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Official MMA record

Jon Fitch

Professional record

32-8-2

Division: Welterweight
Team: American Kickboxing Academy
Age: 48
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: San Jose, CA
Born: Fort Wayne, IN

Profile summary

Jonathan Fitch is an American MMA fighter, who received his Guerilla jiu-jitsu black belt under Dave Camarillo (the founder of Guerilla jiu-jitsu) on July 2, 2008. Fitch started his MMA career as a light heavyweight, but then dropped down to fight as a middleweight. He ultimately dropped down to welterweight, where he lost to Georges St. Pierre in a title fight. Prior to his fight with GSP, Fitch had an eight fight winning streak, tying Royce Gracie for the most consecutive wins in the UFC (later Anderson Silva beat Gracie and Fitch's record).

Career file

Professional career statistics

32-8-2

Total fights

Rounds fought

98.1

Current streak

1 L

Finish rate

40.6%

Win methods

KO / TKO7

Submission6

Decision19

Loss methods

KO / TKO2

Submission4

Decision2

Career length

18y 1m 30d

Fights per year

2.4

Longest layoff

1y 4m 16d

Quickest turnaround

Quick hits

Fastest win

00:10

Fastest KO

00:10

Fastest submission

05:00

Finished rate

75%

Avg. fight length · wins

12:34

Avg. fight length · losses

06:02

Avg. rounds · wins

2.5

Avg. rounds · losses

1.2

Official record

Professional fight record

43 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Sep 12, 2020	L	Neiman Gracie 9-1-0	Welterweight	Submission Bellator MMA 246 Verified	R2/04:47
Apr 27, 2019	D	Rory MacDonald 20-5-0	Welterweight	Draw · Majority Draw Bellator MMA 220 VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
May 12, 2018	W	Paul Daley 39-16-2	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 199 Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 30, 2017	W	Brian Foster 27-9-0	Welterweight	Submission Professional Fighters League Daytonoa VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Dec 31, 2016	W	Jake Shields 31-8-1	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision WSOF-NYC VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Apr 2, 2016	W	Joao Zeferino 19-6-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision World Series of Fighting 30 - Branch vs Starks VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Oct 17, 2015	W	Yushin Okami 30-9-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision World Series of Fighting 24 - Fitch vs Okami Verified	R3/05:00
Dec 13, 2014	L	Rousimar Palhares 18-6-0	Welterweight	Submission · Heel Hook World Series of Fighting 16 VerifiedTitle bout	R1/01:30
Jul 5, 2014	W	Dennis Hallman 50-14-2	Middleweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision WSOF 11 Verified	R3/05:00
Oct 26, 2013	W	Marcelo Alfaya 15-6-0	Welterweight	Decision · Split Decision World Series of Fighting 6 Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 14, 2013	L	Josh Burkman 25-9-0	Welterweight	Submission · Guillotine Choke World Series of Fighting 3 Verified	R1/00:41
Feb 2, 2013	L	Demian Maia 17-4-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Verified	R3/05:00
Oct 13, 2012	W	Erick Silva 12-2-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar Verified	R3/05:00
Dec 30, 2011	L	Johny Hendricks 11-1-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC UFC 141 Lesnar vs. Overeem Verified	R1/00:12
Feb 27, 2011	D	BJ Penn 16-7-1	Welterweight	Draw · Majority Draw UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Verified	R3/05:00
Aug 7, 2010	W	Thiago Alves 17-6-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Verified	R3/05:00
Mar 27, 2010	W	Ben Saunders 8-1-2	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy Verified	R3/05:00
Dec 12, 2009	W	Mike Pierce 11-1-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 11, 2009	W	Paulo Thiago 7-0-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 100 Verified	R3/05:00
Jan 31, 2009	W	Akihiro Gono 29-13-7	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 Verified	R3/05:00
Aug 9, 2008	L	Georges St-Pierre 16-2-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 87: Seek & Destroy VerifiedTitle bout	R3/05:00
Mar 1, 2008	W	Chris Wilson 13-3-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Verified	R3/05:00
Sep 22, 2007	W	Diego Sanchez 17-1-0	Welterweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC 76: Knock-Out	R3/05:00
Jun 12, 2007	W	Roan Carneiro 11-5-0	Welterweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke Ultimate Fight Night 10 Verified	R2/01:07
Mar 3, 2007	W	Luigi Fioravanti 11-1-0	Welterweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 68: The Uprising Verified	R2/03:05
Oct 14, 2006	W	Kuniyoshi Hironaka 10-2-0	Welterweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 64: Unstoppable Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 28, 2006	W	Thiago Alves 10-4-0	Welterweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC Fight Night 5 Verified	R2/04:37
Apr 6, 2006	W	Josh Burkman 15-3-0	—	Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC Fight Night 4 Verified	R2/04:57
Oct 3, 2005	W	Brock Larson 13-0-0	Middleweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 2 Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 9, 2005	W	Jeff Joslin 4-1-0	—	Decision · Split Decision Freedom Fight: Canada vs. USA	R3/05:00
Dec 17, 2004	W	Jorge Ortiz 8-1-0	—	TKO/RSC · Didn't Answer the Bell for Round MMA Mexico: Day 1	R3/04:00
Dec 17, 2004	W	Mike Seal 7-5-1	—	TKO/RSC · Injury MMA Mexico: Day 1	R2/02:35
Dec 17, 2004	W	Alex Serdyukov 1-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Strikes MMA Mexico: Day 1	R2/02:15
Sep 18, 2004	W	Kengo Ura 2-2-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Venom - First Strike	R3/00:00
Nov 14, 2003	W	Shonie Carter 29-8-7	Middleweight	Submission · Verbal Submission Shooto: Warrior Spirit:Evolution Verified	R3/00:41
Sep 6, 2003	W	Gabriel Garcia 1-3-0	—	TKO/RSC X - 1	R1/02:41
Jul 19, 2003	W	Kyle Jensen 14-3-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Battleground 1: War Cry	R3/05:00
Mar 8, 2003	Next	Solomon Hutcherson 3-2-0	—	Unknown · No Contest Hook N Shoot: Boot Camp 1.1	—/00:00
Dec 13, 2002	L	Wilson Gouveia 2-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Knee Hook N Shoot: Absolute Fighting Championship 1	R1/03:38
Sep 7, 2002	W	Eric Tix 0-1-0	—	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Punches Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota	R3/05:00
Sep 7, 2002	W	Daniel Hart 2-5-0	—	Submission · Guillotine Choke Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota	R1/05:00
Aug 31, 2002	W	Felix Alvarez 0-1-0	—	KO MMA Mexico: Cuando Hierve la Sangre	R1/00:10
Jul 13, 2002	L	Mike Pyle 0-0-0	Light-heavyweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke Revolution Fighting Championships 1: The Beginning Verified	R1/02:35

Verified denotes commission-confirmed data. Exhibition bouts do not count toward the displayed record.

Career file

Amateur career statistics

2-0-0