Jon Fitch (32-8-2, 12) was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. on February 24, 1978. At the age of 24 years on July 13, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Pyle, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 3, 2005, 27-year old Jon Fitch made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night 2 against a 28-year old Brock Larson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Fitch's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Neiman Gracie at Bellator 246 at age 42 on September 12, 2020. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Jon Fitch's best fights have been against Brian Foster, Thiago Alves, Josh Burkman, Luigi Fioravanti, Roan Carneiro, Erick Silva and Brock Larson.
Fitch has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43  | Sep 12, 2020 42 years, 6 months 32-8-2 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Bellator | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
42  | Apr 27, 2019 41 years, 2 months 32-7-2 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 20-5 (14) | Bellator | WL | 5 | UD | DRAW Majority |
41  | May 12, 2018 40 years, 2 months 32-7-1 (12) | 35 years, 2 months 39-15-2 (32) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
40  | Jun 30, 2017 39 years, 4 months 31-7-1 (12) | 33 years, 2 months 27-9 (26) | PFL | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Bulldog choke Defended PFL welterweight title |
39  | Dec 31, 2016 38 years, 10 months 30-7-1 (11) | 37 years, 11 months 31-8-1 (15) | WSOF | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended WSOF welterweight title |
38 | Apr 2, 2016 38 years, 1 months 29-7-1 (11) | João Zeferino | WSOF | WL | 5 | UD | WIN Won WSOF welterweight title |
37  | Oct 17, 2015 37 years, 7 months 28-7-1 (11) | 34 years, 2 months 31-9 (16) | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Dec 13, 2014 36 years, 9 months 27-7-1 (11) | 34 years, 9 months 16-6 (13) | WSOF | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar For WSOF welterweight title |
35  | Jul 5, 2014 36 years, 4 months 27-6-1 (11) | 38 years, 7 months 53-14-2 (43) | WSOF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
34 | Oct 26, 2013 35 years, 8 months 26-6-1 (11) | Marcelo Alfaya | WSOF | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
33  | Jun 14, 2013 35 years, 3 months 25-6-1 (11) | 33 years, 2 months 25-9 (15) | WSOF | WL | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
32  | Feb 2, 2013 34 years, 11 months 25-5-1 (11) | 35 years, 2 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Oct 13, 2012 34 years, 7 months 25-4-1 (11) | 28 years, 3 months 14-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Dec 30, 2011 33 years, 10 months 24-4-1 (11) | 28 years, 3 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
29  | Feb 27, 2011 33 years 24-3-1 (11) | 32 years, 2 months 16-7-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
28  | Aug 7, 2010 32 years, 5 months 24-3 (11) | 26 years, 10 months 17-6 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Mar 27, 2010 32 years, 1 months 23-3 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 8-1-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Dec 12, 2009 31 years, 9 months 22-3 (11) | 29 years, 3 months 9-2 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jul 11, 2009 31 years, 4 months 21-3 (11) | 28 years, 5 months 11-0 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jan 31, 2009 30 years, 11 months 20-3 (11) | 34 years, 3 months 29-13-7 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Aug 9, 2008 30 years, 5 months 19-3 (11) | 27 years, 2 months 16-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC welterweight title |
22  | Mar 1, 2008 30 years 19-2 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 15-4 (13) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Sep 22, 2007 29 years, 6 months 18-2 (11) | 25 years, 8 months 17-1 (13) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
20  | Jun 12, 2007 29 years, 3 months 17-2 (11) | 29 years 11-5 (6) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19  | Mar 3, 2007 29 years 16-2 (10) | 26 years, 1 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18  | Oct 14, 2006 28 years, 7 months 15-2 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jun 28, 2006 28 years, 4 months 14-2 (9) | 22 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Upkick and punches | |
16 | Apr 6, 2006 28 years, 1 months 13-2 (8) | 25 years, 11 months 15-3 (12) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Oct 3, 2005 27 years, 7 months 12-2 (7) | 28 years, 1 months 15-0 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jul 9, 2005 27 years, 4 months 11-2 (7) | Jeff Joslin | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
13  | Dec 17, 2004 26 years, 9 months 10-2 (7) | 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12  | Dec 17, 2004 26 years, 9 months 9-2 (6) | 28 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11  | Dec 17, 2004 26 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | 27 years, 4 months 7-5-1 (7) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Sep 18, 2004 26 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | Kengo Ura | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
9  | Nov 14, 2003 25 years, 8 months 6-2 (5) | 31 years, 6 months 29-8-7 (13) | 3 | SUB | WIN Slam | ||
8 | Sep 6, 2003 25 years, 6 months 5-2 (4) | Gabe Garcia | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Jul 19, 2003 25 years, 4 months 4-2 (3) | Kyle Jensen | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6  | Mar 8, 2003 25 years 3-2 (3) | 30 years, 6 months 3-2 (3) | 2 | NC | NC Cut due to illegal kick | ||
5  | Dec 13, 2002 24 years, 9 months 3-2 (3) | 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee | ||
4 | Sep 7, 2002 24 years, 6 months 3-1 (3) | Eric Tix | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
3 | Sep 7, 2002 24 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Dan Hart | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Aug 31, 2002 24 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Felix Alvarez | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Jul 13, 2002 24 years, 4 months 0-1 (0) | Mike Pyle | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
