Coldest UFC finish? Jon Jones choking out Lyoto Machida was brutal

Inside the Octagon, Jon Jones will go down as one of the greatest Mixed Martial Artists of all time.

Many were anticipating big things after a successful UFC debut against André Gusmão.

‘Bones’ would go on to defeat the likes of Stephan Bonnar, Brandon Vera, Vladimir Matyushenko and Ryan Bader before earning a title shot against Maurício Rua.

Rua was defending his belt for the first and had a lot more experience inside the octagon compared to Jones.

However, in typical Jones fashion, he would walk Rua down and test him. Eventually, Jones defeated Rua and became the youngest ever UFC champion.

Jon would go on to successfully defend the belt for the first time against Quinton Jackson, before fighting Lyoto Machida,

Jones has had many spectacular performances during his illustrious career. However, the fight against Machida will go down as one of his most impressive.

Leading up to the finish, Jones faked a kick and threw a left hand that dropped Machida.

By the time Lyoto got up, Jones had the Brazilian in a headlock position. From immediate viewing, you could tell that Jones had the choke and that it was tight.

He would soon go on the submit Machida with a standing guillotine, before falling to the floor.

Machida, like Rua, was heavily experienced and had several bouts in the UFC leading up to the showdown with Jones. However, ‘Bones’ would show just how good he is and live up to the hype.

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He would then go on to defeat the likes of Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson, Glover Teixeira and Daniel Cormier.

Personal issues affected Jones when it came to wanting to compete regularly inside the ring.

After the second fight with Cormier, he’d have to