Just before the Tournament of Power started, Hit and Goku were the clear favourite to be champions, however, that was before Jiren was introduced. This is a man that has distanced himself away from everything else in life other than getting stronger. Power is everything to Jiren and because of this attitude; the Universe 11 Pride Trooper was able to surpass most fighters in existence, with only a select few being able to match him in combat. When the Tournament of Power began Jiren only acknowledged two fighters worthy enough for his attention and they were Universe 6’s Hit, as well as Universe 7’s Goku.

It’s why when Goku was beaten and Hit was eliminated from the battle royal, Jiren decided to spend the rest of the tournament meditating and left the rest of the fighters to his teammates. However, Jiren’s meditation was interrupted when Kefla, the fusion of Universe 6’s Caulifla and Kale, was formed and began to fight Goku, revealing a third fighter that Jiren acknowledged. At the end of the day, Kefla was beaten by Goku but Jiren recognized her extreme power before she was eliminated by waking from his meditating state.