Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fights
No. 4
UFC 75
Sept. 8, 2007 | London
Roughly three months after he dethroned Chuck Liddell, Jackson lined up Henderson to unify the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships titles at 205 pounds. “Rampage” emerged from their memorable UFC 75 headliner with his hand raised, having earned a five-round unanimous decision over the two-time Olympian at the O2 Arena. Scores were 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46, all for Jackson. He answered Henderson’s three takedowns with two of his own and outlanded the Team Quest patriarch in all five rounds. “Rampage” was particularly dominant in Round 4, where he recorded the only knockdown of the bout and FightMetric showed him holding a 43-4 advantage in total strikes. The appearance was Jackson’s last as champion. Less than a year later, he was upset by “The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Forrest Griffin at UFC 86.
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