5 fighters who were one and done in the UFC

#5 Jonathan Wiezorek

Jonathan Wiezorek won his lone UFC fight but still wasn't brought back

Perhaps the most curious name on this list, Wiezorek remains to the best of my knowledge the only man in the Zuffa era to win his lone UFC fight but not be brought back for a second outing. The reason is a bit of a mystery but probably has to do with the absolutely terrible quality of his lone fight – a Heavyweight match with Wade Shipp on the untelevised prelims of UFC 47 in 2004.

At the time both men were likely seen as prospects – Shipp was 4-1 while Wiezorek was 5-0 – and with the Heavyweight division being low on talent the UFC were clearly willing to try anything. What ensued was one of the all-time sloppy UFC fights, even by 2004 standards.

Wiezorek simply charged at Shipp with his head down, eating a ton of counter strikes and being busted wide open in the opening moments. But somehow his chin held up and Shipp quickly gassed himself out. Wiezorek secured a takedown, got to back mount, and pounded Shipp out before the first round had ended.

Despite winning, though, Wiezorek never returned to the Octagon. The likely explanation is that his win was hugely unimpressive – even the lower-level UFC Heavyweights of the time like Mike Kyle and Travis Wiuff probably would’ve handled him – and with nothing suggesting he could become a star, he was quickly let go. But he remains a cool trivia factoid at least.

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