Trevin Anthony Jones (born August 4, 1990) is an American

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living on the US Territory of Guam, who competes in the

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division of the

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Background

Jones started his MMA career when he first enrolled in an amateur fight after just six months of jujitsu. Originally from

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, he moved with his family to the island of

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when he was 13 to be closer to his uncle who was serving in the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

With his first pro fight in Pacific Xtreme Combat in 2011 against homegrown fighter Kyle Aguon, Jones all off his early career for the PXC promotion, during that time fighting Aguon two more times, taking a loss before beating him out for the Bantamweight Belt in 2016. After winning the belt, Jones had fought challengers from around the world, fighting for organizations such as ACA and Japanese

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. During this time, he had a pair of split decision losses against Rodrigo Praia and Young Jin Hwang, results that Jones hotly contests, after which he won by guillotine choke against Mehdi Baidulaev at ACA 91 and rear-naked against Japanese veteran

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at Deep: 89 Impact.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jones, as a replacement for Mark Striegl on two days notice, faced

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on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar. Jones won the fight via TKO in the second round, completing a comeback after almost getting finished in the first round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. On October 7, it was announced that the

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(NSAC) issued a four and a half month suspension for Trevin Jones, after he tested positive for marijuana in a drug test related to his fight. They also announced that Jones' victory was overturned to a no contest due to the violation. He was fined $1,800 and before he is relicensed in Las Vegas, Jones will also have to pay a prosecution fee of $145.36. Jones was expected to face

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on March 6, 2021 at UFC 259. However, Costa withdrew from the bout in mid-February citing injury and was replaced by

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. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Jones was scheduled to face Tony Kelley on July 24, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw. However on July 4, Kelly withdrew from the bout due to unknown reasons. As a result, Jones was scheduled to face Aaron Phillips. However on July 18, Phillips had to withdraw from the bout and Jones was moved to UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland on July 30, 2021 against Ronnie Lawrence. In turn, the bout was cancelled when Lawrence failed to show up for the weigh-ins due to health concerns. Jones, as a replacement for Jesse Strader, was scheduled to face Mana Martinez at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum on August 21, 2021. In turn, Martinez pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Saidyokub Kakhramonov. Jones lost the fight via technical submission due to a guillotine choke in round three. Jones was scheduled to face

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on December 18, 2021 at

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. However Jones withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Victor Henry. Jones faced Javid Basharat on March 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 203. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Jones faced

on October 1, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 211. Jones lost the fight by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) in a one-sided fight.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (One time) *Pacific Xtreme Combat **PXC Bantamweight Championship (One time) * MMAjunkie.com ** 2020 Comeback of the Year vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Trevin 1990 births Living people Guamanian male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu