I think what happened in rounds 4&5 happens sooner or identical to this fight. DC can't hang with Jones has to offer for 5 rounds sadly. And he sure isn't going to ko him unless it's a flash ko in the first round, also highly unlikely.
I think a sound strategy for Jones is to keep the pressure on him, but to mix up the striking to attack his legs too. Jones does a good job of mixing up his striking and his leg kicks are a good part of that. He uses them well to keep the distance and give himself some room to plan what to do next. He does it every fight, and he'll do it to break pressure and create a gap so he can do something else.
It's weird to me no one does leg kicks on him to hurt him and try to reduce that aspect. Instead the ones who kick always aim for high kicks, neglecting the fact that he's a giant so it's going to be tough to connect when he's fresh in the fight. DC got caught just like that. He went for a high kick a few times, which is just crazy when Jones is fresh because the disparity in size is far too much. It's not going to happen.
You need to keep the pressure on him, and mix up the strikes and hit his legs too. Work from that. The first three rounds are important, because if it goes towards the end of the fight, unless you're of equal size, it's going to be easy for him to grind you out.
