As for Rochester, New York’s Jones, he leaves the sport with one of the greatest resumes ever compiled in mixed martial arts. A two-time light heavyweight champion before he became just one of nine fighters to win two divisional UFC titles when he defeated Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight crown in 2023, Jones’ is widely considered to be one of the best of all-time, pound-for-pound.
Owner of wins over world champions Daniel Cormier, “Shogun” Rua, “Rampage” Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Glover Teixeira, and Stipe Miocic, Jones also earned a place in the UFC Hall of Fame’s Fight Wing for his epic 2013 win over Alexander Gustafsson.
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Jones, a longtime Albuquerque resident whose last fight was a dominant third-round stoppage of Miocic at UFC 309 last November, retires with a 28-1, 1 NC record.
