Raja Jackson, the son of UFC great Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, has reportedly cut a deal with prosecutors following his live-streamed attack of a pro wrestler last year.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office told the California Post that Jackson pleaded no contest to one felony count of battery with serious bodily injury at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday to close his criminal case. He also reportedly admitted to two special allegations: personal infliction of great bodily injury and engaging in violent conduct.
A sentencing hearing has reportedly been scheduled for late June, with a representative for the DA’s office telling the Post that the “anticipated sentence is 90 days actual county jail; restitution of $81,703.38; and two years formal probation.”
Jackson, who had previously pleaded not guilty, will reportedly be required to pay the restitution before he is sentenced.
The incident in question happened on Aug. 23,2025, when Jackson attended a Knokx Pro Wrestling event in Los Angeles.
During the proceedings, which were being streamed on Kick, Jackson entered the ring and slammed independent wrestler Stuart Smith — who operates under the moniker Syko Stu — down onto the mat. Jackson then mounted the seemingly unconscious wrestler and threw more than 20 punches at his head before getting ripped away by other wrestlers.
Raja Jackson, son of Rampage, jumped into the ring and KO’d a pro wrestler 😳#MMA
pic.twitter.com/J6rzt6rohV— Cageside Access (@CagesideAccess) August 24, 2025
The attack left Smith in critical condition with what his Instragram described as a serious head injury, trauma to both the upper and lower jaws, a laceration to his upper lip, and a fracture to the maxilla bone, which resulted in the loss of several teeth.
He was released from the hospital after about a week and raised nearly $225,000 from a GoFundMe.
A misunderstanding led to Raja Jackson’s attack of Syko Stu
The incident appeared to stem from a misunderstanding documented in this video.
With Kick live-streaming the proceedings, Smith approaches Jackson backstage and confronts him in-character, apparently believing Jackson to be a fellow pro wrestler at Knokx. Smith strikes Jackson with a beer can, which leads to a hostile reaction from Jackson. Smith can be heard asking Jackson if he is going to “sell” the move (i.e. make it look real for the wrestling audience).
Another video shows Smith apologizing to Jackson and shaking hands with him, with Jackson saying “I appreciate it” and “I get it now.” An agreement is made for Jackson to come out during Smith’s match that night and get some retaliation. However, a stream from the front row shows Jackson saying “I’m really going to hit him … I’m dead serious,” due to the beer can incident.
In a video from after the incident, a person tells Jackson he was only supposed to perform a double-leg takedown and throw fake punches.
Jackson has experience as an MMA fighter, with a 4-0 record in amateur bouts before losing his professional debut against Steve Collins at UFL 3 in December 2023 per Tapology.
Raja Jackson appears to be getting the sentence his father hoped for
Condemnation of Jackson was widespread, with even his father criticizing his conduct.
Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” the elder Jackson affirmed his son was in the wrong, while also criticizing everyone involved:
“I talked to him, I heard his story, some other stuff, then learned a whole lot of stuff about it and everything. Raja’s wrong. He went against what I told him to do, and he hid the fact that he got wrote into a pro-wrestling story. Raja’s not a pro wrestler. He’s a fighter. He had no business in that ring.
“Everybody there was wrong. Yes, my son took it too far. He knows better. He knows he’s wrong for getting involved in a pro-wrestling match. He wasn’t supposed to do it. I told him he couldn’t even go to the gym for two weeks [after suffering a concussion in sparring].”
However, “Rampage” also said Raja “should go to jail, not prison” and suggested community service, an anger management class and therapy as additional possibilities. If the anticipated sentence goes through, it appears he will get his wish.
