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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | August 15, 1973 Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Southwest (Jacksonville) | ||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1996 / round: 1 / pick: 22 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Marcus Jones | |
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| Other names | The Darkness Big Baby |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Tampa, Florida |
| Team | Gracie Tampa |
| Years active | 2007–2009 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus Edward Jones (born August 15, 1973) is an American former mixed martial artist fighter and former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, earning consensus All-American honors in 1995. A first-round pick in the 1996 NFL draft, he played professional football for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After retiring from the NFL, he became a mixed martial arts fighter, and was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.