Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist born July 19, 1987, in Rochester, New York, regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the sport's history. He became the youngest champion in UFC history at 23 when he won the light heavyweight title in 2011, held that title across two separate reigns from 2011 to 2015 and 2018 to 2020, and later won the UFC heavyweight title in 2023. He retired with a professional record of 28 wins and 1 loss, holds the UFC record for most title defenses at twelve, and his only defeat was a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill.
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Career HighlightBecame the youngest champion in UFC history, winning the light heavyweight title from Maurício Rua at age 23. 1 Classification
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Why is Jon Jones's only professional loss disputed?
A 2009 disqualification for illegal elbows against Matt Hamill is disputed by UFC president Dana White.
Jon Jones's only professional loss came on December 5, 2009, against Matt Hamill at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale. Jones was disqualified for using illegal 12 to 6 elbows, a downward elbow strike that the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts prohibited. Hamill could not continue because of a dislocated shoulder. UFC president Dana White said the referee should have ruled the bout a no contest rather than a disqualification, and in 2019 he said he was still trying to have the Nevada State Athletic Commission change the result to a no contest.
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Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2008 to 2025.
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Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with his light heavyweight title victory over Maurício Rua at age 23.
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Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2008 to 2025.
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Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2008 to 2025.
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