Completed MMA Event

UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

UFC 165
  • Saturday 09.21.2013 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Air Canada Centre
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,900,000
  • Attendance: 15,504
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 310,000 | TV Ratings: 722,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Fight of the Night
    Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
  • Knockout of the Night
    Renan Barão vs. Eddie Wineland   |   $50,000 bonus to Barão
  • Submission of the Night
    Mitch Gagnon vs. Dustin Kimura   |   $50,000 bonus to Gagnon

Referees

  • John McCarthy
    Jones vs. Gustafsson (13)Philippou vs. Carmont (10)Jury vs. Ricci (8)Thompson vs. Clements (6)
  • Yves Lavigne
    Barão vs. Wineland (12)Healy vs. Nurmagomedov (9)Menjivar vs. Reis (7)Gagnon vs. Kimura (5)Ronson vs. Prazeres (3)
  • Dan Miragliotta
    Schaub vs. Mitrione (11)Guelmino vs. Omielańczuk (1)
  • Todd Anderson
    Makdessi vs. Forte (4)
  • Todd Ronald Anderson
    Caceres vs. Delorme (2)

Fight Predictions

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Videos & Highlights

    Promo Video  |  UFC 165: Media Workout Recap report dead link

    Watch the stars of UFC 165 go through the motions and meet media obligations during fight week.

  • Promo Video  |  UFC 165 on Pay-Per-View Preview report dead link

    Watch the official trailer for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.

  • Promo Video  |  UFC 165: Extended Preview report dead link

    Watch the extended preview for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.

  • Promo Video  |  UFC 165: It's So Big report dead link

    Watch the entertaining "So Big, Your Head Might Explode" trailer for UFC 165.

  • Predictions  |  UFC Tonight: StrikeZone and Predictions for UFC 165 report dead link

    Watch Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian give their official predictions for UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.

  • Misc  |  UFC 165: Post-fight Press Conference report dead link

    Watch Dana White and the stars from UFC 165 answer media questions are the post-fight press conference.

  • Highlight  |  UFC 165: Phantom Cam Highlights report dead link

    Watch some incredible super slo-mo highlights from UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson.

  • Video Blog  |  Dana White Vlog: Jones vs. Gustafsson report dead link

    Watch Dana White's video blog covering the aftermath of Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson.

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