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Jesse Ronson (born December 24, 1985) is a
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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 claims he fought a lot in the streets as a young kid. Ronson brags "...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 in 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
Ryan Healy Ryan Healy (born July 20, 1983) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who has competed for many promotions including Strikeforce, WEC, Shine Fights, and Full Contact Fighting Federation. He is also the twin brother of mixed-m ...
, 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
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announced that it had signed Jesse Ronson to replace an injured
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to take on
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at
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in
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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
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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. After winning at Abu Dhabi Warriors 2 against Gadji Zaipulaev by the way of D'Arce choke, he would lose by unanimous decision to
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on October 3, 2015, at Abu Dhabi Warriors 3. Ronson was scheduled to face Stephen Beaumont at XFFC 8. However, Beaumont pulled out due to injury and Ronson instead faced Matt MacGrath for the XFFC Welterweight title in Grande Prairie, Alberta on December 11, 2015, losing the bout via unanimous decision. He would follow that performance by losing to Matt Dwyer by unanimous decision on July 8, 2016, at XFFC 10, but would follow that with 5 straight wins on the regional scene, 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. Instead he signed with
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(PFL) to take on Natan Schulte on July 25, 2019, at PFL 5, in a bout that he would lose by unanimous decision. Ronson made his sophomore PFL performance against Nikolay Aleksakhin on October 11, 2019, at PFL 7, losing by TKO stoppage in the first round.


Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

After rebounding with a first round rear-naked choke against Troy Lamson at BTC 9, Ronson faced Nicolas Dalby, 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 '' Performance of the Night'' award. The fight result was overturned to a no contest after USADA handed Ronson a 22-month suspension for testing positive for
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, making him ineligible to fight again until March 22, 2022. Ronson faced Rafa García on April 16, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 34. 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. Ronson then challenged Robert Seres for the Samourai MMA Super Lightweight Championship on March 11, 2023 at Samourai MMA 5, winning the bout and title via first round rear-naked choke. Ronson defended his title against fellow UFC vet Kazula Vargas on May 26, 2023 at Samourai MMA 6, winning the bout in the first round after Vargas tapped out due to a liver shot. Ronson faced Ricardo Chavez on August 5, 2023 at BTC 21 for the vacant BTC Welterweight Championship, winning the title and bout via TKO stoppage 56 seconds into the bout. Ronson faced Robert Hale on November 18, 2023 at BTC 22, winning the bout via first round TKO. Ronson faced
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at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 on March 2, 2024. Ronson won by a kimura submission in the first round.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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** Performance of the Night (One time) **Tied (
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&
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) for most consecutive split decision losses in UFC history (3) *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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Jason Saggo Jason Saggo (born November 23, 1985) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Saggo graduated from University of Guelph. Mixed martial arts care ...
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Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...
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Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...
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Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
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Alka Matewa Alka Matewa (born April 26, 1987) is a Congolese-Belgian Actor, former Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Early life Alka Matewa was born on 26 April 1987 in Kinshasa, Congo, the son of Pierre Maytewa and Lucie Nsuele. Both parents a ...
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Gatineau, Quebec Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, directly across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also par ...
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
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Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because ...
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
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Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because ...
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