RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 5 · 5:00
Interim Light HeavyweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled
Full card
Saturday, April 23, 2016MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux, held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
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Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Jon JonesOvince Saint Preux
0
Knockdowns0
105 / 157
Significant strikes57 / 160
67%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
111 / 163
Total strikes58 / 161
3 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
3:54
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Jon JonesOvince Saint Preux
3533%2951%
Head
2423%1221%
Body
4644%1628%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Jon Jones
72%10%17%
Ovince Saint Preux
81%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Jon Jones105 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1313/34
1818/22
4545/64
Clinch
66/13
55/5
0
Ground
1616/16
11/2
11/1
Ovince Saint Preux57 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2121/100
99/19
1616/24
Clinch
88/13
33/4
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Jon JonesOvince Saint Preux
R1
13
12
10-910-910-9
R2
18
17
10-910-910-9
R3
30
11
10-910-910-9
R4
26
6
10-810-910-9
R5
18
11
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 26
Significant strikes12 / 31
50%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
13 / 26
Total strikes13 / 32
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:04
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 28
Significant strikes17 / 39
64%
Sig. strike accuracy44%
20 / 30
Total strikes17 / 39
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:14
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 46
Significant strikes11 / 40
65%
Sig. strike accuracy28%
30 / 46
Total strikes11 / 40
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:01
Control time0:00
Round 4Judges: Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 29
Significant strikes6 / 12
90%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
27 / 30
Total strikes6 / 12
2 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
2:22
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Jon Jones
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 28
Significant strikes11 / 38
64%
Sig. strike accuracy29%
21 / 31
Total strikes11 / 38
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
1:13
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
21
Jon Jones
0
Ovince Saint Preux
●50-45 Jones×19●50-44 Jones●49-46 Jones
All 21 media scorecards
- Dave Meltzer · Wrestling Observer50-44Jones
- Rob Young · CombatPress.com50-45Jones
- Shaun Al-Shatti · MMAFighting.com50-45Jones
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com50-45Jones
- Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com50-45Jones
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Jones
- Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com50-45Jones
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com50-45Jones
- MMAJunkie.com50-45Jones
- Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com50-45Jones
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com50-45Jones
- Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com50-45Jones
- José Youngs · TheMMACorner.com50-45Jones
- John Pollock · Fight Network50-45Jones
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-45Jones
- SevereMMA.com50-45Jones
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Jones
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Cory Braiterman · MMAMania.com49-46Jones
Fan Scorecards
164 fan scorecards submitted
95%
Jon Jones
1%
Draw
4%
Ovince Saint Preux
●50-45 Jones40.9%●50-44 Jones20.1%●49-46 Jones16.5%●49-45 Jones6.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
89%
Jones
R2
68%
Jones
R3
94%
Jones
R4
67%
Jones
R5
92%
Jones
Betting Odds
Jon Jones
-662
87% implied win probability
Open: -548Best: -600
Ovince Saint Preux
+460
18% implied win probability
Open: +403Best: +519
Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Jon Jones | Ovince Saint Preux |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -738 | +519 |
| Bovada | -600 | +400 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Ovince Saint Preux's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Jon Jones stops 95% of takedowns, better than 97% of UFC fighters.
- Ovince Saint Preux spends 89% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Jon Jones
Folkstyle WrestlingGreco-Roman WrestlingMMA
- —Purple belt · BJJRoberto Alencar
- 2006Champion · NJCAA
- 2005Champion · State HS189 lb
- 2005All-American · Nhsca
Ovince Saint Preux
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Black belt · BJJRafaello Oliveira
- —Runner-up · State HSyouth · Florida 1A
- —University of TennesseeFootball · 2001-2004
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
49%60%
Head
23%27%
Body
27%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jon Joneslast 2 fights
69%28%
Ovince Saint Preuxlast 3 fights
89%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jon Jones Ovince Saint Preux
Strikes landed / min
4.383.03
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.243.33
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.891.09
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
95%67%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jon Jones · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersOvince Saint Preux · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.38
Strikes landed / min3.03
2.24
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.33
1.89 / 4.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.09 / 3.0
45%
Takedown accuracy36%
95%
Takedown defence67%
3:40
Control time / fight1:04
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min0.50
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Jon Jones24 UFC fights · 1564 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
24%383/1058
15%236/336
25%393/524
Clinch
7%116/189
6%100/118
2%34/39
Ground
17%260/348
2%39/40
0%3/3
Ovince Saint Preux27 UFC fights · 693 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%292/890
25%176/251
14%96/124
Clinch
6%44/71
3%20/23
0%0/0
Ground
9%64/89
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Jon Jones19 of 29 ended early · 66%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Ovince Saint Preux29 of 46 ended early · 63%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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- W
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- NC
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- WUFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · Sep 21, 2013Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 145: Jones vs Evans · Apr 21, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · Dec 5, 2009DQ · R1 · 4:14 · Light Heavyweight
- W
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- WMoyses GabinJul 12, 2008TKO · R2 · 1:58 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WRyan VerrettUnited States Fight League · May 9, 2008TKO · R1 · 0:14
- WAnthony PinaICE Fighter · Apr 25, 2008Submission · R1 · 1:15
- W
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Ovince Saint Preux2-3
- L
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- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami · Sep 23, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov · Apr 22, 2017Submission · R2 · 2:11 · Light Heavyweight
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- L
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- W
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- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal · Dec 16, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WJoe CasonStrikeforce: Challengers 17 · Jul 21, 2011TKO · R1 · 1:12 · Light Heavyweight
- WRon HumphreyStrikeforce Challengers 13 · Jan 7, 2011Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Challengers 13 · Jan 6, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu 2 · Dec 3, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WClaudio GodoyN/A · May 15, 2010TKO
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- WBrett ChismGeorgia Regional · Feb 20, 2010TKO
- L
- WJonathan SmithAruba Regional · Sep 5, 2009Submission
- LNik FeketeAruba Regional · Sep 5, 2009DEC
- WOmbey MobleyXtreme Fighting Championships · Apr 25, 2009Submission
- WRobert TurnerXtreme Fighting Championships · Feb 23, 2009TKO
- LRay LizamaShark Fights · Dec 13, 2008DEC
- L
Frequently asked questions
Who won Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux?
Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux, held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux?
The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
Was Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 95% of 164 fan cards scored it for Jon Jones; 100% of 21 media scores picked Jon Jones.