Alistair Overeem Vs. Tyrone Jones

Official snapshot of the bout

***Action Avenue: Alistair Overeem Vs. Tyrone Jones*** was a mixed rules bout between Pride Fighting Championship finalist Alistair Overeem and hardcore fan favorite Tyrone Jones. The fight took place at the Action Avenue Arena in Long Beach, California, on April 21, 2007, at the heavyweight limit of 265 lbs (120.2 kg). It was scheduled for five rounds (five minutes per round), and the event was promoted by Action Avenue. The official recording of the fight wasn't published until August 24, 2023, a little over sixteen years later.

Fought inside of an octagon with 4 oz MMA gloves, the bout used a variation of kickboxing and Muay Thai rules, with ground fighting being prohibited. Even though both Overeem and Tyrone were making their official mixed-rules-fighting debut, the latter came into this fight as the underdog, due to Overeem having more experience in combat sports (despite Tyrone having an undefeated fight record at the time). Tyrone would go on to win the fight in the second round by knockout with an overhand right.

## Tale Of The Tape

### Result

* Tyrone defeats Overeem in the second round by knockout

## Official rules

As set out by the California Athletic State Commission (CSAC)

* All fouls in the unified rules of mixed martial arts are applied
* The judging criteria uses the ten-point must system
* All rounds are three minutes each
* Four oz gloves, mouth and groin guards
* Kickboxing and Muay Thai rules apply
* Ground fighting of any kind is prohibited
* No striking of any kind towards a downed opponent
* Bouts take place in an octagon or cage

## Aftermath

Alistair Overeem would return to mixed martial arts after this bout just two months later. He would go on to fight Michael Knaap at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam, where he would win in the first round with a submission. He would also later on become the inaugural Strikeforce Heavyweight champion, as well as becoming the inaugural DREAM Heavyweight champion. On December 11, 2011, Overeem made his UFC debut headlining UFC 141 with a dominant first round TKO finish against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Despite fighting in the UFC for the remainder of his MMA career, he would only fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship once, that bout taking place at UFC 203 against champion Stipe Miocic where he would lose in the first round via knockout. He was also involved in a UFC heavyweight title eliminator bout against rising star Francis Ngannou at UFC 218. He would lose the fight in the first round by knockout.

Tyrone would also return to mixed martial arts after winning this bout, continuing to fight under the regional scene, and having brief stints in the aforementioned Strikeforce and Bellator MMA. Tyrone made his UFC debut in 2019 against Mark Hunt, where he would go on to win in the first round by knockout. His performance would earn him a UFC Heavyweight Championship fight with the then champion Daniel Cormier. He would win the fight with a first round knockout, becoming the new UFC Heavyweight Champion. Despite losing twice during his championship reign (against the likes of Jon Jones and Final Moss), we would win the championship in their respected rematches, and defend the championship in their respected trilogies. As of August of 2023, Tyrone is the current three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, and he currently holds the record for the most consecutive UFC heavyweight title defences (4), the most knockouts in UFC history (15), and the most finishes in UFC title fights (13).