Talk:Jon Jones/Archive 1

Mixed Martial Arts Fighter. Not "Artist"
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.125.68.34 (talk) 18:53, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Discussions about whether Jones intentionally pokes opponents in the eyes MUST include the now deleted Tweet after the Browne v. Mitrione fight where Jon publicly admits Eye Poking is his favorite Technique! http://www.mmamania.com/2016/1/18/10785358/jon-jones-matt-mitrione-eye-poke-ufc-boston-travis-browne-using-my-favorite-technique-mma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.161.145.134 (talk) 21:03, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

The Youngest??
Wasn't Dan Lauzon only 18 when he signed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boils (talk • contribs) 16:57, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think they mean currently the youngest, not necessarily the youngest-ever signed. I can't think of (or find in my research) any UFC fighters younger than 21. -- jhan   CRUSH  05:02, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * During the UFC 94 broadcast, Joe Rogan mentioned 2 UFC fighters younger than him, so I changed the wording. -- jhan  CRUSH  02:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Do not delete
His brother Chandler Jones is a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots his number is 95.

Despite completely dominating the fight, Jones was controversially disqualified for the use of an illegal elbow

It has been justified by the UFC commentators ( of that night ) and numerous MMA sites ( including Sherdog ) that Jon Jones completely dominated Matt Hamill. For the controversially part... The fight was thought to be a victory for Jon Jones before they announced the final decision, plus ther are some arguments that state that the referee should of stop the fight before the illegal elbows had been dealt.

Therefore these two elements are important to give a clear understanding of wat happen in the fight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GSP-Rush (talk • contribs) 06:51, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Controversial or not that goes into the description of the fight, not the posting of the fight result. You dont see controversial stoppages listed as "controversial TKO". It's the athletic comissions official result. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.144.145 (talk) 07:03, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

That fine. I put that at the beginning and went it was corrected i didn't touch it again. I was talking about this phrase : Despite completely dominating the fight, Jones was controversially disqualified for the use of an illegal elbow. It prove that Jon Jones was winning but he did an illegal move and that happen in the fight. If someone were to remove this then people reading it would think Jones just lost because of some random illegal elbow. Witch doesn't give the full picture of the fight. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GSP-Rush (talk • contribs) 06:51, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * That's because people are too lazy to do it. Fight descriptions are encyclopedic. Paralympiakos (talk) 12:32, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Regarding his record
His offical MMA record is 11-1, not 12-0. The fight with Hamill was a LOSS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wanderlei266 (talk • contribs) 01:29, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Brothers
This article is supposed to be about the fighter, not his brothers. Am I wrong to call for a removal of details about Jones'jonathan jones is alson his brother brothers collegiate football careers? 75.69.152.83 (talk) 00:51, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Family is often included in biographies, and I, for one, find these details to be quite interesting and a testament to the Jones' genes and what we call 'athletic ability'.70.167.34.186 (talk) 22:12, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

I am also want to know why the article does not mention his collegate wreatliing career? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.175.133.198 (talk) 19:02, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Jake O'Brien fight
Power guillotine choke?? Really? wow. It was a normal guillotine. slightly modified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.74.0.107 (talk) 02:54, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Reference 29 link
Reference 29 link needs to be changed to: http://www.brobible.com/story/jon-bones-jones-chases-robber  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.60.210.235 (talk) 07:48, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Austinbatista, 20 March 2011
Jon Jones is not the youngest Ufc champion in history at 23 years old. Vitor Belfort is the youngest Ufc champion in history at 19 years old Vitor won the Ufc 12 Heavyweight tournament on February 7 1997 to become the youngest champion at 19 years old. http://www.vitorbelfort.com/the-phenom/the-athlete/ This tells he won the Ufc 12 Tournament,   http://www.vitorbelfort.com/factsheet/  This show's his birthdate as 4/1/1977 ,  http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC-12-Judgement-Day  This shows Ufc 12 was on 2/7/1997 , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitor_Belfort      and finally this article shows his age the tournament and what year it was. Back then who won the tournaments was the champion and held the belt if you need anymore info I will look it up.

Austinbatista (talk) 23:35, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Bility (talk) 00:19, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Belfort is the youngest one night tournament winner, but Josh Barnett had been the youngest title holder (at 24yrs.) in the sense of a division with a champion who defends his belt.--Phospheros (talk) 12:34, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

You can participate in a tournament and the next one you don't have to. You cannot defend a tournament. That is what Belfort won. Jon Jones is the youngest fighter to win a UFC Championship belt. Prior to him it was Josh Barnett.Solidmemory (talk) 00:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

BCX 5 fight
I am curious about Jones's BCX 5 fight on his record. It says that he won the US Kickboxing Association Light Heavyweight Championship during this fight. Does this mean this was a kick boxing match and NOT an MMA match? If so, then there is no reason to include it in his MMA record. However, including that fight makes his record 12-1 which does sound correct. If so, then my question is, how did he win a Kickboxing championship in an MMA fight?

Something isn't adding up here. I suspect the Kickboxing championship is in error, but since there is no reference associated with it, I can't confirm or deny this. Plus, my internet doesn't work here at my job save for allowing me to visit Wikipedia (don't ask me why). I'm going to add a "reference needed" tag to the kickboxing championship claim in the notes until otherwise corrected. Dachknanddarice ( T ‖ C ) 16:13, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Since no one seems to care wether this is legit or not, I'm just going to remove it.  Dachknanddarice  ( T ‖ C ) 22:00, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I have a video of this fight, and they clearly award him the belt after winning that fight and it's acronym certainly suggests that it is from a kick boxing association. It was an MMA fight, and my guess is it's just one of those crossover moments where a kickboxing association, in conjunction with BCX awarded an MMA belt. Unfortunately it's not really explained in the video, and I'm sure there isn't much in the way of press about the fight, but it is official.Thaddeus Venture (talk) 16:31, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * It's up to you if you want to add it, but like you mentioned to me on my user talk page, I don't know if a video of them giving him the belt + no explanation as to what that belt really represents is enough to be used as a source for this. It's confusing to say the least, and he's never ever talked about that belt or defended it, so I'm still contesting that it shouldn't be included on his record.  However, I will refrain from removing this information should it make it's way back on his record.  I suppose maybe we should contest it's validity and not wether it happened or not then?  Dachknanddarice  ( T ‖ C ) 19:17, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I was able to reference it from an old MMA Junkie article from prior to his first UFC fight. They talked about him as the USKBA champion, so it's a legit title, just a kind of pointless one. It should be made note of, because it's an important point in his pre-UFC career, but beyond that it doesn't need to be a major point. Thaddeus Venture (talk) 21:14, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I hate to bring this up, because it's really a stupid nickname, but in this same BCX fight he was introduced as Jon "Bones" "Sexual Chocolate" Jones, so that probably should be added to his other name's he's gone by.Thaddeus Venture (talk) 16:35, 31 March 2011 (UTC)


 * God, please no. He is not known as 'Sexual Chocolate' and I think having some announcer mention it once shouldn't be notable enough to include it as a real nickname.  Dachknanddarice  ( T ‖ C ) 19:17, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright I just thought I'd throw it out there since he used it at least once, to see what other people thought, I agree though and I certainly wouldn't start a fight about it.Thaddeus Venture (talk) 21:10, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Time for a class upgrade?
I've noticed Phospheros has been adding a few citations and references to this article and it got me wondering if maybe this article is ready for a class upgrade to C-class or even maybe B-class. I'd love for some other people to give this article a read and maybe we can go about getting this article upgraded? Not sure if going from Start-class to C or B class means we need a consensus or need to file it for review, but either way, what does everyone think? Dachknanddarice ( T ‖ C ) 20:49, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
 * If you believe that the article has accomplished the criteria described here, you can reassess the article yourself. Once it is about to go to good article status, a peer review process will be needed, but for C or B class any editor that feels that the article has achieved the standards established in the guideline above can upgrade an article status. Personally, I do not like to assess articles, but perhaps another editor at WT:MMA might be interested in evaluating this one if you don't want to. I would say that the current state of this article passes the C quality without problems. I see some issues that need to be addressed before achieving B class, but I may be too picky with the criteria. Jfgslo (talk) 22:29, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jfgslo. I've had a chance to read through the Jon Jones article and the guidelines for C-class and B-class articles and agree with you.  I don't believe this article is quite ready for B-class, but I've gone ahead and changed it to C-class as I do believe it meets those requirements.  If anyone feels it does not meet these requirements, please discuss it here.   Dachknanddarice  ( T ‖ C ) 20:13, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Get a new picture.
Seriously, you can't even see what he looks like. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.59.126.203 (talk) 05:17, 15 May 2011 (UTC)


 * If you can find a better image that has a free licence or is in the public domain, then its addition would be most welcome. Wikipedia has a very strict image use policy. — LOL T/C 23:52, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Jonathan Dwight Jones
Here are the references for his middle name from his official twitter account.

http://twitter.com/#!/Jonnybones/status/101026342312751104

http://twitter.com/#!/JorelTheGreat/status/101027401328361473

http://twitter.com/#!/Jonnybones/status/101027726756028416 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.195.163.108 (talk) 05:23, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

TKO (liver blow)
the finishing blows when he fought Shogun weren't (punches and knees) !!

it was one liver shot and Shogun tapped (but the ref. pushed jones off before the tap)

so should i change it to TKO (liver-shot) ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.184.163.196 (talk) 14:17, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * No, Project MMA uses Sherdog for records.--Phospheros (talk) 11:52, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * i'm sorry but it was clearly a single liver shot and Dean pushed jone away — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.184.235.240 (talk) 10:42, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Per Verifiability: "The threshold for inclusion of information in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth – whether readers can check that it has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true.", also falls under No original research.

Sexual Chocolate
He is also known as "Sexual Chocolate"... PROOF — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.143.147.85 (talk) 13:53, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

File:Jonjoneschamp.JPG Nominated for speedy Deletion
I've a question. Did Jon Jones learn Taekwondo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.48.156.207 (talk) 12:18, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

"Bones" is NOT his real name
I can't believe I'm even typing this but someone keeps editing his full name to Jonathan Dwight "Bones" Jones when clearly "Bones" is a nickname (a nickname he earned in high school for his lanky physique). His full name is Jonathan Dwight Jones, please don't change this.Asphyx1 (talk) 02:33, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

There's a section reserved for nicknames under "Other names" and that's the appropriate place to refer to the "Bones" moniker. Asphyx1 (talk) 02:37, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Not the longest reach in UFC history...
"He also has the longest reach in UFC history at 84.5 in." Semmy Schilt have a 88 inch (224 cm) reach according to his profil on wikipedia, and he fought at UFC 31 and 32 — Preceding unsigned comment added by GatorMMA (talk • contribs) 00:29, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Question on the new picture
Who's that on Davis' shirt? --TheShadowCrow (talk) 20:56, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 24 February 2013

 * Win
 * align=center| 17–1
 * 🇧🇷 Vitor Belfort
 * Submission (americana)
 * UFC 152
 * September 22 2012
 * align=center| 4
 * align=center| 0:54
 * Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 * Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night.
 * Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night.


 * Win
 * align=center| 17–1
 * 🇧🇷 Vitor Belfort
 * Submission (kimura)
 * UFC 152
 * September 22 2012
 * align=center| 4
 * align=center| 0:54
 * Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 * Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night.
 * Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Submission of the Night.


 * (I added &lt;nowiki&gt; tags for clarity) Just to clarify, do you want to change "Submission (americana)" to "Submission (kimura)"? HueSatLum 01:16, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Link to Carlos Eduardo leading to the wrong fighter
The Carlos Eduardo reached by the link in the fight records table, is the wrong Carlos Eduardo. You can check that due his weight class, Carlos Eduardo Rocha fight records and through Youtube videos.


 * Removed wiki link.

128.84.125.36 (talk) 01:53, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Fighter or Mixed Martial Artist?
Boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers and athletes in general have their sport listed next to their name and other industries have their professions listed such as for example "Steve Austin (dog trainer)." Why is Jones listed as a "fighter" and not a mixed martial artist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.222.250.62 (talk) 18:27, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

High school championship record not complete
I recall watching a documentary showing Jones winning the NY state wrestling championship for his weight class, as well as said documentary providing voiceover from Jones himself commenting on his state championship. In this wiki entry there is no mention of the year as well as specific weight class he wrestled. Can someone update that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.20.203.194 (talk) 06:48, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 28 April 2013
Take out 'gruesome'. That teeters into the realm of subjectivity.

82.8.193.162 (talk) 17:49, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks! -- El Hef  ( Meep ? ) 21:28, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Drug Test Mention in Fight Results
I removed the mention of the failed drug test from the fight results again (sorry for the edit summary, I accidentially hit save before I finished it) because the test wasn't performed for the fight. It was performed a month before the fight, so saying he tested positive for something for the fight is inaccurate. I think the subject is covered well enough in the rest of the article, although if more comes to light it could be added, but there's no reason to have that in the fight result notes when it has no bearing on the fight results and wasn't a drug test for that fight anyway. Chuy1530 (talk) 16:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Jon Jones vs Matt Hamil fight in record standings
there should be an asterisk in the notes section following the fight info. it should read (*Hamill declined to continue fighting after 12-6 elbows). Hamill had a choice to continue fighting, illegal shots happen all the time and fighters are given up to 5 mins of recovery time, but Hamill chose to quit. This asterisk should be there to let new fans who are unaware of this, so they know Jones does not have a technical loss.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.48.35.229 (talk) 05:45, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * If you have a source backing that up, I'll gladly post it myself. Thanks. ComputerJA ( ☎  •  ✎  ) 18:04, 12 January 2015 (UTC)


 * That situation is already pretty well covered in the body of the article, and the UFC offically lists it as a loss so I'm inclined to leave it as is. Chuy1530 (talk) 19:55, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2015
Jon Jones is NOT the LHW champ anymore!! He has been stripped of that title!! Update this ASAP!!

Reporterguru67 (talk) 03:57, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

It also says Jon made a court appearance for the hit and run incident on March 28th, if Jones invented time travel, I figure he would have taken an Uber instead. That's in the controversies section if you editors can't find that.


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Amortias (T)(C) 08:02, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2015
"He is widely regarded as the best active mixed martial arts fighter in the world..."

the word "is" should be changed to "was one of" and the word "active" should be deleted as Jones is not an active fighter. Sjlefebvre (talk) 20:13, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I removed the word "active" given his suspension. However, he is still regarded as the best in the world by a number of reliable sources. ComputerJA ( ☎  •  ✎  ) 01:10, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

221.93.92.133 (talk) 14:56, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * He is widely regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. That is pretty much common knowledge. Besides, plenty of sources online back that up. No where does it say that he is widely considered THE greatest, but he is among the top picks. Whether his wins were according to UFC rules or not is irrelevant, because MMA is practiced IN the UFC. ComputerJA ( ☎  •  ✎  ) 15:12, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Jamietw (talk) 15:39, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2015
"were law enforcement" should be "where law enforcement" (at the end of the beginning paragraph)

81.155.59.60 (talk) 15:07, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks. ComputerJA ( ☎  •  ✎  ) 19:55, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done —  21:31, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Jon Jones has a LOSS. Enter it in his record!
Below are links to several reputable sources, including his official Nevada State Athletic Commission .gov fight result, and UFC company profile indicating he has a LOSS to Matt Hamill (a person whose wikipedia article has a WIN over Jon Jones. How could both have won??). Fix your article and stop being biased! 72.203.194.88 (talk) 19:30, 6 September 2015 (UTC) Nevada State Athletic Commission Official Results Jon "Bones" Jones - Official UFC® Fighter Profile Jon "Bones" Jones MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com Jon "Bones" Jones Fight Results, Record, History, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - ESPN — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.203.194.88 (talk) 19:29, 6 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the mistake. Someone tried to purposely add incorrect information on the page. Jones's article is constantly attacked by vandals who want to make him look good/bad. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. The editor who did this has been blocked. ComputerJA ( ☎  •  ✎  ) 18:30, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 March 2016
Instead of title of the section "Hit and Run Incident" it should be "Hit and Run Conviction" or "Hit and Run Incident and Subsequent Conviction" or "Hit and Run Arrest and Conviction". Something to this effect to convey the story instead of making it sound like someone has purposely wrote this with the purpose of damage control. This is much more than just and incident, he plead guilty and was convicted of a crime. The header needs to divulge this information because without it some readers may not read it in full and just assume he was or was not convicted of it. Assumption to either outcome is not right it needs to eliminate any possibility of assumptions. It is the responsibility of the readers to read the article but when we can assure they will at least get the correct outcome of this crime.

65.33.99.226 (talk) 05:09, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Thanks for your suggestion, but I'm afraid I don't agree with your argument. I don't think "Hit and run incident" would lead a reader to assume anything about whether he was convicted.  The section describes all aspects of the incident, not only the conviction itself, so "incident" is a more accurate descriptor. I'm open to hearing others' thoughts on this. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 12:20, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

jon jones 24/4/16 was a complete joke
bar the mayweather fight i havnt seen worse ever — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.23.100 (talk) 05:14, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 June 2016
IBrokeTheBat (talk) 13:10, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Jon Jones Vs. Matt Hamill is a defeat for Jones. He has been disqualified. (It's mark as a win for Jones.

http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jon-Jones-27944
 * Yes check.svg Done  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  08:25, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Losses to Cormier?
Why does Jones' record show two losses to Daniel Cormier?

First, Jones WON their fight at UFC 182 (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jon-Jones-27944). Also if you please check Daniel Cormier's wiki page, it shows that Cormier lost the fight to Jones at 182.

Second, the scheduled fight at UFC 200 with Cormier has not been, and will not be recorded as a loss by any MMA organization. The fight is not taking place.

It seems to me that someone here is just a little edit-happy with the news of Jones' being pulled from UFC 200. This is not a fight that will ever appear anywhere on his record as anything, as it is not taking place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.239.109.232 (talk) 16:06, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Both former undisputed champion and former interim champion
Should they both be mentioned, or should we go with the Renan Barao convention? --140.32.16.51 (talk) 02:27, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Estrogen Blockers
With media outlets discussing the allegations of estrogen blocker use, I see no reason per Wikipedia guidelines it cannot be included on this page. --DawnDusk (talk) 23:05, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Glad to see Jones fanboys will delete relevant information, regardless of citation. --DawnDusk (talk) 20:40, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2016
"Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship later vacated; Fight of the Night" to "Defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship later stripped; Fight of the Night." - He was stripped by the UFC, sources for this are present in the article already.

70.188.29.15 (talk) 17:52, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting question.svg Question: There are 220 references in the article. Can you specifically point out which source says "stripped". You can ping me when you answered my question. Ill make the change  Varun  FEB2003    09:36, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2017
The second sentence "He is currently serving a one-year suspension." needs to been either changed, or just removed. If not removed, it should be changed to "Jon had his most current suspension officially end on July 6th of 2017". Sarij0 (talk) 22:57, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 00:05, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Undone We need a source that states the suspension ended early. I'm sorry, but Sarij0's word is not good enough. Cheers, --SVTCobra (talk) 12:16, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

2017 USADA Violation
I removed 'Later stripped of the title after testing positive for Turinabol' from UFC 214 results. No such action has been taken as of this edit.

User:storris 20:38, 24/8/17 —Preceding undated comment added 19:39, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

Heads-up with No Contest Updates
Heads-up with editors trying to change Jones' victory over Cormier as a No Contest. User:Wrestlingfan129 made these changes without providing a source (and it stayed on Cormier's article for 4 days). Until a verdict is made, Jones won the fight against Cormier. MX ( ✉  •  ✎  ) 15:57, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

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Two Time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion?
Should Jones not be considered a one time champion after the fight against Cormier in UFC 214 was reverted to a no Contest, as he would therefore have never won the title? It is my understanding that after Cormier was reinstated, it was like the fight never happened, so why would Jones be recognised as a 2 time champion after being found out for cheating? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.32.240.151 (talk) 17:54, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 June 2018
Please amend the third sentence of the lead from "Jones has been involved in several controversies off the field" to either "Jones has been involved in several controversies outside of the Octagon" or "Jones has been involved in several controversies", whichever you prefer, or something else if you can think of better phrasing. Some might object to the use of the term Octagon especially as it hasn't been defined, but "off the field" clearly isn't the right terminology. 2A02:C7D:3CAF:D900:8D12:8AD2:FFED:56C9 (talk) 17:58, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * After giving it some thought my preferred option would be simply "Jones has been involved in several controversies" given two of them were relating to performance enhancing drugs, so not strictly "outside of the Octagon". 2A02:C7D:3CAF:D900:8D12:8AD2:FFED:56C9 (talk) 18:05, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 22:33, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done by CASSIOPEA L293D (☎ • ✎) 01:04, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 July 2018
In the "Championships and accomplishments" section under "Mixed Martial Arts" the following bullets should be included:

UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Championship (one time) UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (one time), overturned 198.103.104.11 (talk) 13:09, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &mdash;  LeoFrank  Talk 12:27, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Phoenix
change ((Phoenix)) to ((Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix))
 * Yes check.svg Done --Danski454 (talk) 16:32, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 July 2018
Under "championships and accomplishments" it should be listed that Jon is a one time lightheavyweight interim champion. 2607:FEA8:BF20:BF8:CDDA:CEB:2485:4208 (talk) 17:53, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.-- D Big X ray  18:35, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2018
Under Jones record it should not say in the Notes for his win against Cormier at UFC 182 that he was later stripped of the title. His stripping of the title has nothing to do with that fight and occurred 3 months later in the lead up to a completely different fight, so it's misleading to include it there. 198.103.104.11 (talk) 20:20, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Agree that it's potentially misleading, so have clarified the note. Fish +Karate 12:43, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Edit request, September 20, 2018
Right at the end of the doping allegations subsection, there's a typo where it says his suspension is retroactive to 2917.

TheAHayKid (talk) 18:28, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

pic with lorenzo fertitta and 'dana white'
that isn't dana white; It's Glover Teixera — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.109.120.216 (talk) 10:06, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ --SVTCobra (talk) 15:23, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

name change/ nickname change
following his recent drug test release of (1/24/2018) we believe the name should be changed to Jon "Rocket Fuel" jones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.53.255.140 (talk) 13:54, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ As funny as you might think this would be, it will not happen unless he is introduced/promoted in a fight under your suggested nickname. --SVTCobra (talk) 22:39, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2019
Fix: Jones was "fined $50,000 fine"; only one fine is required 2607:FEA8:299F:FD70:A46F:ECE3:D66D:5A5B (talk) 08:25, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done aboideautalk 16:13, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2019
Change: Jones has never been defeated for a championship in MMA competition and many consider his lone professional loss, a disqualification against Matt Hamill, a bad referee decision.

To: Jones has never been defeated for a championship in MMA competition and many consider his lone professional loss, a disqualification against Matt Hamill, result of a questionable rule that was created based on misinformation.

Reason: Dana White complains any time a money maker has a result that doesn't align with his marketing plans. His complaining does not make it controversial. Most people accept that it was a correct referee decision, according to the rule, but many, many experts and fans question the validity of the rule, itself, which seems to have been made in response to poor understanding of medical science. AndyMatts (talk) 18:23, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. <b style="color:black">Nici</b><b style="color:purple">Vampire</b><b style="color:black">Heart</b> 21:48, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2019
I want to add this link towards "Jackson Wink MMA Academy" Viotrix (talk) 22:12, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done: see Special:Diff/927380678. Thanks, <b style="color:black">Nici</b><b style="color:purple">Vampire</b><b style="color:black">Heart</b> 03:44, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Hatnote
Hi guys, I noticed you both reverted each other edits recently, on "disamb", which I dont see an issue to include in the page -see Hatnote. Could you both discuss it here instead of reverting each other edits? Thank you.<b style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:80%;color:#FA0"> CASSIOPEIA</b>(<b style="#0000FF">talk</b>) 06:16, 12 January 2020 (UTC)


 * One revert. No issue. "Other names" is correct.NEDOCHAN (talk) 12:59, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2015
He is not one of the greatest fighters of all time, as stated in the first paragraph. It may be argued that he is one of the best UFC fighters in this decade. Not MMA, because there are no standardized rules for MMA. His wins are according to UFC rules, so in general, the references to him need to be qualified by 'UFC fighter', not just 'fighter'.

C'mon - enough cash to run back for was just spread out on the seat; Not in his pocket...? Sounds like a stoner concerned with his score; sandwiched the dope, folks.

I agree. Intellectual32 (talk) 15:20, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

I don't think he is widely regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters.
Jon Jones has the most failed drug tests in the history of the UFC, also he is known to be a dirty fighter by using his eye poke technique. I think that we can regard him as the greatest light heavyweight, but not one the greatest MMA fighters.. Seems like a stretch to me. Intellectual32 (talk) 13:29, 5 January 2020 (UTC)


 * It's harder to find RS saying he isn't than RS saying he is.NEDOCHAN (talk) 17:54, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2020
There is vandalism on this page in the mixed martial arts record section of the page. People have added US Legal system as a ko loss Srini10000 (talk) 18:25, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done by  Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC) credited wrong editor Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:34, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Fighting Style
There is mention of Jones's defensive wrestling, but nothing on his offensive wrestling, which he has used against several opponents, perhaps most notably vs Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier. He was the first fighter to complete a take down on DC in the UFC. There is also no mention of his submission skills. He has finished several opponents this way, with an array of techniques, such as guillotine, standing guillotine, rear-naked choke and americana, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.39.162 (talk) 17:57, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2020
Search for: "Cormier from a KO victory for Jonesto". There is a typo. Missing space between 'Jones' and 'to' under section UFC 214
 * Yes check.svg Done RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 18:16, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2020
In other names I would like to enter "sexual chocolate" as that was one of Jones earlier nicknames WesMcGlone (talk) 18:19, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 21:06, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Sources: https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/ufc-star-jon-jones-laughs-ridiculous-original-fight-nickname https://heavy.com/sports/ufc/ufc-superstar-fight-nickname/

Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2021
Weight: 250 pounds. 2400:1A00:B010:B477:9472:3A14:EA60:CA5E (talk) 14:53, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The sources I found while skimming state 205 lbs. Pupsterlove02  talk • contribs 15:03, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2021
Please change "Jones is a Christian.[177]" from his Personal life to "Jones is a muslim". In an interview with Ariel Helwani from MMAFightingonSBN on the 20th September 2012, Jones said "I converted, I'm now muslim." Lamarhill (talk) 21:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 21:34, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 December 2021
Change this line:

Tied (with Glover Teixeira, Ovince Saint Preux, Paul Craig and Misha Cirkunov) for most submission victories in UFC light heavyweight division history (five)[254]

to:

Tied (with Ovince Saint Preux, Paul Craig and Misha Cirkunov) for second most submission victories in UFC light heavyweight division history (five)[254]

To remove Glover Teixeira and correctly state Jones now tied (with the remaining names) for second most submission victories in UFC Light Heavyweight division history, as Glover Teixeira's recent submission victory over Jan Błachowicz raises him to the most (six) knocking Jones down to second place(tied) 2407:7000:AA10:A92:3C85:9251:FCB6:1F88 (talk) 11:45, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I just removed the entire line, since second isn't a record. ◢ <i style="background-color:#F7E3F7; color:#960596"> Ganbaruby! </i>  (talk) 13:05, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Jones vs Gustafsson at UFC 232 Incorrect Finish Method
Jones was employing ground and pound in his second fight against Gustafsson, and the referee intervened to stop the fight after some hard ground shots.

This is TKO, not a KO. A KO would denote that the fighter was definitely unconscious as a result of the finishing blow, or that they were out when they went down and took some follow up shots. This is just not the case for this particular fight.

Jon Jones defeats Alexander Gustafsson by TKO

Jon Jones Reclaims Light Heavyweight Title via TKO vs. Alexander Gustafsson

"Jones (23-1, 1 NC) was able to block out all of the talk regarding his drug history to finish Alexander Gustafsson via third-round TKO in a rematch of their thrilling 2013 title classic."

Mattspark123 (talk) 22:55, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2023
Dan Daubert is a typo. The grapplers name is Don Daubert 75.15.137.99 (talk) 00:57, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ M.Bitton (talk) 01:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Close friend of Caleb Holtz
G 2401:7000:CA01:DE00:FD40:4C2A:3F6F:E63B (talk) 11:18, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Remove semi protection
People like to put false information regarding Jon jones and I and everyone else believe we should be able to correct it 2600:1011:B044:152:D1E9:7049:BA4D:1E9C (talk) 18:37, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

== Never stopped nor outscored during his career, Jones's only professional loss is a controversial disqualification against Matt Hamill; a result that Hamill and UFC President Dana White dispute.[26][27][28] ==

doesnt suffice to explain how controversial this decision was 216.164.249.213 (talk) 21:42, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2023
1# P4P rating now TequillaKilla (talk) 12:23, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:33, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
 * What? Already done 83.239.111.212 (talk) 11:31, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Greatness statement in Article Lede
I believe this article is missing a part to the lede that adds inherent value, which is a part that discusses his all time greatness in the sport. This is something that is seen in the likes of articles such as Georges St-Pierre Anderson Silva Demetrious Johnson, etc. One user pointed out that his greatness was explained by the paragraph below, however this paragraph only discusses accomplishments during his title reign and the nature of his record. Another user said it was repetitive language to add such a line along with the greatness accomplishments in the second paragraph despite this sort of “repetition” being present in the Demetrious Johnson article as well. The second paragraph and a greatness statement in the lede discuss two different points: how people perceive his all-time legacy status, and Jon Jones’ accomplishments during his title reign. These are two different things and are not achieving the same point. I think adding this line is important to someone that many media pundits, critics, and the promotions owner believe to be the greatest of all time. I also believe this line needs to be added to hold the consistency, in that every other article about an all time great MMA fighter has this sort of statement in it’s lede. I ask that the removal of the statement in the lede stops, but rather rewrite it to be rephrased better if necessary. HoodedBlack (talk) 06:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)