What are Jones' best wins in your opinion?

[RockyLockridge]

Bader, cormier, machida, Glover, and gane would be his best wins imo.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Shogun was coming back from knee surgeries so solid win but not among his most impressive.

I think the Bader win is underrated. Bader was undefeated and got manhandled. He also stuck around for a long time after that as a fairly elite fighter.

Bader, Machida, Gus, DC and Glover are his best wins imo as all those guys had at least a few good years left of fighting after they lost to Jones. I think your criticism of his eye poking in the Glover fight is fair but Glover gets wrecked either way. I honestly don't think Jones has had an impressive performance against a worthy opponent since beating DC the first time with the exception of the rematch which got overturned.

Almost the same list as mine. I didn't put gus because going into that fight Gus was a major underdog and was his lowest profile title fight yet at the time but he was the most in their prime fighter jons ever fought. If Jones blew through Gus and finished him quickly, no one would bat an eye, and that win would be down there with chael

 

[ChrisBenoit]

When he beat the undefeated Chael Sonnen

 

[KO Shotz]

Vitor was a good win cuz Jon actually had his arm dislocated and still finished off Vitor with a compromised limb

Yup. Many talk about the Gus, Santos & Reyes fight being fights that almost handed Jon a loss, but Vitor almost had him finished.

 

[Aurelian]

That's a big what if though. Glover got in trouble because he was susceptible to big shots when closing the distance. Jones has never had the heat behind his hands to negate forward pressure, nor does he have anything close to a remarkable jab. Take away his eye pokes and I think we may have seen a very different career.

The way Jon cranked Glover's shoulder and injured him was the deciding factor. Not an eye poke, and definitely not any big strike. Apparently Glover was susceptible to getting limbs broke by elite fighters as well.

 

[RockyLockridge]

The way Jon cranked Glover's shoulder and injured him was the deciding factor. Not an eye poke, and definitely not any big strike. Apparently Glover was susceptible to getting limbs broke by elite fighters as well.

and that happened in round 1 before any foul or w/e

 

[icemun]

Rashad is an overlooked fighter. Sugar was pretty unstoppable and got caught by Machida. There was talk of how he sonned Jones a couples times at Jackson.

DC: Never lost a single round at HW and never got taken down until he faced Jones

Rampage: Looked incredible, hed never looked in such good shape and his defense was the best Id seen from him in the Jones fight.

Gane: was supposed to destroy Jones, just went the distance with Francis and got choked out within seconds

Honorable mention Shogun: That was basically criminal assault

 

[usernamee]

Reyes. He beat that boy from pillar to post.

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[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Cormier because Cormier was 15-0 before that and no one could even touch him, he totally dominated everyone and was never ever in any threat. Also he went on to win more belts and beat many other great fighters afterwards so its not like he was washed.

Machida, Rashad, Glover, Bader were all great wins as well.

I know everyone has forgot but remember when Brandon Vera had so much hype and he was finally going to LHW, had a great record and was super slick and accurate, I thought he could win lol, little did I know. Jones beat him badly, he broke Vera's face, literally.

 

[Dbreiden83080]

DC 1 and 2
Gus 1 and 2
Glover
Rampage
Shogun
Machida
Rashad
Gane

On and on..

 

[Dbreiden83080]

That fight was a massacre..

 

[Scott Stapp]

1. Judge Charles Brown of the Second Judicial District Court.
2. Albuquerque PD.
3. Judge Asra Elliott.
4. Binghamton PD.
5. Las Vegas PD.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Shogun was coming back from knee surgeries so solid win but not among his most impressive.

I think the Bader win is underrated. Bader was undefeated and got manhandled. He also stuck around for a long time after that as a fairly elite fighter.

Bader, Machida, Gus, DC and Glover are his best wins imo as all those guys had at least a few good years left of fighting after they lost to Jones. I think your criticism of his eye poking in the Glover fight is fair but Glover gets wrecked either way. I honestly don't think Jones has had an impressive performance against a worthy opponent since beating DC the first time with the exception of the rematch which got overturned.

IIRC Shogun had a burst appendix or something too months before

 

[AstralPanda]

DC Is one of the best fighters of all time, there's a strong argument for him beating Any LHW or HW in the sports history during his prime, other than Jon Jones

Against DC, I think he had to tap Into his full potential and pool of talent to win. Where as frequently throughout his career, he didn't take opponents as seriously as he should've, partied leading up to fights and was lacking the healthy fear / adrenaline needed to perform at his best.

The best Jones is one that's a little scared and because he was so far ahead of the division for most of his career, we really didn't see the best version of Jones as much as people might think.

Other than that, I think he had the most fire during a lot of those early title fights.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Shogun was shot before he made it to the UFC. Gus and DC were both legit wins and really the only impressive ones.

Shogun was coming back from knee surgeries so solid win but not among his most impressive.

While it's true that Shogun was on his 3rd or 4th knee surgery by the time he faced Jones, he was still able to grab gold and be both a PRIDE and UFC champion. Jones being a 23 year old kid at the time makes it impressive regardless of Shogun's wear and tear and I'm a notorious Jones hater around here, but credit where it's due.

 

[Islam Imamate]

While it's true that Shogun was on his 3rd or 4th knee surgery by the time he faced Jones, he was still able to grab gold and be both a PRIDE and UFC champion. Jones being a 23 year old kid at the time makes it impressive regardless of Shogun's wear and tear and I'm a notorious Jones hater around here, but credit where it's due.

I don't think Shogun was completely shot at that point and I agree that being able to manhandle him at 23 was quite impressive for Jones. I just think that Bader, Machida, Gus, DC, and Glover were stiffer challenges but the win over Shogun is definitely better than the lackluster performances he gave us in the latter half of his career against the likes of Santos and Smith.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

I don't think Shogun was completely shot at that point and I agree that being able to manhandle him at 23 was quite impressive for Jones. I just think that Bader, Machida, Gus, DC, and Glover were stiffer challenges but the win over Shogun is definitely better than the lackluster performances he gave us in the latter half of his career against the likes of Santos and Smith.

One thing about the glover fight I've always wondered: Why did we never see a guy attempt that gross shoulder/elbow crank that Jon was trying to tear Glover's arm apart with ever again outside of that fight?

Bader I just kind of...write off I guess, for that part of his career at least. he would lose against Tito immediately after Jon beat him and that halted any momentum he'd have in the UFC IMO. I just see it as Jon coming out as superior in the prospect v prospect fight.

 

[Islam Imamate]

One thing about the glover fight I've always wondered: Why did we never see a guy attempt that gross shoulder/elbow crank that Jon was trying to tear Glover's arm apart with ever again outside of that fight?

Most guys in that position are only thinking about position and if they do want to hurt the guy they'll try to sneak in an elbow or a knee. Jones is just that creative that he can see those kinds of openings in the moment.

 

[Luffy]

Alexander Gustafsson (both fights), DC 1, Lyoto Machida, Shogun, Glover Teixeira, Cyril Gane, Thiago Santos and Stipe Miocic

All those fighters were great challengers and the first fight vs Gus was the best I've ever seen. I cite the Santos one because that match was also very good imo... Both of them showed elite striking skills, reflexes, endurance. Rewatching it made me realize how good that fight was...

 

[Luffy]

Tom Aspinall as well may be one of them when they fight...