Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES
Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
“Shogun”
27-14-1
RESULT

Jon Jones def. Mauricio Rua (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 2:37
WIN
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
“Bones”
28-1-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Jon Jones defeated Mauricio Rua by TKO in round 3 (2:37) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES, held Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Prudential Center, Newark.

Fight stats

Mauricio Rua
Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns
1
9 of 40
Significant strikes
75 of 113
23%
Sig. strike accuracy
66%
11 of 42
Total strikes
102 of 142
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:05
Control time
7:52
Significant strikes by target
6 of 32
Head
50 of 83
2 of 7
Body
15 of 18
1 of 1
Leg
10 of 12
8 of 36
Distance
26 of 50
1 of 4
Clinch
10 of 12
0 of 0
Ground
39 of 51

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 17
Sig. str.
25 of 42
5 of 17
Total str.
31 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
3:20
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 16
Sig. str.
26 of 35
5 of 18
Total str.
41 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:47
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
1 of 7
Sig. str.
24 of 36
1 of 7
Total str.
30 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
1:45
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-14-1
Record
28-1-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
19
44
Age
38
6'1"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
84"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.57
SLpM
4.38
50%
Str. Acc.
58%
2.79
SApM
2.24
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.01
TD Avg.
1.89
48%
TD Acc.
45%
49%
TD Def.
95%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Mauricio Rua · 1-3-1
  • L
    Ihor Potieria
    UFC 283: Teixeira vs HillSat, Jan 21, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Paul Craig
    UFC 255: Figueiredo vs PerezSat, Nov 21, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:36 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Rogerio Nogueira
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Paul Craig
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareSat, Nov 16, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Jon Jones · 5-0
  • W
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 309: Jones vs MiocicSat, Nov 16, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:29 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 285: Jones vs GaneSat, Mar 4, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 2:04 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dominick Reyes
    UFC 247: Jones vs ReyesSat, Feb 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Thiago Santos
    UFC 239: Jones vs SantosSun, Jul 7, 2019
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Anthony Smith
    UFC 235: Jones vs SmithSun, Mar 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 23 fights
38.5
Avg sig. strikes
63.9
1.17
Avg takedowns
1.96
2:41
Avg control time
3:40
96
Career high strikes
138
5
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Mauricio Rua
Strike target
Jon Jones
59%
Head
49%
16%
Body
23%
25%
Leg
27%
Mauricio Rua
Strike position
Jon Jones
70%
Distance
64%
15%
Clinch
17%
15%
Ground
20%