Jones vs Gane

Who won Jones vs Gane?

Jon Jones beat Ciryl Gane by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Heavyweight championship.

Jones vs Gane stats

Jon Jones stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ciryl Gane made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jon Jones' UFC record stood at 21-1-0, while Ciryl Gane's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Gane had a slight advantage in power over Jones, with a 45% knock out percentage over Jones' 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had a slight advantage over Jones, with a 27% submission rate over Jones' 23%.

Jon Jones was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Jones had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jones was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 3 months earlier than Gane, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 83 to Gane's 37.

Jones vs Gane form

Gane had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Francis NGannou at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had defeated Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Jones' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Gane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jones vs Gane?

Jon Jones was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Ciryl Gane made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.