UFC UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Final

Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos

Jon Jones
United States

Jon Jones

“Bones”

28-1

Winner

VS
Thiago Santos
Brazil

Thiago Santos

“Marreta”

22-13

Winner

Jon Jones

Decision - Split · Round 5 — 5:00

6 July 2019 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jon Jones beat Thiago Santos by split decision after five rounds.
  • Jon Jones landed 59 of 90 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns.
  • The judges scored it 48-47, 47-48, 48-47.
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Tale of the tape

Jon JonesThiago Santos
28-1Record22-13
31Age on fight night35
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
84.5″ (215 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
248 lb (112.5 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
—TeamNova Uniao Manaus
Rochester, New York, United StatesFromRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

59of 90 · 66%Total strikes landed43of 166 · 26%
11of 32Head strikes9of 92
16of 19Body strikes7of 21
32of 39Leg strikes27of 53

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Jon JonesRoundThiago Santos
7/16strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR111/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
11/17strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR27/42strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
14/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR36/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
11/17strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR48/28strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
16/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR511/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R11010R2910R3910R499R510

48total47

Junichiro Kamijo

9R1109R21010R399R41010R59

47total48

Derek Cleary

9R11010R2910R399R41010R59

48total47

Form going into the fight

Jon Jones

  1. WAnthony Smithunanimous decision2019
  2. WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R3 2:022018
  3. ?Daniel Cormieroverturned R3 3:012017
  4. WOvince Saint Preuxunanimous decision2016
  5. WAndre Gusmaounanimous decision2008

Thiago Santos

  1. WJan BlachowiczKO/TKO R3 0:392019
  2. WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2 0:412018
  3. WEryk Anders2018
  4. WKevin Holland2018
  5. LDavid Branch2018

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