Charles Rosa vs. Damon Jackson

UFC 5-8-0 vs. 6-6-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-8-0
UFC record
6-6-1 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Switch
Stance
Switch
48.5
Layoff (months)Δ 27.8 mo
20.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Damon Jackson is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Damon Jackson owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Charles Rosa is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Charles Rosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 141

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Damon Jackson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 111
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5533.08/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
4062.96/min · norm 3.54
6923.86/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
4763.47/min · norm 3.47
36.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
42.9%norm 45.0%
47.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
49.1%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Charles Rosa

Distance 93.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

Damon Jackson

Distance 77.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Charles Rosa

Head 75.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.8%)

Damon Jackson

Head 77.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Rosa L/AAccFeatherweight med Jackson L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 492 / 1419 34.7% 40.9% 261 / 732 35.7% 40.9%
In the clinch 23 / 42 54.8% 70.8% 93 / 132 70.5% 70.8%
On the ground 38 / 63 60.3% 69.2% 52 / 83 62.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 1150 26.7% 37.2% 247 / 729 33.9% 37.2%
To the body 89 / 168 53.0% 68.2% 123 / 179 68.7% 68.2%
To the legs 157 / 206 76.2% 80.7% 36 / 39 92.3% 80.7%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Rosa L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Jackson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 500 / 1057 47.3% 39.2% 276 / 682 40.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 53 / 80 66.2% 70.3% 134 / 172 77.9% 70.3%
On the ground 139 / 173 80.3% 69.4% 66 / 82 80.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 482 / 1048 46.0% 35.9% 272 / 687 39.6% 35.9%
To the body 107 / 145 73.8% 67.9% 157 / 196 80.1% 67.9%
To the legs 103 / 117 88.0% 81.5% 47 / 53 88.7% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2035.1% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
2132.8% acc · 2.30/15 · norm 1.19
1938.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1137.9% def · norm 61.5%
25:3214.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
56:4141.3% of cage time · norm 16.7%
63:345:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
29:233:12 per 15 · norm 3:12
121.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
111.20/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jackson has more cage time on record.