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Jon Jonesā UFC profession has been marred by lengthy layoffs brought on by suspensions on account of quite a few authorized run-ins and constructive checks for performance-enhancing medicine, however that hasnāt stopped many from calling him the best blended martial artist of all time.
Since making his skilled debut in 2008, Jones is 26-1 with one no contest and his lone defeat a December 2009 disqualification on account of unlawful elbows in a struggle he was dominating. Heās maybe probably the most naturally gifted fighter to ever grace the cage, and his resume is as embellished as they arrive, with victories in opposition to varied legends, UFC Corridor of Famers and high contenders throughout two generations of sunshine heavyweights. Heās additionally gained the UFC heavyweight championship.
You may try one spotlight and one picture from every of his 23 UFC bouts beneath.
UFC 87, Aug. 9, 2008: Jon Jones def. Andre Gusmao by way of unanimous resolution (30ā27, 29ā28, 30ā27)
UFC 94, Jan. 31, 2009: Jon Jones def. Stephan Bonnar by way of unanimous resolution (30ā27, 29ā28, 29ā28)
UFC 100, July 11, 2009: Jon Jones def. Jake O’Brien by way of submission (modified guillotine choke) ā Spherical 2, 2:43
TUF 10 Finale, Dec. 5, 2009: Matt Hamill def. Jon Jones by way of disqualification (unlawful elbows) ā Spherical 1, 4:14
UFC on Versus 1, March 21, 2010: Jon Jones def. Brandon Vera by way of TKO (strikes) ā Spherical 1, 3:19
UFC on Versus 2, Aug. 1, 2010: Jon Jones def. Vladimir Matyushenko by way of TKO (elbows) ā Spherical 1, 1:52
UFC 126, Feb. 5, 2011: Jon Jones def. Ryan Bader by way of submission (guillotine choke) ā Spherical 2, 4:20
UFC 128, March 19, 2011: Jon Jones def. ‘Shogun’ Rua by way of TKO (strikes) ā Spherical 3, 2:37 ā to win gentle heavyweight title
UFC 135, Sept. 24, 2011: Jon Jones def. ‘Rampage’ Jackson by way of submission (rear-naked choke) ā Spherical 4, 1:14 ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 140, Dec. 10, 2011: Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida by way of technical submission (standing guillotine choke) ā Spherical 2, 4:26 ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 145, April 21, 2012: Jon Jones def. Rashad Evans by way of unanimous resolution (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 152, Sept. 22, 2012: Jon Jones def. Vitor Belfort by way of submission (americana) ā Spherical 4, 0:54 ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 159, April 27, 2013: Jon Jones def. Chael Sonnen by way of TKO (strikes) ā Spherical 1, 4:33 ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 165, Sept. 21, 2013: Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson by way of unanimous resolution (48ā47, 48ā47, 49ā46) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 172, April 26, 2014: Jon Jones def. Glover Teixeira by way of unanimous resolution (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 182, Jan. 3, 2015: Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier by way of unanimous resolution (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
*Jones was stripped of the belt in April 2015 because of his involvement in a hit-and-run incident
UFC 197, April 23, 2016: Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux by way of unanimous resolution (50-44, 50-45, 50-45) ā to win interim gentle heavyweight title
*Jones was stripped of his interim belt forward of a scheduled UFC 200 title-unification bout with Daniel Cormier after he failed a drug take a look at and was handed a one-year suspension by the U.S. Anti-Doping Company
UFC 214, July 29, 2017: Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier by way of TKO (head kick, punches) ā Spherical 3, 3:01 ā to win gentle heavyweight title*
*Jonesā win was subsequently overturned to a no contest and he was stripped of the title after he examined constructive for a performance-enhancing drug; Jones acquired a two-year suspension from USADA for the violation
UFC 232, Dec. 29, 2018: Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson by way of knockout (punches) ā Spherical 3, 2:02 ā to win vacant gentle heavyweight title
UFC 235, March 2, 2019: Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith by way of unanimous resolution (48-44, 48-44, 48-44) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 239, July 6, 2019: Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos by way of cut up resolution (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
UFC 247, Feb. 8, 2020: Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes by way of unanimous resolution (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) ā to retain gentle heavyweight title
*Jones relinquished his title six months later as a part of his transfer as much as the heavyweight division
UFC 285, March 5, 2023: Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane by way of submission (guillotine choke) ā Spherical 1, 2:04 ā to win vacant heavyweight title
Video: One second from each Jon Jones struggle
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