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This article is about the mixed-martial artist. For other uses, see Jon Jones (disambiguation).

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Jon Jones

Jones in 2014

Born

Jonathan Dwight Jones^[1]
July 19, 1987 (age 37)^[2]
Rochester, New York, U.S.^[3]

Nickname

Bones

Residence

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.^[4]

Height

6 ft 4 in (193 cm)

Weight

238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)

Division

Light heavyweight (2008\u20132020)^[5]
Heavyweight (2023\u2013present)

Reach

841⁄2 in (215 cm)^[6]

Fighting out of

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.^[3]

Team

Team Bombsquad (2008\u20132009)^[8]
Jackson Wink MMA Academy (2009\u20132021)^[2]^[9]^[10]
Jackson's MMA Acoma (2021\u2013present)^[11]
Fight Ready (2021\u2013present)^[12]

Rank

Black belt in Gaidojutsu under Greg Jackson^[13]
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Roberto Alencar^[14]

Wrestling

NJCAA Wrestling^[15]

Years active

2008\u2013present (MMA)

Mixed martial arts record

Total

Wins

By knockout

By submission

By decision

Losses

By disqualification

No contests

Other information

University

Iowa Central Community College^[16]

Children

Notable relatives

Arthur Jones (older brother)^[17]
Chandler Jones (younger brother)^[17]

Notable school(s)

Union-Endicott High School^[18]

Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Medal record

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Collegiate Wrestling\n
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Representing Iowa Central CC\n
NJCAA Championships\n
$\"Gold$	2006 Rochester	197 lb\n

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Jonathan Dwight Jones^[1] (born July 19, 1987)^[2] is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.^[2] A professional competitor since 2008, Jones was previously the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion from 2011 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2020, as well as the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion in 2016.^[2] As of November 19, 2024, he is #2\nin the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.^[19] He is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.^[20]\n

Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with his title victory over Maur\u00edcio Rua at age 23.^[21] He holds many UFC records in the light heavyweight division, including the most title defenses, most wins, and longest win streak.^[22] During much of his championship reign, Jones has been widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.^[22] Never stopped nor outscored during his career, Jones's only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill; a result disputed by Hamill and UFC president Dana White.^[23]\n

Between 2015 and 2017, Jones was involved in several controversies and lost his title three times as a result of disciplinary action.^[24] He was first stripped of his title and removed from the official rankings by the UFC in 2015 after he was arrested on felony hit-and-run charges.^[24] His subsequent returns to the UFC in 2016 and 2017 saw him emerge victorious in title bouts against Ovince Saint Preux and Daniel Cormier, but were both cut short by Jones testing positive for banned substances and receiving further suspensions, with the latter reversed to a no contest.^[24]^[25] After his 2017 suspension was lifted, Jones reclaimed the championship in 2018 by defeating Alexander Gustafsson.^[26] He voluntarily vacated the title in 2020 and spent three years away from MMA before returning in 2023 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Ciryl Gane.^[32]\n

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Air Date	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.\n
March 18, 2011	UFC Presents Jon Jones: In The Moment\n	Himself\n	Spike TV exclusive\n	^[278]^[279]\n
March 24, 2011	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\n	Special guest - 1 episode\n	^[280]\n
May 16, 2011	New York Mixed Martial Arts\n	Documentary\n	^[281]\n
July 23, 2011	Kenny Powers - The K-Swiss MFCEO\n	K-Swiss Ad - Cameo\n	^[282]\n
April 11, 2012	UFC Ultimate Insider: Jones vs Evans\n	Promotional episode on Fuel TV\n	^[283]\n
January 22-April 13, 2013	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs Team Sonnen\n	UFC reality series\n	^[284]\n
September 16, 2014	Fight Church\n	Documentary\n	^[285]\n
May 29, 2016	UFC 200 Greatest Fighters of All Time\n	Featured\n	^[286]\n
July 1, 2016	UFC 200: Counterpunch - Cormier vs Jones 2\n	Promotional episode on Fox Sports 1\n	^[287]\n
September 29, 2016	The Hurt Business\n	Documentary\n	^[288]\n
August 7, 2017	Good Morning America\n	Special guest - 1 episode\n	^[289]^[290]\n
November 26, 2018	First Take\n	Special guest\n	^[291]\n
February 26, 2019	The Best Of Jon Jones\n	ESPN - fight highlights\n	^[292]^[293]\n
February 27-March 3, 2023	UFC 285 Embedded\n	Promotional short series\n	^[294]\n
November 8, 2024	La Cage\n	Netflix series\n	^[295]\n
January 5, 2025	Edo\u2019s Crossing\n	Navy SEAL\n	Short film\n	^[296]\n

Air Date	Title	Notes	Ref\n
November 24, 2015	Jon Jones Breaks Silence on Accident, Suspension, Return to UFC and More\n	MMA Fighting exclusive interview with Ariel Helwani\n	^[297]\n
July 28, 2017	Jon Jones UFC 182 Interview Prior to First Daniel Cormier Fight\n	^[298]\n
February 20, 2023	BEFORE And AFTER: Jon Jones\n	The Fighting Business digital series - 1 episode\n	^[299]\n
March 3, 2023	Jon Jones - The Greatest Fighter of All Time\n	VoteSport documentary\n	^[300]\n
July 1, 2023	Why Champions Self-Destruct: the Jon Jones Story\n	Short film by Patrick Gavia\n	^[301]\n
November 8-12, 2024	Jon Jones Sits Down with ESPN Ahead of UFC 309\n	ESPN MMA exclusive interview\n	^[302]^[303]\n
December 6, 2024	UFC's Most Controversial \"GOAT\": Jon Jones\n	Documentary film by Lionel Rivera\n	^[304]\n

Air Date	Title	Notes	Ref\n
December 1, 2016	The Joe Rogan Experience #880\n	Exclusive Guest\n	^[305]\n
November 26, 2018	Ariel Helwani's MMA Show\n	^[306]\n
June 25, 2020	Steve-O's Wild Ride! #13\n	^[307]\n
February 3, 2020	Ariel Helwani's MMA Show\n	^[308]\n
August 29, 2023	The Overdogs Podcast\n	^[309]\n
November 15, 2024	Nina Drama's Podcast\n	^[310]\n

UFC Video games\n
Year\n	Title\n	Notes\n
2010\n	UFC Undisputed 2010\n	^[311]\n
2011\n	UFC Personal Trainer\n	^[312]\n
2012\n	UFC Undisputed 3\n	^[313]\n
2014\n	EA Sports UFC\n	Cover Athlete^[314]^[315]\n
2016\n	EA Sports UFC 2\n	^[316]\n
2018\n	EA Sports UFC 3\n	^[317]\n
2020\n	EA Sports UFC 4\n	^[318]\n
2023\n	EA Sports UFC 5\n	^[319]\n

30 matches\n	28 wins\n	1 loss\n
By knockout\n	11\n	0\n
By submission\n	7\n	0\n
By decision\n	10\n	0\n
By disqualification\n	0\n	1\n
No contests\n	1\n

Res.\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Method\n	Event\n	Date\n	Round\n	Time\n	Location\n	Notes\n
Win\n	28\u20131 (1)\n	Stipe Miocic\n	TKO (spinning back kick and punches)\n	UFC 309\n	November 16, 2024\n	3\n	4:29\n	New York City, New York, United States\n	Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Broke the record for overall title defenses in UFC history (12). Performance of the Night.\n
Win\n	27\u20131 (1)\n	Ciryl Gane\n	Submission (guillotine choke)\n	UFC 285\n	March 4, 2023\n	1\n	2:04\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Heavyweight debut. Won the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.\n
Win\n	26\u20131 (1)\n	Dominick Reyes\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 247\n	February 8, 2020\n	5\n	5:00\n	Houston, Texas, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Extended the record for overall UFC Light Heavyweight title defenses (11). Later vacated title.\n
Win\n	25\u20131 (1)\n	Thiago Santos\n	Decision (split)\n	UFC 239\n	July 6, 2019\n	5\n	5:00\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	24\u20131 (1)\n	Anthony Smith\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 235\n	March 2, 2019\n	5\n	5:00\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones was deducted two points in round 4 due to an illegal knee.\n
Win\n	23\u20131 (1)\n	Alexander Gustafsson\n	KO (punches)\n	UFC 232\n	December 29, 2018\n	3\n	2:02\n	Inglewood, California, United States\n	Won the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
NC\n	22\u20131 (1)\n	Daniel Cormier\n	NC (overturned)\n	UFC 214\n	July 29, 2017\n	3\n	3:01\n	Anaheim, California, United States\n	For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Originally a KO (head kick and punches) win for Jones; overturned and stripped of the title after he tested positive for a turinabol metabolite.\n
Win\n	22\u20131\n	Ovince Saint Preux\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 197\n	April 23, 2016\n	5\n	5:00\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Won the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Later stripped of the title after he tested positive for clomiphene and letrozole.\n
Win\n	21\u20131\n	Daniel Cormier\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 182\n	January 3, 2015\n	5\n	5:00\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night. Later stripped of the title after he violated the UFC athlete conduct policy.\n
Win\n	20\u20131\n	Glover Teixeira\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 172\n	April 26, 2014\n	5\n	5:00\n	Baltimore, Maryland, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	19\u20131\n	Alexander Gustafsson\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 165\n	September 21, 2013\n	5\n	5:00\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Broke the record for the most consecutive UFC Light Heavyweight title defenses (6). Fight of the Night.\n
Win\n	18\u20131\n	Chael Sonnen\n	TKO (elbows and punches)\n	UFC 159\n	April 27, 2013\n	1\n	4:33\n	Newark, New Jersey, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	17\u20131\n	Vitor Belfort\n	Submission (keylock)\n	UFC 152\n	September 22, 2012\n	4\n	0:54\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Submission of the Night.\n
Win\n	16\u20131\n	Rashad Evans\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 145\n	April 21, 2012\n	5\n	5:00\n	Atlanta, Georgia, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	15\u20131\n	Lyoto Machida\n	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)\n	UFC 140\n	December 10, 2011\n	2\n	4:26\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.\n
Win\n	14\u20131\n	Quinton Jackson\n	Submission (rear-naked choke)\n	UFC 135\n	September 24, 2011\n	4\n	1:14\n	Denver, Colorado, United States\n	Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.\n
Win\n	13\u20131\n	Maur\u00edcio Rua\n	TKO (punches and knees)\n	UFC 128\n	March 19, 2011\n	3\n	2:37\n	Newark, New Jersey, United States\n	Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	12\u20131\n	Ryan Bader\n	Submission (guillotine choke)\n	UFC 126\n	February 5, 2011\n	2\n	4:20\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	Submission of the Night.\n
Win\n	11\u20131\n	Vladimir Matyushenko\n	TKO (elbows)\n	UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko\n	August 1, 2010\n	1\n	1:52\n	San Diego, California, United States\n	\n
Win\n	10\u20131\n	Brandon Vera\n	TKO (elbows and punches)\n	UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones\n	March 21, 2010\n	1\n	3:19\n	Broomfield, Colorado, United States\n	Knockout of the Night.\n
Loss\n	9\u20131\n	Matt Hamill\n	DQ (illegal elbows)\n	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale\n	December 5, 2009\n	1\n	4:14\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	\n
Win\n	9\u20130\n	Jake O'Brien\n	Submission (guillotine choke)\n	UFC 100\n	July 11, 2009\n	2\n	2:43\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	\n
Win\n	8\u20130\n	Stephan Bonnar\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 94\n	January 31, 2009\n	3\n	5:00\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States\n	\n
Win\n	7\u20130\n	Andr\u00e9 Gusm\u00e3o\n	Decision (unanimous)\n	UFC 87\n	August 9, 2008\n	3\n	5:00\n	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States\n	\n
Win\n	6\u20130\n	Moyses Gabin\n	TKO (punches)\n	Battle Cage Xtreme 5\n	July 12, 2008\n	2\n	1:58\n	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States\n	Won the USKBA Light Heavyweight Championship.\n
Win\n	5\u20130\n	Parker Porter\n	KO (punch)\n	World Championship Fighting 3\n	June 20, 2008\n	1\n	0:36\n	Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States\n	\n
Win\n	4\u20130\n	Ryan Verrett\n	TKO (punches)\n	United States Fight League: War in the Woods 3\n	May 9, 2008\n	1\n	0:14\n	Ledyard, Connecticut, United States\n	\n
Win\n	3\u20130\n	Anthony Pina\n	Submission (guillotine choke)\n	ICE Fighter\n	April 25, 2008\n	1\n	1:15\n	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States\n	\n
Win\n	2\u20130\n	Carlos Eduardo\n	KO (punches)\n	Battle Cage Xtreme 4\n	April 19, 2008\n	3\n	0:24\n	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States\n	Light Heavyweight debut.\n
Win\n	1\u20130\n	Brad Bernard\n	TKO (punches)\n	Full Force Productions: Untamed 20\n	April 12, 2008\n	1\n	1:32\n	Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States\n	Catchweight (210 lb) bout.\n

Result\n	Rec.\n	Opponent\n	Method\n	Event\n	Division\n	Date\n	Location\n
5 Matches, 5 Wins (5 Submissions)\n
Win	5\u20130	$\"United$ Dan Henderson	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Submission Underground 2	Superfight	December 10, 2016	$\"United$ Portland, OR\n
Win	4\u20130	$\"United$ Rich O'Toole	Submission (guillotine choke)	NAGA Phoenix	Absolute	October 15, 2016	$\"United$ Phoenix, AZ\n
Win	3\u20130	$\"United$ Don Daubert	Submission (guillotine choke)\n
Win	2\u20130	$\"United$ Doug Fournet	Submission (kimura)	Northeastern Grappler's Challenge	Absolute	January, 2008	$\"United$ Ithaca, NY^[390]\n
Win	1\u20130	$\"United$ Doug Fournet	Submission (kimura)\n

No.\n	Event\n	Fight\n	Date\n	Venue\n	City\n	PPV Buys\n
1.\n	UFC 128\n	Shogun vs. Jones\n	March 19, 2011\n	Prudential Center\n	Newark, New Jersey, U.S\n	445,000^[391]\n
2.\n	UFC 135\n	Jones vs. Rampage\n	September 24, 2011\n	Pepsi Center\n	Denver, Colorado, U.S\n	520,000^[392]\n
3.\n	UFC 140\n	Jones vs. Machida\n	December 10, 2011\n	Air Canada Centre\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	485,000^[393]\n
4.\n	UFC 145\n	Jones vs. Evans\n	April 21, 2012\n	Philips Arena\n	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S\n	700,000^[394]\n
5.\n	UFC 152\n	Jones vs. Belfort\n	September 22, 2012\n	Air Canada Centre\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	450,000^[395]\n
6.\n	UFC 159\n	Jones vs. Sonnen\n	April 27, 2013\n	Prudential Center\n	Newark, New Jersey, U.S\n	530,000^[396]\n
7.\n	UFC 165\n	Jones vs. Gustafsson\n	September 21, 2013\n	Air Canada Centre\n	Toronto, Ontario, Canada\n	310,000^[397]\n
8.\n	UFC 172\n	Jones vs. Teixeira\n	April 26, 2014\n	Royal Farms Arena\n	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.\n	350,000^[398]\n
9.\n	UFC 182\n	Jones vs. Cormier\n	January 3, 2015\n	MGM Grand Garden Arena\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.\n	800,000^[399]\n
10.\n	UFC 197\n	Jones vs. Saint Preux\n	April 23, 2016\n	MGM Grand Garden Arena\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.\n	322,000^[400]\n
11.\n	UFC 214\n	Cormier vs. Jones 2\n	July 29, 2017\n	Honda Center\n	Anaheim, California, U.S.\n	860,000^[401]\n
12.\n	UFC 232\n	Jones vs. Gustafsson 2\n	December 29, 2018\n	The Forum\n	Inglewood, California, U.S.\n	700,000^[402]\n
13.\n	UFC 235\n	Jones vs. Smith\n	March 2, 2019\n	T-Mobile Arena\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.\n	650,000^[403]\n
14.\n	UFC 239\n	Jones vs. Santos\n	July 6, 2019\n	T-Mobile Arena\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.\n	Not Disclosed^[404]\n
15.\n	UFC 247\n	Jones vs. Reyes\n	February 8, 2020\n	Toyota Center\n	Houston, Texas, U.S.\n	Not Disclosed^[405]\n
16.\n	UFC 285\n	Jones vs. Gane\n	March 4, 2023\n	T-Mobile Arena\n	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.\n	Not Disclosed^[406]\n
17.\n	UFC 309\n	Jones vs. Miocic\n	November 16, 2024\n	Madison Square Garden\n	New York City, New York, U.S.\n	Not Disclosed^[407]\n

Awards and achievements\n
Preceded by Maur\u00edcio Rua \n	12th UFC Light Heavyweight Champion March 20, 2011 \u2013 April 28, 2015 Stripped\n	Vacant Title next held by Daniel Cormier \n
Vacant Title last held by Randy Couture \n	2nd UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion April 23, 2016 \u2013 November 9, 2016 Stripped\n	Vacant\n
Vacant Title last held by Daniel Cormier \n	14th UFC Light Heavyweight Champion December 29, 2018 \u2013 August 17, 2020\n	Vacant Title next held by Jan B\u0142achowicz \n
Preceded by Francis Ngannou Stripped \n	23rd UFC Heavyweight Champion March 4, 2023 \u2013 present\n	Incumbent\n

Early life

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Debut and rise to contender status

Light Heavyweight Champion

First suspension and return

Second suspension and return

Third suspension and return

Second UFC Light Heavyweight Championship reign

Disagreement with the UFC and move to heavyweight

Heavyweight Champion

Grappling career

2008 Northeastern Grappler's Challenge

2016 North American Grappling Association (NAGA) Tournament

2016 Submission Underground (SUG)

Training

Fighting style

Personal life

Controversies

Eye pokes

Daniel Cormier altercation

Hit-and-run conviction

Domestic violence arrest

Other legal troubles

Failed drug tests

UFC 182

UFC 200

UFC 214

UFC 232

Filmography

Television and film

Digital films and interviews

Podcasts

Bibliography

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Amateur wrestling

Grappling

Mixed martial arts record

Grappling record

Pay-per-view bouts

See also

References

External links

Jon Jones

Talks

1 August, 2010