Most people have a favorite fighter including the greatest fighter of all time. Former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones named his favorite fighter of all time and his favorite currently active mixed martial artist in a recent interview with Helen Yee Sports.

"My favorite fighter to watch, it's always been Anderson Silva," Jones said. "He's unbelievable."

Silva held the undisputed UFC middleweight championship for 2,457 days, the longest title reign in UFC history. He defended the middleweight belt a record 10 consecutive times . He was inducted in the UFC Hall of Fame in the Pioneer Wing in 2023 and in the Fight Wing in 2024. Silva name is always mentioned in the greatest of all time debate and continues to compete in boxing at 50-years-old. He last fought in December, knocking out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua undercard.

While Silva is Jones' favorite fighter of all time to watch, "Bones" revealed his favorite active fighter as well.

"Right now, I would say Ilia [Topuria]. He really gets me excited," said Jones. "He's just dynamite."

Topuria, like Jones, is a two-division UFC titleholder. He captured the 145-pound championship by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February 2024. He defended the title once, knocking out former champion Max Holloway at UFC 308 in October of 2024.

"El Mator" relinquished his 145-pound championship to move up to the lightweight division seeking a second UFC divisional belt. He'd become a member of the two-division champion club by knocking out former lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 last June.

In November, Topuria announced that he was taking an extended break from fighting to deal with divorce. It was unknown how long the champion would be sidelined but he indicated that he would not be fighting in the first quarter of 2026. In his absence, the fight promotion opted to crown an interim titleholder.

Former interim champion Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett fought for the interim crown in the UFC 325 main event on Jan. 24. Gaethje defeated “The Baddy” to become two-time interim champion and earned a title unification bout against Topuria. The two are expected to fight later this year.