Jesse Ronson (born December 24, 1985) is a

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competed the

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(UFC) in the

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division. A professional fighter since 2009, he has previously competed in promotions such as

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, Aggression FC, Score Fighting Series and

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where he was the former Lightweight and Welterweight Champion.

Background

A native of the streets of

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, he fought a lot in the streets as a young kid. "...Being naturally good t fighting I figured I should make something of it instead of doing it on the streets and potentially getting arrested or charged." A wrestler in high school, he decided to start training in kickboxing and boxing in 2006 and switched over to MMA not long after. He got his nickname, "Body Snatcher," in 2006, after he had 3 fights in 3 days and won all three by first-round TKO with body shots.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

He made his professional MMA debut on November 28, 2009, at ''Elite 1 - Resurrection'' in

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. He defeated local favorite Eric St. Pierre with a first-round KO. He went on to win his next three bouts, but suffered his first career loss against Lindsey Hawkes at a catch weight of 163lbs. He defeated current UFC fighter Jason Saggo by decision on August 2011. After this impressive showing, he received a shot at the AM Ford Fight Night Lightweight Championship. He defeated the champ, Brad Causey (who was coming in at 10-1 into the bout), on April 14, 2012, at ''AM Ford Night 2012 - Demolition'' via first-round KO to capture the belt. At ''Score Fighting Series 7'', Ronson defeated WEC and

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vet

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, and received a shot at the Aggression FC Lightweight Championship on July 5, 2013, against

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at AFC 19: Undisputed, where he captured the belt with a second round submission victory.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 22, 2013, the

announced that it had signed Jesse Ronson to replace an injured

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to take on

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. He lost the fight via split decision. Ronson faced

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on January 2, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi in

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, but lost again via split decision. Ronson next fought Kevin Lee on July 6 at

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. Ronson was handed his third split decision loss in the UFC, and his third consecutive loss overall.

Post-UFC

Ronson was released after racking up three straight losses, and went on to fight Dom O'Grady at ''PFC 3 - Showdown in the Downtown'' on October 18, 2014, in London, where he dominated and won by way of TKO in the second round. Ronson was scheduled to face Stephen Beaumont at XFFC 8. However, Beaumont pulled out due to injury. Now, Ronson will face Matt MacGrath for the XFFC Welterweight title in Grande Prairie, Alberta on December 11, 2015.

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ronson was scheduled to face

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on December 8, 2018, at

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, replacing an injured

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. However, on December 4, 2018. It was announced that Ronson was pulled out of the fight due to being too heavy to safely make Lightweight and was released from UFC. Ronson faced

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, replacing Danny Roberts on July 26, 2020, at

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. He won the fight via submission in round one, earning his first win in the promotion. This win also earned him the ''

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'' award. The fight result turned to no contest after Ronson received USADA handed 22 month suspension for testing positive for

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and he is eligible to fight again in March 22, 2022. Ronson faced Rafa García on April 16, 2022, at

UFC on ESPN 34 ''UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 34'' and ''UFC Vegas 51'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 16, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterpris ...

. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two. Ronson was scheduled to face

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on October 1, 2022, at

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. However, Pichel withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Joaquim Silva. He lost the bout in the second round, getting dropped with a flying knee and then getting finished with ground and pound. In late October 2022, it was reported that Ronson was released by UFC.

Post-UFC 2.0

In his first bout post UFC, Ronson faced Nordin Asrih on December 10, 2022 at BTC 18, where he won the bout via first-round rear-naked choke.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) *TKO Major League MMA **TKO Welterweight Champion (One time) **TKO Lightweight Champion (One time) *

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** AFC Lightweight Championship (One time) *AM Ford Fight Night **AMFFN Lightweight Champion (One time)

Boxing

*Canadian Amateur Boxing Association **Provincial boxing champion

Kickboxing

*Kickboxing Canada **Canadian Low-Kick Middleweight Champion **Canadian Full Contact Middleweight Champion **Provincial Full Contact Middleweight champion *World Pan-Amateur Kickboxing Association **WPKA Full Contact Super Middleweight Champion **WPKA K-1 Super Middleweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2 , Brandon Chagnon , TKO (punches) , Slammer in the Hammer , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:40 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Mike Thibodeau , KO (punches) , Elite 1: First Blood , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:34 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Luis Cepeda-Javier , TKO (punches) , Canadian Fighting Championship 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:17 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Eric St. Pierre , KO (punches) , Elite 1: Resurrection , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:52 ,

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