When was Jones prime?

[djacobox372]

His first fight with DC.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

since he's off roids.

Source?

 

[cmw43]

Unfortunately the game caught up to him. He's not ahead of the curve as much as he was when he came along.

That is one definition of falling out of prime.

Smith, Santos and Reyes aren't any more skilled than the guys he's fought in the past.

Reyes did so well because Jones grappling is heavily based on using his leverage, it's why he struggled the first Gus fight and went 0 for 12 on takedowns, Gus just mentally checked out the second fight and turned up for a check.

Santos turned into a brawl and wasn't scared of Jones and had the Muay Thai skills to bring it to Jones.

Smith fight was a snoozer, Jones was cleanly winning rounds and Smith wasn't doing enough to try and stop him.

None of these guys are any more skilled than the guys Jones fought earlier in his career.

 

[Liverkick-king56]

Ignoring the cheating and all of that BS?
The second DC fight. Most people consider it a win anyways

Being reasonable and not ignoring the cheating
Probably the Smith fight (Unless he was pulsing) he's arguably lost his last 2 fights and has looked very human, Smith was the last fight post-suspension he looked like a beast

 

[C0NCH3TO]

His future is 2 years more on top max. His prime was his 20’s for sure. He is past his prime now .... but still kicking ass cause he is so ahead of the game ....To all that add the roids. There you go.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

His prime ended when he was last busted for juicing after the Cormier fight. Hasn't looked the same ever since.

He really has looked 100% different. He was DOMINATING everyone until that point. Then he is just beating them because he's good at distance management.

 

[johnmangala]

He really has looked 100% different. He was DOMINATING everyone until that point. Then he is just beating them because he's good at distance management.

Yeah it does seem like that. Jones prior to getting busted looked nearly unbeatable, now he’s the most beatable he’s ever been. IDK if he’s past his prime but it sure does seem like the best of Jones is past him.