UFC 165

UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
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]
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields

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. ^[2] 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. ^{[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 by Tito Ortiz. ^[6]

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. ^[7] The pairing was first planned as the headliner at UFC 161, but was removed from that event after Barão injured his foot. ^[8]

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. ^[9]

Norifumi Yamamoto was expected to face Ivan Menjivar at the event. However, Yamamoto was removed from the bout and was replaced by Wilson Reis. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

Results

Main card
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

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.

^[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[13]

• Fight of The Night: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
• Knockout of The Night: Renan Barão
• Submission of the Night: Mitch Gagnon

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2013 in UFC

References

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