Jay-Jay Wilson vs Ty-wan Claxton

Jay-Jay Wilson is 12-2-0; Ty-wan Claxton is 8-3-0. Ty-wan Claxton is 4 years older than Jay-Jay Wilson. Jay-Jay Wilson is 2" · 5 cm taller than Ty-wan Claxton. They have met once: Jay-Jay Wilson 1, Ty-wan Claxton 0.

Jay-Jay Wilson

“The Maori Kid” · 12-2-0

Met once

Ty-wan Claxton

“Air” · 8-3-0

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Style & credentials

Jay-Jay Wilson

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Ty-wan Claxton

No background on record

Camp · Elevation Fight Team

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Jay-Jay Wilson3 fights · by range and by target

Range

41%Distance · 78

26%Clinch · 49

34%Ground · 65

Target

65%Head · 71

22%Body · 24

13%Leg · 14

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Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Jay-Jay Wilson9 of 14 ended early · 64%5 went the distance

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Ty-wan Claxton5 of 11 ended early · 45%6 went the distance

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finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Jay-Jay Wilson4-1

W
Darragh Kelly
PFL Belfast: Kelly vs Wilson· Apr 16, 2026
TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Lightweight
L
Archie Colgan
PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs Hughes 2· Oct 3, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Mads Burnell
PFL World Tournament 3: 2025 First Round· Apr 18, 2025
TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Lightweight
W
Mansour Barnaoui
Bellator 299: Eblen vs Edwards· Sep 23, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Vladimir Tokov
Bellator 286: Pitbull vs Borics· Oct 1, 2022
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 14 fights

L
Gadzhi Rabadanov
Bellator 276: Borics vs Burnell· Mar 12, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Pedro Carvalho
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs Davis 2· Apr 16, 2021
TKO · R2 · 0:53
W
Sergio DeBari
Bellator 253: Caldwell vs McKee· Nov 19, 2020
TKO · R1 · 0:20
W
Ty-wan Claxton
Bellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis· Jul 24, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Mario Navarro
Bellator 238: Budd vs Cyborg· Jan 25, 2020
SUB · R2 · 2:48
W
Jorge Juarez
Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs Larkin· Oct 4, 2019
SUB · R1 · 1:33
W
Quincy Nguyen
CCW 14· Jul 21, 2019
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Catchweight
W
Tyler Beneke
Bellator 214: Fedor vs Bader· Jan 26, 2019
SUB · R1 · 1:31
W
David Conte
Bellator 201: Macfarlane vs Lara· Jun 29, 2018
SUB · R1 · 0:59

Ty-wan Claxton3-2

W
Tynchtykbek Kanybek Uulu
Tuff-N-Uff 142· Mar 14, 2025
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Sitik Muduev
Tuff-N-Uff 138· Jul 26, 2024
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
L
Justin Gonzales
Bellator 260: Lima vs Amasov· Jun 11, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Jay-Jay Wilson
Bellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis· Jul 24, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Braydon Akeo
Bellator Salute: Barnett vs Markes· Dec 20, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Full record · 11 fights

L
Emmanuel Sanchez
Bellator 226: Bader vs Kongo· Sep 7, 2019
SUB · R2 · 4:11 · Featherweight
W
James Bennett
Bellator 221: Chandler vs Pitbull· May 11, 2019
TKO · R3 · 2:09 · Featherweight
W
Kaeo Meyer
Bellator 212: Primus vs Chandler 2· Dec 14, 2018
TKO · R1 · 2:56
W
Cris Lencioni
Bellator 204: Caldwell vs Lahat· Aug 17, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jose Antonio Perez
Bellator 194: Nelson vs Mitrione· Feb 16, 2018
TKO · R2 · 3:39 · Featherweight
W
Jonny Bonilla-Bowman
Bellator 186: Bader vs Vassell· Nov 3, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:29

Head-to-Head History

Bellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Jay-Jay Wilson
Split Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Frequently asked questions

Have Jay-Jay Wilson and Ty-wan Claxton ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis (Fri, Jul 24, 2020), where Jay-Jay Wilson won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Jay-Jay Wilson and Ty-wan Claxton?

Jay-Jay Wilson is 12-2-0 and Ty-wan Claxton is 8-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Jay-Jay Wilson or Ty-wan Claxton?

Neither. Both have a 74" · 188 cm reach.

Who is taller, Jay-Jay Wilson or Ty-wan Claxton?

Jay-Jay Wilson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Ty-wan Claxton stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Jay-Jay Wilson or Ty-wan Claxton?

Ty-wan Claxton is 33 and Jay-Jay Wilson is 29.

Who has more finishes, Jay-Jay Wilson or Ty-wan Claxton?

Jay-Jay Wilson has 9 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Ty-wan Claxton has 4 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).