(This story originally appeared Tuesday, July 25, 2017, on MMAjunkie.)

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and pound-for-pound great Jon Jones finally returns to the octagon after more than 15 months away as part of today’s headlining act of UFC 214 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) has the chance to take a large step toward reclaiming his former glory when he challenges current 205-pound champ and heated rival Daniel Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the pay-per-view main event, which follows prelims on FXX and UFC Fight Pass.

With another significant contest in Jones’ career just around the corner, there’s no better time to take a closer look at everything he’s achieved to date and what records are in store if he returns to his championship form at UFC 214.

General statistics

Jones is ranked No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings and No. 3 pound-for-pound.

He competes in his 18th UFC light-heavyweight bout, the fifth most appearances in divisional history behind Ryan Bader (20), Tito Ortiz (19), Chuck Liddell (19) and Rashad Evans (19).

His current 13-fight UFC winning streak in light-heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division and longest in the history of the weight class. It’s also the longest UFC winning streak among active fighters.

His 13-fight winning streak in UFC competition is the second longest in company history behind Anderson Silva (16).

His 16 UFC light-heavyweight victories are the most in modern UFC history.

His nine stoppage victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are tied with Liddell for most in modern divisional history.

His five submission victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history.

He’s defeated five fighters who once held an undisputed UFC belt, the second most of any active fighter in the organization behind Lyoto Machida (six).

His seven fight-night bonuses for UFC light-heavyweight bouts are tied with Mauricio Rua for the most in divisional history.

His reach of 84.5 inches is longest in the light-heavyweight division and tied with heavyweight Stefan Struve for longest among active UFC fighters.

Championship statistics

At 23 years and eight months old, Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history when he defeated “Shogun” Rua for the light-heavyweight title at UFC 128 in March 2011.

At 24 years, two months and five days old, he became the youngest fighter in UFC history to defend a title when he defeated Quinton Jackson at UFC 135.

His title reign of 1,501 days is the longest in UFC light-heavyweight history.

His 10 victories in UFC title fights are fourth most in company history behind St-Pierre (12), Silva (11) and Demetrious Johnson (11).

His eight consecutive light-heavyweight title defenses are a record for the weight class.

His streak of eight consecutive UFC title defenses is fourth longest in history behind Johnson (10), Silva (10) and St-Pierre (nine).

His four UFC title defenses in a 364-day span between Sept. 24, 2011, and Sept. 22, 2012, are the most by any champion in modern UFC history.

His five stoppage victories in UFC title fights are fifth most in company history behind Silva (nine), Hughes (nine), Johnson (six) and Ronda Rousey (six)

In-fight statistics

Jones has never been knocked down or submitted in MMA competition.

His 1,273 total strikes landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.

His 1,021 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are the most in divisional history.

His 138 significant strikes landed against Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 were the second most ever in a UFC light-heavyweight title fight. Daniel Cormier holds the record with 140 significant strikes vs. Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192.

His significant strike accuracy of 55.6 percent in UFC light-heavyweight competition is the highest among active fighters in the weight class.

His strike differential rate of +2.29 in UFC light-heavyweight competition is second highest among active fighters in the division behind Corey Anderson (+2.68).

His 36 takedowns landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Evans (50) and Bader (46).

His takedown accuracy rate of 52.2 percent in UFC light-heavyweight competition is the highest among active fighters in the weight class.

He’s been taken down only twice in his 23-fight career, with 35 of 37 in takedowns defended (94.6 percent) in his UFC tenure. Gustafsson dragged him to the mat once at UFC 165. Cormier also took him down once – a slam he immediately got up from – at UFC 182.

His takedown defense rate of 94.6 percent is the third best in UFC history behind Renan Barao (100 percent) and Tyron Woodley (95.2 percent).

He’s one of three fighters in UFC history to earn two fourth-round finishes. He accomplished the feat at UFC 152 and UFC 135.

His 10 submission attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition are the third most in divisional history behind Renato Sobral (15) and Stephan Bonnar (13).

He’s one of only two fighters in UFC history (Patrick Smith) to win two fights via a standing submission.

His total fight time of 4:00:12 in UFC light-heavyweight competition is second most in divisional history behind Evans (4:02:43).

For complete coverage of UFC 214, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.