With over 30 professional fights and an overall record of 23-8-2, "The Young Assassin" Melvin Guillard considers himself 1-0 after his hard fought unanimous decision victory at UFC 109 this past weekend.

Guillard went the distance in an all-out war with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom and UFC newcomer Ronys Torres. The bout was Guillard's first since aligning himself with highly regarded MMA coach Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

With only just a few months tutelage under Jackson, Guillard has improved leaps and bounds and it certainly showed against Torres. The Brazilian had a very difficult time controlling "The Young Assassin" on the ground which was surprising considering that Guillard has never proven to be particular skilled off his back.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm a 1-0 fighter," Guillard said after the fight. "The fights before this I relied on my talent, but now I have a great coach and a great team."

Calling Team Jackson a great team is a huge understatement. Any fight camp consisting of high caliber competitors such as UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Nate Marquardt, Shane Carwin and several other world class fighters should be considered beyond great, epic would probably be a better phrase to describe the camp.

Leading that team of elite warriors is Jackson, a man whom is widely recognized for being the greatest coach in all of mixed martial arts. Nicknamed "Yoda", Jackson understands how to prepare an athlete both physically and mentally better than most in his profession.

Just like a wise Jedi-master, Jackson realizes how crucial it is for a fighter to be mentally strong heading into battle. Most MMA coaches will put their team through grueling conditioning drills and taxing strength programs but they do not spend enough time training the minds of their athletes.

Jackson mixes the physical and mental game like an MMA potion and according to Guillard it is speeding up his evolution as a fighter drastically.

"I think with Coach Greg, it's the way he comes off in the mental part of the game," Guillard said to MMA Junkie. "He's a sentimental-type guy. He has that approach like, 'We're going to do this. This is the gameplan.' Just the way that he talks to you and the way he gives you that respect - not only as a fighter, but as a person and a man - it's phenomenal.

"I'm not taking anything from Coach Saul (Soliz). When I was with Coach Saul in Houston, I had a good run. Training was good. I was able to keep afloat in the UFC. But Coach Jackson just takes it to a whole new level."

Even his employeer, UFC President Dana White is excited to witness Guillard's growth under Jackson. At the UFC 109 post-fight press conference, White talked about Guillard's progress since he first entered the UFC as part of the cast for the Ultimate Fighter season two to where he is now.

"Melvin Guillard has always been one of those kids that isn't living up to his potential," White said. "That kid is so athletic, so explosive, great on the ground, great wrestling, great standup, has knockout power.

"(On) ... 'The Ultimate Fighter' season two, his first fight was with (Josh) Burkman. They fight that fight, Burkman wins, submits him, but breaks his hand in the fight. So at that time, the way that we did the show, those guys were kicked out. They go to another house,...