Darren Jackson is a retired British mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his appearances in the UK Mixed Martial Arts Championships (UKMMAC). Jackson has received training in various combat sports, and was featured in a 2004 issue of Fighters Magazine.
Professional record
Prior to his involvement in mixed martial arts, Jackson fought in a number of unlicensed boxing matches and bare-knuckle brawls during the early portion of his career. In an interview, Jackson described his move to mixed martial arts as a progression from "unstructured" to structured combat. Jackson has promoted mixed martial arts as a safer alternative to boxing, due to the greater emphasis on wrestling and reduced reliance on hits to the head.
Jackson has fought in two professional events under the aegis of the United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Championships (UKMMAC). In his first fight at UKMMAC 6, he lost to Cameroonian kickboxer Fabrice Degund via an armbar submission in the second round; it was later revealed that Jackson suffered an elbow fracture during the bout. In Jackson's second fight at UKMMAC 8, he was defeated by Dennis Kelly an experienced fighter with 14 prior matches under his belt.
In March 2005, Jackson accepted a kickboxing fight on short notice against Geoff Dabbs in the 81 kg International Rules division. The matchup was part of the undercard of the International Kickboxing Federation world title bout between Mark Epstein and Alan Fenandes. Jackson ultimately lost the fight to Dabbs.
Training
Jackson was among a handful of students who trained with Steve Morris, a karate trainer in Horsham, England. Jackson holds a black belt in karate and judo, and a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
In 2004, it was reported that Jackson had begun coaching at Valhalla Combat Club in Sittingbourne, Kent. Jackson coached several fighting styles at the club, including boxing, jujitsu, Muay Thai and wrestling. Jackson has also coached multiple fighters in boxing and mixed martial arts at the amateur and professional levels.
Fight records Professional mixed martial arts
ResultRecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes Loss0-2Dennis KellySubmission (armbar)UKMMAC 8 - Unnatural Force22 August 200411:43Essex, England Loss0-1Fabrice DegundSubmission (armbar)UKMMAC 6 - Extreme Warriors 29 February 200411:23Essex, England
Mixed martial arts {| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" class="wikitable" width="99%" |- | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Date | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Outcome | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Method | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Event | align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Round, time |- |10 October 2004 | Win |Charlie Kane |Submission |VH Extreme Brawl 8
|20 February 2005 | Loss
|Vinny Thompson |TKO |UK Fight Night |1, :59
|12 June 2005 | Loss |Simion Lees |KO (Knee) |Valhalla Extreme Brawl 9 |1
|16 July 2003 | Win |Thommy Baker |Submission (Kimura) |Valhalla Ground & Pound |2, 2:07
|1 October 2003 | Win |Phil West |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |Valhalla trials |1, :36
|26 November 2005 | Loss |Ronnie Davis |Submission (Armbar) |Strike Force 4 |1, 2:00
|24 June 2004 | Loss |Peter Jonson |Submission (Triangle Choke) |Last man standing |1, :44
|25 January 2004 | Loss |Jonny Smith |Submission (Choke) |Cage fighter |2, 4:35
|21 April 2004 | Win |Andy Simpson |KO (Spinning Back Fist) |Valhalla Belt Championships - Judgement Day
|1, 3:20
|14 July 2004 | Win |Dean Stevens |Submission (Guillotine Choke) |Valhalla - Hard as Hell |2, 2:10
|1 December 2004 | Win |Dennis Jones |TKO (Doctor Stoppage) |Valhalla Combat 2 |2, 3:39
See also List of bare-knuckle boxers List of male mixed martial artists
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