Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane — fight breakdown

Title fightHeavyweight5 rounds

Winner

Jon Jones

26-1-0 (1 NC) · 🇺🇸

Francis Ngannou

11-1-0 · 🇨🇲

Result

Submission
R1 · 2:04

4 Mar 2023UFC 285 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Referee: Marc Goddard

Tale of the tape

Physical matchup

193 cmHeight193 cm

215 cmReach211 cm

OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

Jackson Wink MMAGymXtreme Couture

United StatesCountryCameroon

4.3Str / min3.5

95%TD defence66%

Fight statistics

What happened

9Significant strikes6

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

1:39Control time0:00

1Submission attempts0

Context

Before and after

Jones returned after three years away to contest the vacant heavyweight title against the division's most technical striker, carrying roughly 20 kg of added mass.

Jones closed the distance immediately, took the back, and finished with a guillotine in just over two minutes — becoming a two-division champion.

Cemented the two-division claim at the heart of the GOAT argument.

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