Jones vs Adesanya

When is Jones vs Adesanya?

Jon Jones could potentially face Israel Adesanya, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Jones vs Adesanya stats

Jon Jones would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Israel Adesanya would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a large advantage in power over Jones, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones would have a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 26% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Jon Jones is the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Jones has 5-inch reach advantage.

Jones is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 7 more professional rounds, 83 to Adesanya's 76.

Jones vs Adesanya form

Jones has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ciryl Gane 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 beaten Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by split decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Israel Adesanya has been fighting more than Jon Jones.

Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing was 7 months and 10 days ago.

Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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