By the Numbers: UFC 197

It might not have been a vintage performance for Jon Jones, but the former light heavyweight king had more than enough to dispose of Ovince St. Preux on Saturday night. Shaking off ring rust for much of the bout, Jones cruised to a unanimous decision triumph over St. Preux in the UFC 197 headliner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. With the win, “Bones” claimed interim 205-pound gold and set up a title rematch with Daniel Cormier later this year. While Jones wasn’t on top of his game, Demetrious Johnson was never better. The flyweight champion staked his claim to the pound-for-pound throne in the co-main event, stopping gold medalist Henry Cejudo via technical knockout 2:49 into the opening round. With two of the sport’s best in action, there are plenty of facts and figures to review. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 197, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com.16: Octagon wins for Jones, most by any light heavyweight in the modern history of the promotion and tied for fourth most in UFC history overall.13: Consecutive victories for Jones, moving him past Georges St. Pierre and into sole possession of the second-longest win streak in promotion history behind only Anderson Silva (16).105: Significant strikes landed by Jones, tied for the third-highest total of his UFC tenure. The Jackson-Wink MMA representative landed 105 of his 157 significant strike attempts, a 66 percent success rate. St. Preux, meanwhile, land 57 of 160 significant strikes, a 35 percent clip.1,021: Career significant strikes landed by Jones, most in UFC light heavyweight history and No. 5 all-time behind, Nate Diaz (1,044), Frankie Edgar (1,187), Georges St. Pierre (1,254) and Michael Bisping (1,393).46: Significant leg strikes landed by Jones. St. Preux, meanwhile, landed 16.18: Significant ground strikes landed by Jones; St. Preux landed zero.24: Significant body strikes landed by Jones; St. Preux landed 123: Takedowns landed, in five attempts by Jones. “Bones” landed all three of his takedowns in the championship frames.36: Career takedowns landed by Jones, who moved past Tito Ortiz and into sole possession of …

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