Gonna be real here... Analysis models and all said it was a very good fight. Tom pushed JJ, but JJ championship rounds proved what I said would likely happen. Tom Wass a threat in round 1 and 2 like Reyes... But JJ kicks, sidekicks, movements, clinches, stalled enough that he wasn't too hurt. Tom clearly took those rounds but like Reye did the first two... Tom landed one good like Reyes, but JJ chi held up just like vs Stipe...
The third round was a competitive round but clear JJ. One of the best rounds... JJ had more significant and landed a spinning elbow that for sure gave him the round.
Tom was tired in the 4th, so JJ almost finished with ground and pound.
Fifth Tom came back strong, he backed JJ with good shots, but JJ timed his entry, and landed meaningful clinch strikes and managed to get to the ground, threaten a sub, then a knee to Tom's liver. Tom threw good ones too, but JJ outstriked by 1 hit + his knee to the liver had the most impact and he had top control.
It was a very good fight it seems, and JJ was said to be just as good and with the same frame he had vs Stipe. Jon Jones 48 - 47 Tom Aspinall (UD win) ... Close but not controversial. Gus 1 and Reyes were closer.
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JJ 100
Reyes 98
Gus 1 98
Tom Aspinall 94
Thiago Santos 94
Something like this. This one had only one swing round but that wasn't really a swing as JJ outstriked and controlled range, takedown for 1 minute, and impact was the same...
It wasn't much different from Ankalaev and Pereira 1 in the dominance level. JJ was like Ankalaev and Tom was like Poatan.