It had been 15 months since Jon Jones had competed in the Octagon, and when UFC 197 was all said and done he wasn't thrilled with his performance.
Jones was able to dominate late replacement Ovince Saint Preux for five rounds in winning the light heavyweight interim title on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Yet he was critical of himself for not pulling the trigger in spots where he should have. He said in the post-fight press conference that part of that could have been ring rust, but more realistically it was the switch of opponent that ultimately gave him trouble.