Background

Jackson is from Memphis, Tennessee and had a difficult childhood, as he began selling drugs from a young age and was involved in many street fights. Jackson also had a dysfunctional family, as his drug-addicted father disappeared when Jackson was only 10 years old, before returning to his life in 2003. Jackson had his first experience with combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, enrolling at the school as a 17-year-old freshman, where his career included All-State honors in his senior year after finishing fifth in the state tournament at 189 pounds. In high school Jackson also befriended fellow Bellator Light Heavyweight Jacob Noe, a karate practitioner who taught Jackson striking techniques, in exchange for wrestling techniques. Originally, Jackson intended to pursue a career in professional wrestling after graduating high school, but ultimately extended his amateur wrestling career at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California before being expelled after a fight with a teammate. After discovering mixed martial arts, Jackson trained in Las Vegas with BAMMA fighter Lewis Rumble.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Impressed by the success of other wrestlers in MMA, Jackson decided to try his own hand at the sport. Jackson built up a record of 10 wins and 1 loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions, including King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge and Dangerzone.

Pride Fighting Championships

Japan's Pride organization in 2001 marketed Jackson as being a homeless person. Jackson, still a relatively unknown fighter, first was matched at Pride 15 against fellow wrestler and Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba, who was at that time Pride's most prominent domestic fighter. Jackson lost due to a rear naked choke from Sakuraba. Jackson captivated the Japanese fans with his exciting performance and also gained their respect and admiration for his valiant effort against the much more experienced Sakuraba.

After beating pro-wrestler Alexander Otsuka in a fight for the Battlarts promotion, Jackson was invited back for Pride 17 where he scored a knockout victory over Otsuka's training partner, Yuki Ishikawa. In his next fight, Jackson was disqualified for a low blow against Daijiro Matsui.

Jackson then went on to defeat Masaaki Satake, Igor Vovchanchyn, Kevin Randleman and Mikhail Illoukhine in successive Pride bouts. He also made forays into kickboxing with a pair of victories over kickboxer Cyril Abidi, under K-1 rules. The first kickboxing bout between Abidi and Jackson was on July 14, 2002. Many expected Jackson's wild style of striking would not translate into the K-1 ring, thinking he would be outclassed by such a schooled and disciplined striker as Abidi. Instead, Jackson overwhelmed Abidi from the opening bell, and knocked him down less than a minute into the bout. Jackson then scored a hard underhand right to the chin of Abidi, knocking him out only 1:55 into the very first round.

Later in the year, Abidi wanted to prove that his loss to the undisciplined Jackson was nothing more than a fluke, and faced him on the New Year's Eve Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye card, again in a K-1 rules bout. Jackson laid a lot of criticism to rest by once again defeating Abidi, this time not by early knockout, but via a clear decision. It would be Jackson's last foray with kickboxing, as he returned to full-time MMA competition after his second win over Abidi.

Rivalry with Wanderlei Silva

See also: Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson

Around this time, Jackson began shouting his intentions to capture the Pride Middleweight (205 lb/93 kg) title from Wanderlei Silva. In the opening round of Pride's 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, Jackson won a split decision over Murilo Bustamante. Three months later, Jackson defeated UFC fighter Chuck Liddell in the tournament's semi-finals at Pride Final Conflict 2003 by corner stoppage, putting him in place to battle Silva in the tournament finals that night. Jackson fought for the championship against Silva in what was called Fight Of The Year by various MMA media. After taking Wanderlei Silva down and bloodying him, a stand-up was called by the referee and Jackson was stopped with a series of heavy knees to the head, leading to a referee stoppage.

Jackson continued his Pride career with a TKO victory over Ikuhisa Minowa at Pride Shockwave 2003. He then faced Ricardo Arona at Pride Critical Countdown 2004 with the winner to face Wanderlei Silva. Late in the first round Arona caught Jackson in a triangle choke, Jackson immediately picked up Arona and powerbombed him into the canvas earning the KO win.

Prior to his rematch with Silva, Jackson made headlines with the public announcement of his conversion to be a Christian. In the fight itself, Jackson floored Silva in the opening round and later scored a takedown which led to a series of knees and elbows at the end of the round. Jackson scored another takedown in the second round, but Silva escaped to his feet and proceeded to knock out Jackson with multiple undefended knee strikes to the head.

Jackson fought Silva again at UFC 92 winning by knockout when he caught Silva with a left hook to the head.

Final bouts with Pride Fighting Championships

Jackson's next two bouts were against Silva's Chute Boxe training camp partners. He won a split decision over Murilo "Ninja" Rua, but fell to Rua's younger brother, Shogun Rua, via TKO soccer kicks to the head

Soon after his loss to Shogun, Jackson was contacted by veteran boxing and MMA trainer Juanito Ibarra, who saw potential in Jackson's natural abilities but viewed his profane reputation as a downfall. After a short conversation, Jackson entrusted Ibarra, a fellow born again Christian, with the managerial and training direction of his career.

Jackson then defeated Hirotaka Yokoi via TKO at Pride 30. In his final fight for Pride he won a unanimous decision over Yoon Dong-Sik at Pride 31

After Pride

On May 16, 2006, the World Fighting Alliance announced it had signed Jackson to a multi-fight deal. He defeated Matt Lindland by split decision at WFA: King of the Streets on July 22, 2006. "He is a good fighter", Jackson said. "I trained hard. He is an Olympic silver medalist. So much respect to him. I knew I had to bring it." He was caught in guillotine choke holds twice. Jackson managed to get out both times, and slammed Lindland a few times before cutting the bridge of his nose with ground and pound on his way to the win.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 11, 2006, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, announced it had acquired select assets from the World Fighting Alliance, which ceased operations as part of their sales agreement. Jackson's WFA contract was one of the assets acquired.

In an interview on the UFC program Inside the UFC, Jackson said it was finally time for him to enter the organization, and that he had not before because of his friendship with UFC fighter Tito Ortiz. Jackson said that because Ortiz was one of the biggest stars in the UFC, and that both were fighters in the same weight class, he did not want to interfere.

Jackson made his UFC debut at UFC 67, where he knocked out Marvin Eastman, avenging an early career loss.

Winning the Light Heavyweight Championship

At UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, Jackson faced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in a title rematch of their 2003 Pride bout. Approximately 90 seconds into the first round, Jackson caught Liddell with a right hook to the jaw that sent him down to the mat, where Jackson landed a few more clean shots on the ground before a referee stoppage at 1:53 seconds to capture the UFC Light Heavyweight title.

Jackson then defeated Pride Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson at UFC 75, on September 8, 2007, in London, England via unanimous decision to unify the two organizations' titles.

The Ultimate Fighter 7

On December 9, 2007, it was announced by Dana White at Spike TV's Video Game Awards show that Jackson will be one of the two coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 7. At the conclusion of the season, Jackson fought the other coach and number one contender Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. During the show, Jackson showed his temper after his fighters repeatedly lost to Team Forrest. Going into the semifinals, only two of Jackson's original fighters made the cut while Griffin had 6 of his fighters advance. In the finale, Team Forrest's pick, Amir Sadollah beat Team Rampage's top fighter C.B. Dollaway via armbar in the first round.

On July 5, 2008, he fought Griffin for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 86 and lost a judges' decision. In the first round of the fight Jackson delivered two solid power punches, and soon after knocked Griffin down. Jackson tagged him throughout the fight. In contrast, Griffin pushed the pace of the fight from start to finish and stayed much more aggressive than Jackson for most of the fight with multiple leg kicks and by mounting Quinton and landing elbows and punches to his head. In later rounds Jackson managed to take Griffin down twice and work his own ground game, almost executing his signature power bomb. Many took note as Jackson was showing obvious discomfort from the effects of the leg kicks. The next three rounds were described by Sherdog as "somewhat uneventful" with Jackson searching for the knockout punch while Griffin threw whatever he could with long jabs, leg and body kicks. Griffin was awarded a unanimous decision with the scores 46-48, 46-48 and 46-49 in what many considered an upset.

After the fight both Griffin and his coach Randy Couture expressed that they thought the fight was close, and Jackson's coach, Juanito Ibarra, had planned to protest the unanimous decision with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. However, after speaking with the commission about his complaint, he decided not to file because he was informed that even if the judges scores were changed to his satisfaction, the fight would still result in a victory for Griffin by a majority decision. Soon after the fight, Jackson fired his longtime trainer/manager Ibarra. There were talks of an immediate rematch after the fight.

Following the loss of his belt, Quinton was involved in a hit and run incident and a high speed police pursuit in Newport Beach, California, charges followed to which he would plead guilty.

Back to title contention

Jackson began training for his next fight at UFC 92, which would be against Wanderlei Silva, the only man to defeat Jackson twice. Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a vicious left hook in the first round. The fight was notable for some controversy surrounding the conclusion of the match, as Jackson followed Silva to the ground with another three punches before referee Yves Lavigne called the fight. Yves was unsuccessful at protecting Silva from the second and third punches.

Jackson's next fight was against Keith Jardine at UFC 96 on March 7, 2009. It was announced before the fight that if Jackson won he would fight Rashad Evans for the Light Heavyweight Championship and if he lost Lyoto Machida would fight for the title instead. Jackson then won the fight by unanimous decision. Jackson was on track to get his title shot but lingering injuries kept him from fighting. Lyoto Machida received the title shot and Evans was expected to defend his belt as the main event instead; Jackson had stated he would like to fight Rashad, however, he suffered torn ligaments in his jaw that will require surgery and five weeks of no contact. Therefore, Lyoto Machida replaced Jackson, and Jackson was expected to fight the winner of the Machida vs. Evans bout, though that fight never came to fruition.

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

Production of the tenth series of The Ultimate Fighter reality series began in June 2009 with Jackson coaching opposite former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. The season, featuring 16 heavyweight competitors including internet street fighter Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, the former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy "Big Country" Nelson and former NFL players, made its premiere on Spike TV on September 16 with the finale scheduled for December 5.

Retirement and return

On September 22, 2009, Jackson wrote in a blog on his website that he was "done fighting", due to maltreatment by the UFC. On December 4, 2009, Jackson informed the community via his web blog that he would return to the UFC to finish his contract and wanted to fight Rashad Evans. At the UFC 107 press conference, Dana White stated that if Rashad Evans could defeat Thiago Silva at UFC 108, then a fight between Evans and Jackson would finally come to fruition.

Jackson was expected to finally face Rashad Evans at UFC 113, but the bout was scheduled for May 29, 2010, at UFC 114. UFC President Dana White had officially confirmed that the fight against Rashad Evans would determine who would challenge Maurício Rua in his first UFC Light Heavyweight Title defense. Jackson ended up losing to Rashad Evans via unanimous decision. Jackson was tagged in the opening moments and spent the next two rounds being taken down before hurting Evans in the third, but was unable to finish him.

Return to title contention

On March 24, 2010, Dana White announced that Jackson signed a new six fight contract with the UFC. Jackson's next fight was against former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 123 on November 20, 2010. At UFC 123, Jackson met Machida in the main event. Jackson went on to win by a controversial split decision. UFC president Dana White put all doubts to rest and supported the judges' decision, saying that Jackson won the first two rounds and no rematch would be needed.

Jackson was expected to face Thiago Silva on May 28, 2011, at UFC 130. However, Silva tested positive for banned substances in his UFC 125 post fight drug test and was replaced by Matt Hamill. Jackson put on a dominant display, easily defending the decorated wrestler's takedowns and winning the striking exchanges. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Second title shot

Jackson faced Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight title on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135. Jackson lost by submission in the fourth round after Jones applied a rear-naked choke. The loss marks the first time Jackson had been finished during his run in the UFC.

Post-title shot

Jackson faced Ryan Bader on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144. Jackson missed the Light Heavyweight weight allowance of 206 lbs by 5 lbs; weighing in at 211 lbs for UFC 144. He cited a training injury that prevented him from doing road work. Bader accepted the fight at catchweight and received 20% of Jackson's purse. Jackson lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) the first time Rampage has suffered two consecutive losses. Following the match Jackson tweeted that he was leaving the UFC after his loss to Bader. He was planning to face former Pride rival, Shogun Rua as his last UFC fight, but opted to have double knee surgery.

Jackson was expected to face Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. However, Jackson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Fábio Maldonado.

Jackson fought Teixeira and lost by unanimous decision on January 26, 2013 at UFC on Fox 6.

Bellator MMA

On June 4, 2013, it was announced Jackson had signed multi-year deal with the partnership of Spike TV, Bellator MMA and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. During a press conference he stated that he might move up to the heavyweight division.

Jackson was expected to face former training partner and fellow former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz on November 2 at Bellator 106. However, on October 25, Bellator announced Ortiz suffered a neck injury and had to pull out of his fight with Jackson.

Jackson made his Bellator debut on November 15, 2013 at Bellator 108 where he faced UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joey Beltran. He won via knockout in round 1 after dropping Beltran with a left-right hook combination and following up with another right hand on the ground, stopping the action with 1 second left in the round.

Jackson faced former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu on February 28, 2014 in the Season 10 Light Heavyweight tournament at Bellator 110 in the semifinals. He won via knockout in the first round.

Jackson faced Muhammed Lawal in the tournament final for a title shot on May 17, 2014, at Bellator 120. He won the fight via unanimous decision. After the fight Mississippi Athletic Commission fined Jackson $10,000 due to his shove at Lawal during the pre-fight weigh-in staredown. According to head of MAC Jon Lewis, he was about to pull Jackson out of the fight for insulting him due to the issued fine.

Return to the UFC

On December 20, 2014, during the main card broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway, it was announced that Jackson had signed a new deal to return to the UFC. Scott Coker, Bellator's president, alleged that Jackson was still under contract with Bellator and they would pursue legal process to ensure that. Jackson claimed that Bellator did not honor his contract and that's the reason he signed with the UFC.

Jackson was expected to face Fábio Maldonado on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186. However, on April 7, Jackson was removed from the card after his most recent employer Bellator MMA was granted an injunction by a New Jersey Superior Court judge preventing him from competing for the UFC after it was alleged that he breached a deal signed in June 2013. On April 21, a judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division overturned the injunction against Jackson, allowing him to compete for the UFC. The bout took place at a catchweight of 215 lbs. Jackson won the fight by unanimous decision.

Return to Bellator MMA

Following his lone fight for Zuffa, it was announced on February 16, 2016 that Jackson had settled the contractual disputes with Bellator MMA and would be returning to the promotion.

Jackson is expected to face Satoshi Ishii on June 24, 2016 at Bellator 157.

Professional wrestling career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2013-2014)

Jackson made his TNA debut on the June 6, 2013 episode of Impact Wrestling, getting into a verbal confrontation with Kurt Angle. The following week, Jackson saved Angle from an attack from the villainous Aces & Eights stable. Jackson returned on the July 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, being revealed as the fifth member of New Main Event Mafia along with Angle, Magnus, Samoa Joe, and Sting. On the July 18, during the Destination X episode of Impact Wrestling, the Main Event Mafia achieved their goal of getting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship off of Bully Ray and out of Aces & Eights' hands after stopping them from interfering in Ray's match with Chris Sabin. After Angle took a leave of absence in August, Jackson attempted to recruit his Bellator 106 opponent Tito Ortiz to sub for him. Ortiz later attacked Jackson by hitting him in the head with a hammer, helped Bully Ray regain the World Heavyweight Championship, and joined Aces & Eights. Jackson made his in-ring debut in a five-on-five tag team match on the August 22 episode of Impact Wrestling; The Main Event Mafia (Jackson, Magnus, Joe, and Sting) and A.J. Styles defeated Aces & Eights after Styles pinned Devon for the win, forcing him out of TNA in the process. On September 12 at No Surrender, it was announced that Bellator MMA had pulled Jackson from TNA programming due to his upcoming PPV fight with Ortiz, thus removing him from the Main Event Mafia.

On July 31, 2014, in an interview with The Fight Nerd, Jackson stated that he was done with TNA after he saw their operations and how "they ran things," he had no plans to go back. TNA has since moved his profile to the alumni section, confirming his departure from the company.

Championships and accomplishments

• Bellator MMA
  • Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
• Pride Fighting Championships
  • 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix (Runner-up)
• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • One successful title defense
  • Fight of the Night (Three times)
  • Knockout of the Night (Two times)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • 2004 Fight of the Year
  • 2008 Fight of the Year
  • 2007 Most Outstanding Fighter
• Sherdog
  • 2007 Fighter of the Year
  • Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
47 matches	36 wins	11 losses
By knockout	16	3
By submission	7	2
By decision	13	5
By disqualification	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	36-11	Fábio Maldonado	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 186	000000002015-04-25-0000April 25, 2015	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	35-11	Muhammed Lawal	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 120	000000002014-05-17-0000May 17, 2014	3	5:00	Southaven, Mississippi, United States
Win	34-11	Christian M'Pumbu	KO (punches)	Bellator 110	000000002014-02-28-0000February 28, 2014	1	4:34	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	33-11	Joey Beltran	KO (punches)	Bellator 108	000000002013-11-15-0000November 15, 2013	1	4:59	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	32-11	Glover Teixeira	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson	000000002013-01-26-0000January 26, 2013	3	5:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	32-10	Ryan Bader	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 144	000000002012-02-26-0000February 26, 2012	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	32-9	Jon Jones	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 135	000000002011-09-24-0000September 24, 2011	4	1:14	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	32-8	Matt Hamill	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 130	000000002011-05-28-0000May 28, 2011	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	31-8	Lyoto Machida	Decision (split)	UFC 123	000000002010-11-20-0000November 20, 2010	3	5:00	Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Loss	30-8	Rashad Evans	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 114	000000002010-05-29-0000May 29, 2010	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	30-7	Keith Jardine	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 96	000000002009-03-07-0000March 7, 2009	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	29-7	Wanderlei Silva	KO (punch)	UFC 92	000000002008-12-27-0000December 27, 2008	1	3:21	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	28-7	Forrest Griffin	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 86	000000002008-07-05-0000July 5, 2008	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	28-6	Dan Henderson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 75	000000002007-09-08-0000September 8, 2007	5	5:00	London, England
Win	27-6	Chuck Liddell	KO (punches)	UFC 71	000000002007-05-26-0000May 26, 2007	1	1:53	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	26-6	Marvin Eastman	KO (punches)	UFC 67	000000002007-02-03-0000February 3, 2007	2	3:49	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	25-6	Matt Lindland	Decision (split)	WFA: King of the Streets	000000002006-07-22-0000July 22, 2006	3	5:00	Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	24-6	Yoon Dong-Sik	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 31 - Dreamers	000000002006-02-26-0000February 26, 2006	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	23-6	Hirotaka Yokoi	TKO (soccer kick and stomp)	Pride 30	000000002005-10-23-0000October 23, 2005	1	4:05	Saitama, Japan
Loss	22-6	Maurício Rua	TKO (soccer kicks)	Pride Total Elimination 2005	000000002005-04-23-0000April 23, 2005	1	4:47	Osaka, Japan
Win	22-5	Murilo Rua	Decision (split)	Pride 29	000000002005-02-20-0000February 20, 2005	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	21-5	Wanderlei Silva	KO (knees)	Pride 28	000000002004-10-31-0000October 31, 2004	2	3:26	Saitama, Japan
Win	21-4	Ricardo Arona	KO (slam and punches)	Pride Critical Countdown 2004	000000002004-06-20-0000June 20, 2004	1	7:32	Saitama, Japan
Win	20-4	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (knee)	Pride Shockwave 2003	000000002003-12-31-0000December 31, 2003	2	1:05	Saitama, Japan
Loss	19-4	Wanderlei Silva	TKO (knees)	Pride Final Conflict 2003	000000002003-11-09-0000November 9, 2003	1	6:28	Tokyo, Japan
Win	19-3	Chuck Liddell	TKO (corner stoppage)	Pride Final Conflict 2003	000000002003-11-09-0000November 9, 2003	2	3:10	Tokyo, Japan
Win	18-3	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (split)	Pride Total Elimination 2003	000000002003-08-10-0000August 10, 2003	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	17-3	Mikhail Ilyukhin	TKO (knee to the body)	Pride 26	000000002003-06-08-0000June 8, 2003	1	6:26	Yokohama, Japan
Win	16-3	Kevin Randleman	KO (knee and punches)	Pride 25	000000002003-03-16-0000March 16, 2003	1	6:58	Yokohama, Japan
Win	15-3	Igor Vovchanchyn	Submission (injury)	Pride 22	000000002002-09-29-0000September 29, 2002	1	7:17	Nagoya, Japan
Win	14-3	Sean Gray	TKO (punches)	KOTC 13 - Revolution	000000002002-05-17-0000May 17, 2002	3	0:37	Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	13-3	Masaaki Satake	TKO (slam)	Pride 20	000000002002-04-28-0000April 28, 2002	1	7:07	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	12-3	Daijiro Matsui	DQ (knee to groin)	Pride 18	000000002001-12-23-0000December 23, 2001	1	0:14	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	12-2	Yuki Ishikawa	KO (punches)	Pride 17	000000002001-11-03-0000November 3, 2001	1	1:52	Tokyo, Japan
Win	11-2	Alexander Otsuka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	BattlArts: BattlArts vs. the World	000000002001-10-14-0000October 14, 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	10-2	Kazushi Sakuraba	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Pride 15	000000002001-07-29-0000July 29, 2001	1	5:41	Saitama, Japan
Win	10-1	Kenneth Williams	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Gladiator Challenge 4	000000002001-06-17-0000June 17, 2001	1	4:40	Colusa, California, United States
Win	9-1	Bryson Haubrick	Submission (punches)	KOTC 8 - Bombs Away	000000002001-04-29-0000April 29, 2001	1	1:48	Williams, California, United States
Win	8-1	Rocko Henderson	Submission (kimura)	Gladiator Challenge 3	000000002001-04-07-0000April 7, 2001	2	1:15	Friant, California, United States
Win	7-1	Dave Taylor	TKO (corner stoppage)	Gladiator Challenge 2	000000002001-02-18-0000February 18, 2001	1	5:00	Colusa, California, United States
Win	6-1	Charlie West	Decision (unanimous)	Gladiator Challenge 1	000000002000-12-09-0000December 9, 2000	3	5:00	San Jacinto, California, United States
Win	5-1	Rob Smith	Decision (unanimous)	KOTC 6 - Road Warriors	000000002000-11-29-0000November 29, 2000	2	5:00	Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	4-1	Warren Owsley	Submission (armbar)	Dangerzone: Night of the Beast	000000002000-10-28-0000October 28, 2000	1	6:04	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Win	3-1	Ron Rumpf	TKO (punches)	Continental Freefighting Alliance 2	000000002000-07-19-0000July 19, 2000	1	1:18	Corinth, Mississippi, United States
Loss	2-1	Marvin Eastman	Decision (unanimous)	KOTC 4 - Gladiators	000000002000-06-24-0000June 24, 2000	2	5:00	San Jacinto, California, United States
Win	2-0	Marco Bermudaz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Huntington Beach Underground Pancrase	000000002000-05-13-0000May 13, 2000	1	7:17	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Win	1-0	Mike Pyle	Decision (unanimous)	ISCF: Memphis	000000001999-11-13-0000November 13, 1999	3	5:00	Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Kickboxing record

2002-12-31	Win	Cyril Abidi	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
2002-07-14	Win	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Punch)	1	1:55

Acting career

Jackson has appeared in Confessions of a Pit Fighter, Miss March, Bad Guys and The Midnight Meat Train, as well as an episode of The King of Queens, @#!*% and Pimp My Ride. He starred in The A-Team and is also set to appear in Never Surrender, Duel of Legends, and Death Warrior. He appeared in the Nike commercial, "Human Chain". Jackson also appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw on June 7, 2010, as a guest host.

Film and television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Jackass	Himself	TV (Series 3 Episode 2)
2005	Confessions of a Pit Fighter	Matador (a cruel street fighter from Brazil)	Film
2006	The King of Queens	Priority Plus Driver	TV Series (Episode: "Fight Schlub")(uncredited)
2008	Bad Guys	Leroy Johnson	Film
2008	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest	Himself (Coach)	TV Series
2008	The Midnight Meat Train	Guardian Angel	Film
2009	Miss March	Himself	Film
2009	Never Surrender	Rampage	Film
2009	Hell's Chain	Jackson	Film
2009	Death Warrior	Wolf	Film
2009	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights	Himself (Coach)	TV Series
2010	Super Dave's Spike Tacular	Himself	TV Series
2010	Guy's Choice	Himself	TV Movie
2010	WWE Raw	Himself (guest host)	TV Series (Episode: dated June 7, 2010)
2010	Cubed	Rampage	TV series (Episode: #1.39)
2010	The A-Team	B. A. Baracus	Major Film
2010	The Cleveland Show	Kunta Kinte 9000	TV Series (Episode: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back") (Voice)
2011	The World's Worst Bodyguard	N/A	Film (short)
2011	Duel of Legends	Jackson	Film (filming)
2012	Fire with Fire	Wallace	Film (straight-to-DVD)
2012	Ridiculousness	Himself (Guest host)	TV Series (Episode: #2.04)

Personal life

Jackson resides in Ladera Ranch and has four children: D'Angelo (otherwise known as Darnell) and Raja from previous relationships, and Elijah and Naname Nakia Jackson with his wife, Yuki. All three boys have the middle name of Rampage, while Naname has Page. Yuki separated from him in 2006 after a paternity test proved that he had fathered a child, Raja, with another woman in 2000. Jackson and his wife have since reconciled. Jackson suffers from low testosterone and undergoes testosterone replacement therapy. In 2010, Jackson lived in Merseyside in the United Kingdom. He is a supporter of Everton F.C.

Legal issues

On July 15, 2008, 10 days after losing his belt to Forrest Griffin, Jackson was arrested in Costa Mesa and booked on suspicion of felony reckless driving, and felony hit and run after striking several vehicles. He led pursuing officers on a chase while driving on the wrong side of the street and on city sidewalks in his lifted Ford F-350 with his picture painted on the side. During the chase, one of the tires blew out on his truck and he continued to flee while driving on his rims. On July 18, 2008, UFC President Dana White gave an interview to Yahoo! Sports in which he said that Jackson had initially been detained for a 72-hour stay, but that had been extended. White was quoted as saying: "I think it's going to be a while before we get him back." White also claimed that before the detainment, Jackson did not sleep for four days, had not been eating, and had only been drinking energy drinks and became mentally ill from dehydration. According to White, no drugs were found in Jackson's system.

Jackson was charged with one felony count of evading police while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading police and driving against traffic, three misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving when he nearly hit several pedestrians. Jackson faced up to 3 years in prison if convicted. On August 28, 2008, he pleaded not guilty to all of the charges; however, on January 8, 2009, he pleaded guilty to one felony count of evading a police officer and driving against traffic, and one misdemeanor count of driving recklessly as part of a plea agreement. A judge dismissed the charges against Jackson on January 8, 2010, citing that he had successfully completed 200 hours of community service and complied with other terms and conditions.

One of the victims in the above police chase, filed a civil suit against Jackson and claimed that the impact of her abdomen with the steering wheel caused her amniotic fluid membranes to rupture, ultimately resulting in the stillbirth of her baby. She requested $25,000 in damages for property damage, personal injury, and emotional distress. Farrah Emami, Spokesperson for the DA's office, said: "We reviewed all the medical records and spoke with the victim's physician, and the evidence showed that the loss of the fetus was not related to or a result of the crash caused by the defendant."

In May 2010 the woman dismissed her lawsuit against Jackson. It is unclear if the two sides reached a settlement.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]