UFC 165
| UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 21, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Air Canada Centre | |||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Attendance | 15,504 | |||
| Total gate | $1.9 million | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 21, 2013, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main event was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing in 2021.
Background
The main event featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. Gustafsson earned his title fight by winning six straight fights in the light heavyweight division. Additionally, Jones was looking to surpass the number of Light Heavyweight title defenses originally set by Tito Ortiz.
Co-featured on the card was a rescheduled Interim Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion Renan Barão, and former WEC Bantamweight Champion and top contender Eddie Wineland. The pairing was first planned as the headliner at UFC 161, but was removed from that event after Barão injured his foot.
Mark Bocek was expected to face Michel Prazeres at this event. However, Bocek pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Jesse Ronson.
Norifumi Yamamoto was expected to face Ivan Menjivar at the event. However, Yamamoto was removed from the bout and was replaced by Wilson Reis.
The event also aired October 17, 2013, on Fox Sports 1 less than a month after it took place as part of a special UFC Reloaded.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Renan Barão (ic) | def. | Eddie Wineland | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 0:35 | |
| Heavyweight | Brendan Schaub | def. | Matt Mitrione | Technical Submission (D'Arce choke) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Middleweight | Francis Carmont | def. | Costas Philippou | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov | def. | Pat Healy | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Mike Ricci | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Wilson Reis | def. | Ivan Menjivar | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Stephen Thompson | def. | Chris Clements | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:27 | |
| Bantamweight | Mitch Gagnon | def. | Dustin Kimura | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:05 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube) | |||||||
| Lightweight | John Makdessi | def. | Renée Forte | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Lightweight | Michel Prazeres | def. | Jesse Ronson | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Alex Caceres | def. | Roland Delorme | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Omielańczuk | def. | Nandor Guelmino | KO (punch) | 3 | 3:18 | |
- For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of The Night: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
- Knockout of The Night: Renan Barão
- Submission of the Night: Mitch Gagnon