While Machida dominated the opening five minutes, he was caught by a vicious Jones elbow. Jon "Bones" Jones continued his UFC LHW reign on April 26th with yet another successful title defense as he defeated Glover Teixeira in impressive fashion at UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira in Baltimore via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) . 2M. A few minutes later, it was all over after Jones had beaten Sonnen with punches and elbows. Gustafsson became the first fighter to take Jones down while also negating his attacks by stuffing numerous takedowns. Jon Jones' Title Defenses. Jones defends his title against Anthony Smith in the If you look at the resume of Evans, the loss to Jones was the only time he's been completely manhandled. Just like in his win over Glover Teixeira, Jon Jones decided to play to his opponent's strengths against Chael Sonnen. He has since moved to the middleweight division but will be remembered for exposing that first chink in the armor of Jones. : 1.85. But in the end, Jones These two are headed for a rematch, and you can believe the eyes of the MMA world will be tuned in. Jones was doing exceptionally well and had Belfort on his back. However, in the scuffle of trying to escape from the punches Jones was throwing, Belfort used the position to lock Jones arm. This UFCs video is titled History of Jon Jones Title Defenses and credited to UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship. TD Avg. Jon Jones defends tactical title defense, but it doesnt feel good to be booed New, 28 comments By Alexander K. Lee @AlexanderKLee Jul 8, 2019, 12:00pm EDT Many even believed he should have had his hand raised at the end. Maybe it's a case of short-term memory, but Jon Jones was Sonnen, years before, was able to use his style of wrestling to nearly take the title away from Anderson Silva. In UFC lightweight champion Jon Jones made his UFC debut in 2008 at UFC 87 in Minneapolis. Jon Jones apparently won't be defending his UFC light heavyweight title anytime soon unless he is shown the money and in a big way. Continue reading Jon Jones Dana White recently revealed where the UFC stands on Jon Jones and newly-crowned heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou's first title defense.. Play. While Jackson got off some decent shots against Jones, he failed to capitalize or take control of the fight. Jeff Wagenheim. Rashad Evans and Jon Jones were the closest of friends under the watchful eye of Greg Jackson in New Mexico. While his win over "Suga" wasn't one of his four submission victories since becoming champion, it was his most complete performance. While he didn't land many of the highlight-reel shots we've become accustom to seeing, he stayed in close and used Teixeira's game plan against him. From the opening bell, it was all Jones, as he controlled the pace and the action. Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! : 95%. Jones charged Sonnen and took the wrestler to the mat. Jones, though, displayed his "heart of a champion" attitude by battling back from early troubles. His knockout defeat vs. Lyoto Machida was an eventful fight until the final blow landed, while the decision loss at the hands of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was widely criticized. That set off a yearlong feud with Evans that came to a head at UFC 145. The contest also brought into play one of Jones' more effective moves that he has used in every bout since: the oblique kick. Tags. After transferring to Morrisville State College to study Criminal Justice, he dropped out of college to begin his MMA career.