Jones vs Blachowitz

When is Jones vs Blachowitz?

Jon Jones could potentially face the challenge of Jan Blachowicz, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

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

Jones vs Blachowitz 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.

Jan Blachowicz would make his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Jones would have a slight advantage in power over Blachowicz, with a 37% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Blachowicz would have a slight advantage over Jones, with a 31% submission rate over Jones' 26%.

Jon Jones is the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Jones has a height advantage of 2 inches over Blachowicz. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Jones is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 1 month later than Blachowicz, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 12 less professional rounds, 83 to Blachowicz's 95.

Jones vs Blachowitz 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.

Blachowicz has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

He had defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jan Blachowicz has been fighting more than Jon Jones.

Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago, while Jan Blachowicz's last outing was 8 months and 21 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.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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