Eugene Jackson (born September 23, 1966)[1][2] is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce.
Jackson compiled a professional mixed martial arts record of 9-3-1 that included winning the Bas Rutten Invitational 1 Middleweight tournament over Joe Doerksen as well as losing to future Pride Middleweight Champion, Wanderlei Silva whilst competing for the IVC Cruiserweight Championship before signing for UFC in 1999.
He won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round thus snapping a three-fight losing streak.
[22][23][24] He won the fight via a rear naked choke submission in the first round thus being the sole person to win the title.
[29][30] Jackson appeared as a playable character in the video game, Ultimate Fighting Championship that was released in 2000.
[37][38][39][40][41][42][43] Additionally, Jackson works for East Palo Alto youth empowerment charity, Live in Peace.