Jonathan Quinn Brookins was born on August 13,1985 and is an American mixed martial artist who competed as a featherweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
29 Facts About Jonathan Brookins
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On December 4,2010, Jonathan Brookins defeated Michael Johnson to become the Ultimate Fighter and earn a contract with the UFC.
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Jonathan Brookins was born on August 13,1985, in Portland, Oregon.
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Jonathan Brookins attended high school at Century High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb of Portland.
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Jonathan Brookins was introduced to mixed martial arts by Charles Bennett.
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Jonathan Brookins has mostly fought at featherweight, most notably in World Extreme Cagefighting where he lost to Jose Aldo via TKO in the third round.
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Jonathan Brookins then won two fights in G-Force fights, the most notable being a submission victory over Luis Palomino.
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Jonathan Brookins then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck.
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Jonathan Brookins would go on to take a unanimous decision victory in two rounds.
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Jonathan Brookins was picked by GSP to face Sevak Magakian in the preliminary house fights.
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Jonathan Brookins was then able to take down Magakian before attempting a standing rear naked choke.
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Jonathan Brookins eventually secured the submission at 2:04 of the opening round.
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Jonathan Brookins was able to throw Chivitchian to the mat, which forced Chivitchian to try to stand up.
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Jonathan Brookins then got hooks in and worked for a rear naked choke, eventually sealing it soon after, to advance to the semi-finals.
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Jonathan Brookins defeated Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale.
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Jonathan Brookins was expected to face John Makdessi on April 30,2011 at UFC 129.
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However, Jonathan Brookins was pulled from the bout and replaced by Kyle Watson.
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Jonathan Brookins was expected to face Jeremy Stephens on June 4,2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.
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However, Jonathan Brookins was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Danny Downes.
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Jonathan Brookins returned to featherweight for his next fight and faced Erik Koch on September 17,2011 at UFC Fight Night 25.
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Jonathan Brookins was expected to face Rani Yahya on February 15,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1.
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Jonathan Brookins faced Charles Oliveira on June 1,2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.
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Jonathan Brookins lost the fight via submission due to a guillotine choke in the second round.
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Jonathan Brookins next faced Dustin Poirier on December 15,2012 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs Team Nelson Finale.
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Jonathan Brookins lost the back-and-forth fight via submission in the first round.
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On December 21,2012, Jonathan Brookins decided to retire from MMA in order to move to India and devote his time to practicing Yoga full-time.
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Jonathan Brookins was victorious in his flyweight debut with a second round submission finish.
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Jonathan Brookins then faced Austin Lyons in a bantamweight bout at Legacy FC 34 on August 29,2014.
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Jonathan Brookins made his Pancrase debut at Pancrase 262 in a non-title fight taking on the Pancrase Bantamweight Champion Shintaro Ishiwatari.