Jason Knight (fighter)

Jason Knight (born July 14, 1992) is an American bare knuckle boxer and a professional mixed martial artist. He has previously competed in the UFC and Titan FC.

Early career
Knight began competing as an amateur at the age of 14, and fought ten times before turning professional in 2009 at age 17. He then compiled a record of 16–1 before being signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Knight made his promotional debut against Tatsuya Kawajiri on December 11, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, replacing Mirsad Bektić on two weeks' notice. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Knight faced Jim Alers on July 23, 2016, at UFC on Fox 20. He won the fight via split decision. The combat was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.

Knight next faced Dan Hooker on November 26, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 101. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Knight faced Alex Caceres on January 28, 2017, at UFC on Fox 23. He won the fight via submission in the second round, winning his first Performance of the Night bonus.

Knight faced Chas Skelly on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. The win also earned Knight his second consecutive Performance of the Night bonus award.

Knight faced Ricardo Lamas on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Knight faced Gabriel Benítez on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 123. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Knight faced Makwan Amirkhani on May 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 130. Despite four successful knockdowns during the three-round fight, Knight lost via a contentious split decision.

Knight faced Jordan Rinaldi on November 3, 2018, at UFC 230. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released by the organization.

Post-UFC career
Following the stint in bare-knuckle boxing, Knight was expected to make his return to mixed martial arts against Christopher Ramírez at iKon Fighting Federation 5 on March 5, 2021. However, Ramírez had to withdraw from the fight due to problems getting into the United States and was replaced by Taurean Bogguess. In turn, Bogguess withdrew during the fight week and was replaced by Cliff Wright. Knight won the bout via second-round submission.

On May 29, 2021, it was announced that Knight is scheduled to headline the inaugural event of Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred Fighting Championship against Charles Bennett on June 18, 2021. The bout had typical mixed martial arts rules, but was contested without gloves. Knight was knocked down early on, but went on to win the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round one.

Following the successful bout in Gamebred FC, Knight signed with the Professional Fighters League and faced Bobby Moffett at PFL 9 on August 27, 2021. At weigh-ins, Moffett weighed in at 148.2 pounds, missing weight by 2.2 pounds. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Moffett was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Knight. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

On May 19, 2022, Knight headlined Gulf Coast MMA 15 against Rey Trujillo. Knight defeated his opponent by a first round TKO.

The Ultimate Fighter 31
In mid March 2023, it was announced that Knight would be competing in the thirty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter.

In the quarterfinal Knight faced Titan FC Lightweight Champion Landon Quinones, and won the fight via a triangle choke submission in the first round.

In the semi-final, Knight faced fellow teammate Kurt Holobaugh, and lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Gamebred Fighting Championship
Knight faced Randy Costa at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on November 10, 2023. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Bare knuckle boxing
Following his UFC release, Knight signed a one-fight contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He faced Artem Lobov in the main event of Bare Knuckle FC 5 on April 6, 2019. Knight lost the bout and several of his teeth.

Knight was expected to headline Bare Knuckle FC 7 on August 10, 2019, against Leonard Garcia. However on July 15, 2019, Knight revealed on his social media that he was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a rib injury.

Knight defeated Artem Lobov in a rematch headlining Bare Knuckle FC 9 on November 16, 2019, earning the victory by TKO in the fifth round.

Personal life
In 2012, Knight was arrested and charged with grand larceny.

Mixed martial arts

 * Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Jim Alers
 * Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Alex Caceres, vs. Chas Skelly
 * Atlas Fights
 * Atlas Fights Featherweight Championship (One time)
 * One successful title defense
 * Interim Atlas Fights Featherweight Championship (One time)

Bare-knuckle boxing

 * Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
 * BKFC Fight of the Year 2019 vs. Artem Lobov 1