Jonathan Parker Fitch was born on February 24,1978 and is an American retired mixed martial artist.
42 Facts About Jon Fitch
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Jon Fitch has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Professional Fighters League, and most recently for Bellator MMA.
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Jon Fitch secured a starting spot early on in his career, but struggled to find initial success.
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Jon Fitch began his career at light heavyweight with a record of four wins, two losses and one No Contest.
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Understanding that the sport required cross training in various martial arts, Jon Fitch soon left for San Jose, California to train with the American Kickboxing Academy.
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Jon Fitch was defeated by Georges St-Pierre via unanimous decision at UFC 87.
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The loss snapped Jon Fitch's 16 fight winning streak, both in and out of the UFC.
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Jon Fitch was released from the UFC on November 20,2008.
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Jon Fitch dominated Pride Fighting Championships veteran Akihiro Gono en route to a unanimous decision victory at UFC 94.
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Jon Fitch next defeated formerly unbeaten Brazilian Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision at UFC 100.
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Jon Fitch was expected to fight Ricardo Almeida on November 21,2009 at UFC 106 but, due to a knee injury sustained by Almeida, the fight was cancelled.
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Jon Fitch was then scheduled to face Thiago Alves in a highly anticipated rematch on December 12,2009 at UFC 107.
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Jon Fitch was expected to finally face Thiago Alves on March 27,2010 at UFC 111, but on March 25,2010, Alves was forced off the card due to a brain irregularity that appeared on a pre fight CAT scan.
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Jon Fitch thought this funny, considering that Shields' victory was mostly the same as Jon Fitch's previous performances.
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Jon Fitch was expected to face Jake Ellenberger on February 5,2011, at UFC 126.
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Jon Fitch has made no small secret of his desire to fight on the UFC 139 fight card that takes place in his city of residence, San Jose, Calif.
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Jon Fitch fought Johny Hendricks on December 30,2011, at UFC 141.
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Jon Fitch was knocked out 12 seconds into the fight.
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Jon Fitch was expected to face Aaron Simpson on July 11,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs Weidman.
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However, Jon Fitch pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran Kenny Robertson.
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Jon Fitch defeated rising prospect Erick Silva via unanimous decision on October 13,2012, at UFC 153, with the back-and-forth bout receiving Fight of the Night honors.
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Jon Fitch next faced Demian Maia on February 2,2013, at UFC 156.
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On March 7,2013, it was announced that Jon Fitch signed a four-fight contract with World Series of Fighting.
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Jon Fitch made his promotional debut on June 14,2013, at WSOF 3, in a rematch against Josh Burkman.
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Jon Fitch was knocked down by a punch and then finished by Burkman due to a guillotine choke submission.
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Jon Fitch faced Marcelo Alfaya at WSOF 6 on October 26,2013, winning via split decision.
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Jon Fitch lost the fight by kneebar in the first round.
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The positive test results of Jon Fitch, who had previously been vocal in his criticism of PED users in MMA, were almost certainly due to synthetic testosterone.
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Jon Fitch faced Yushin Okami in the main event for the chance to fight for the vacant Welterweight title.
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Jon Fitch was lined up to face Jake Shields for the vacant WSOF welterweight championship at WSOF 30 on April 1,2016.
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Jon Fitch went on to face Joao Zeferino for the vacant WSOF Welterweight Championship.
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On September 13,2016, it was announced that Jon Fitch would defend the WSOF Welterweight Championship against Jake Shields on November 12,2016 at WSOF 34.
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Jon Fitch was signed by Bellator MMA, vacating WSOF Welterweight title, on March 1,2018.
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Jon Fitch made his promotional debut against Paul Daley at Bellator 199 on May 12,2018.
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Jon Fitch next challenged Rory MacDonald in a welterweight title fight that was simultaneously the first round of Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix at Bellator 220 on April 27,2019.
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Jon Fitch faced Neiman Gracie at Bellator 246 on September 12,2020.
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Jon Fitch lost the bout via second round submission and subsequently announced his retirement following the bout.
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On December 16,2014, Jon Fitch was listed as one of three MMA fighters who filed a class-action lawsuit against Zuffa, LLC.
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Jon Fitch appeared on the November 5,2008, episode of MythBusters, "Coffin Punch".
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The sensor read that the power behind Jon Fitch's punch was just under 1,500 pounds of force.
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Jon Fitch made a brief cameo in the award-winning mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life sparring with Jake Shields.
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Jon Fitch is the main subject of the movie Such Great Heights which documents his preparations to fight Georges St Pierre at UFC 87.