Quinton Jackson vs Rashad Evans

Quinton Jackson vs Rashad Evans: Matchup Breakdown

Quinton Jackson is 8-5 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 61.5% win rate. Rashad Evans is 14-8-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 60.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Rashad Evans leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans on May 29, 2010, won by Rashad Evans by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Quinton Jackson holds the higher ELO rating, 1,070 to 1,040. Career peaks are 1,166 for Quinton Jackson and 1,269 for Rashad Evans. Quinton Jackson has 3 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 8 victories, a 37.5% finish rate. Rashad Evans has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 42.9% of the time.

Quinton Jackson stands 6' 1" with a reach of 73" and fights orthodox. Rashad Evans is 6' 0" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Rashad Evans. Quinton Jackson is 48, Rashad Evans is 46.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Quinton Jackson has landed 514 significant strikes at 43.3% accuracy with 6 takedowns and 23:00 of control time. Rashad Evans has landed 614 at 37.6% with 53 takedowns and 1h 20m of control.

Quinton Jackson has 4 title fights (2 won) against 3 (1 won) for Rashad Evans. They share 7 common opponents: Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Forrest Griffin, Dan Henderson, Chuck Liddell.