Amosov vs Jackson

Who won Amosov vs Jackson?

Jason Jackson beat Yaroslav Amosov by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Welterweight championship.

Amosov vs Jackson stats

Yaroslav Amosov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Jason Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jason Jackson marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Yaroslav Amosov's Bellator record stood at 8-1-0, while Jason Jackson's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Amosov had a slight advantage in power over Jackson, with a 33% knock out percentage over Jackson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amosov had an advantage over Jackson, with a 37% submission rate over Jackson's 19%.

Yaroslav Amosov was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Amosov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Amosov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Jackson's, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month later than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 57 to Jackson's 64.

Amosov vs Jackson form

Yaroslav Amosov had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Logan Storley at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Logan Storley at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Ed Ruth at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

He had won against David Rickels at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

Jackson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ramazan Kuramagomedov at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ray Cooper at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he was victorious against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

He had won against Douglas Lima at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Jason Jackson had been fighting more than Yaroslav Amosov.

Going to this contest, Yaroslav Amosov had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Jason Jackson's last outing had been 2 months and 5 days ago.

Amosov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Amosov vs Jackson?

Yaroslav Amosov was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jason Jackson made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.