Jalin Turner

Overview

Nine UFC wins, nine finishes. Not one of them has gone to the scorecards.

Jalin Turner is a Lightweight out of Bloodline Combat Sports whose UFC record stands at 9-6, with six of those wins ending in the first round. The three decisions on his résumé are all losses, two of them split. His career is a pattern: when he finishes, he does it early, and when he doesn't, it gets close.

He carries a two-fight winning streak into his next fight.

UFC Career

Turner's path to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series, where he beat Max Mustaki by doctor's stoppage at 5:00 of round one. That fight isn't part of his UFC record. His first UFC bout, at UFC 229, ended in a first-round knockout loss to Vicente Luque, a strong opponent by our model. He bounced back with a 53-second knockout of Callan Potter, then dropped a unanimous decision to Matt Frevola.

From there he built his longest run: five straight wins, from Josh Culibao through Brad Riddell. Three came by knockout and two by submission, and the last two ended in 46 and 45 seconds.

The next stretch was harder. Split-decision losses to Mateusz Gamrot and Dan Hooker, both strong opponents, stopped the streak. King Green went down in round one, but Renato Moicano knocked Turner out in round two at UFC 300, and Ignacio Bahamondes submitted him in the first round at UFC 313.

Since then: a first-round knockout of Edson Barboza at UFC 323 and a 39-second knockout of Kaue Fernandes at UFC 330.

Two fights, two first-round finishes, 3:03 of combined cage time.

Fighting Style

Turner is a busy striker who lands a lot but is hit often in return. He gets tagged more than most fighters, and his defense against strikes is well below the norm. His fights tend to be exchanges.

On the ground, he rarely shoots for takedowns but is hard to take down, and he hunts for submissions far more than most. Three of his nine UFC wins came by submission, all inside two rounds.

Finishing is the core of his résumé. All nine of his UFC wins ended inside the distance, six by knockout or TKO, and six of those finishes came in the first round. He has never won a decision in the UFC.

His losses show the cost of that style: one by knockout or TKO, one by submission, and three on the scorecards.

Notable Wins

• King Green — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:49), UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan (2023)
• Edson Barboza — KO/TKO, round 1 (2:24), UFC 323 (2025)
• Brad Riddell — submission, round 1 (0:45), UFC 276 (2022)
• Uros Medic — submission, round 1 (4:01), UFC 266 (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Lightweight
• UFC record: 9-6
• Professional record (all promotions): 16-9-0
• UFC debut: 2018
• Stance: Southpaw
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 77"
• Team: Bloodline Combat Sports
• Born: Los Angeles, CA, United States