Jon Sparks
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W3
- Fighting out of
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Jon Sparks 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
41-56
.423 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
9 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 11 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 1 decJMMAS · KOTC · BCP · FW · LFA +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:58 | FW | Nov 26, 2022 | |
| W | Joseph Daniel Veloz1-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:00 | KOTC | Dec 2, 2018 |
| W | Derek Perez3-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:04 | KOTC | Jul 8, 2017 |
| L | John Sweeney14-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:45 | LFA | Apr 7, 2017 |
| L | Harvey Park12-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:37 | JMMAS | Jun 25, 2016 |
| W | Todd Sampson0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:04 | JMMAS | Feb 13, 2016 |
| W | Ryan Dieter | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | SCL | Apr 3, 2015 |
| L | David Yomi Heredia | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 4:44 | JMMAS | Feb 7, 2015 |
| W | Aaron Perls3-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Triple A MMA 7 | Jun 14, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BCP | Mar 29, 2014 | |
| W | Andrew Hoogeboom1-13 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:50 | BCP | Sep 21, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-3across 7 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsJMMAS · TSE · Evolution 2 · ECSC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Allen Washington | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:08 | JMMAS | Dec 1, 2012 |
| W | Greg Chavez | Submission | Neck Crank | R3 | 1:51 | JMMAS | Jun 2, 2012 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:36 | TSE | Feb 10, 2012 | |
| L | Mark Hightower | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Evolution 2 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| W | Adam McGurk | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:25 | JMMAS | Oct 22, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:04 | JMMAS | Apr 9, 2011 | |
| L | Jaime Puga | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:18 | ECSC | Oct 30, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.