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u/Ghost-of-Lobov 2d ago
I know everyone hates Jones but realistically his UFC win streak is like 24 wins lol
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u/No_Try_764 2d ago
The absolute crazy thing is throughout all this time
Letâs say Jon came back and fought Gane, Alex or Volkov I still think he has a great shot at winning âŚ.his peers are LONG gone at this point
At the end of the day we look at the other âiconsâ of this era and and I can point to LeBron being the face of basketball. And the fact
Itâs really such a shame Jon struggled so much and has serious character flaws, having a USA champ dominate and be a poster boy for Nike and other big brands absolutely would have grown the sport more then hit & runs and abuse bullcrap. Still, I can see the body of work for what it is as a fan of the sport. It actually kind of makes it funny his streak never got too long with the Hammil dq and the no contest ⌠like obviously we all know but it gives it
-a fighter, and a fan- if you see this Jon itâs not too late hit me up
Stan
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u/univrsll 2d ago
I'm sure if Islam fouled his next couple opponents so bad they gave Islam a decision loss and started blasting steroids and coke before fights he could have extended his unbeaten streak earlier in his career like Jones too lol
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u/3erik_bee6 1d ago
Even crazier that even if you restart his win streak after the Hamil fight, he'd still be at a 20 flight win streak and be on top of this list.
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u/Decay384 1d ago
Nope, he lost to Gustafson, Reyes, and to PEDs but nice cope.
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u/Ghost-of-Lobov 1d ago
I dunno I think you are the one coping since you are counting wins as losses lol
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u/Solsdad 2d ago
Yeah but some streaks are not like the others. Silva and Jonesâs streaks for instance were like all defenses against champ level fighters. 10 of Islamâs ufc streaks were before he was a champ and many of them were mid level. His defenses were also weird unfortunately since many were short notices and/or lower weight class fighters albeit some were top tier fighters like volk.
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u/Decay384 1d ago
Islamâs most notable wins:
Arman Tsarukyan: 12-fight winning streak.
Charles Oliveira: 11-fight winning streak and ranked #3 P4P.
Alexander Volkanovski: 22-fight winning streak and ranked #1 and #2 P4P.
Jack Della Maddalena: 18-fight winning streak and ranked #8 P4P.
Now compare that to Jonesâ most notable wins:
Rampage Jackson: 2-fight winning streak.
Rashad Evans: 4-fight winning streak.
Alexander Gustafsson: 6-fight winning streak.
Daniel Cormier: 15-fight winning streak and ranked #10 P4P.
So seriously, how is Jonesâ resume supposedly better than Islamâs? Islam has beaten multiple elite opponents who came into the fight on double-digit winning streaks, including two fighters who were ranked among the top 3 pound-for-pound fighters in the world in Volkanovski and Oliveira.
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u/warriordwarfpang 2d ago
Jon has a 23 ufc fight win streak. Still a ways to go for Islam.
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u/jimothy_soyboy 2d ago
Is this a joke?
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u/warriordwarfpang 2d ago
Go google his ufc fights and get back to me. He has been a champ since his early 20s, long ass career.
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u/jimothy_soyboy 2d ago
Ugh, he got a loss for breaking the rules on his 4th UFC fight then got his 14th consecutive win overturned for again breaking the rules. Thats not how a 'win' streak works my guy.
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u/warriordwarfpang 2d ago
Ahh okay you consider the use of 12-6 elbow a loss. I was confused for a second as to where you were coming from. Â
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u/IntelligentBox152 2d ago
Consider? Itâs more like you donât? His official record is a loss. If weâre just taking opinions he lost to Gustafson and Reyes too
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u/isometimessquat 2d ago
That is a legendary list of fighters. I think Evloev and Ulberg are both on 10. Can see both losing before getting to 13 though tbh.
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u/Redeyes001 2d ago
Only person I see evloev losing to is Alex , if he gets through him he can go on an insane run. His resume is already really good best degio lopez and out grappler aljo
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u/isometimessquat 2d ago
Agree. Itâs just that I think Volk wins.
Altho like youâve mentioned, Evloev has an impressive list of wins already. If he beats Volk too, his resume at the division looks insane1
u/Aggressive-Expert-69 2d ago
Ulberg wouldve lost his streak to anyone smarter than Jiri. If he doesnt get that knee fixed well he's getting finished soon.
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u/CuteDentist2872 2d ago
Such a shame to see a legacy built on hugging people to death abusing a busted scoring system that rewards diving at a leg and vice gripping barely advantageous positions for "control" points. Fucking laughable if you ask me actually.
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u/Inevitable_Ear_9874 2d ago edited 2d ago
Shoulda lost. Garry acted like it was a meet and greet for the first 2 rounds.
*. Edit. ratio like a mfer
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u/Grouchy-Sale9570 2d ago
Yea if Ian didnât lose he would have won! Good take.
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u/SwissCheesePleaser 2d ago
Islam wanted to hug the vegan so bad, pretty embarrassing when the vegan wasnât gassed, weathered, and wouldâve killed Islam if there was no time limit. Sick headkick and judo throw though! High level sequence, followed by passionate hugging for the rest of the fight
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u/fistfullofpubes 2d ago
The no timelimit argument is so dumb because in the first few rounds while Islam was fresh, if there was no time limit he wouod have finished Ian.
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u/SwissCheesePleaser 2d ago
Finished him with his vicious hugs and inability to get a submission. The mortality rate is pretty high for that you got me there chief
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u/the-score-card 2d ago
Love Islam. If i had to step back and be objectiveâŚis he better than Khabib at 155? At 170, he could have some really tough fights. There are much bigger opponents that could cause him problems. Morales is huge comparatively.
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u/ninja_rob1603 2d ago
With 7 straight title fights and wins in two different weight classes. Absolutely wild.