Jackson McVey vs Robert Valentin

Nov 8, 2025 · ESPN+

DateNov 8, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, November 8, 2025 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 7:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 4:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 12:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 1:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 11:00 AM
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Jackson McVeyThe Moose |8-2-0Jackson McVey vs Robert ValentinRobert ValentinRobzilla |12-6-0

Jackson McVeyThe Moose8-2-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

8-2-0Record12-6-0

27Age31

6'4"Height6'2"

77"Reach 77"

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Robert ValentinRobzilla12-6-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jackson McVey owns a 43-point Elo edge (good). Robert Valentin shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Jackson McVey and Robert Valentin across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jackson McVeyRobert Valentin

Recent form

Jackson McVeyW W L L W · +43 Elo last 5

WWLLW

Robert ValentinW W L L L · 0 Elo last 5

WWLLL

Elo edge

Jackson McVey1652+29 last move

Robert Valentin1609+21 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jackson McVey#103 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1652 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Sedriques Dumas (rated 1640 at the time): +33.
Costliest loss: Lost to Zach Reese (rated 1682 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +43 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #102 Anthony Ivy, 1 ahead of #104 Danny Barlow.

Robert Valentin#153 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1609 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Remco van den Brink (rated 1500 at the time): +25.
Costliest loss: Lost to Akhmed Salamov (rated 1471 at the time): -38.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #152 Clement Giordanengo, 2 ahead of #154 Neemias Santana.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Jackson McVeyNow 1652 · #103 Middleweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1666

Loses by decision-18→ 1634

Robert ValentinNow 1609 · #153 Middleweight

Wins by decision+18→ 1627

Loses by decision-14→ 1595

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Jackson McVeyvsRobert Valentin

Takedown accuracy

0%vs50%

Takedown defense

0%vs55%

Sig. strikes landed per min

6.51vs1.30

Takedown average

0vs0.59

Finishing profile

Jackson McVeyKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Robert Valentinsubmission leads 67% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Jackson McVeyRobert Valentin

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

6.51Sig. strikes landed per min1.30

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

69Sig. strike accuracy56

UFC middleweight average : 48%

3.37Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.72

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

24Sig. strike defense33

UFC middleweight average : 52%

0Takedown average0.59

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

0Takedown accuracy50

UFC middleweight average : 30%

0Takedown defense55

UFC middleweight average : 59%

1.20Submission average1.78

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

4Wins by knockout3

4Wins by submission8

0Wins by decision1

0Losses by knockout3

2Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision2

Jackson McVey vs Robert Valentin is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BONFIM VS BROWN. Jackson McVey enters with a 8-2-0 record and Robert Valentin enters with a 12-6-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.