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Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Jon Jones def. Rashad Evans · decision, 5 rounds
 
Jon
Jones
Light Heavyweight
Record
9-1
UFC
9-1
Age
24
Height
6'4"
Reach
84"
Stance
Orthodox
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JonesEvans
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Rashad
Evans
Light Heavyweight
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Record
17-1
UFC
12-1
Age
32
Height
6'0"
Reach
75"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Jon JonesRashad Evans
Significant strikes105 of 21445 of 151
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 20 of 4
Control time1:000:09
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
9
Round 1
19
9
Round 2
■ Jon Jones ■ Rashad Evans Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Lyoto Machida
Jon Jones
Won · submission, round 2
Dec 2011 · landed 1.2 more significant strikes a minute
Rashad Evans
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
May 2009 · Machida landed 2.7 more a minute
Quinton Jackson
Jon Jones
Won · submission, round 4
Sep 2011 · landed 2.8 more significant strikes a minute
Rashad Evans
Won · decision, 3 rounds
May 2010 · landed 0.8 more significant strikes a minute
Stephan Bonnar
Jon Jones
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2009 · landed 0.5 more significant strikes a minute
Rashad Evans
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jun 2006 · landed 0.3 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Anthony Njokuani def. John Makdessi decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Ben Rothwell def. Brendan Schaub KO/TKO, round 1 (1:10) —— —— —— —— Travis Browne def. Chad Griggs submission, round 1 (2:29) —— —— —— —— Rory MacDonald def. Che Mills KO/TKO, round 2 (2:20) —— —— —— —— Chris Clements def. Keith Wisniewski decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Eddie Yagin def. Mark Hominick decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Mac Danzig def. Efrain Escudero decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Mark Bocek def. John Alessio decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Marcus Brimage def. Maximo Blanco decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Matt Brown def. Stephen Thompson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Michael McDonald def. Miguel Torres KO/TKO, round 1 (3:18) —— —— —— ——