Which victory of Jon Jones was the most impressive?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Feel free to suggest fights.

I'm going to say Lyoto Machida.

Badass submission and walk away finish.

 

[TheBulge]

Well the Rua beatdown produced the most Pride FC tears so I choose that one.

 

[Preston broadus]

Dc 2

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Dc 2

Too bad it was a officially put as a no contest, but that easily is his best victory.

 

[Siauliai]

Ofc it was against the Shogun it was really hard to watch my guy getting destroyed by Jones I think it's still the best performance by a challenger against the champ in MMA history.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Amazing thread my friend
Hard to pick

Gotta go with Shogun. Beat the absolute piss out of a Pride legend, making him tap to strikes and then becoming the youngest champ in history

I know DC 2 turned into a NC, but that was pretty brutal stuff. This would have been my top pick given the caliber of opponent. No body apart from Jones has beaten DC before, let alone finishing

Him choking Machida is also one of my favorites

Jones finishing Vera was another insane and vicious finish. Although not as high of a caliber opponent as most the other fighters listed
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[Mike]

Gotta go with Shogun. I had a feeling he was going to win going into the fight but I was nervous. I didn't expect possibly the most one sided title fight in UFC history.

 

[Gamer007]

I mean the Shogun beatdown is one of the most impressive victories in the history of the sport, let alone by a 23-year-old who'd just fought RYAN BADER a month before.

From every angle the Shogun fight stands above the rest, from the frightening display of skill, the utter savagery of the beating, becoming the youngest champion, destroying a famous legend who wasn't even 30 years old, and doing it all without having even 2 months to train and prepare.

I don't believe Jones had even been doing MMA for 4 calendar years when he won the title, we have never seen anything like that before or since.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

I mean the Shogun beatdown is one of the most impressive victories in the history of the sport, let alone by a 23-year-old who'd just fought RYAN BADER a month before.

From every angle the Shogun fight stands above the rest, from the frightening display of skill, the utter savagery of the beating, becoming the youngest champion, destroying a famous legend who wasn't even 30 years old, and doing it all without having even 2 months to train and prepare.

I don't believe Jones had even been doing MMA for 4 calendar years when he won the title, we have never seen anything like that before or since.

It was spectacular. It was actually not even 3 years since his MMA debut.

And right after beating Shogun, he he beats, rampage jackson, machida, evans and belfort (all champions) in like a 1.5 year period.

Don't think we will see a fighter go on that sort of run in such a young age for a very long time

 

[cmw43]

This image was pretty iconic.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

The Shogun win was much more dominant, but DC is hands down the best guy he fought. DC would have Jon Jones'd the division if Jones wasnt there.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

 

[Cobra 03]

I think his most impressive victory [no contest], was his KO of a prime Daniel Cormier in they're 2nd fight. I know it was ruled a no contest, but nobody had stopped DC before, at that time, and Jones destroyed him. It was impressive! Also, him choking out Machida, and dropping him like a sack of potatoes, was pretty cool. Then there was stopping the legendary Shogun with strikes. Shogun tapped to strikes! When is the last time someone of his stature did that? Those are 3 MMA legends, that Jones destroyed. No excuses, he beat 3 great fighters convincingly....impressive.

 

[Razor]

When sherdoggers made a big deal of this picture saying "omg Rua is gonna kill him" lmao

 

[ferrisjso]

Machida or Evans fight made him the GOAT IMO. Shogun had nothing for Jones. Machida and Evans did. Evans hit Jones with this beautiful KO kick and he shrugged it off so well the audience didn't notice and no one ever talks about it.

 

[abject]

I think his most impressive victory [no contest], was his KO of a prime Daniel Cormier in they're 2nd fight. I know it was ruled a no contest, but nobody had stopped DC before, at that time, and Jones destroyed him. It was impressive! Also, him choking out Machida, and dropping him like a sack of potatoes, was pretty cool. Then there was stopping the legendary Shogun with strikes. Shogun tapped to strikes! When is the last time someone of his stature did that? Those are 3 MMA legends, that Jones destroyed. No excuses, he beat 3 great fighters convincingly....impressive.

How is it impressive when Jones was juiced to the gills. Wtf

 

[Chillez]

Gotta be Shogun for me utter domination epic performance made it look so easy.

 

[d2s]

Well the Rua beatdown produced the most Pride FC tears so I choose that one.

Don't forget, Shogun tapped also

 

[AmericanMMA]

Shogun by far