''UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson'' was a
mixed martial arts
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event held on September 21, 2013, at the
Air Canada Centre
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in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. 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
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classe ...
bout between current champion
Jon Jones
Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which he has competed in the light heavyweight division. He is a former two-time UFC L ...
and
Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. Gustafsson currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA ...
.
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
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...
.
Co-featured on the card was a rescheduled Interim
Bantamweight Championship bout between the current champion
Renan Barão
Renan Mota do Nascimento Pegado (born 31 January 1987), better known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. He held one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history - follo ...
, and former
WEC Bantamweight Champion and top contender
Eddie Wineland
Edward Alan Wineland Jr. (born June 26, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2003 until 2022, Wineland was the in ...
.
The pairing was first planned as the headliner at
UFC 161
''UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts event held on June 15, 2013, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Background
While the UFC has hosted several events in the past in Canada, the event was the first that the or ...
, but was removed from that event after Barão injured his foot.
Mark Bocek
Mark Andrew Bocek ( cs, Boček; born October 24, 1981) is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor for ten years from 2004 to 2014, Bocek has ...
was expected to face
Michel Prazeres
Michel Richard Cunha dos Prazeres (born July 25, 1981) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the Welterweight division. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Mixed martial arts career
Early MMA caree ...
at this event. However, Bocek pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer
Jesse Ronson
Jesse Ronson (born December 24, 1985) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Lightweight division. A professional fighter since 2009, he has previously competed in promotions such as UFC, ...
.
Norifumi Yamamoto
was a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the UFC. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to ...
was expected to face
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar (born May 30, 1982) is a Salvadorian-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Menjivar was born in La Paz, El Salvador, in 1982. Fleeing the ...
at the event. However, Yamamoto was removed from the bout and was replaced by
Wilson Reis
Wilson Reis Monte Alto Gonçalves (born January 6, 1985, in Januária) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. Reis is the former EliteXC Bantamweight Champion and has also competed for UFC, Bellator, ShoXC a ...
.
The event also aired October 17, 2013, on
Fox Sports 1
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less than a month after it took place as part of a special UFC Reloaded.
Results
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
See also
*
List of UFC events
*
2013 in UFC
References
{{UFC Hall of Fame
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