UFC Fight Night 203: Jackson vs Kirk 03/12/2022 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship has another stacked fight card to treat their fans with UFC Fight Night 203. This event happens this Saturday, March 12 inside the halls of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass subscriptions are the best ways to witness the bouts. The main event will be featuring to promising light heavyweights as Magomed Ankalave takes on Thiago Santos. Damon Jackson will be fighting in the undercard as he takes on Kanuela Kirk at featherweight. This is the closest fight to call in the entire fight card as Damon Jackon carries a small edge against Kamuela Kirk in UFC betting spreads.
UFC Fight Night 203: Jackson vs Kirk 03/12/2022
When: | Saturday, March 12, 4:00 PM ET |
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Where: | UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
TV: | Pay Per View |
Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
UFC Fight Night 203: Jackson vs Kirk 03/12/2022 Odds
Damon Jackson
Damon Jackson has a very interesting ring name as “The Leech” and this fighter comes from Dallas, Texas in the United States. The Fortis MMA has been responsible for honing this fighter’s ring skills. Jackson is a 33-year-old fighter that has been comfortable competing in the featherweight division. He owns a professional MMA record of 19-4 and 14 of those wins came from submissions. This is going to be Jackson’s fourth fight in the UFC and he has only lost once. That defeat was at the hands of Ilia Topuria but he was able to bounce back with a win over Charles Rosa in October 2021.
Kamuela Kirk
Kamuela Kirk is just at his prime age of 27 years old and this fighter’s hometown is located in Arizona, United States. He has been busy polishing his fighting skills at the Siege MMA fight stable. Kirk has a very creative ring name as “The Jawaiian” and he enters this next match with a 12-4 professional record. This natural featherweight’s wins are divided into six submissions, five knockouts and one decision. After making a successful debut in UFC Fight Night 190 by winning via unanimous decision against Makwan Amirkhani, Kirk looks to keep the momentum running. This fighter’ was discovered at the LFA fight organization.
Jackson vs Kirk Betting Numbers
Record | 19-4-1 (1 NC) | 12-4-0 |
Last Fight | Win | Win |
Country | United States | United States |
Height | 5’11” | 5’10” |
Weight (lbs) | 145 | 145 |
Reach (in) | 71 | 75 |
Win by KO/TKO | 16% | 42% |
Win by Submission | 74% | 50% |
Decisions | 11% | 8% |
Strikes landed per minute | 2.54 | 3.27 |
Striking accuracy | 38% | 52% |
Striking absorbed per minute | 3.25 | 5.80 |
Striking defense | 48% | 30% |
Takedown average | 2.48 | 1.18 |
Takedown accuracy | 33% | 40% |
Takedown defense | 35% | 58% |
Submission average | 2.50 | 1.80 |
Jackson vs Kirk Betting Picks
This is tricky as Kamuela Kirk has some surprises set in his bout against Damon Jackson. He will be the safer pick to make according to the best online sportsbook but don’t be surprised if Damon Jackson takes home the win instead.