Jeremy Rea Jackson (born September 19, 1982) is an American former

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 ...

from

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Career

Jackson's first professional MMA fight was on September 9, 2001, against

Jake Shields Jake Sequoyah Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welterweight ...

in the Gladiator Challenge 6: Caged Beasts. Jackson has fought in 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 ...

, Kage Kombat, IFC,

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

, Ultimate Athlete, World Extreme Cagefighting, Gladiator Challenge, Ring Of Honor, and Total Combat. Jeremy Jackson had a trilogy with

Nick Diaz Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...

. He won via knockout in their first fight, the trilogy ended with him losing two straight to Diaz, the latter loss coming at UFC 44: Undisputed. He competed as a

welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

The Ultimate Fighter 4 ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of ''UFC Fight Night 6''. The finale was aired on Nove ...

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, but was sent home before having a chance to fight after violating the rules of the show. Although ejected from the tournament, Jackson fought

Pete Spratt Aaron Dewain "Pete" Spratt (born January 9, 1971) is a former American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Spratt has formerly competed for the UFC, the MFC, Legacy ...

in the fourth season finale of The Ultimate Fighter. Jackson submitted due to a neck injury in the second round and was released from the UFC. On June 30, 2008, Jackson was arrested and taken into custody by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with multiple counts of aggravated rape and held on $1 million bail. Jackson was sentenced to 25 years to life after pleading guilty to the rape charges against his lawyer's advice.Former UFC Fighter Jeremy Jackson Sentenced 25 Years to Life for 2008 Rape Conviction
MMAWeekly.com (2011)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 9–5 , Hector Carrilo , TKO (punches) , Total Combat 19 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–5 ,

, TKO (neck injury) , The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:11 , , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4 , Christian Vargas , Submission (rear-naked choke) , TC 10: Total Combat 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:56 , , , - , Win , align=center, 7–4 , Mark Moreno , Submission (rear-naked choke) , ROH 1: Ring of Honor 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:30 , , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–4 ,

, Submission (armbar) ,

UFC 44 ''UFC 44: Undisputed'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 26, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, ...

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:04 , , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–3 ,

, TKO (punches) , IFC WC 18: Big Valley Brawl , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:17 , , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 ,

Shonie Carter Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He has als ...

, Decision (unanimous) , WEC 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 ,

, TKO (punches) , UA 4: King of the Mountain , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:49 , , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Mike Penalber , TKO (punches) , UA 4: King of the Mountain , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Zach Light , TKO (punches) , UA 4: King of the Mountain , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , Eddy Ellis , TKO (punches) , IFC WC 17: Warriors Challenge 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:24 , , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–2 ,

Joe Stevenson Joseph Christopher Stevenson (born June 15, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist fighting out of Hesperia, California. Coached by (UFC Hall of Famer) Matt Hughes, Stevenson rose to prominence by becoming The Ultimate Fighter 2 Wel ...

, TKO (submission to punches) , KOTC 15: Bad Intentions , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:27 , , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Peter Delayo , TKO (strikes) , KK: Kage Kombat , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , GC 6: Caged Beasts , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:03 , ,

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