Overview
- Jackson defeated Ricky Simon by strikes at 2:39 of round two on Saturday at UFC Vegas 121, finishing the rematch on the preliminary card at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
- The finish came after a long one-two that landed a left hand to drop Simon, followed by follow-up strikes on the canvas that forced referee Jason Herzog to stop the bout.
- UFC publications and event scorecards uniformly recorded Jackson as the winner at 2:39 of round two, although UFC pages differed on the label of the finish with some calling it a KO and others a TKO.
- The victory avenges the only loss of Jackson’s pro career from 2018, snaps his two-fight losing streak, and highlights his evolution into a rangy, composed striker at bantamweight.
- Jackson’s win was one of several early finishes on the UFC Vegas 121 prelims and the promotion has not announced his next opponent, though the performance should improve his matchmaking prospects.