Current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones responded to a question about how his fight with Daniel Cormier would have ended if they faced each other in their prime as heavyweights.
Jon Jones in an interview with Geoffrey Woo
Peak ‘Bones’ vs. peak DC at heavyweight? I believe I beat Daniel Cormier at heavyweight worse than I beat him at light heavyweight. I feel like my speed has transferred over in a way that his hasn’t. I think I beat him up pretty worse at heavyweight. I kick harder. I punch harder as a heavyweight, but I kick a lot harder.
Jones and Cormier have faced each other twice in the light heavyweight division. In 2015, Jon won against Daniel by unanimous decision, and two years later, he won by knockout in the rematch. However, the result of the second fight was overturned due to a failed drug test.
In mixed martial arts, Jones has a record of 28 wins and one loss, with another fight deemed a no contest. Cormier holds 22 wins, three losses, and one no-contest.
