Can Anyone Beat UFC Living Legend Jon Jones?

Attempts to circle away from his linear attacks are punished with brutal body and leg kicks and a snapping left hook.As opponents attempt to solve the range puzzle, Jones will suddenly step in with a strong single leg or a vicious short elbow, his arms long enough to use it the way less gifted fighters might use a straight punch. In 19 UFC fights, 12 of them contested for the light heavyweight title against the best in the world, I could only find a handful of times Jones was even in trouble, let alone close to defeat.Aside from the first Gustafsson fight, Jones has looked mortal only in moments, never for extended periods.Rashad Evans, Jones' former training partner and friend, caught the champion with a high kick and a hard punch in their 2012 fight. Few in the division's history can match Evans' combination of speed and power, but even the former champion could only use it to his advantage a couple of times in a five-round fight.At UFC 152, Vitor Belfort, another former champion, caught an overconfident Jones with an armbar in the first round, taking advantage of Jones' putting his right hand behind Belfort's head to control his movement. That's the only way an opponent has managed to stay out of the loss column, though Daniel Cormier's post-fight tears and prone body after a head-kick knockout tell a different story than the one on the official record.Drug use and criminality of various kinds have plagued Jones throughout his career.