fourth round after Jones applied a rear-naked choke. The loss marks the first time Jackson had been finished during his run in the UFC.

Post-title shot

Jackson faced Ryan Bader on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144. Jackson missed the Light Heavyweight weight allowance of 206 lbs by 5 lbs; weighing in at 211 lbs for UFC 144.[46] He cited a training injury that prevented him from doing road work. Bader accepted the fight at catchweight and received 20% of Jackson's purse. Jackson lost the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) the first time Rampage has suffered two consecutive losses. Following the match Jackson tweeted that he was leaving the UFC after his loss to Bader. He was planning to face former Pride rival, Shogun Rua as his last UFC fight, but opted to have double knee surgery.

Jackson was expected to face Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153.[47] However, Jackson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Fábio Maldonado.[48]

Jackson fought Teixeira and lost by unanimous decision on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox 6.

Bellator MMA

On June 4, 2013, it was announced Jackson had signed multi-year deal with the partnership of Spike TV, Bellator MMA and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.[49][50][51] During a press conference he stated that he might move up to the heavyweight division.[52][53]

Jackson was expected to face former training partner and fellow former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz on November 2 at Bellator 106.[54] However, on October 25, Bellator announced Ortiz suffered a neck injury and had to pull out of his fight with Jackson.[55]

Jackson made his Bellator debut on November 15, 2013 at Bellator 108 where he faced UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joey Beltran.[56] He won via knockout in round 1 after dropping Beltran with a left-right hook combination and following up with another right hand on the ground, stopping the action with 1 second left in the round.[57]

Jackson faced former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu on February 28, 2014 in the Season 10 Light Heavyweight tournament at Bellator 110 in the semifinals.[58] He won via knockout in the first round.[59]

Jackson faced Muhammed Lawal in the tournament final for a title shot on May 17, 2014, at Bellator 120.[60] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[61] After the fight Mississippi Athletic Commission fined Jackson $10,000 due to his shove at Lawal during the pre-fight weigh-in staredown.[62] According to head of MAC Jon Lewis, he was about to pull Jackson out of the fight for insulting him due to the issued fine.[62]

Return to the UFC

On December 20, 2014, during the main card broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway, it was announced that Jackson had signed a new deal to return to the UFC.[63] Scott Coker, Bellator's president, alleged that Jackson is still under contract with Bellator and they would pursue legal process to ensure that. Jackson is claiming that Bellator did not honor his contract and that's the reason he signed with the UFC.[64]

Jackson was expected to face Fábio Maldonado on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186.[65] However, on April 7, Jackson was removed from the card after his most recent employer Bellator MMA was granted an injunction by a New Jersey Superior Court judge preventing him from competing for the UFC after it was alleged that he breached a deal signed in June 2013.[66] On April 21, a judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division overturned the injunction against Jackson, allowing him to compete for the UFC. The bout took place at a catchweight of 215 lbs.[67] Jackson won the fight by unanimous decision.[68]

Professional wrestling career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2013–2014)

Jackson made his TNA debut on the June 6, 2013 episode of Impact Wrestling, getting into a verbal confrontation with Kurt Angle.[69] The following week, Jackson saved Angle from an attack from the villainous Aces & Eights stable.[70] Jackson returned on the July 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, being revealed as the fifth member of New Main Event Mafia along with Angle, Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Sting.[71] On the July 18, during the Destination X episode of Impact Wrestling, the Main Event Mafia achieved their goal of getting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship off of Bully Ray and out of Aces & Eights' hands after stopping them from interfering in Ray's match with Chris Sabin.[72] After Angle took a leave of absence in August, Jackson attempted to recruit his Bellator 106 opponent Tito Ortiz to sub for him. Ortiz later attacked Jackson by hitting him in the head with a hammer, helped Bully Ray regain the World Heavyweight Championship, and joined Aces & Eights.[73] Jackson made his in-ring debut in a five-on-five tag team match on the August 22 episode of Impact Wrestling; The Main Event Mafia (Jackson, Magnus, Joe, and Sting) and A.J. Styles defeated Aces & Eights after Styles pinned Devon for the win, forcing him out of TNA in the process.[74] On September 12 at No Surrender, it was announced that Bellator MMA had pulled Jackson from TNA programming due to his upcoming PPV fight with Ortiz, thus removing him from the Main Event Mafia.[75]

On July 31, 2014, in an interview with The Fight Nerd, Jackson stated that he was done with TNA after he saw their operations and how "they ran things," he had no plans to go back. TNA has since moved his profile to the alumni section, confirming his departure from the company.[76]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 36–11 Fábio Maldonado Decision (unanimous) UFC 186 April 25, 2015 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Catchweight (215 lbs) bout. UFC return
Win 35–11 Muhammed Lawal Decision (unanimous) Bellator 120 May 17, 2014 3 5:00 Southaven, Mississippi, United States Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final.
Win 34–11 Christian M'Pumbu KO (punches) Bellator 110 February 28, 2014 1 4:34 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 33–11 Joey Beltran KO (punches) Bellator 108 November 15, 2013 1 4:59 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Catchweight (210 lbs) bout.
Loss 32–11 Glover Teixeira Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson January 26, 2013 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss 32–10 Ryan Bader Decision (unanimous) UFC 144 February 26, 2012 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Catchweight (211 lbs) bout; Jackson missed weight.
Loss 32–9 Jon Jones Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 135 September 24, 2011 4 1:14 Denver, Colorado, United States For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 32–8 Matt Hamill Decision (unanimous) UFC 130 May 28, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 31–8 Lyoto Machida Decision (split) UFC 123 November 20, 2010 3 5:00 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Loss 30–8 Rashad Evans Decision (unanimous) UFC 114 May 29, 2010 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 30–7 Keith Jardine Decision (unanimous) UFC 96 March 7, 2009 3 5:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 29–7 Wanderlei Silva KO (punch) UFC 92 December 27, 2008 1 3:21 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Knockout of the Night.
Loss 28–7 Forrest Griffin Decision (unanimous) UFC 86 July 5, 2008 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win 28–6 Dan Henderson Decision (unanimous) UFC 75 September 8, 2007 5 5:00 London, England Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Unified with the Pride Middleweight Championship.
Win 27–6 Chuck Liddell KO (punches) UFC 71 May 26, 2007 1 1:53 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Knockout of the Night.
Win 26–6 Marvin Eastman KO (punches) UFC 67 February 3, 2007 2 3:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 25–6 Matt Lindland Decision (split) WFA: King of the Streets July 22, 2006 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 24–6 Yoon Dong-Sik Decision (unanimous) Pride 31 – Dreamers February 26, 2006 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 23–6 Hirotaka Yokoi TKO (soccer kick and stomp) Pride 30 October 23, 2005 1 4:05 Saitama, Japan
Loss 22–6 Maurício Rua TKO (soccer kicks) Pride Total Elimination 2005 April 23, 2005 1 4:47 Osaka, Japan 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round.
Win 22–5 Murilo Rua Decision (split) Pride 29 February 20, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Loss 21–5 Wanderlei Silva KO (knees) Pride 28 October 31, 2004 2 3:26 Saitama, Japan For the Pride Middleweight Championship.
Win 21–4 Ricardo Arona KO (slam and punches) Pride Critical Countdown 2004 June 20, 2004 1 7:32 Saitama, Japan
Win 20–4 Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (knee) Pride Shockwave 2003 December 31, 2003 2 1:05 Saitama, Japan
Loss 19–4 Wanderlei Silva TKO (knees) Pride Final Conflict 2003 November 9, 2003 1 6:28 Tokyo, Japan 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Final.
Win 19–3 Chuck Liddell TKO (corner stoppage) Pride Final Conflict 2003 November 9, 2003 2 3:10 Tokyo, Japan 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win 18–3 Murilo Bustamante Decision (split) Pride Total Elimination 2003 August 10, 2003 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 17–3 Mikhail Ilyukhin TKO (knee to the body) Pride 26 June 8, 2003 1 6:26 Yokohama, Japan
Win 16–3 Kevin Randleman KO (knee and punches) Pride 25 March 16, 2003 1 6:58 Yokohama, Japan
Win 15–3 Igor Vovchanchyn Submission (injury) Pride 22 September 29, 2002 1 7:17 Nagoya, Japan
Win 14–3 Sean Gray TKO (punches) KOTC 13 – Revolution May 17, 2002 3 0:37 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 13–3 Masaaki Satake TKO (slam) Pride 20 April 28, 2002 1 7:07 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 12–3 Daijiro Matsui DQ (knee to groin) Pride 18 December 23, 2001 1 0:14 Fukuoka, Japan
Win 12–2 Yuki

Ishikawa

 KO (punches) Pride 17 November 3, 2001 1 1:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–2 Alexander Otsuka TKO (doctor stoppage) BattlArts: BattlArts vs. the World October 14, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10–2 Kazushi Sakuraba Submission (rear-naked choke) Pride 15 July 29, 2001 1 5:41 Saitama, Japan
Win 10–1 Kenneth Williams Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiator Challenge 4 June 17, 2001 1 4:40 Colusa, California, United States
Win 9–1 Bryson Haubrick Submission (punches) KOTC 8 – Bombs Away April 29, 2001 1 1:48 Williams, California, United States
Win 8–1 Rocko Henderson Submission (kimura) Gladiator Challenge 3 April 7, 2001 2 1:15 Friant, California, United States
Win 7–1 Dave Taylor TKO (corner stoppage) Gladiator Challenge 2 February 18, 2001 1 5:00 Colusa, California, United States
Win 6–1 Charlie West Decision (unanimous) Gladiator Challenge 1 December 9, 2000 3 5:00 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win 5–1 Rob Smith Decision (unanimous) KOTC 6 – Road Warriors November 29, 2000 2 5:00 Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win 4–1 Warren Owsley Submission (armbar) Dangerzone: Night of the Beast October 28, 2000 1 6:04 Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Win 3–1 Ron Rumpf TKO (punches) Continental Freefighting Alliance 2 July 19, 2000 1 1:18 Corinth, Mississippi, United States
Loss 2–1 Marvin Eastman Decision (unanimous) KOTC 4 – Gladiators June 24, 2000 2 5:00 San Jacinto, California, United States For King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
Win 2–0 Marco Bermudaz Submission (rear-naked choke) Huntington Beach Underground Pancrase May 13, 2000 1 7:17 Huntington Beach, California, United States
Win 1–0 Mike Pyle Decision (unanimous) ISCF: Memphis November 13, 1999 3 5:00 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Kickboxing record

2002-12-31 Win France Cyril Abidi Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002, Japan Decision 3 3:00
2002-07-14 Win France Cyril Abidi K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan KO (Punch) 1 1:55

Acting career

Jackson has appeared in Confessions of a Pit Fighter, Miss March, Bad Guys and The Midnight Meat Train, as well as an episode of The King of Queens, @#!*% and Pimp My Ride. He starred in The A-Team[80] and is also set to appear in Never Surrender, Duel of Legends, and Death Warrior. He appeared in the Nike commercial, "Human Chain". Jackson also appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw on June 7, 2010, as a guest host.

Film and television credits

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Jackass Himself TV (Series 3 Episode 2)
2005 Confessions of a Pit Fighter Matador (a cruel street fighter from Brazil) Film
2006 The King of Queens Priority Plus Driver TV Series (Episode: "Fight Schlub")(uncredited)
2008 Bad Guys Leroy Johnson Film
2008 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Himself (Coach) TV Series
2008 The Midnight Meat Train Guardian Angel Film
2009 Miss March Himself Film
2009 Never Surrender Rampage Film
2009 Hell's Chain Jackson Film
2009 Death Warrior Wolf Film
2009 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Himself (Coach) TV Series
2010 Super Dave's Spike Tacular Himself TV Series
2010 Guy's Choice Himself TV Movie
2010 WWE Raw Himself (guest host) TV Series (Episode: dated June 7, 2010)
2010 Cubed Rampage TV series (Episode: #1.39)
2010 The A-Team B. A. Baracus Major Film
2010 The Cleveland Show Kunta Kinte 9000 TV Series (Episode: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back") (Voice)
2011 The World's Worst Bodyguard N/A Film (short)
2011 Duel of Legends Jackson Film (filming)
2012 Fire with Fire Wallace Film (straight-to-DVD)
2012 Ridiculousness Himself (Guest host) TV Series (Episode: #2.04)

Personal life

Jackson resides in Ladera Ranch and has four children: D'Angelo (otherwise known as Darnell) and Raja from previous relationships, and Elijah and Naname Nakia Jackson with his wife, Yuki.[81] All three boys have the middle name of Rampage, while Naname has Page. Yuki separated from him in 2006 after a paternity test proved that he had fathered a child, Raja, with another woman in 2000. Jackson and his wife have since reconciled.[82][83] Jackson suffers from low testosterone and undergoes testosterone replacement therapy.[84] In 2010, Jackson lived in Merseyside in the United Kingdom.[85] He is a supporter of Everton F.C.

Legal issues

On July 15, 2008, 10 days after losing his belt to Forrest Griffin, Jackson was arrested in Costa Mesa and booked on suspicion of felony reckless driving, and felony hit and run after striking several vehicles. He led pursuing officers on a chase while driving on the wrong side of the street and on city sidewalks in his lifted Ford F-350 with his picture painted on the side. During the chase, one of the tires blew out on his truck and he continued to flee while driving on his rims. On July 18, 2008, UFC President Dana White gave an interview to Yahoo! Sports in which he said that Jackson had initially been detained for a 72-hour stay, but that had been extended. White was quoted as saying: "I think it's going to be a while before we get him back."[86] White also claimed that before the detainment, Jackson did not sleep for four days, had not been eating, and had only been drinking energy drinks and became mentally ill from dehydration. According to White, no drugs were found in Jackson's system.[86]

Jackson was charged with one felony count of evading police while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading police and driving against traffic, three misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving when he nearly hit several pedestrians. Jackson faced up to 3 years in prison if convicted.[87] On August 28, 2008, he pleaded not guilty to all of the charges; however, on January 8, 2009, he pleaded guilty to one felony count of evading a police officer and driving against traffic, and one misdemeanor count of driving recklessly as part of a plea agreement. A judge dismissed the charges against Jackson on January 8, 2010, citing that he had successfully completed 200 hours of community service and complied with other terms and conditions.[88]

Holly Griggs is one of the victims in the above police chase. She filed a civil suit against Jackson and claimed that the impact of her abdomen with the steering wheel caused her amniotic fluid membranes to rupture, ultimately resulting in the stillbirth of her baby. She requested $25,000 in damages for property damage, personal injury, and emotional distress. Farrah Emami, Spokesperson for the DA's office, said: "We reviewed all the medical records and spoke with the victim's physician, and the evidence showed that the loss of the fetus was not related to or a result of the crash caused by the defendant."[89]

In May 2010 the woman dismissed her lawsuit against Jackson. It is unclear if the two sides reached a settlement.[90]

See also

References

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