Jon Jones
Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jones has also held the interim UFC Lightheavyweight Championship. He holds many UFC records in the light heavyweight division, including the most title defenses, most wins, longest win streak, and most submission victories.
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Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jones has also held the interim UFC Lightheavyweight Championship. He holds many UFC records in the light heavyweight division, including the most title defenses, most wins, longest win streak, and most submission victories. As of October 27, 2020, he is #2 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Jones was born in Rochester, New York, and his father is a pastor at Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ in Binghamton. His mother, Camille, died in 2017 at the age of 55, after a long battle with diabetes. His older brother is former American football defensive lineman Arthur, who played for the Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins. His younger brother, Chandler, is an outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals. Jones’ older sister, Carmen, died of a brain tumor before her eighteenth birthday. Jones made his professional MMA debut in April 2008. He amassed an undefeated record of 6–0 over a period of three months, finishing all of his opponents. Jones’s only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill, a result that Hamill and UFC President Dana White dispute. Jones won his UFC debut against Andre Gusmão at UFC 87 on August 9, 2008. In his second UFC match, Jones took on veteran Stephan Bonnar at UFC 94 on January 31, 2009.
On December 5, 2009, Jones fought fellow light heavyweight prospect The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale. Despite dominating the majority of the fight, Jones was disqualified for the use of multiple elbows. Jones secured a four-fight contract with the UFC on December 11, 2009,. In September 2009, he defeated Jake O’Brien at UFC 100 on July 11, 2010. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Although he appeared to tire in the third round, Jones held on to win another unanimous decision against Jake O’Brien. In December 2010, Jones defeated fellow lightHeavyweight prospect Matt Hamil at UFC 5, 5, and 5, to win the USKBA Light Heavyweights Championship. In March 2011, Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history, at age 23, with his victory over Maurício Rua at UFC 128. He was 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. After his 2017 suspension was lifted, Jones reclaimed the championship in 2018 by defeating Alexander Gustafsson, and successfully defended it in his three following fights. He also won a national JUCO championship at Iowa Central Community College. He dropped out of college to begin his MMA career. His father, Arthur, discouraged him from being a fighter. He wanted him to preach. I told him you don’t want to do that. You can do other things. Be a pastor. Jon was one of four children.
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