Nicknamed The Tarantula
Turner is nicknamed "The Tarantula".
MMAUFCLightweightSouthpaw
Jalin Turner
United StatesAge, record and fight historyJalin Turner is a UFC fighter who has fought at Lightweight since 2019 and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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About Jalin Turner
Jalin Turner was born on May 18, 1995, in San Bernardino, California, United States, and fights out of Fontana, California. Turner fights from the southpaw stance, and his professional career began in 2016. His first UFC fight was a loss to Vicente Luque by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:52 at UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor on Oct 6, 2018. In 2018, Turner fought at Welterweight in the UFC.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history15
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry | Kaue Fernandes | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:39 |
| Dec 6, 2025 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Edson Barboza | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:24 |
| Mar 8, 2025 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev | Ignacio Bahamondes | L | Submission | 1 | 2:29 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Renato Moicano | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:11 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | King Green | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:49 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Dan Hooker | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | Mateusz Gamrot | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | Brad Riddell | W | Submission | 1 | 0:45 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Jamie Mullarkey | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 0:46 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Uros Medic | W | Submission | 1 | 4:01 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill | Brok Weaver | W | Submission | 2 | 4:20 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | Josh Culibao | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:01 |
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| Apr 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | Matt Frevola | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Feb 9, 2019 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | Callan Potter | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:53 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | Vicente Luque | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:52 |
How he is doing now
UFC record9-615 fights since 2018
Since moving up8-5at lightweight, since 2019
Last fightAug 15beat Kaue Fernandes
Last 53-2WWLLWNewest first. Two wins in a row.
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Career
10years2016 to 2026
- 2018UFC debutLost to Vicente Luque
- 2019LightweightMoved up a division
- Aug 15, 2026Latest fightBeat Kaue Fernandes
How his UFC fights ended
9 wins
KO/TKO 6Submission 3
6 losses
KO/TKO 2Submission 1Decision 3
Divisions
- Lightweight: 8-52019 to 2026, 13 UFC fights
- Welterweight: 0-12018 to 2018, 1 UFC fight
First UFC fight
Oct 6, 2018: lost to Vicente Luque by KO/TKOUFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor, round 1, 3:52
Latest fight
Aug 15, 2026: beat Kaue Fernandes by KO/TKOUFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry, round 1, 0:39
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:12 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.