How can a fighter beat Jon Jones?

Victory in a match is normally gained either by the judges' decision after an allotted amount of time has elapsed, a stoppage by the referee (for example if a competitor can not defend himself intelligently) or the fight doctor (due to an injury), a submission, by a competitor's cornerman throwing in the towel, or by knockout.

Knockout (KO): as soon as a fighter is unable to continue due to legal strikes, his opponent is declared the winner. As MMA rules allow submissions and ground and pound, the fight is stopped to prevent further injury to the fighter.

Submission: a fighter may admit defeat during a match by:

a tap on the opponent's body or mat/floor
a verbal submission

Technical Submission: the referee stops the match when the fighter is caught in a submission hold and is in danger of being injured. Often it is when a fighter gets choked unconscious; other times it is when a bone has been broken in a submission hold (a broken arm due to a kimura, etc.)

Technical Knockout (TKO)

Referee stoppage: The ref may stop a match in progress if:
a fighter becomes dominant to the point where the opponent can not intelligently defend himself and is taking excessive damage as a result
a fighter appears to be losing consciousness as he/she is being struck
a fighter appears to have a significant injury such as a cut or a broken bone

Doctor Stoppage/Cut: the referee will call for a time out if a fighter's ability to continue is in question as a result of apparent injuries, such as a large cut. The ring doctor will inspect the fighter and stop the match if the fighter is deemed unable to continue safely, rendering the opponent the winner. However, if the match is stopped as a result of an injury from illegal actions by the opponent, either a disqualification or no contest will be issued instead.

Corner stoppage: a fighter's corner men may announce defeat on the fighter's behalf by throwing in the towel during the match in progress or between rounds. This is normally done when a fighter is being beaten to the point where it is dangerous and unnecessary. In some cases, the fighter may be injured.

Retirement: a fighter is so dazed or exhausted that he/she cannot physically continue fighting.

Decision: if the match goes the distance, then the outcome of the bout is determined by three judges. The judging criteria are organization-specific.

Forfeit: a fighter or his representative may forfeit a match prior to the beginning of the match, thereby losing the match.

Disqualification: a "warning" will be given when a fighter commits a foul or illegal action or does not follow the referee's instruction. Three warnings will result in a disqualification. Moreover, if a fighter is unable to continue due to a deliberate illegal technique from his opponent, the opponent will be disqualified.
 
by being alexander gustafsson.
 
Let's be honest, nobody really knows. Gus seems to have the best clue.

A power puncher who can get inside would be interesting. I think Rumble might be the guy, but even then it would consist of Rumble landing a lucky punch. Jones would win the next three rematches.
 
He needs to excel in following areas: Boxing, understanding of the striking game, footwork and lateral movement, TDD, physical talent, pressure, cardio

Boxing - exploit one of Jones' weaknesses
Understanding of striking - obvious
Footwork and use of lateral movement - keep Jones from getting into his groove, keep him resetting, keep him from landing takedowns and kicks at will
TDD - keep Jones from landing points by takedowns
Physical talent - obvious
Pressure - needs to dictate the fight and not just chill on the outside
Cardio - obvious
 
Trick him into finishing you with 12 to 6 elbows.
 
I don't think the book as changed completely on how to beat Jon; Gus may have added a few pages but the theory remains the same. Take away his reach & length and fight him in middle of his chest.
The problem with taking away his reach & length is now he shortens his range with hellbows & knees so head & body protection become key to his challenger. Gus showed us that Jones can be touched with great movement & boxing, this is why I thought Glover would damage to Jon. But Glover plods forward and telegraphs his movement and is just too slow.

Rumble at this stage looks to have that body & ferocity to fight in the middle of Jon's chest and bang. I would advice Rumble to tell Jon exactly what you want to do Jon loves the challenge of beating a fighter at their own game stand & bang as never really been Jon's game, so bait him into one.
 
I posted a huge breakdown that got buried when he got TKOed by the piss test I'll look for it.
 
Its the Matt theory striking again. Once you achieve a certain level of greatness you can only lose to people named Matt. We saw it with GSP and now it emerges again with Jon "Bones" Jones.
 
Stringent drug testing, including multiple out of competition random drug tests as the fight approaches, which include blood testing, would be a necessary prerequisite.
 
Pressure, cut off the cage, and beat him up against the cage, dont force the takedown.
 
Gus had reach, good footwork and good tdd and the fight was even before he gassed.

DC had good infighting skills and good tdd and he won ond round out of 3 bdfore gassing.

Guess a fightet with a good takedown defence, a big frame (Jones was tossing mw Chael around, but taking down Gus was hard work for him), and a good cardio (5-round experidnce is a must) has some chance against Bones.
 
Avoid getting hurt by a spinning elbow late in the 4th round.
 
Block his 12 6 elbows with your eyes.
 
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