When Is Jon Jones’ Next Fight?

Jon Jones is considered to be the greatest light heavyweight in UFC history due to the accomplishments and accolades he compiled throughout his run in the 205-pound division, including the record-setting 13 title defenses, which is the most in the history of the Las Vegas-based promotion. Because of this sustained dominance for almost a decade, Jones became a favorite in online sports betting.

Jones is fresh off a successful defense of his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309, which went down inside the Madison Square Garden in New York.
But the now-consensus MMA GOAT has set his sights on another opponent during his post-fight interview.

Who Is Jon Jones?

Jones is the reigning UFC Heavyweight World Champion and is widely regarded as the “MMA GOAT” or greatest of all time because of his incredible professional resume. He has a professional record of 28 wins, including 18 finishes and a lone defeat, which was disqualification. He made his Octagon debut in 2008 and won the light heavyweight title when he was 23 – the record for the youngest UFC champion.

When Is Jon Jones’ Next Fight?

During his post-fight interview, Jones mentioned that he won’t retire after his victory over Miocic.

He also stated that he wants to give everyone the fight they want, mentioning a potential super fight with reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and a unification match for the UFC heavyweight title against current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.

MMA Record and Statistics

• MMA record: 28-1
• Wins by TKO/KO: 11
• Wins by submission: 7
• Wins by decision: 10 
• Striking accuracy: 58%
• Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.30
• Significant strikes absorbed: 2.22
• Takedown average per 15 minutes: 1.85
• Submission average per 15 minutes: 0.44
• Takedown accuracy: 44%
• Significant strikes defense: 64%
• Takedown defense: 95%
• Knockdown average: 0.22
• Average fight time: 15:28

Jon Jones Light Heavyweight MMA Record

Jon Jones has a light heavyweight record of 20 wins, one loss, and one no-contest. Included in those victories were 10 finishes (combined of TKO/KOs and submissions) and 10 decision wins. Furthermore, Jones competed in 15 title bouts.

Jon Jones Heavyweight MMA Record

Jon Jones recently made his heavyweight debut when he fought top contender Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC Heavyweight title. Jones finished Gane in the opening round by submission via Guillotine choke to capture the belt.

Jon Jones Notable Wins

Jon Jones’ legendary row of victories includes the names of Ryan Bader, Mauricio Rua, Quinton Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson (twice), Glover Texeira, Daniel Cormier, Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos and Dominick Reyes.

Jon Jones UFC Earnings

Jon Jones’ total UFC earnings are estimated to be over $7.3 million in all of his 22 bouts under the promotion. This figure covers all of his base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and pay-per-view shares.

The only excluded amount in his UFC earnings is other sponsorships and endorsements outside of fighting.Jones’ biggest single fight pay was when he fought Daniel Cormier in their title rematch for the main event of UFC 214 in July 2017, where he bagged $1.3 million.

Jon Jones Team and Corner

Jon Jones was a tenured member of the Jackson-Wink MMA in New Mexico, where he trained under coach and co-owner Mike Winkeljohn. However, after his arrest due to domestic violence in September 2021, “Bones” was banned from the gym by Winkeljohn himself.

This prompted Jones to look for another team and found a new home with Jackson’s MMA Acoma, which is also situated in New Mexico. Jones is now guided by its owner and head coach Nick Urso.