Jesse Ronson
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Wrestling, TD Defense · stats alone on Striking, Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Control.
Built on 65 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Joaquim Silva clear UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Dern vs Yan Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · September 28, 2022
He states he favors the finish being there for Silva, then adds a qualifier that he isn't fully confident -- but the clause completing that qualifier refers directly to the excluded conduct-adjacent aside about Ronson (see review flags), so that specific hedge is EXCLUDED from this field per rule 2b/2c/2g rather than lowering the recorded confidence. The surviving, independent reasoning is strong: good hands/boxing, good takedowns, good grappling/BJJ expected to wear Ronson down, a likely finish or two banked rounds, and a favorable stylistic matchup. He also raises an independent cardio concern about fading late, but dismisses it as unlikely to matter here. Confidence of 'clear' is set from this surviving material only.
Good kicks and decent grappling, but the analyst expects his grappling to be neutralized by a better grappler, and his kicking style to feed directly into takedowns. A rough UFC run (1-3-1 with a no-contest) has him at risk of release if he loses here. The analyst calls this a bad stylistic matchup for him.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Joaquim Silva 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:08 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · October 1, 2022
L Rafa Garcia 12-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:50 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
NC Nicolas Dalby 18-3-1 walk-in Overturned · R1 2:48 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · July 25, 2020
L Kevin Lee 7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
L Francisco Trinaldo 13-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · February 15, 2014
L Michel Prazeres 16-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · September 21, 2013
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
+ 11 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 41 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Curtis Millender | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Anthony Njokuani | Submission (kimura) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7
March 2, 2024 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 4:26 |
| W | Robert Hale | TKO (punches) | BTC 22
November 18, 2023 |
BTC | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | Ricardo Chavez | TKO (punches) | BTC 21
August 5, 2023 |
BTC | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Kazula Vargas | TKO (submission to punches) | Samourai MMA 6
May 26, 2023 |
Samourai MMA | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Robert Seres | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Samourai MMA 5
March 11, 2023 |
Samourai MMA | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Nordin Asrih | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BTC 18
December 10, 2022 |
BTC | 1 | 3:32 |
| L | Joaquim Silva | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
October 1, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:08 |
| L | Rafa García | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:50 |
| NC | Nicolas Dalby | NC (overturned) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
July 26, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Troy Lamson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BTC 9
February 29, 2020 |
BTC | 1 | 4:16 |
| L | Nikolay Aleksakhin | TKO (punches) | PFL 7 (2019)
October 11, 2019 |
PFL | 1 | 3:37 |
| L | Natan Schulte | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 5 (2019)
July 25, 2019 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael Dufort | Decision (split) | TKO 44
September 21, 2018 |
TKO | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Derek Gauthier | TKO (punches) | TKO 41
December 8, 2017 |
TKO | 1 | 1:10 |
| W | Jeremie Capony | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACB 72
October 14, 2017 |
ACB | 2 | 1:20 |
| W | Derek Gauthier | TKO (punches) | TKO 38
April 7, 2017 |
TKO | 3 | 3:49 |
| W | Jimmy Spicuzza | TKO (knees and punch) | TKO 36
November 4, 2016 |
TKO | 2 | 3:06 |
| L | Matt Dwyer | Decision (unanimous) | Xcessive Force FC 10
July 8, 2016 |
Xcessive Force FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Matt MacGrath | Decision (unanimous) | Xcessive Force FC 9
April 15, 2016 |
Xcessive Force FC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Decision (unanimous) | Abu Dhabi Warriors 3
October 3, 2015 |
Abu Dhabi Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gadji Zaipulaev | Submission (brabo choke) | Abu Dhabi Warriors 2
March 26, 2015 |
Abu Dhabi Warriors | 2 | 3:24 |
| W | Dom O'Grady | TKO (punches) | Provincial FC 3
October 18, 2014 |
Provincial FC | 2 | 0:45 |
| L | Kevin Lee | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi
February 15, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michel Prazeres | Decision (split) | UFC 165
September 21, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shane Campbell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Aggression FC 19
July 5, 2013 |
Aggression FC | 2 | 1:59 |
| W | Ryan Healy | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series 7
November 23, 2012 |
Score Fighting Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Ricci | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series 5
August 25, 2012 |
Score Fighting Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Eric St. Pierre | TKO (punches) | Elite 1: Redemption
July 28, 2012 |
Elite | 1 | 2:17 |
| W | Brad Causey | KO (punches) | AM Ford Fight Night 2012: Demolition
April 14, 2012 |
AM Ford Fight Night | 1 | 4:54 |
| W | Tony Hervey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Score Fighting Series 3
December 3, 2011 |
Score Fighting Series | 2 | 4:25 |
| W | Jason Saggo | Decision (split) | Global Warriors FC 1
August 13, 2011 |
Global Warriors FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Chagnon | TKO (punches) | SITH: Slammer in the Hammer
June 17, 2011 |
SITH | 1 | 4:40 |
| L | Mike Ricci | TKO (punches) | Ringside MMA 10
April 9, 2011 |
Ringside MMA | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Alka Matewa | Submission (armbar) | Wreck MMA: Strong and Proud
January 28, 2011 |
Wreck MMA | 1 | 4:51 |
| L | Lindsey Hawkes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Canadian FC 6
October 8, 2010 |
Canadian FC | 1 | 4:47 |
| W | Mark Durant | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Canadian FC 5
June 4, 2010 |
Canadian FC | 1 | 4:51 |
| W | Mike Thibodeau | KO (punches) | Elite 1: First Blood
April 24, 2010 |
Elite | 2 | 2:34 |
| W | Luis Cepeda-Javier | TKO (punches) | Canadian FC 4
February 26, 2010 |
Canadian FC | 2 | 3:17 |
| W | Eric St. Pierre | KO (punches) | Elite 1: Resurrection
November 28, 2009 |
Elite | 1 | 3:52 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jesse Ronson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Jesse Ronson by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized