UFC UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Final

Bantamweight

Raoni Barcelos vs Montel Jackson

Raoni Barcelos
Brazil

Raoni Barcelos

22-5

Winner

VS
Montel Jackson
United States

Montel Jackson

“Quik”

15-4

Winner

Raoni Barcelos

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

25 April 2026 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Raoni Barcelos beat Montel Jackson by split decision after three rounds.
  • Raoni Barcelos landed 33 of 51 total strikes and 6 of 18 takedowns, with 7:45 of control time.
  • Montel Jackson landed more total strikes — 72 to 33 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Raoni BarcelosMontel Jackson
22-5Record15-4
38Age on fight night34
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
67″ (170 cm)Reach75.5″ (192 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Laerte Barcelos TeamTeamRed Schafer MMA
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Fight statistics

33of 51 · 65%Total strikes landed72of 104 · 69%
15of 27Head strikes60of 92
9of 12Body strikes11of 11
9of 12Leg strikes1of 1
6of 18Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
2Submission attempts0
7:45Control time0:23

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Raoni BarcelosRoundMontel Jackson
7/8strikes2/4TD0KD2:49controlR146/57strikes0/0TD1KD0:23control
15/25strikes1/7TD0KD2:14controlR215/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
11/18strikes3/7TD0KD2:42controlR311/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Sal D'amato

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Ron McCarthy

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Raoni Barcelos

  1. WRicky Simonunanimous decision2025
  2. WCody Garbrandtunanimous decision2025
  3. WPayton Talbottunanimous decision2025
  4. WCristian Quinonezsubmission R3 2:042024
  5. LKyler Phillipsunanimous decision2023

Montel Jackson

  1. LDeiveson Figueiredosplit decision2025
  2. WDaniel Marcosunanimous decision2025
  3. WDa'Mon BlackshearKO/TKO R1 0:182024
  4. WRani YahyaKO/TKO R1 3:422023
  5. WJulio Arceunanimous decision2022

Also on this card

Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef ZalalFeatherweightunanimous decisionNorma Dumont vs Joselyne EdwardsWomen's Bantamweightunanimous decisionRafa Garcia vs Alexander HernandezLightweightunanimous decisionDavey Grant vs Adrian Luna MartinettiBantamweightunanimous decisionMarcus Buchecha vs Ryan SpannHeavyweightKO/TKO R2 2:10

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