Jason Saggo (born November 23, 1985) is a Canadian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who previously fought in the lightweight division of the

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(UFC).

Background

Saggo graduated from

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

Mixed martial arts career

Saggo made his professional debut in August 2009, winning a fight in Northern Ireland. He amassed a record of 9-1, competing primarily for various regional promotions in Canada before signing with the

in the spring of 2014.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Saggo made his promotional debut against

Josh Shockley Josh Shockley (born November 15, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Shockley has also previously competed for the UFC and Bellator. Mixed martial arts ...

on June 14, 2014 at UFC 174. Saggo defeated Shockley via first round TKO. Saggo faced promotional newcomer Paul Felder on October 4, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 54 ''UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 54'') was a mixed martial arts event held at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on October 4, 2014. Background This event was the first event the UF ...

. Saggo lost the fight by split decision. Saggo was expected to face Marcin Bandel on April 11, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. However, Saggo pulled out of the bout due to an injury to his achilles tendon and was replaced by promotional newcomer Stevie Ray. Saggo faced

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on March 5, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Saggo next faced Leandro Silva on June 18, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 89 ''UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 89'') was a mixed martial arts event held on June 18, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Background The event was the first that the promotion has hoste ...

. He won the fight via split decision. Saggo faced

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on December 10, 2016 at

UFC 206 ''UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 10, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Championshi ...

. He lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision. Saggo faced

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on September 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 116. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. He was subsequently released from the UFC.

BTC Fight Promotions

Following his release from the UFC, Saggo signed a multi-fight deal with BTC Fight Promotions out of Burlington, Ontario. He had his first fight on November 24, 2018 against Adam Assenza at BTC 4 for the BTC Lightweight Championship and won via first round rear-naked choke. On May 9, Saggo vacated the lightweight title in preparation for a catchweight bout against Deivison Ribeiro on June 1, 2019 at BTC 6.

Mixed martial arts record

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Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

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Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Taylor Soloman , Submission (armbar) , Knockout Entertainment MMA: The Reckoning , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:25 , Orillia, Ontario, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Kyle Vivian , Submission (triangle choke) , Ringside MMA 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:03 ,

, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , David Lafond , Submission (triangle choke) , Ringside MMA 8 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:38 ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saggo, Jason Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Toronto Canadian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters University of Guelph alumni