When is Jones vs Miocic?
Jon Jones is set to take on Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
This contest is for the UFC Heavyweight championship.
Jones vs Miocic stats
Jon Jones steps 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.
Stipe Miocic will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.
Jon Jones' UFC record currently stands at 21-1-0, while Stipe Miocic's comes in at 14-3-0.
The stats suggest Miocic has a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones will have a large advantage over Miocic, boasting a 26% submission rate over Miocic's 0%.
Jon Jones is the younger man by 5 years, at 37 years old.
Jones has a 5-inch reach advantage.
Jones is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Miocic, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 30 more professional rounds, 83 to Miocic's 53.
Jones vs Miocic 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.
Miocic has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he lost to Francis NGannou at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 on 17th August 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.
Before that, he had been beaten by Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.
He was victorious against Francis NGannou at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Jon Jones has been fighting more than Stipe Miocic.
Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 6 months and 28 days ago, while Stipe Miocic's last outing was 3 years, 6 months and 5 days ago.
Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
Miocic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Jones vs Miocic?
Jon Jones is currently 1/5 (-500) to win the contest outright, while you can get 7/2 (+350) on Stipe Miocic if you fancy the big upset.
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