Jamie Pickett was born on August 29,1988 and is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
25 Facts About Jamie Pickett
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Jamie Pickett's mother returned for Pickett and his two half brothers when he was eight, however she was still using drugs.
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The government eventually got involved, and after a battle in court, Jamie Pickett ended up living with his father's parents, while his two half-brothers lived with his mom's parents, beginning at the age of nine or ten.
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Jamie Pickett initially started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 19 and dabbled into mixed martial arts in 2009.
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Jamie Pickett ended up dropping out of high school at East Duplin High School in North Carolina.
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Jamie Pickett then defeated Brian McGinnis via TKO in the first round at Charity Fight Round 1, followed by a loss to Joshua Williams via second-round rear-naked choke at Warfare 9: Apocalypse.
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Jamie Pickett defeated his next six opponents, with the first five coming by stoppages, culminating in Jamie Pickett defeating Rashawn Spencer via unanimous decision at Conflict MMA 42 Charlotte.
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Jamie Pickett appeared in Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Dana White's Contender Series 1 web-series program on July 11,2017, facing Charles Byrd.
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Jamie Pickett lost the fight via a technical submission in round one.
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At the 864 Fighting Championship, Jamie Pickett defeated Crishian Torres via TKO in the first round.
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Jamie Pickett defeated Elijah Gobille via TKO in round one at Next Level Fight Club 10.
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Jamie Pickett was invited onto Dana White's Contender Series 17 on June 18,2019, where he faced Punahele Soriano.
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At NLFC 11 Jamie Pickett defeated Jacquis Williams via unanimous decision.
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Jamie Pickett faced Jordan Wright on May 15,2021, at UFC 262.
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Jamie Pickett lost the bout via TKO in the first round.
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Jamie Pickett was scheduled to face Laureano Staropoli on October 9,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez.
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Jamie Pickett was scheduled to face Caio Borralho on January 15,2022, at UFC on ESPN 32.
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Jamie Pickett lost the bout via D'Arce choke submission in the first round.
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Jamie Pickett was scheduled to face Abdul Razak Alhassan on July 9,2022, at UFC on ESPN 39.
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Jamie Pickett lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Jamie Pickett was scheduled to face Bo Nickal on December 10,2022, at UFC 282.
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Jamie Pickett lost the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.
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Jamie Pickett faced Josh Fremd on August 12,2023, at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs dos Anjos.
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Jamie Pickett faced Eryk Anders on March 2,2024, at UFC Fight Night 238.
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Jamie Pickett lost the bout by unanimous decision leading to his fifth consecutive loss and announced his retirement.