Jay-Jay Wilson
"The Maori Kid"
Patient on the back foot, lethal on the return.
Fight Plan: Jay-Jay Wilson
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Can be out-wrestled or controlled by elite grinders like Archie Colgan
- Historical issues with weight cutting (formerly competed at Featherweight)
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression77
- Cardio76
- Wrestling74
- Fight IQ75
- Distance Control80
- Finishing75
Prep for camp: Jay-Jay Wilson
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes explosive body kicks and knees to disrupt opponent rhythm
- Effective at landing high-volume ground strikes (62/88 in 2025 season)
- Strong opportunistic finisher who hunts for submissions in scrambles
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Jay-Jay Wilson.
How Jay-Jay has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
Last competed in April 2026 without reported injury.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-04-16vs Darragh KellyKO (Body Kick and Punches) · R1 · PFL Belfast
- L2025-10-03vs Archie ColganDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · PFL Road to Dubai
- W2025-04-18vs Mads BurnellTKO (Elbows and Punches) · R3 · PFL World Tournament 3
- W2023-09-23vs Mansour BarnaouiDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · Bellator 299
- W2022-10-01vs Vladimir TokovDecision (Split) · R3 · Bellator 286
Availability
Regularly active in the PFL lightweight roster.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Jay-Jay Wilson is a versatile finisher representing Alliance Jiu-Jitsu and American Top Team who possess dangerous skills in every facet of MMA. While traditionally known for his grappling, he has recently demonstrated significant power at Lightweight with highlight-reel KOs.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes explosive body kicks and knees to disrupt opponent rhythm
- Effective at landing high-volume ground strikes (62/88 in 2025 season)
- Strong opportunistic finisher who hunts for submissions in scrambles
- Aggressive early starter as evidenced by his 37-second knockout over Darragh Kelly
Signature Moves
- Body Kick and Punch combinations
- Ground and Pound via Elbows
- Alliance-refined Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Clinch knees
Weaknesses
- Can be out-wrestled or controlled by elite grinders like Archie Colgan
- Historical issues with weight cutting (formerly competed at Featherweight)