The light heavyweight champion avoided another defeat.
Jones marched on his third title-retention attempt since reclaiming the light heavyweight championship in December 2018.
Coming off a split decision win against Thiago Santos, many believe the mixed martial arts great will showcase his best performance to date.
Going into the title fight, the 32-year old legend holds the record for the most wins in the 205-pound class with 19 victories and the most number of title-defences with 10.
In what could be his final title-defence at 205 pounds before moving up to a new weight class, MMA fans and pundits alike predicted it will be an easy win for him against ‘The Devastator.’
Reyes, who remains unscathed in six straight UFC bouts, is fresh off a first-round knockout of Chris Weidman and holds notable wins against Jared Cannonier, Ovince Saint-Preux, and Volkan Oezdemir.
Regarded as the underdog, the challenger looks to exploit Jones’ boxing skills to be able to pull off a massive upset.
Controversial Outcome
When the dust settled, it was Jones who had his hand raised after eking out a decision win as the judges scored 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 all in favour of the defending champion.
It was a close call, though, as Reyes gave Jones a serious run for his money, with many fans claiming a robbery happened in Houston.
With the win, Jones now also holds the record fofor most title fight wins with 14 and tied Georges St-Pierre for most number of title-defences.
Here are some of the highlights from the UFC 247 main event fight:
Check out the UFC 247 fight card full results below (via MMA Fighting):
Main Card
Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes via unanimous decision
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian via third round TKO
Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa via first round technical knockout (1:59)
Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige via split decision
Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision
Undercard
Trevin Giles def. James Krause via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Lauren Murphy def. Andrea Lee via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Khaos Williams def. Alex Morono via first-round KO (0:27)
Mario Bautista def. Miles Johns via second-round TKO (1:41)
Journey Newson def. Domingo Pilarte via first-round TKO (0:38)
Andre Ewell def. Jonathan Martinez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Youssef Zalal def. Austin Lingo via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes)