In UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ illustrious career, only one judge has seen one of his opponents as the winner. And that distinction goes to Thiago Santos.
It happened in July 2019 at UFC 239, where Santos took then-light heavyweight champ Jones to the brink – made him look human, even. After five grueling rounds, many observers believed Santos won that fight and one judge agreed, awarding him a score of 48-47. But the two other judges scored it the other way, 48-47 for Jones, allowing him to escape with the title.
Afterward, it was revealed that Santos tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, and meniscus in his left knee in the early going of the fight. That means he managed to beat Jones, according to one judge, essentially on one leg for most of the fight.
