Jason Saggo (born November 23, 1985) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Saggo graduated from University of Guelph.[3]
Saggo made his professional debut in August 2009, winning a fight in Northern Ireland. He amassed a record of 9–1, competing primarily for various regional promotions in Canada before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the spring of 2014.[4]
Saggo made his promotional debut against Josh Shockley on June 14, 2014, at UFC 174.[5] Saggo defeated Shockley via first round TKO.[6]
Saggo faced promotional newcomer Paul Felder on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 54.[7] Saggo lost the fight by split decision.[8]
Saggo was expected to face Marcin Bandel on April 11, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 64.[9] However, Saggo pulled out of the bout due to an injury to his achilles tendon and was replaced by promotional newcomer Stevie Ray.[10]
Saggo faced Justin Salas on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196.[11] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[12]
Saggo next faced Leandro Silva on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89.[13] He won the fight via split decision.[14]
Saggo faced Rustam Khabilov on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206.[15] He lost the one-sided fight via unanimous decision.[16]
Saggo faced Gilbert Burns on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116.[17] He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[18] He was subsequently released from the UFC.
Following his release from the UFC, Saggo signed a multi-fight deal with BTC Fight Promotions out of Burlington, Ontario. He had his first fight on November 24, 2018, against Adam Assenza at BTC 4 for the BTC Lightweight Championship and won via first round rear-naked choke.
On May 9, Saggo vacated the lightweight title in preparation for a catchweight bout against Deivison Ribeiro on June 1, 2019, at BTC 6.[19]