Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane

Mar 5, 2023 · ESPN+

DateMar 5, 2023

DivisionHeavyweight Title

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 5, 2023 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Jon JonesBones |28-1-0Jon Jones vs Ciryl GaneCiryl GaneBon Gamin |14-2-0

Jon JonesBones28-1-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

28-1-0Record14-2-0

39Age36

6'4"Height6'5"

84"Reach81"

248 lbsWeight250 lbs

Heavyweight TitleWeight ClassHeavyweight Title

Ciryl GaneBon Gamin14-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jon Jones owns a 75-point Elo edge (elite). Jon Jones shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jon JonesCiryl Gane

Recent form

Jon JonesW W W W W · +45 Elo last 5

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Ciryl GaneW W W L W · +52 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Jon Jones1906+10 last move

Ciryl Gane1831+19 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jon Jones#1 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1906 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Daniel Cormier (rated 1832 at the time): +17.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +45 Elo in total.
Next places: 52 ahead of #2 Francis Ngannou.
Inactivity: Placed on 1892, not 1906: 14 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Ciryl Gane#3 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1831 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Derrick Lewis (rated 1811 at the time): +33.
Costliest loss: Lost to Francis Ngannou (rated 1797 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +52 Elo in total.
Next places: 9 points behind #2 Francis Ngannou, 2 ahead of #4 Alexander Volkov.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Jon JonesNow 1906 · #1 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+9→ 1915

Loses by decision-15→ 1891

Ciryl GaneNow 1831 · #3 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+19→ 1850

Loses by decision-13→ 1818

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Jon JonesvsCiryl Gane

Takedown accuracy

46%vs0%

Takedown average

1.89vs0.66

Takedown defense

95%vs47%

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.38vs5.40

Finishing profile

Jon JonesKO/TKO leads 39% of wins

Ciryl GaneKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Jon JonesCiryl Gane

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.38Sig. strikes landed per min5.40

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

59Sig. strike accuracy62

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

2.24Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.31

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

64Sig. strike defense61

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

1.89Takedown average0.66

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

46Takedown accuracy0

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

95Takedown defense47

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0.46Submission average0.58

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

11Wins by knockout7

7Wins by submission3

10Wins by decision4

0Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision1

Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane is a scheduled Heavyweight Title fight on UFC 285 : JONES VS GANE. Jon Jones enters with a 28-1-0 record and Ciryl Gane enters with a 14-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.