Dominant light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was humanized and hospitalized at UFC 165, but he still found a way to win against Alexander Gustafsson.
Gustafsson bloodied Jones early and shut down the titleholder’s usually unstoppable wrestling. However, Jones kept his composure and really turned the momentum with a spinning elbow in the fourth round. Clear edges in the fourth and fifth stanzas were enough to earn Jones his record-breaking sixth straight 205-pound title defense.
While Jones displayed new championship characteristics on Saturday, he lost some of his aura of invincibility. Did a show of vulnerability cost Jones his spot atop the pound-for-pound rankings?
With UFC 165 in the book and UFC Fight Night 29 ahead, here are the latest official UFC rankings.