Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans

Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans: Matchup Breakdown

Jon Jones is 22-1 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 95.7% win rate. Rashad Evans is 14-8-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 60.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Jon Jones leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 145: Jones vs Evans on Apr 21, 2012, won by Jon Jones by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Jon Jones holds the higher ELO rating, 1,710 to 1,040. Career peaks are 1,710 for Jon Jones and 1,269 for Rashad Evans. Jon Jones has 6 KO/TKO and 6 submission wins from 22 victories, a 54.5% finish rate. Rashad Evans has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 42.9% of the time.

Jon Jones stands 6' 4" with a reach of 84" and fights orthodox. Rashad Evans is 6' 0" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 9-inch reach advantage for Jon Jones. Jon Jones is 39, Rashad Evans is 46.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jon Jones has landed 1,564 significant strikes at 58.9% accuracy with 45 takedowns and 1h 24m of control time. Rashad Evans has landed 614 at 37.6% with 53 takedowns and 1h 20m of control.

Jon Jones has 17 title fights (16 won) against 3 (1 won) for Rashad Evans. They share 7 common opponents: Anthony Smith, Glover Teixeira, Chael Sonnen, Lyoto Machida, Quinton Jackson, Ryan Bader, Stephan Bonnar.