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.

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.

[2] There he started wrestling, winning a state title his senior year and earning a scholarship to Lindenwood University.

After meeting him and training with him, Brookins made his professional MMA debut against Allen Berube, a TUF 5 veteran.

[3] 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 got hooks in and worked for a rear naked choke, eventually sealing it soon after, to advance to the semi-finals.

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.

He dropped down to the Flyweight division to make his debut on March 21 at Legacy FC 29 against Cody Fuller.