Before the UFC
Ian Jones makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
282-192-9
.595 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
15 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 7 subCage Warriors · UF · SFC 2 · DFC 2 · KnuckleUp MMA +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Vener Galiev37-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | DFC 2 | May 19, 2011 |
| L | Abdul Mohamed19-8-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | KnuckleUp MMA | Sep 4, 2010 |
| L | Norman Parke32-7-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:18 | FS | Mar 28, 2010 |
| W | Marley Swindells8-5-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:30 | Trojan MMA | Feb 27, 2010 |
| L | Nathan Beer | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | SFC 2 | Oct 10, 2009 |
| W | Sami Berik14-37 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | SFC 2 | Oct 10, 2009 |
| L | Paul Sass14-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:32 | OMMAC 1 | Aug 8, 2009 |
| L | Tom Maguire9-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:21 | UF | May 16, 2009 |
| L | Ross Pearson20-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:33 | UF | Nov 1, 2008 |
| L | Daniel Weichel43-15 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:38 | GF 2 | Apr 5, 2008 |
| W | Daniel Thomas20-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | UF | Jan 12, 2008 |
| L | Mick Sinclair | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | UF 7 | Oct 20, 2007 |
| L | Bendy Casimir22-15-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:21 | UF 6 | Jul 21, 2007 |
| W | Sami Berik14-37 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:06 | UF 5 | May 19, 2007 |
| L | Lewis Barrow7-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:48 | KOTC | Jun 24, 2005 |
| W | Michael Holmes | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:37 | Cage Warriors | Apr 30, 2005 |
| W | Michel Hobbs4-2-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:10 | Cage Warriors | Dec 18, 2004 |
| W | Chris Rice19-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:49 | Cage Warriors | Sep 18, 2004 |
| W | Sandy Geddes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | Cage Warriors | Mar 7, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.