That time Stephan Bonnar beat Jon Jones....

[Dr Fong]

Pretty sure only one out of three judges gave machida round one.

Media scores tended to be for Machida, but I'll take your word for it.

 

[BowserJr]

I watched their fight for the first time in a very long time, and I've honestly always remembered the match differently than how it actually went. There's no doubt in my mind that Stephan Bonnar beat Jon Jones in the 3rd round. Yes Jones was only 21, and pretty inexperienced at the time. However considering the outstanding career Jones has had, I think any round he lost is at least somewhat noteworthy. Jones controlled rounds 1 & 2 with a variety of throws/takedowns which really became the big story of the fight. He landed a nice spinning elbow to drop Bonnar towards the end of rd 1. It was a nasty shot, but Bonnar was able to recover. In round 3 both guys were fatigued, but Jones looked more so, and Bonnar was much more active. The "American Psycho" landed some nice uppercuts, kicks, and established himself as the aggressor. Jones won the fight unanimously, but 2 of the 3 judges gave the final round to Bonnar (which I agree with). This fight highlighted the natural talents of Jones, as well as the fight durability of Bonnar (rip).

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Jones has always looked whatever when he does not have a huge reach advantage

 

[Mike]

Media scores tended to be for Machida, but I'll take your word for it.

It's come up a lot on here over the years, and I recall people saying he only one on one judges scorecard a number of times. FWIW when I watched it live I scored that round for Machida myself. At that time he was the first person Jones seemed to have any difficulty with so that might be part of it.

 

[Ibm]

Lol jon was a baby here.