List of high-caliber Fighters who trained at Jackson Wink MMA Academy at one point or another
The history has shown, if you want to be the best, you must train with the best. Win, lose, or draw, Team Jackson Wink MMA has produced some of the best MMA fighters to ever grace the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. High level Pro or Amateur fighters from all around the world flock to Albuquerque, New Mexico to learn and test themselves against the best.

Coach Greg Jackson started his movement in 1992, with UFC coming to the scene in 1993, and remains one of the most original Coaches in the game. The list of high-level fighters competing under Coach Jackson and Coach Winkeljohn can span the decades, but here is a list of some of the best high-caliber fighters competing in major MMA organizations that came to train at Jackson Wink MMA Academy at one point or another:
โข Adlan Amagov ๐ท๐บ - UFC, StrikeForce โข Alberto Crane ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, King Of The Cage Champion โข Alfonso Yepez ๐ฒ๐ฝ - Greco Roman Olympian โข Ali Bagautinov ๐ท๐บ - UFC Flyweight Title Challenger โข Alistair Overeem ๐ณ๐ฑ - UFC Title Challenger, Dream Champion, StrikeForce Champion, K1 Champion, Pride FC โข Alvaro Herrera ๐ฒ๐ฝ - UFC โข Andrei Arlovski ๐ง๐พ - 2x UFC Heavyweight Champion โข Andrew Tenneson ๐บ๐ธ - LFA โข Anthony Hamilton ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Anthony Perosh ๐ฆ๐บ - UFC โข Anthony Pettis ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Lightweight Champion โข Antonio Arroyo ๐ง๐ท - UFC Contender Show โข Arman Ospanov ๐ฐ๐ฟ - ACB, 3x Combat Sambo World Champion โข Arthur Alibulatov ๐ท๐บ - WSOF

โข Ben Reiter ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Bevon Lewis ๐ฏ๐ฒ - UFC โข Bharat Kandare ๐ฎ๐ณ - UFC โข BJ Penn ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion โข Brian Stann ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion โข Bubba McDaniel ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Bellator MMA โข Cameron Else (England) - BAMMA, Bellator MMA, Cage Warriors โข Carlos Condit ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Interim Welterweight Champion, WEC Welterweight Champion โข Celine Haga ๐ณ๐ด - Invicta FC โข Charlie Alaniz ๐ฆ๐บ - The Ultimate Fighter Contestant, ACB โข Chase Sherman ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Claudia Gadelha ๐ง๐ท - UFC Title Challenger โข Clay Guida ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Featherweight Title Contender, StrikeForce Lightweight Champion โข Cody Donovan ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Cody East ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Legacy FC Heavyweight Champion, King Of The Cage Heavyweight Champion โข Colton Smith ๐บ๐ธ - The Ultimate Fighter Winner โข Cub Swanson ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Featherweight Title Contender

โข Damacio Page ๐บ๐ธ - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 contestant, Legacy FC Flyweight Champion โข Damian Stasiak ๐ต๐ฑ - UFC โข David Loiseau ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC Middleweight Title Challenger โข Derek Brunson ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, StrikeForce โข Devin Clark ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, RFA Champion โข Diego Brandao ๐ง๐ท - The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Winner โข Diego Sanchez ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Lightweight Title Challenger, The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 Winner โข Dominic Waters ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข DonโTale Mayes ๐บ๐ธ- UFC Contender Show โข Donald Cerrone ๐บ๐ธ- UFC Title Challenger, WEC Title Challenger โข Donald Sanchez ๐บ๐ธ - Legacy, RFA, Bellator MMA โข Eduard Folayang ๐ต๐ญ - One FC Champion โข Emily Kagan ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, The Ultimate Fighter contestant, Invicta FC โข Erik Perez ๐ฒ๐ฝ - UFC โข Frank Lester ๐บ๐ธ - The Ultimate Fighter Contestant โข Frank Mir ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Heavyweight Champion, 3x UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger โข George St. Pierre ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC Welterweight and Middleweight Champion โข Gina Carano ๐บ๐ธ - StrikeForce โข Holly Holm ๐บ๐ธ - 18x Boxing World Champion, UFC Womenโs Bantamweight Champion โข Hu Yaozong ๐จ๐ณ - UFC โข Igor Araujo ๐ง๐ท - UFC โข Ildemar Alcantara ๐ง๐ท - UFC โข Iuri Alcantara ๐ง๐ท - UFC
โข Jack Marshman (Wales) - UFC โข Jason Guida ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Jason High ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, StrikeForce, WSOF, PFL โข Jason MacDonald ๐บ๐ธ - UFC
โข Joanna Jedrzejczyk ๐ต๐ฑ - UFC Strawweight Champion โข Joby Sanchez ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Jodie Esquibel ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Invicta FC, NABF Boxing Champion โข Joe Schilling ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Joe Stevenson ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Lightweight Title Challenger, The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 Winner โข Joey Villasenor ๐บ๐ธ - 7x King Of The Cage Champion โข John Dodson ๐บ๐ธ - 2x UFC Flyweight Title Challenger, The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 Winner โข Johny Hendricks ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Welterweight Champion โข Jon Jones ๐บ๐ธ - 3x UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Longest LHW Title reign โข Jonathan Gary ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Jordan Wright ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Contender Show, LFA โข Jose Torres ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, 2 Division Titan FC Champion โข Joseph Benavidez ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Title Challenger โข Juan Adams ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Julie Kedzie ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, StrikeForce โข Julija Stoliarenko ๐ฑ๐น - The Ultimate Fighter Contestant
โข Kairat Akmetov ๐ฐ๐ฟ - One FC Champion โข Karo Parisyan ๐ฆ๐ฒ - UFC, WSOF, WEC Welterweight Champion โข Kate Jackson (England) - Bellator MMA โข Katharina Lehner ๐ฉ๐ช - The Ultimate Fighter Contestant, Invicta FC โข Keith Jardine ๐บ๐ธ- UFC, StrikeForce Middleweight Title Challenger โข Kyle Noke ๐ฆ๐บ - UFC โข Lando Vannata ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Leonard Garcia ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, WEC Title Challenger โข Luis Palomino ๐ต๐ช - 2x WSOF Title Challenger, Bellator FC, XFC Champion โข Magomed Bibulatov ๐ท๐บ - UFC, Akhmat Champion โข Magomed Magomedkerimov ๐ท๐บ - PFL Champion โข Magomedrasul Khasbulaev ๐ท๐บ - Bellator FC Tournament Champion โข Marcin Tybura ๐ต๐ฑ - UFC, M1 Global Heavyweight Champion โข Marlon Vera ๐ฒ๐ฝ - UFC โข Matheus Nicolau ๐ง๐ท - UFC โข Melvin Guillard ๐บ๐ธ - The Ultimate Fighter contestant, Bellator MMA, WSOF โข Michelle Waterson ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Womenโs Strawweight Title Contender, Invicta Atomweight Champion โข Mike Perry ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Mitch Clarke ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC โข Mustafaev Magomed ๐ท๐บ - UFC โข Nate Marquardt ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Middleweight Title Challenger, StrikeForce Welterweight Champion, Pancrase Middleweight Champion โข Omari Akhmedov ๐ท๐บ - UFC โข Ozzy Dugulubgov ๐ท๐บ - WSOF โข Patrick Mix ๐บ๐ธ - King Of The Cage Champion โข Philip Haws ๐บ๐ธ - WSOF, UFC Contender Show โข Pingyuan Liu ๐จ๐ณ - UFC โข Rashad Evans ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 Winner

โข Ray Borg ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Title Challenger โข Roger Hollett ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC โข Roger Huerta ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Bellator MMA, One FC โข Roman Dolidze ๐ฌ๐ช - WWFC World Champion โข Rose Namajunas ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Womenโs Strawweight Champion โข Rustam Khabilov ๐ท๐บ - UFC โข Ryan Jensen ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Bellator MMA โข Said Nurmagomedov ๐ท๐บ - UFC, Akhmat Champion โข Sarah Kaufman ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC Womenโs Bantamweight Title Contender, StrikeForce Womenโs Bantamweight Champion โข Sergio Pettis ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Shawn Jordan ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, StrikeForce, Bellator, PFL โข Sheldon Westcott ๐จ๐ฆ - UFC โข Siyar Bahadurzada ๐ฆ๐ซ - UFC, Shooto Champion โข Song Yadong ๐จ๐ณ - UFC โข Steve Garcia ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Su Mudaerji ๐จ๐ณ - UFC โข Tait Fletcher ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Tara LaRosa ๐บ๐ธ - UFC, Invicta FC โข Thibault Gouti ๐ซ๐ท - UFC โข Tim Kennedy ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Title Contender, StrikeForce Middleweight Title Challengerย โข Timur Valiev ๐ท๐บ - WSOF, PFL โข Tom Duquesnoy ๐ซ๐ท - UFC, 2 Division BAMMA Champion โข Tom Watson ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Travis Brown ๐บ๐ธ - UFC โข Travis Marx ๐บ๐ธ - Bellator MMA โข Tyler East ๐บ๐ธ - King Of The Cage Champion โข Vagab Vagabov ๐ท๐บ - WSOF โข Vitaly Minakov ๐ท๐บ - Bellator Heavyweight Champion, 4x World Sambo Champion โข Weili Zhang ๐จ๐ณ - UFC โข Wil Santiago ๐บ๐ธ - UFC Contender Show, LFA โข Yair Rodriguez ๐ฒ๐ฝ - UFC โข Yana Kunitskaya ๐ท๐บ - UFC, Invicta FC Champion โข Yaroslav Amoskin ๐บ๐ฆ - Bellator MMA, 4x Sambo World Champion โข Yoel Romero ๐จ๐บ - UFC Title Challenger โข Yoshiro Akiyama ๐ฏ๐ต - UFC
โฆ and so many other accomplished competitors and fighters working up in the ranks.
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