UFC 165

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UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
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The poster for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 21, 2013
Venue Air Canada Centre
City Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance15,504 [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.

Contents

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 classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c)def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)55:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Renan Barão (ic)def. Eddie Wineland TKO (spinning back kick and punches)20:35 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub def. Matt Mitrione Technical Submission (D'Arce choke)14:06
Middleweight Francis Carmont def. Costas Philippou Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Lightweight Myles Jury def. Mike Ricci Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Wilson Reis def. Ivan Menjivar Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Chris Clements KO (punches)21:27
Bantamweight Mitch Gagnon def. Dustin Kimura Technical Submission (guillotine choke)14:05
Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube)
Lightweight John Makdessi def. Renée Forte KO (punches)12:01
Lightweight Michel Prazeres def. Jesse Ronson Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Alex Caceres def. Roland Delorme Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Heavyweight Daniel Omielańczuk def.Nandor GuelminoKO (punch)33:18
  1. ↑ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ↑ For the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship.

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. [13]

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  2. ↑ Staff (2013-05-14). "UFC 165 heads to Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  3. 1 2 Dann Stupp and Matt Erickson (2013-06-13). "Champ Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson to headline UFC 165 in Toronto". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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  5. ↑ "UFC Fighter Rankings". 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  6. ↑ Dave Doyle (2013-04-22). "Jon Jones wants to break Tito Ortiz's record before turning to superfights". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  7. ↑ Matt Erickson (2013-07-03). "Renan Barao, Eddie Wineland meet for interim 135 title as UFC 165 co-main event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  8. ↑ Dave Deibert (2013-07-03). "Barao, Wineland interim title bout set for UFC 165 in Toronto". thestarphoenix.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  9. ↑ Staff (2013-08-22). "Newcomer Jesse Ronson in for injured Mark Bocek vs. Michel Prazeres at UFC 165". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  10. ↑ Cameron Gidari (2013-09-02). "Wilson Reis Replaces "Kid" Yamamoto, Faces Ivan Menjivar at UFC 165". MMAdiehards.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
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  12. ↑ "UFC® 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  13. ↑ Staff (2013-09-22). "UFC 165 bonuses: Jones, Gustafsson, Barao, Gagnon earn $50,000 honors". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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