Tyrone (PS4 Era)

Tyrone in 2022

**Tyrone Orlando Jones Sr.** (born August 14, 1983) commonly known mononymously as **Tyrone**, or often known as **Big Tyrone**, is an American retired mixed martial artist who is most well known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) from 2019 to 2023. He competed in the Heavyweight division, where he was the former 3X UFC Heavyweight Champion. Tyrone is commonly referred to as the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.

Tyrone began his career as a street fighter in his late teens, which gave him notoriety in his local area in Las Vegas. He made his professional MMA debut at the age of 19 in the World Fighting Alliance (WFA). He would go on to spend most of his career fighting in lesser known MMA promotions before signing with the UFC in 2018. He would go on to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Cormier in 2019.

Tyrone finished his MMA career with a professional record of 80 wins, with only 2 losses (all of which have been avenged twice). He currently holds the record for the most knockout victories / finishes in MMA history (72), the most knockouts in UFC history (16), the most finishes in UFC title fights (14), the most consecutive UFC heavyweight title defences (5), the longest undefeated streak in MMA history (68), the most PPV points in MMA history, as well as the highest knockout percentage in MMA history. He is also the only mixed martial artist to defeat, and hold multiple victories over Jon Jones.

## Early life

Tyrone was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, particularly in the Charleston Heights area, which is notorious for its high crime rate and low income. According to Tyrone, his mother was homeless before meeting his father, who also happened to be a drug dealer. His father was later murdered when Tyrone was just 11 years old, an event in which he would describe as the "turning point" in his life. Due to the death of his father, him and his mother struggled financially, causing Tyrone to commit petty crimes to help provide, resulting in lots of arrests and run-ins with the law. Him and his mother would eventually get evicted from their home just two and a half years later, causing him to move in with his girlfriend.

When Tyrone was just 15, his girlfriend gave birth to his first son, Tyrone Junior. Due to his past arrests, it was nearly impossible for Tyrone to apply for a job, so he had to continue on with the crime life. In his late teenage years, he would regularly participate in street fights as a way to make money, and quickly made a name for himself as a tough fighter in his neighborhood. Tyrone would eventually state that this was the reason why he "fell in love" with fighting. He would then drop out of high school in order to pursue his career as a fighter.

## Mixed martial arts career

### Early career

In 2002, at the age of 19, Tyrone joined the Supersoldierz gym and made his professional MMA debut in the WFA. He won his first three fights by unanimous decision before leaving the gym due to style differences. He would go on to join the Fight Front MMA gym, where he would meet his now longtime trainer and coach Cory Miller. Tyrone would spend most of his MMA career fighting in lesser known organizations, as well as fighting in several tournaments. He also spent parts of his career fighting in Strikeforce, and Bellator MMA.

Tyrone also spent most of his career training with Miller in Fight Front MMA until the gym was defunct in 2017. In response, him and Miller formed the Team Vegas gym where they would remain for the rest of Tyrone's MMA career.

#### 2007 Mixed rules bout

On August 24, 2023, a video was uploaded to YouTube that showed a mixed rules bout between Tyrone and fellow MMA legend Alistair Overeem that took place on April 21, 2007. Tyrone won in the second round via knockout.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

#### 2019

Tyrone signed with the UFC in late 2018, and made his debut against Mark Hunt in early 2019 with a professional record of 64 wins and 0 losses. He would go on to win the fight in the first round via 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. He would successfully defend the title twice against Mike Tyson, and Isaac Frost before losing the Heavyweight Championship to Jon Jones via second round submission, giving Tyrone his first ever professional loss. After this loss, he would go on to fight former champion Stipe Miocic and win in the first round via knockout. This victory earned Tyrone a rematch against Jon Jones for the Heavyweight Championship, this time winning against Jones in the first round and re-claiming the championship.

#### 2020

On May 29, Tyrone faced Francis Ngannou at UFC On PSN 1, and would win the fight in the first round via a head kick knockout. On August 13, he faced Floyd Lucas at UFC On PSN 2 and won in the first round.

#### 2021

Tyrone faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at UFC On PSN 3 where he would win via first round knockout. He would then go on to fight Jon Jones for a third time at UFC On PSN 5, winning the fight with yet another first round knockout, earning him Knockout Of The Year. In the process, he also broke the UFC record for the most consecutive heavyweight title defenses (4). At UFC On PSN 8, Tyrone faced the then rising star Final Moss. Prior to the event, the fight was hyped up due to their similar fighting styles, as well as Moss's past performances which all ended with first round finishes. Despite the hype, Tyrone still entered the fight as the betting favorite, but Moss would win the fight in the third round with a head kick knockout. This would be Tyrone's first ever K.O. loss, and Moss became the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The two would have a rematch later that year at UFC On PSN 9, where Tyrone would reclaim the Heavyweight Championship in the first round via knockout.

#### 2022

Tyrone and Final Moss rematched for a third time at UFC On PSN 10. Tyrone would win the fight in the first round with a head kick knockout. Tyrone then rematched Francis Ngannou at UFC On PSN 11, winning the bout with a first round head kick K.O. On December 31, Tyrone faced the #1 ranked Ciryl Gane at UFC On PSN 14. He would win the fight with a first round knockout, and broke the UFC record for the most knockouts in the company's history (14)

#### 2023

Tyrone fought Isaac Frost in a rematch at UFC On PSN 17. He would win the fight in the first round via knockout, extending the UFC record for the most knockouts with 15. On May 18, Tyrone announced via social media that his next fight would be his last, and stated that he would be willing to fight the winner of Sergei Pavlovich vs. Fedor Emelianenko as a retirement fight. On September 8, 2023, it was announced that Tyrone would take on Fedor at UFC On PSN 20 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. He would win in the first round via knockout, and has since retired from mixed martial arts.

## Personal life

Tyrone is a Christian.

Him and his girlfriend Faith Osborne first met while in middle school, and they began dating ever since. They have had two sons together: Tyrone Junior, who is the former UFC Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight champion of the world, and Tyrell, who had a brief run in mixed martial arts but retired to pursue a career in hip-hop music.

Tyrone is also an avid gamer and streams regularly on Twitch. His favorite video game series is Mortal Kombat, as his nickname "Grand Master" was inspired from the in-game character Sub-Zero.

Tyrone is an avid user of cannabis.

## Mixed martial arts record (incomplete)

Professional record breakdown
 **By decision** | 8
 **By submission** | 0