When is Jones vs Walker?
Jon Jones could potentially face Johnny Walker, in Late 2024.
The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
Jones vs Walker 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.
Johnny Walker would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
The stats suggest Walker would have a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones would have an advantage over Walker, with a 26% submission rate over Walker's 14%.
Jon Jones is the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.
Walker has a height advantage of 2 inches over Jones. Despite this, he has a 3-inch reach advantage.
Jones is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 36 more professional rounds, 83 to Walker's 47.
Jones vs Walker 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.
Walker has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, his fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.
Before that, he had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.
He had defeated Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Johnny Walker has been fighting more than Jon Jones.
Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 6 months and 15 days ago, while Johnny Walker's last outing was 2 months and 28 days ago.
Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
Walker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Jones vs Walker?
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