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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 25, 1964 (age 59)[1] Highland Falls, New York, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Lansing Eastern (MI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State championships | 2 (Michigan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Iowa State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA championships | 1 Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Head Development Coach at Olympic Training Center, Former Coach of Iowa State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martial arts career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14.2 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Andre Jackson (born November 25, 1964)[1] is an American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, and mixed martial artist. Following his competitive career, Jackson would become a wrestling coach.
During his international career, Jackson became an Olympic Gold medalist in 1992, a two-time World Champion (1991 and 1995), a three-time World Cup Gold medalist (1993, 1995 and 1997, bronze in 1994) a two-time Pan American Games Gold medalist (1991 and 1995) and a two-time Pan American Champion (1990 and 1991). In folkstyle, Jackson was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, thrice for the LSU Tigers and once for the Iowa State Cyclones, after Louisiana State University dropped its wrestling program.[2] He also stepped into the UFC Octagon in four occasions, winning his first two bouts and losing the next two, all finishing via submission.[3] After spending the last four years as USA Wrestling's[4] National Freestyle Developmental Coach, Jackson made the move to Ann Arbor, MI to serve as an Assistant Wrestling Coach for the University of Michigan.[5]
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kevin Jackson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "Kevin Jackson | National Wrestling Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Fighting, M. M. A. (May 1, 2009). "UFC 14 winner Kevin Jackson to coach at Iowa State". MMA Fighting. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Jackson's Freestyle Wrestling Fundamentals - Wrestling -- Championship Productions, Inc". www.championshipproductions.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Jackson - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2022.