Rony Jason
| Rony Mariano Bezerra | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rony Mariano Bezerra March 21, 1984 Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil |
| Other names | Jason |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil |
| Team | Pitbull Brothers Team Nogueira Fortaleza EC |
| Teacher(s) | Bruno Gouvea, João Paulo Marques, Bruno Machado |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Kickboxing Orange belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Rony Mariano Bezerra (born March 21, 1984), often billed as Rony Jason, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bezerra was also the Featherweight winner of Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. His nickname is based on Friday the 13th film character Jason Voorhees; he wears the Voorhees mask on his walk to the Octagon.
Born and raised in Brazil, Bezerra began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 16, and was talented, winning various titles. Bezerra has also trained in kickboxing and judo. Bezerra attended law school before dropping out to further pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts.
Bezerra made his professional MMA debut in 2006, where he fought Alessandro Cabeca in his professional debut, winning via second round TKO.
At only 2-0, Bezerra took a fight against another up-and-comer, and future UFC Interim Bantamweight Champion, Renan Barão. The fight was very closely contested and ended in a split decision loss for Bezerra. He won his next fight via submission before suffering his second loss to Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Bezerra bounced back from the loss with first round submission wins over future UFC fighter, Felipe Arantes and tough journeyman, Felipe Alves.
On December 5, 2009 at the Platinum Fight Brazil 2 fight card, Bezerra fought future Bellator contender, Genair da Silva. He lost the fight via doctor stoppage after the end of round two. After the loss, Bezerra went on a five fight winning streak, where he claimed multiple titles for several promotions, and was named BloodyElbow.com's 2012 #1 Bantamweight prospect, despite never fighting in the division.
In March 2012, it was revealed that Bezerra was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Bezerra defeated Dileno Lopes via technical knockout in the first round to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
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