Sports Pundit

Jon Jones

User Rating

Your Rating

Height / weight1.93 m / 93 kg
Born19 Jul 1987 (38 years)
NationalityUnited States flagUnited States
NicknameBones

Jon Jones, nicknamed “Bones”, is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter from the United States of America. In January 2023, he was named the Number 12 Ultimate Fighting Championship pound-for-pound fighter. He held the UFC Light Heavyweight championship title from 2011 to 2015.

Player Profile

Jonathan Dwight Jones was born on July 19, 1987, in Rochester, New York in the United States. He stands 193 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 93 kg. He fought in the Light Heavyweight division. Jones still fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States.

He played for Team Bombsquad, Jackson Wink MMA Academy, Jackson's MMA Acoma, and the Fight Ready teams.

Career

Jones turned pro in April 2008. He went up against Brad Bernard for Full Force Productions and won. In the same year, he started fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in August. His first UFC fight was against Andre Gusmao. He had his first professional loss in December 2009. It was against Matt Hamill.

After that loss, he went undefeated in the UFC. In July 2017, he had a no-contest fight against Daniel Cormier. His last bout for the promoter was in February 2020 against Dominick Reyes.

Career Record

Total – 28

  • Wins - 26
  • By knockout - 10
  • By submission - 6
  • By decision – 10

  • Losses - 1
  • By disqualification - 1
  • No contests - 1

Related News