| UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 21, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Air Canada Centre | |||
| City | Toronto,Ontario,Canada | |||
| Attendance | 15,504[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1.9 million[1] | |||
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UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson was amixed martial arts event held on September 21, 2013, at theAir Canada Centre inToronto,Ontario,Canada.[2] The main event was inducted into theUFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing in 2021.
The main event featured aUFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current championJon Jones andAlexander Gustafsson.[3][4][5] Gustafsson earned his title fight by winning six straight fights in the light heavyweight division.[3] Additionally, Jones was looking to surpass the number of Light Heavyweight title defenses originally set byTito Ortiz.[6]
Co-featured on the card was a rescheduled InterimBantamweight Championship bout between the current championRenan Barão, and formerWEC Bantamweight Champion and top contenderEddie Wineland.[7] The pairing was first planned as the headliner atUFC 161, but was removed from that event after Barão injured his foot.[8]
Mark Bocek was expected to faceMichel Prazeres at this event. However, Bocek pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomerJesse Ronson.[9]
Norifumi Yamamoto was expected to faceIvan Menjivar at the event. However, Yamamoto was removed from the bout and was replaced byWilson Reis.[10]
The event also aired October 17, 2013, onFox Sports 1 less than a month after it took place as part of a special UFC Reloaded.[11]
| 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 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Renan Barão (ic) | def. | Eddie Wineland | TKO (spinning back kick and punches) | 2 | 0:35 | [b] |
| 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
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