Jon Jones is a two-division UFC champion. Bones became the youngest champion in UFC history when he knocked out the iconic Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 128 in 2011.
Last year, Jones annexed the UFC heavyweight championship by submitting Cyril Gane at UFC 285 to become the 8th two-division champion in UFC history.
Jones is a complete fighter who can dominate the fight on the feet or the ground. He stands 6-4 and has an impressive reach of 84 inches. As a striker, Jones has recorded 10 knockout victories. He lands an average of 4.29 significant strikes per minute at an accuracy of 57%. On the other hand, Jones absorbs only 2.22 significant strikes per minute and has a strike defence of 64%.
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Bones also has 7 submission victories. He completes an average of 1.93 takedowns per 15 minutes with a 45% takedown accuracy. Jones also has impeccable takedown defense as he foils 95% of takedown attempts against him. The current UFC heavyweight champion averages 0.5 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Jon’s total of 1,463 career significant strikes landed and 1,835 total strikes landed are the most in the UFC light heavyweight division. At 5:40:15, Jones has logged the most fight time in the 205-pound division’s history. His average fight time of 15:28 is also the second-longest in the light heavyweight division.
Overall, Jones’ numbers show how dominant he was in the light heavyweight division and it makes a good case for him as the undisputed GOAT of the UFC’s 205-pound weight class. When he was active, Jones was also the No.1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. Although he’s surrendered that title now, it’s due to a lack of activity. UFC President Dana White also considers Jones as the greatest mixed martial artist ever.