Featherweight · Men

Bill Jones

United States Nostos MMA debut 2007
Held by Dakota Bush
Form L L L W L
Elo 1,135 peak 1,284 · 5 Nov 2010 149 below it
Tapology Sherdog
13-12pro record
1L current streak
1,255best win, Elo
1,167average opponent
-- born 21 Jul 1978
67.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,007 Sub1,098 Dec949

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2019): 1,135 Elo, 13-12, aged 40, average opponent 1,167.

  1. Danilo Noronha then 1,124, 11-14 3-9 after peaked 1,136
  2. Alexandre Gonçalves then 1,096, 13-11, aged 40 · Middleweight 2-9 after peaked 1,255 ▲
  3. Tyago Moreira then 1,177, 14-11, aged 40 · Middleweight 1-2 after peaked 1,357 ▲
  4. Bryan Pardoe then 1,041, 12-13, aged 40 · Light Heavyweight 1-3 after peaked 1,002 ▼
  5. Ichiki Tanaka then 1,198, 10-15, aged 39 3-6 after peaked 1,266 ▲
  6. Rodrigo Ruiz then 1,126, 14-11 · Lightweight 7-7 after peaked 1,268 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Jon Lemke Submission R1 · 13 Dec 2014 · Toe 2 Toe Fights 1,255
  2. Lee Metcalf Submission R1 · 5 Nov 2010 · Cage Titans FC 1,222
  3. Eric Bartholomew Submission R1 · 1 Nov 2008 · Reality Fighting 1,168
  4. Tateki Matsuda Disqualification R2 · 12 Jun 2009 · Global Fight League 1,155
  5. Matt Bessette Decision R3 · 19 Jan 2008 · Reality Fighting 1,135

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Josh Harvey Submission R1 · 1 Feb 2019 · New England Fights 1,441
  2. Tommy Marcellino Decision R3 · 18 Mar 2017 · World Series of Fighting 1,387
  3. John Santos KO/TKO R2 · 17 Jul 2015 · Combat Zone 1,095
  4. Vince McGuiness Decision R3 · 9 May 2015 · Toe 2 Toe Fights 1,187
  5. Vovka Clay Decision R3 · 6 Dec 2013 · Coliseum To The Cage 1,278

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Lee Metcalf 2 meetings · 2010, 2010 1–1

Fight history

25 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
25 1 Feb 201940.5 yrs L13-12 Josh Harvey 5-0-1 · 28.8 yrs Featherweighttitle SubArmlock R12:19 0.00 1,165→1,135 -30 1,441 – NEF 37: Sub Zero New England Fights
24 14 Apr 201839.7 yrs W13-11 Matt Denning 5-7 · 28.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:03 1.00 1,082→1,165 +82 1,062 – NEF 33: Riptide New England Fights
23 18 Mar 201738.7 yrs L12-11 Tommy Marcellino 8-5 · 33.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.22* 1,068→1,083 +15 1,387 +434→+434 WSOF 35: Ivanov vs. Jordan World Series of Fighting
22 17 Jul 201537.0 yrs L12-10 John Santos 2-3 Featherweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R27:52 0.00 1,178→1,070 -108 1,095 – Combat Zone 54: Vengeance Combat Zone
21 9 May 201536.8 yrs L12-9 Vince McGuiness 4-2 · 27.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,255→1,178 -76 1,187 – Toe 2 Toe 2 Toe 2 Toe Fights
20 13 Dec 201436.4 yrs W12-8 Jon Lemke 4-2 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:44 1.00 1,139→1,255 +116 1,255 – Toe 2 Toe 1: Rise 2 The Top Toe 2 Toe Fights
19 6 Dec 201335.4 yrs L11-8 Vovka Clay debut · 22.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,173→1,139 -34 1,278 – Coliseum to the Cage 3: Ruckus Coliseum To The Cage
18 15 Sep 201234.2 yrs L11-7 Brian Kelleher 7-3 · 26.1 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R10:10 0.00 1,224→1,175 -49 1,386 – WCMMA 1: Portugal vs. USA World Cup of Mixed Martial Arts
17 21 Jul 201234.0 yrs W11-6 Shaun Marmas 4-3-1 · 24.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,195→1,224 +30 1,071 – Cage Titans 9: Live Free and Fight Hard Cage Titans FC
16 9 Jun 201233.9 yrs W10-6 Fernando Perez 3-7 · 31.3 yrs Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R314:40 1.00 1,158→1,195 +37 928 – CFX 20: Rumble on the Rock Cage FX
15 10 Sep 201133.1 yrs L9-6 Frank Sforza 2-0 · 27.5 yrs Featherweighttitle SubRear-Naked Choke R312:40 0.00 1,219→1,158 -61 1,329 – Cage Titans 6: United Cage Titans FC
14 18 Jun 201132.9 yrs L9-5 Anthony Leone 8-4 · 24.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,284→1,219 -66 1,260 – World Championship Fighting 11 WC Fighting
13 5 Nov 201032.3 yrs W9-4 Lee Metcalf 5-3 Featherweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R13:24 1.00 1,188→1,284 +96 1,222 – Cage Titans 2: Carnage Cage Titans FC
12 2 Oct 201032.2 yrs W8-4 Cesario da Souza 8-6 – KO/TKOPunch R10:11 1.00 1,141→1,188 +48 970 – Triumph Fighter 4: Hostile New Hampshire Regional
11 30 Jul 201032.0 yrs W7-4 Franklin Isabel 2-3 – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:39 1.00 1,088→1,141 +53 941 – Cage Titans 1: Epic Cage Titans FC
10 16 Jul 201032.0 yrs L6-4 Justin Homsey 5-1 Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R11:52 0.00 1,127→1,088 -39 1,342 – Global Fight League 8 Global Fight League
9 8 May 201031.8 yrs W6-3 Pedro da Silva 0-1 · 20.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:48 1.00 1,074→1,127 +53 930 – Global Fight League 7 Global Fight League
8 5 Feb 201031.5 yrs L5-3 Lee Metcalf 3-3 – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R15:00 0.00 1,194→1,074 -120 1,059 – Global Fight League 5 Global Fight League
7 12 Jun 200930.9 yrs W5-2 Tateki Matsuda 2-0 · 23.3 yrs – DQIllegal Elbow R25:58 0.00 1,194→1,194 +0 1,155 – Global Fight League 3 Global Fight League
6 21 Feb 200930.6 yrs W4-2 Eddie Felix 6-17 – SubRear Naked Choke R12:40 1.00 1,126→1,194 +68 1,048 – Global Fight League 2 Global Fight League
5 14 Nov 200830.3 yrs L3-2 John Benoit 6-0 Lightweight SubRear-Naked Choke R26:47 0.00 1,169→1,126 -43 1,364 – World Championship Fighting 5 WC Fighting
4 1 Nov 200830.3 yrs W3-1 Eric Bartholomew 1-0 – SubHammerlock R11:03 1.00 1,054→1,169 +115 1,168 – Reality Fighting - Final Conflict Reality Fighting
3 31 May 200829.9 yrs L2-1 Glenn Brown 3-1 – SubArmbar R24:48 0.00 1,139→1,054 -86 1,147 – Reality Fighting: High Impact Reality Fighting
2 19 Jan 200829.5 yrs W2-0 Matt Bessette 1-0 · 23.1 yrs – DecisionSplit R39:00 0.56 1,126→1,139 +13 1,135 – Reality Fighting - Annihilation Reality Fighting
1 15 Sep 200729.2 yrs W1-0 Dennis Siggins 1-1 – KO/TKOPunches R310:00 1.00 1,046→1,126 +80 1,017 – Reality Fighting: Invictus Reality Fighting