Jamie Russell Pickett (born August 29, 1988) is an American

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, incorp ...

who competes in the

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division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Background

Pickett lived with his grandparents growing up in

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, due to his father being in prison and his mom, a drug user, leaving the family when he was young. His mother returned for Pickett and his two half brothers when he was eight, however she was still using drugs. The government eventually got involved, and after a battle in court, Pickett ended up living with his father's parents, while his two half-brothers lived with his mom's parents, beginning at the age of nine or ten. Pickett initially started training

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

at the age of 19 and dabbled into mixed martial arts in 2009. Jamie ended up dropping out of high school at East Duplin High School in North Carolina

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Making his professional debut at Conflick Cage Fighting against Tyler Minton, Pickett lost the bout via unanimous decision. Pickett then defeated Brian McGinnis via TKO in the first round at Charity Fight Round 1, followed by a loss to Joshua Williams via second-round rear-naked choke at Warfare 9: Apocalypse. Pickett defeated his next six opponents, with the first five coming by stoppages, culminating in Pickett defeating Rashawn Spencer via unanimous decision at Conflict MMA 42 Charlotte. Pickett appeared in

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Dana White's Contender Series, formerly named Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, is an American mixed martial arts promotion. In May 2017, the UFC announced White would hold the competition weekly on UFC Fight Pass (It has since been move ...

Dana White's Contender Series 1 web-series program on July 11, 2017, facing Charles Byrd. He lost the fight via a technical submission in round one. At the 864 Fighting Championship, Pickett defeated Crishian Torres via TKO in the first round. He defeated Elijah Gobille via TKO in round one at Next Level Fight Club 10. Pickett was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series 17 on June 18, 2019, where he faced

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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. At NLFC 11 Pickett defeated Jacquis Williams via unanimous decision. Headlining Dana White's Contender Series 30, he defeated Jhonven Pati via TKO in the second round, earning a UFC contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his promotional debut, Pickett faced

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at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal on December 19, 2020. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Pickett faced

Jordan Wright Jordan Michael Wright (born October 7, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He formely fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Wright started gymnastics at age 4, but after watchi ...

on May 15, 2021, at

UFC 262 ''UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 15, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Lightweight Championship b ...

. He lost the bout via TKO in the first round. Pickett was scheduled to face

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on October 9, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez. However, after one of his coaches tested positive for COVID-19, the bout was moved to October 23 at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori. Pickett won the fight via unanimous decision. Pickett was scheduled to face Caio Borralho on January 15, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 32 ''UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 32 '' and ''UFC Vegas 46'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 15, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpri ...

. Borralho pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Joseph Holmes. Pickett won the fight via unanimous decision. In a quick turn around, Pickett faced

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, replacing

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, on February 19, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 201 ''UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 201'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 59'' and ''UFC Vegas 48'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC ...

. He lost the bout via d'arce choke in the first round. Pickett was scheduled to face Abdul Razak Alhassan on July 9, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 39 ''UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 58'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 9, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, ...

. However, Alhassan pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Denis Tiuliulin. The bout was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and moved to

UFC 279 ''UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

. Pickett lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Pickett was scheduled to face

Bo Nickal Bo Dean Nickal (born January 14, 1996) is an American professional mixed martial artist, former Freestyle wrestler, freestyle and graduated Collegiate wrestling, folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UF ...

on December 10, 2022 at

UFC 282 ''UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 10, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United ...

. However, it was announced in late October that Nickal withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped. The pair was rescheduled to meet on March 4, 2023 at

UFC 285 ''UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 4, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United Stat ...

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Next Level Fight Club ** NLFC Middleweight Championship (One Time) *** Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pickett, Jamie 1988 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu