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Turner faced [[Dan Hooker]] on July 8, 2023 at [[UFC 290]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-290-robbie-lawler-vs-niko-price-dan-hooker-jalin-turner|title=UFC 290 adds Robbie Lawler vs. Niko Price, Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner|website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2023-04-21|access-date=2023-04-21}}</ref> At the weigh-ins Turner weighed in at 158 pounds, 2 pounds over the non-title lightweight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded as a catchweight and Turner was fined 20% of his fight purse, which went to Hooker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/7/7/23787142/ufc-290-weigh-in-results-two-title-fights-set-jalin-turner-misses-weight|title=UFC 290 weigh-in results: Two title fights set, Jalin Turner misses weight|website=www.mmafighting.com}}</ref> In a back and forth bout, Turner came out losing the bout via split decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morehouse |first=Cade |date=2023-07-08 |title=UFC 290: Bloodied Dan Hooker Emerges Victorious Following Three-Round War with Jalin Turner |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2023/07/08/ufc-290-jalin-turner-vs-dan-hooker/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Turner stepped in on one week's notice to face [[Bobby Green]] on December 2, 2023, at [[UFC on ESPN 52]], as a replacement for an injured [[Dan Hooker]]. Turner was reluctant at first because he and Green are from the same hometown.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Jalin Turner replaces Dan Hooker, meets Bobby Green at UFC on ESPN 52 |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/11/ufc-austin-jalin-turner-replaces-dan-hooker-meets-bobby-green-espn-52 |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the fight via knockout in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=UFC on ESPN 52 results: Referee permits Jalin Turner to bludgeon Bobby Green in elongated stoppage |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ufc-espn-52-results-referee-023015594.html |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-GB}}</ref> This fight earned him the ''[[List of UFC bonus award recipients|Performance of the Night]]'' award.<ref name="UFCESPN52">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc-austin/ufc-austin-bonus-report-10-fighters-take-home-50k/|title=UFC Austin Bonus Report: 10 fighters take home $50k|publisher=bjpenn.com|author=Chris Taylor|date=2023-12-02|access-date=2023-12-02}}</ref>
 
==Championships and awards==