The Story of Jon Jones

Jon Jones is a name that echoes throughout the world of mixed martial arts.

Widely regarded as the best MMA player of all time, Jones has solidified his status as a superstar in the UFC, dominating the light heavyweight division for years.

With a record of 16 title fights and an impressive 16 wins, Jones has proven time and time again that he is a force to be reckoned with.

His incredible athleticism, impressive fight IQ, and unwavering determination have made him a role model for many UFC athletes.

Recently, Jones made a bold move to the heavyweight division and won the Heavyweight championship in his very first bout, cementing his legacy as not just the best in the light heavyweight division, but as the current UFC heavyweight champion.

Jon Jones Family Details

Jon Jones Parents

Jon Jones was born to Arthur Jones Jr and Camille Jones on July 19, 1987, in Rochester, New York, United States.

His father was a pastor in New York. Jones was very much attached to his mother who died in 2017 due to diabetes.

Jones expressed his love towards her mother on mother’s day through Instagram saying

“If you still have your mother, give her the tightest hug for me. I beg you guys to appreciate her, and let her know every day how much you love her. I miss you mom, really looking forward to seeing you again.”

He further added

“My mother name is Camille Marie Jones, she was a magnificent leader and humanitarian. She had a heart of gold and always just wanted to help. My mom to this day is also the toughest woman I ever met, she took no bulls**t. Camille was fierce in everything she did. My mother was faithful and loyal, she loved her family until the day she went home. She was a life changer.”

Jon Jones Brothers

Jones was the middle child of three brothers. He also had a sister who passed away before turning 18 due to a brain tumour.

Jon Jones’s older brother Arthur Jones and younger brother Chandler Jones brother are both professional NFL athletes.

Arthur Jones played as a Defense player for Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted to the team in the 2010 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XLVII with Baltimore Ravens. He played for eight seasons in NFL and retired in 2017.

Younger brother Chandler Jones played as a Defensive end player for New England Patriots. He was drafted to the team in the 2012 NFL draft and won a Super Bowl Champion (XLIX) in the 2014 season. Chandler Jones is currently playing for Las Vegas Raiders.

Jon Jones and his sibling Arthur Jones and Chandler Jones seem to have inherited the ‘athlete blood’ from their ancestors. All three have achieved exemplary honor in their respective sports.

Jon Jones was the smallest in size when compared to his sibling Arthur Jones and Chandler Jones. Jon Jones in an interview told about his siblings that

“When it comes to size, I’m the smallest by far. So, I’ve been getting my butt kicked since I was a little boy and I just became comfortable with combat.”

Jon Jones wife

Jessie Moses was Jon Jone’s Girlfriend since High School. They both studied at Endicott High School where Jessie was a junior and Jon was a senior. The couple has not married yet and has been in living together for more than 15 years in Ithaca, New York (NY), US. Jon Jones and Jessie Moses have four daughters aged nine, eight, six and three.

Jon Jones Dog

Jon Jones has a passion for dog training and breeding. Jon Jones had two dogs, a German Shepherd Rottweiler and a Belgian Malinois.

Recently, one of his dogs German Shepherd Rottweiler passed away and Jones has expressed his sadness by sharing its picture on Instagram saying “Rest easy BJ thanks for all those amazing years”.

As evidence of Jones ‘deep attachment to his dogs, he has called one of them ‘my boy’ several times, as well as other loving names.

Jon Jones residence and training camp

Jon Jones is currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. He is currently training for UFC 281 at Jackson’s MMA Acoma located on the Albuquerque outskirts run by Nick Urso, a former MMA fighter.

Jon Jones is training under Brandon Gibson who also trained former champion, Tony Ferguson.

Jon Jones match Highlights

1. Andre Gusmao vs Jon Jones

Jon Jones before making his UFC debut vs Andre Gusmao fought six times in just 12 weeks.

He won all six matches comprehensively. He made it to the UFC with just nine months of MMA Training with a record of 6-0.

Andre Gusmao was the first opponent in his UFC career.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-3	Jon Jones	Andre Gusmao
Strikes	(20), (17), (31)	(19), (14), (13)
Take downs	1, 0, 1	0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(42), (51), (32)	(60), (35), (24)
Sub.Attempt	0,0,0	0,0,0
Knockdowns	0,0,0	0,0,0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Andre Gusmao
68 strikes	46 Strikes
2  take downs	0  take down
41%  Sig.Strikes	40%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : The 21 year old Jon Jones won the match via Unanimous decision.

Scorecard details :(30-27), (30-27) and (29-28).

2.Jon Jones vs Stephan Bonnar

With a 7-0 MMA record, Jon Jones’s second fight in UFC was with Stephan Bonnar “The American Psycho”. Jon Jones showed more creativity inside the cage and took down Stephan Bonnar 4 times in just one round.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-3	Jon Jones	Stephan Bonnar
Strikes	(26), (25), (19)	(17), (21), (36)
Take downs	4, 3, 0	0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(74), (85), (50)	(47), (39), (58)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	1, 0, 0	0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Stephan Bonnar
70 strikes	74 Strikes
7  take downs	0  take down
72% Sig.Strikes	48%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
1  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won the match via unanimous decision.

Scorecard details: (30-27), (29-28), (29-28).

3. Jon Jones vs Jake O’Brien

In the third fight vs Jake O’Brien, Jon Jones won via Submission at 2:43 of Round 2.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-2	Jon Jones	Jake O’Brien
Strikes	(18), (7)	(8), (3)
Take downs	0, 0	0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(33), (21)	(17), (13)
Sub.Attempt	0, 1	0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0	0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Jake O’Brien
25 strikes	11 Strikes
0  take downs	0  take down
28 %  Sig.Strikes	16%  Sig.Strikes
1 Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via Submission (Guillotine Choke Standing).

4. Jon Jones vs Matt Hamill

With a 9-0 career record, Jon Jones demolished Matt Hamill from the beginning of the match but was disqualified due to illegal elbows. As the result, Jones’s undefeated streak was marred by this loss.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1	Jon Jones	Matt Hamill
Strikes	55	7
Take downs	1	0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	50	29
Sub.Attempt	0	0
Knockdowns	0	0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Matt Hamill
55 strikes	7 Strikes
1  take downs	0  take down
50% Sig.Strikes	29%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Matt Hamill won via Disqualification (Illegal Elbows by Jones).

5. Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera

After a loss vs Matt Hamill, Jones in the very next match made a statement with complete domination against Brandon Vera winning in the first round via TKO.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1	Jon Jones	Brandon Vera
Strikes	26	7
Take downs	2	0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	64%	62%
Sub.Attempt	0	0
Knockdowns	0	0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Brandon Vera
26 strikes	7 Strikes
2  take downs	0  take down
64%  Sig.Strikes	62%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won the match via KO/TKO (Elbow to Head From Guard).

6.Jon Jones vs Vladimir Matyushenko

After a win against Brandon Vera, Jon Jones faced Vladimir Matyushenko in the main event on August 01, 2010. Without any surprise, Jon Jones finished Vladimir in the very first round and won the match by KO/TKO.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1	Jon Jones	Vladimir Matyushenko
Strikes	17	0
Take downs	1	0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	93	0
Sub.Attempt	0	0
Knockdowns	0	0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Vladimir Matyushenko
17 strikes	0 strikes
1  take down	0  take down
93  Sig.Strikes	0  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via KO/TKO (Elbows to Head from Crucifix).

7.Jon Jones vs Ryan Badar

Jones in his next match faced undefeated Ryan Badar on UFC 126. Ryan Badar entered into the octagon with a record of 12 wins and 0 losses.

A Guillotine forced Badar to tap at 04:20 of round two, concluding Jones’ victory.

After the fight, Jon Jones was granted a title shot to fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for the Light Heavyweight Title.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-2	Jon Jones	Ryan Badar
Strikes	(21), (10)	(2), (6)
Take downs	(1), (1)	0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(70), (32)	(0), (29)
Sub.Attempt	1, 2	0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0	0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Ryan Badar
31 strikes	8 strikes
2 take down	0  take down
47  Sig.Strikes	20  Sig.Strikes
3  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result:  Jon Jones won via submission (Guillotine Choke From Half Guard).

8. Jon Jones vs Mauricio Rua

The Young 23-year-old challenger showed a great performance in the title shot against the standing Champion Mauricio Rua.

A Virtuoso display of controlled fury and fighting artistry propelled Jon Jones to UFC 128 Victory by defeating the Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

Jon Jones becomes the youngest champion in UFC history.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-3	Jon Jones	Mauricio Rua
Strikes	(31), (41), (30)	(5), (5), (1)
Take downs	1, 1, 1	0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(59), (74), (66)	(29), (18),(14)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 1	0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Mauricio Rua
102 strikes	11 strikes
3  take downs	0  take down
66% Sig.Strikes	22%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
1  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via KO/TKO (Knee to Head in Clinch).

9. Jon Jones vs Quinton Jackson

At UFC 135, Jon Jones defended his Heavyweight Championship against Quinton Jackson. Jackson was looking to regain the title he lost to Forrest Griffin. But Jones emerged victorious, submitting Jackson in the fourth round with a rear-naked choke.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-4	Jon Jones	Quinton Jackson
Strikes	(22), (20), (29), (3)	(6), (13), (5), (0)
Take downs	0, 0, 1, 1	0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(51), (48), (56), (50)	(20), (57), (33), (–)
Sub.Attempt	0, 1, 0, 1	0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Quinton Jackson
74 strikes	24 Strikes
2  take down	0  take down
52% Sig.Strikes	36%  Sig.Strikes
2 Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won via Submission (Rear Naked Choke).

10. Jon Jones vs Lyoto Machida

Jon Jones defended his title against Lyoto Machida “The Dragon” at UFC 140. The bout was Jones one of the toughest tests in his career.

Jones won the match competently. Taking the fight to the ground, Jones used his big size and strength to gain top position, striking Machida with punches and elbows until he tapped out.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-2	Jon Jones	Lyoto Machida
Strikes	(8), (18)	(8), (5)
Take downs	0, 1	0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(29), (61)	(32), (38)
Sub.Attempt	0, 1	0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 1	0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Lyoto Machida
26 strikes	13 strikes
1 take down	0  take down
45%  Sig.Strikes	34%  Sig.Strikes
1  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
1  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won the match via Submission (Guillotine Choke Standing Technical Submission).

11. Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans

Jon Jones’s third title defence was against the heavy underdog Rashad Evans. Jones won all five rounds and Rashad Evans was devastated by the Jon Jones elbow offence.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Rashad Evans
Strikes	(17), (21), (21), (26), (31)	(11), (19), (9),(7), (3)
Take downs	0, 0, 0, 0, 1	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(41), (44), (50), (52), (56)	(33), (41), (30), (26), (11)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Match Result: Jon Jones won via Unanimous Decision.

Scorecard details: (49-46), (49-46), (50-45).

12.  Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort

Jon Jones’s next championship bout was against Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. As the fight begins, an immediate takedown was achieved by Jones.

But Belfort quickly locked Jones’s arm with an armbar. Jones didn’t tap and allowed his arm to pop up.

The fight lasted for 4 rounds until Befort tapped for Keylock from side control submission. This was Jones’s fourth successful title defence.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-4	Jon Jones	Vitor Belfort
Strikes	(19), (23), (18), (05)	(1), (6), (6), (3)
Take downs	1, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(79), (57), (50), (50)	(50), (37), (60), (37)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 1, 0	0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Vitor Belfort
65 strikes	16 Strikes
1 take down	0  take down
59%  Sig.Strikes	44%  Sig.Strikes
1 Sub. Attempt	1 Sub. Attempt
1  Knockdown	0  Knockdown

Match Result : Jon Jones won via Submission (Keylock from side control).

13. Jon Jones vs Chael Sonnen

Jon Jones become so comfortable in world championship fights and started his domination as soon as the fight begins against Chael Sonnen. He won the match in the first round via KO/TKO, making his fifth successful title defence in a row.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1	Jon Jones	Chael Sonnen
Strikes	35	38
Take downs	3	0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	74%	40%
Sub.Attempt	0	0
Knockdowns	0	0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Chael Sonnen
35 strikes	38 Strikes
3  take downs	0  take down
74%  Sig.Strikes	40%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via KO/TKO (Punches to Head On Ground).

14. Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson

On September 21, 2013, at UFC 165, Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones defended his title for the record sixth time against Alexander Gustafsson.

Jon Jones himself in an interview stated that this match was one of the toughest matches in his career.

Gustafsson was the first person to take down Jon Jones to the ground. The match was very close and was named 2013’s “Fight of the Year” and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

It was ranked number one in the Greatest Light Heavyweight MMA Fight of All Time and the second Greatest Fight of All Time.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Alexander Gustafsson
Strikes	(28), (26), (29), (27), (24)	(19), (15), (26), (26), (24)
Take downs	0, 0, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(71), (61), (69), (55), (53)	(39), (29), (40), (43), (36)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Alexander Gustafsson
134 strikes	110  strikes
1  take downs	1  take down
61%  Sig.Strikes	38%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via Unanimous Decision.

Scorecard details: (48-47), (48-47), (49-46).

15. Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira

Jones dominated the fight from the opening bell, using his superior reach to land strikes at will.

The Champion once again wins and defeated Glover Teixeira to end the 20-fight win streak. This was Jones’s seventh successful title defence in a row.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Glover Teixeira
Strikes	(23), (25), (47), (35), (28)	(16), (9), (15), (14), (11)
Take downs	1, 0, 0, 1, 1	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(60), (59), (66), (58), (48)	(28), (25), (33), (28), (23)
Sub.Attempt	2, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0,	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Glover Teixeira
138 strikes	53 Strikes
3  take downs	0  take down
58%  Sig.Strikes	27%  Sig.Strikes
2  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won via Unanimous decision.

Scorecard details : (50-45), (50-45), (50-45).

16. Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier

In the year 2010, during UFC 121, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier met for the first time and exchanged some words between them at backstage the event.

Later, In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Jones retold the meeting. 

“The whole story behind me and him is just so silly. I met him, and I came up to him with a big smile on my face. He’s another black guy in the sport, and I felt the need to say hello to him, and I was just like ‘hey man, I hear you’re a great wrestler’ and all this stuff, and he’s like ‘Yeah, yeah, you don’t know who I am?’ I’m like ‘No I don’t know who you are, but my coaches were telling me that you wrestle on the Olympic level.’ And I was like ‘I bet you that I could take you down.“

“It was my way of trying to develop a new friendship, and he just took it so seriously, and he was just so offended that I didn’t know who he was, and from that moment on he decided that there was a beef between us. I was just trying to reach out to him at that moment, and he just decided that there wouldn’t be a friendship between us.“

“It’s cool by me. If this guy has some kind of personal vendetta or chose to have a beef with me it’s fine. It just kind of sucks because both of us being African-American guys in the sport I think we should get along and respect each other, but that’s not the case.”

 Daniel Cormier responded to Jones’s comment on an interview with ESPN

“I didn’t expect Jon Jones to know who I was as an Olympian. I don’t expect Jon Jones to know any wrestlers. He was the guy that was coming up to be the UFC champion. What I said was, ‘How do you break the ice by insulting someone?’ That’s the only problem I had. It was the first time he and I ever interacted. He walked up to me, a very tall individual. He looked down on me and started to make derogatory comments towards me, talking about how he could take me down easy and stuff…You don’t even know who I am, guy! ”

Four years progressed, and during the Jones and Cormier face-off in UFC 178, on August 04, 2014, Jones was shoved by Cormier in the throat.

Jones responded with a punch that missed and both continued to brawl off the stage.

National Athletic Commission reacted to the incident by punishing both Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier for their brawl event at a press event.

Jones was fined 50,000 and 40 hours of community service. Additionally, he also lost his sponsorship with Nike.

Daniel Cormier was fined $9,000 and 20 hours of Community service.

Jon Jones vs  Daniel Cormier at UFC 182

After so much anticipation, Jon Jones vs undefeated Daniel Cormier main event finally happened in January 2015. The big difference that cost the match for Cormier is Jon Jones’s reach.

Cormier could not match Jones’ reach and technique. A variety of leg kicks, punches and elbows were used by Jones throughout the fight to keep Cormier guessing. He also scored some takedowns in the latter part of the bout.

At the end of the fight, Daniel Cormier was just another name added to Jones’ MMA resume. Jones as usual handled his business by defeating Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision (49-46), (49-46), (49-46).

Daniel Cormier after the match said “I just couldn’t find my rhythm tonight. Jon is the best for the reason and he was the better man tonight.”

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier
Strikes	(28), (21), (28), (23), (26)	(21), (23), (19), (8), (7)
Take downs	1, 0, 0, 2, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 1
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(45), (44), (55), (59), (64)	(37), (39), (31), (18), (50)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier
126 strikes	78 strikes
3 take downs	1 take down
92 Sig.Strikes	58 Sig.Strikes
0 Sub.Attempt	0 Sub.Attempt
0 Knockdowns	0 Knockdowns

  Match Result : Jon Jones won via Unanimous decision.

Scorecard details : (49-46), (49-46), (49-46).

17. Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux

On April 26, 2015, Jones was accused of hit and run case in Albuquerque and having marijuana inside the car.

Due to his actions, Bones was stripped of his heavyweight title and suspended by UFC. After being suspended for years Jon Jones returned to fight Ovince Saint Preux for an Interim Light Heavyweight Championship.

The spectacular spinning elbows, face kicks and leaping knees drained Ovince Saint Preux. Jones comfortably won via Unanimous decision to secure his interim title.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Ovince Saint Preux
Strikes	(13), (20), (30), (27), (21)	(13), (17), (11), (6), (11)
Take downs	0, 0, 0, 2, 1	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(50), (64), (65), (89), (64)	(38), (43), (27), (50), (28)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Ovince Saint Preux
111 strikes	58 Strikes
3  take downs	5  take down
66%  Sig.Strikes	35%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via Unanimous Decision.

Scorecard details: (50, 44), (50, 45), (50, 45).

18. Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier 2

Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2 was well set up in UFC 200, but Jon Jones was pulled from the bout due to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency information about Jones’s potential dope violation.

USADA, which administers UFC’s anti-drug policy, took a sample of Jones on June 16 and found a banned substance in it. Jon Jones was later suspended for one year after testing positive for a banned substance.

After the win over Daniel Cormier in UFC 182, Jon Jones was inactive due to some controversies. Daniel Cormier on the other side, won four fights continuously against Anthony Johnson twice, Alexander Gustafsson and Anderson Silva.

A unanimous decision win against Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 was Jones’s only fight since then.

This time Cormier is most certainly a concern for Jon Jones fans regardless of his issues outside the Octagon and another long layoff.

The fight finally took place in UFC 214 on July 29, 2017, in Anaheim, California. The first round was very tight and both landed significant strikes equally.

At the end of the first round, Jones landed 34 strikes out of his 66 attempts. Daniel Cormier landed 31 strikes out of his 60 attempts. Both Jon Jones and DC shared a significant striking percentage of 51% in the first round.

Jones clearly won the second round by landing 63% significant strikes on DC.

Daniel Cormier’s significant strike in the second round was 40%.
In the third round, Jones dominated the fight with a kick, a left hook and a jumping knee which put Cormier on the ground.

Immediate unremitting punches and elbows knocked Cormier into the third round. Jones made 31 strikes out of his 52 attempts Whereas DC only made 5 strikes out of 26 attempts.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-3	Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier
Strikes	(34), (30), (31)	(31), (24), (5)
Take downs	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(51), (63), (59)	(51), (40), (19)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 1	0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Daniel Cormier
95 strikes	60  strikes
0  take downs	0 take down
95 Sig.Strikes	58  Sig.Strikes
0 Sub.Attempt	0 Sub.Attempt
1 Knockdowns	0 Knockdowns

Match Result: Initially Jones won by a TKO, but the result was later overturned due to failed drug test by Jones.

Jon Jones becomes the new undisputed UFC light heavyweight Champion. He was back on top of the world.

But Jones’s test samples again came back positive for the banned substance. Jones was stripped of his title and the match decision between Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2 was overturned due to failed drug test by Jones. He has suspended again.  

19. Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2

After 16 months of suspension, Jon Jones returned. Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson’s fight took place again in the main event of UFC 232 on December 30, 2018.

This was Jones’s first fight since July 2017. A Light heavyweight title will be awarded to the winner of the bout.

Jones likely took the first round very closely with 10-9. In the second round, Jones landed a takedown on Gustafson and that was the beginning of the end.

Jones comfortably wins the third round via KO/TKO. Jones took back his light heavyweight title in his style.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-3	Jon Jones	Alexander Gustafsson
Strikes	(19), (27), (13)	(13), (8), (1)
Take downs	0, 0, 1	0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(52), (52), (86)	(40), (16), (33)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Alexander Gustafsson
63  strikes	24 strikes
1  take downs	0  take down
57%  Sig.Strikes	26%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result: Jon Jones won via KO/TKO.

20. Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith

After regaining his Light Heavy Weight title, Jon Jones’s first title defence was against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 in March 2019.

In the very first round, Jon Jones attacked Smith with his spinning leg Kicks. Smith’s body took a beating from Jones one after another through the first two rounds.

Then in the next three rounds, Jon Jones was dominant and won the bout via Unanimous decision.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Anthony Smith
Strikes	(17), (35), (57), (51), (78)	(13), (14), (5), (2), (11)
Take downs	0, 0, 1, 2, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(52), (68), (90), (89), (68)	(57), (58), (66), (100), (41)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Anthony Smith
238 strikes	45 strikes
3  take downs	0  take down
74%  Sig.Strikes	54%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won via Unanimous decision.

Scorecard details : (48-44), (48-44), (48-44).

21. Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos

After a win over Smith in Mar 2019, Jon Jones within four months defended his title against Tiago Santos in UFC 239.

As soon as the bout begins Santos attacked Jones with a series of devastating leg kicks. Jones was struggling and kept half-balance in the first round.

In the second round, Jones showed more aggression and began to open up with big elbows. Jones continued the same momentum in the next three rounds and took advantage of the injured Santos to win the Title bout.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Thiago Santos
Strikes	(7), (11), (14), (11), (16)	(11), (7), (6), (8), (11)
Take downs	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(43), (64), (73), (64), (76)	(42), (16), (18), (28), (29)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Thiago Santos
59 strikes	43 Strikes
0  take downs	0  take down
65%  Sig.Strikes	25%  Sig.Strikes
0  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones won via Unanimous Decision.

Scorecard details : (48-47), (48-47), (47-48).

22. Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes

Jones faced off Dominick Reyes in the UFC 247 on 9th February 2020 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout.

Reyes rocked in the first round and puts the champion down early in round one. Reyes gradually slowed down in the next rounds and defending champion showed his experience to take advantage of it.

The match was very close and both the fighters gave their best. Jones won the match by unanimous decision, (48-47), (48-47) and (49, 46).

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1-5	Jon Jones	Dominick Reyes
Strikes	(17), (22), (19), (20), (26)	(23), (33), (26), (13), (21)
Take downs	0, 0, 0, 1, 1	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	(62), (59), (55), (58), (76)	(38), (48), (57), (31), (45)
Sub.Attempt	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Knockdowns	0, 0, 0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 0, 0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Dominick Reyes
104 strikes	116 strikes
2  take downs	0 take down
62%  Sig.Strikes	44%  Sig.Strikes
0 Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0 Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result:  Jon Jones won via Unanimous decision.

Scorecard details: (48-47), (48-47), (49-46).

23. Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane

After three years, Jon Jones steps back into the octagon again on March 04, 2023, at UFC 285 in the Heavyweight Division in Las Vegas.

The fight starts with a friendly hand touch and both fighters start to get used to each other’s moves. Jones quickly attacks Gane and dodges a punch. He tries to take Gane down and is successful. Even though Gane tries to stand up, Jones gets him back down and sits on top of him. Jones then grabs Gane’s neck and after a few moves, Gane gave up and Jon Jones became UFC world Heavyweight Champion.

Match Stats (Round Wise)

Round 1	Jon Jones	Ciryl Gane
Strikes	(5)	(6)
Take downs	2	0
Sig.Strikes (in %)	50	75
Sub.Attempt	1	0
Knockdowns	0	0

Overall Match Stats

Jon Jones	Ciryl Gane
5 strikes	6 Strikes
2  take downs	0  take downs
50%  Sig.Strikes	75%  Sig.Strikes
1  Sub.Attempt	0  Sub.Attempt
0  Knockdowns	0  Knockdowns

Match Result : Jon Jones defeated Ciryl Gane via submission (Gullotine Choke on Ground).

Jon Jones Current Status

Jones after a won over Ciryl Gane called out Stipe Miocic for a bout at International fight week in July.

He said

“Oh yeah, baby,” Jones said. “Y’all want to see me beat up Stipe? One thing I know about the UFC is we give the fans what they want to see. Stipe Miocic, I hope you’re training, my guy. You’re the greatest heavyweight of all time. That’s what I want. I want you real bad.”

The bout is expected on July.

Francis Ngannou, the previous heavyweight champion, has been removed from his contract and is now a free agent.

Jon Jones Net worth

Jon Jones’s net worth is currently estimated to be $15-20 million. According to UFC President Dana White, Jon Jones has missed the opportunity to fight in UFC which may cost the fighter between $15 and $20 million due to a one-year suspension.

Jones was inactive since August 2020. Jones earned a total of $ 7.19 million for his last fight vs Ciryl Gane on March 2023.

UFC stars about Jon Jones Career?

1. Daniel Cormier – “Jon Jones is an incredible athlete and a great role model for athletes everywhere. His ability to remain focused and committed to his craft is something that we should all be inspired by.”

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov – “Jon Jones is one of the most talented, disciplined, and motivated fighters I have ever seen. He is an inspiration to all of us in the sport of MMA.”

3. Conor McGregor– “Jon Jones is a great example of what hard work and dedication can do. His career is living proof that anything is possible if you put your mind to it and never give up.”

4. Ronda Rousey– “Jon Jones is one of the most skilled and dominant fighters in Mixed Martial Arts history. His incredible work ethic and relentless pursuit of excellence are truly inspiring.”

5. Anderson Silva– “Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. He has achieved a lot of success in the UFC and is a true champion. He is an inspiration to many people and deserves all the recognition he has received.”

6. Alexander Gustafson – “Jon jones is such a beast.. for me winning over jon jones is bigger than winning the belt.”

7.Francis Ngannou – “Jon Jones is the greatest of all time. And for me, looking for a legacy, it’s a win-win for both sides. I mean, when you look about legacy – And at some point, we’re gonna call everything by his name when you look at this fight. This is the fight who doesn’t happen in many fighters’, on their lifetime, you know.”

8. Henry Cejudo –  “It doesn’t matter who Jon fights, whoever you can put whomever you want in front of him, he’s gonna beat him so it doesn’t matter whoever its Ngannou or Stipe or whoever it may be, they are all in trouble. Jones is an different athlete, he is an different animal and we have to accept that, he is truly a G.O.A.T in mixed martial arts sports .”

9. Rashad Evans – “Jon Jones is something special. He was so creative inside the octagon and had no fear. He is absolutely dynamic and you got to a give to him.”

10. Jorge Masvidal – “Jon Jones I could easily tell you he is the number one pound for pound for age  .I respect Anderson Silva and lot of other guys from that era but Jon Jones is above and beyond [..].Nobody is well rounded as Jon Jones with his defensive and offensive wrestling and his striking is just different […]. ”

11. Anthony Smith –“We are talking Greatest of All Time, it’s a pretty easy argument, it’s Jon Jones. I don’t think there is much of an argument there.”