LOL, what bums?. no those fighters were not passed it when he fought them. You are only thinking of them as passed it now.
Rashad Evans. was not passed it when they fought
Shogun Rua. was not passed it when they fought, had just won the belt knocking Machida out cold in round 1
Daniel Cormier. No way passed it, best fighter in MMA in heavier weightclasses. No one else can beat him.
Alex Gustaffsson. Its a good win but Gus has never beat any top guys apart from injured Shogun by decision.
OSP. Mid Tier, very hot and cold fighter.
Brandon Vera. Journeyman.
Glover Texiera. Decent win but yeah Glover is a bit long in the tooth.
Chael Sonnen. Pathetic win. Mismatch.
Vitor Belfort. He was on all forms of PEDS at the time and killing everyone with hulk kicks. Great win.
Lyoto Machida. Very Good win, Machida was not old or passed it at the time.
Rampage. Yeah his best days were behind him when Jones whooped him.
Ryan Bader. Very Good win, look how Bader is doing now. Not passed it at all.
Matyushenko. Yes 100% passed it and very slow and stiff. I'll give you that, he was passed it.
Jake O'brien. Not passed it, and actually a underrated good solid win for Jones.
The other guys he beat I can't be bothered to list. Jones is the best, I know peoples hatred just blinds them, but just have to face it..