UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is, by all but the most literal of definitions, undefeated through the first 23 bouts of his professional career. But with just one fight in the past 17 months – a lackluster decision win over Ovince Saint Preux – is he still the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet?

The latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings actually give a slight nod to current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (24-2-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC), who is currently riding a 10-fight winning streak and recently destroyed highly touted contender and Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Henry Cejudo.

From Jones’ perspective, that’s a fair list.

“I’m OK if people say it’s ‘Mighty Mouse,'” Jones told MMAjunkie. “I do look at ‘Mighty Mouse’ as a tremendous talent, but I know that I’m a tremendous talent, too. I know that I’ve done some amazing things.

“Our stats are completely different, but we both have great stats. But I don’t mind sharing that space with Demetrious Johnson.”

Of course, Jones looks to claim back the undisputed title he never lost in the cage at Saturday’s UFC 200 event at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Jones meets longtime rival and current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (17-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a rematch of their UFC 182 affair, which Jones won by unanimous decision.

Should he win that fight in impressive fashion, it’s a near certainty he’d again ascend to the top of the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings.

But Jones, 28, insists he’s not concerned with his current placement in a list of top fighters. Instead, he’s happy to know that some people already consider him the greatest fighter of all time, and to be even mentioned in that scope is proof he’s on the right track.

“At the end of the day, people say, ‘Is Muhammad Ali the greatest?'” Jones said. “‘Is Floyd Mayweather the greatest? Is Mike Tyson the greatest? Is ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson?’ Whatever – it’s always gonna be up for debate.

“Just a few years ago, everyone was saying Anderson Silva was the greatest of all times. And now, he’s not really. … I don’t lose sleep over the argument. At the end of the day, just being in the argument is tremendous, and I’m grateful to just be mentioned alongside the greats.”

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