Bookmakers made Jason Jackson a strong favourite against Thad Jean when they meet in their bout on Thursday 12th June 2025 at PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 1.
He is currently 2/5 (-250) to win the bout outright, while you can get 39/20 (+200) on Thad Jean if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 68% chance of Jackson winning while giving Jean a 32% chance.
Jackson opened as the favourite at 2/5 (-250).
Jean opened at 7/4 (+180) which has shorten by 6/-5 (+80).
The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 170 pounds (11.9 stones or 77.27 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 1 Odds
Main Event
Jason Jackson is currently 2/5 (-250) to beat Thad Jean, while Jean is currently 39/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Jesus Pinedo is made a favourite at 2/5 (-250) to come out the victor in a fight against Gabriel Alves Braga, while Braga is currently 37/20 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Main Card
Logan Storley sits at 2/11 (-560) to win against Masayuki Kikuiri, while Kikuiri is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Movlid Khaybulaev is marked at 1/4 (-400) to be victorious against Tae Kyun Kim, while Kim is currently 14/5 (+280) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Prelims
Adam Borics is currently 21/50 (-240) to defeat Jeremy Kennedy, while Kennedy is currently 33/20 (+170) to win if you fancy the upset.
Joseph Luciano is made a favourite at 8/25 (-310) to beat Sarek Shields, while Shields is currently 11/5 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Mukhamed Berkhamov sits at 1/3 (-300) to come out the victor in a fight against Kendly St. Louis, while Louis is currently 41/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Alexei Pergande is marked at 2/15 (-770) to win against Mike Bardsley, while Bardsley is currently 22/5 (+440) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Jason Danner is currently 27/100 (-370) to be victorious against Nathan Gilmore, while Gilmore is currently 5/2 (+250) to win if you fancy the upset.
Magomed Umalatov is made a favourite at 1/10 (-1000) to defeat Anthony Ivy, while Ivy is currently 6/1 (+600) to win if you fancy the massive upset.
Jackson vs Jean Head To Head
Jason Jackson steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Thad Jean will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
The stats suggest Jean has a large advantage in power over Jackson, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Jackson's 32%.
Jason Jackson is the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.
Jackson is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 13 years and 1 month later than Jean, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 48 more professional rounds, 64 to Jean's 16.
Jackson vs Jean betting form
Jackson has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against Andrey Koreshkov at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Ramazan Kuramagomedov at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Ray Cooper at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had defeated Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.
He was victorious against Douglas Lima at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.
Jean remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Mukhamed Berkhamov at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 on 3rd April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Brown at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Romain Debienne at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.
Before that, he was victorious against Ali Omar at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.
He had won against Eric Alequin at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 1 on 27th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.
Who's been more active?
In of recent activity, Thad Jean has been fighting more than Jason Jackson.
Jason Jackson last fought 2 months and 5 days ago, while Thad Jean's last outing was 2 months and 5 days ago.
Jackson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
Jean's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Jackson vs Jean Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which is 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.
