Jonathan Brookins

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::summary American mixed martial arts fighter ::

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Field	Value
name	Jonathan Brookins
image	JonathanBrookinsUFC.jpg
image_size	200px
birth_date
birth_place	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
height
weight	145 lb
weight_class	Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
reach	74 in
fighting_out_of	Orlando, Florida, United States
rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
years_active	2006–2017
mma_kowin	3
mma_subwin	9
mma_decwin	4
mma_koloss	2
mma_subloss	2
mma_decloss	7
sherdog	17316
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Jonathan Brookins (born August 13, 1985) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed as a featherweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Brookins has mostly fought in Florida, as well as competing in The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. On December 4, 2010, Brookins defeated Michael Johnson to become the Ultimate Fighter and earn a contract with the UFC. During his time at Lindenwood University, he was also the college roommate of former fellow UFC fighter Mike Rio.

Early life

Brookins was born on August 13, 1985, in Portland, Oregon. He attended high school at Century High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. There he started wrestling, winning a state title his senior year and earning a scholarship to Lindenwood University.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Brookins was introduced to mixed martial arts by Charles Bennett. After meeting him and training with him, Brookins made his professional MMA debut against Allen Berube, a TUF 5 veteran. Having only trained in wrestling, Brookins surprised himself by winning via KO in under twenty seconds.

Brookins has mostly fought at featherweight, most notably in World Extreme Cagefighting where he lost to José Aldo via TKO in the third round. Brookins would later rebound at Bellator 1 where he defeated Stephen Ledbetter via submission (rear naked choke).

Brookins then won two fights in G-Force fights, the most notable being a submission victory over Luis Palomino.

The Ultimate Fighter

Brookins then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to compete in The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck.

In the debut episode, Brookins faced fellow wrestler Ran Weathers. Brookins would go on to take a unanimous decision victory in two rounds. Following this, Brookins was selected by Team GSP. Brookins was GSPs second pick and the fourth overall.

Brookins was picked by GSP to face Sevak Magakian in the preliminary house fights. Brookins faked a takedown, which fooled Magakian. Brookins was then able to take down Magakian before attempting a standing rear naked choke. Brookins eventually secured the submission at 2:04 of the opening round.

In the quarter-finals, Brookins faced Judo specialist Sako Chivitchian. Brookins was able to throw Chivitchian to the mat, which forced Chivitchian to try to stand up. Brookins then got hooks in and worked for a rear naked choke, eventually sealing it soon after, to advance to the semi-finals.

In the semi-final round, Brookins faced teammate Kyle Watson. In a somewhat lopsided bout, Brookins controlled Watson on the ground to take a 30–27 judges decision. The win moved Brookins into the finals against Michael Johnson.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brookins defeated Michael Johnson at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale. In the first round, Brookins was dominated on the feet by Johnson. However, he pulled through and used his wrestling to edge rounds 2 and 3, taking the unanimous decision to become The Ultimate Fighter.

Brookins was expected to face John Makdessi on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129. However, Brookins was pulled from the bout and replaced by Kyle Watson.

Brookins was expected to face Jeremy Stephens on June 4, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale. However, Brookins was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Danny Downes.

Brookins returned to featherweight for his next fight and faced Erik Koch on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Brookins was expected to face Rani Yahya on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1. However, Yahya was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Vagner Rocha. Brookins won via KO in the first round.

Brookins faced Charles Oliveira on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. He lost the fight via submission due to a guillotine choke in the second round.

Brookins next faced Dustin Poirier on December 15, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale. He lost the back-and-forth fight via submission in the first round.

On December 21, 2012, Brookins decided to retire from MMA in order to move to India and devote his time to practicing Yoga full-time.

Legacy Fighting Championship

On January 24, 2014, it was announced that Brookins would return from his retirement to fight for Legacy Fighting Championship. He dropped down to the Flyweight division to make his debut on March 21 at Legacy FC 29 against Cody Fuller. Brookins was victorious in his flyweight debut with a second round submission finish. He then faced Austin Lyons in a bantamweight bout at Legacy FC 34 on August 29, 2014. Brookins lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Pancrase

Brookins made his Pancrase debut at Pancrase 262 in a non-title fight taking on the Pancrase Bantamweight Champion Shintaro Ishiwatari . He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC.com Awards
    • 2010: Ranked #8 Newcomer of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

| draws= | nc= | ko-wins= 5 | ko-losses= 2 | sub-wins= 7 | sub-losses= 2 | dec-wins= 4 | dec-losses= 7 | dq-wins= | dq-losses= | other-wins=

other-losses=
Loss
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Ryan MacDonald
TKO (elbows and punches)
Art of Scrap 10

| |align=center|3 |align=center|2:59 |Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Catchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win
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Decky Dalton
Decision (unanimous)
BAMMA 28

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |- |Loss |align=center|15–10 |Kyle Nelson |Decision (split) |Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 2 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | |- |Loss |align=center|15–9 |Tom Niinimäki |Decision (unanimous) |Euro FC 1 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Espoo, Finland

Return to Featherweight.
Loss
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Shintaro Ishiwatari
Decision (unanimous)
Pancrase 279

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan

For the Pancrase Bantamweight Championship.
Win
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Shintaro Ishiwatari
Decision (unanimous)
Pancrase 262

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan

Non-title bout.
Loss
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Austin Lyons
Decision (unanimous)
Legacy FC 34

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States

Bantamweight debut.
Win
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Cody Fuller
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Legacy FC 29

| | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:02 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Flyweight debut.
Loss
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Dustin Poirier
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale

| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 13–5 | Charles Oliveira | Submission (guillotine choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–4 | Vagner Rocha | KO (punches) | UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:32 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–4 | Erik Koch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Return to Featherweight.
Win
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Michael Johnson
Decision (unanimous)
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Won The Ultimate Fighter 12 Lightweight Tournament.
Win
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Yosdenis Cedeno
Decision (unanimous)
G-Force Fights: Bad Blood 3

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 10–3 | Luis Palomino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | G-Force Fights: Bad Blood 2 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:44 | Coral Gables, Florida, United States

Return to Lightweight.
Win
align=center
Stephen Ledbetter
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Bellator 1

| | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:32 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–3 | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | WEC 36 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:45 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–2 | Jose Santibanez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | South Coast Promotions 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:07 | Houston, Texas, United States

Featherweight debut.
Loss
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Greg Loughran
Decision (split)
Cage Warriors 32

| | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 7–1 | Jose Figueroa | Submission (guillotine choke) | World Extreme Fighting: King of the Streets | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:47 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–1 | Donald Brook | TKO (submission to punches) | Harmful Intent Promotions 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:35 | Estero, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–1 | Yves Jabouin | TKO (submission to elbows) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 3:35 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 4–1 | Harris Sarmiento | Decision (unanimous) | Shakedown 1 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Sean Bartlett | TKO (punches) | Combat FC 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:05 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Ryan Nakamura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combat FC 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:09 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | York Ash | Submission (guillotine choke) | Full Throttle 8 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:58 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Allen Berube | KO (punch) | Combat FC 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:19 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Lightweight debut.

References

References

1. (April 12, 2012). "Former TUF Winner Jonathan Brookins Excited To Be Facing Charles Oliveira At TUF Live Finale". mmaconvert.com.
2. (June 3, 2010). "Fight Path: After rocky childhood, Jonathan Brookins found unlikely inspiration in Krazy Horse".
3. (June 3, 2010). "Fight path: After rocky childhood Jonathan Brookins found unlikely inspiration in Krazy Horse". mmajunkie.com.
4. (August 3, 2010). "Meet the cast for The Ultimate Fighter 12, field includes 28 lightweights". mmajunkie.com.
5. (September 16, 2010). "Episode no.1 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com.
6. (September 22, 2010). "Episode No. 2 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com.
7. (October 21, 2010). "Episode No. 6 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com.
8. (November 10, 2010). "Episode No. 9 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com.
9. (December 1, 2010). "Episode No. 11 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com.
10. (January 4, 2011). "UFC 129: Brookins-Makdessi, MacDonald-Wilks Set for April 30 in Toronto". mmafrenzy.com.
11. (January 11, 2011). "John Makdessi meets Kyle Watson, not Jonathan Brookins, at UFC 129". mmajunkie.com.
12. "Jeremy Stephens vs. Jonathan Brookins likely for The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale". mmajunkie.com.
13. (May 10, 2011). "Downes replaces injured Brookins at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale". mmajunkie.com.
14. (2011-06-11). "Jonathan Brookins vs. Erik Koch slated for UFC Fight Night 25 "Bayou" event". mmajunkie.com.
15. (December 14, 2011). "UFC on FUEL TV 1 adds Yahya vs. Brookins". mmajunkie.com.
16. (January 5, 2012). "UFC on FUEL TV 1 adds Brookins vs. Rocha". mmajunkie.com.
17. (April 7, 2012). "Jonathan Brookins vs Charles Oliveira booked for June 1 in Las Vegas". mmamania.com.
18. (October 21, 2012). "Dustin Poirier set to face Jonathan Brookins at TUF 16 Finale". mmafighting.com.
19. (December 20, 2012). "Broke Jonathan Brookins lost belief in fighting and himself; headed for spiritual journey to India". mmamania.com.
20. (January 24, 2014). "Legacy FC signs 'TUF 12' champ Jonathan Brookins, who's headed to flyweight". mmajunkie.com.
21. (July 8, 2014). "Henry Cejudo, Jonathan Brookins Added to Legacy FC 34 in Mississippi". sherdog.com.
22. (August 30, 2014). "Legacy FC 34 results: Brian Hall, Austin Lyons score upset wins". mmajunkie.com.
23. (September 29, 2014). "Jonathan Brookins-Shintaro Ishiwatari Bantamweight Bout Added to Pancrase 262". Shedog.com.
24. Thomas Gerbasi. (December 14, 2010). "Ten Best – The Newcomers of 2010". [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].

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