Montel Jackson vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

UFC 9-4-0 vs. 5-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-4-0
UFC record
5-4-1
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
34
AgeΔ 3 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 9 mo
12.4
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Da'Mon Blackshear is a submission threat — 1.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Montel Jackson carries real power — 1.26 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Montel Jackson hunts takedowns — 2.63 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Montel Jackson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 104
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Da'Mon Blackshear

Full career not yet synced for Da'Mon Blackshear — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4132.90/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4394.33/min · norm 3.52
1961.37/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4254.19/min · norm 3.58
53.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
45.9%norm 43.4%
59.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.6%
121.26/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Montel Jackson

Distance 70.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 6.5%)

Da'Mon Blackshear

Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Montel Jackson

Head 82.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Da'Mon Blackshear

Head 71.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Jackson L/AAccBantamweight med Blackshear L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 250 / 544 46.0% 39.0% 343 / 836 41.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 97 / 127 76.4% 68.7% 63 / 77 81.8% 68.7%
On the ground 66 / 97 68.0% 70.2% 33 / 43 76.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 297 / 633 46.9% 34.9% 243 / 679 35.8% 34.9%
To the body 78 / 91 85.7% 66.8% 102 / 150 68.0% 66.8%
To the legs 38 / 44 86.4% 79.4% 94 / 127 74.0% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Jackson L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Blackshear L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 159 / 435 36.6% 39.3% 337 / 770 43.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 30 / 38 78.9% 70.4% 52 / 67 77.6% 70.4%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 72.4% 36 / 52 69.2% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 282 20.6% 34.9% 230 / 636 36.2% 34.9%
To the body 61 / 104 58.7% 66.0% 122 / 172 70.9% 66.0%
To the legs 77 / 96 80.2% 79.1% 73 / 81 90.1% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2561.0% acc · 2.63/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1033.3% acc · 1.48/15 · norm 1.12
6167.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2071.4% def · norm 66.7%
43:4130.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
23:2323.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
33:133:29 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
18:112:41 per 15 · norm 2:24
30.32/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
101.48/15 · norm 0.28

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