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Alexander Gustafsson vs Jon Jones

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson · KO/TKO, round 3 (2:02)
 
Alexander
Gustafsson
Light Heavyweight
Record
18-4
UFC
10-4
Age
31
Height
6'5"
Reach
79"
Stance
Orthodox
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GustafssonJones
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Jon
Jones
Light Heavyweight
Record
16-2
UFC
16-1
Age
31
Height
6'4"
Reach
84"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Alexander GustafssonJon Jones
Significant strikes22 of 8359 of 102
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 01 of 5
Control time0:001:28
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

15
20
Round 1
20
21
Round 2
30
26
Round 3
■ Alexander Gustafsson ■ Jon Jones Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Glover Teixeira
Alexander Gustafsson
Won · KO/TKO, round 5
May 2017 · landed 2.6 more significant strikes a minute
Jon Jones
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2014 · landed 3.4 more significant strikes a minute
Daniel Cormier
Alexander Gustafsson
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Oct 2015 · Cormier landed 0.8 more a minute
Jon Jones
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jan 2015 · landed 1.4 more significant strikes a minute
Mauricio Rua
Alexander Gustafsson
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2012 · landed 2.1 more significant strikes a minute
Jon Jones
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Mar 2011 · landed 5.2 more significant strikes a minute
Vladimir Matyushenko
Alexander Gustafsson
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Dec 2011 · landed 2.3 more significant strikes a minute
Jon Jones
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Aug 2010 · landed 8.0 more significant strikes a minute

Their other meetings

Jon Jones won by decision, 5 roundsSep 21, 2013

Other fights that night

Alexander Volkanovski def. Chad Mendes KO/TKO, round 2 (4:14) —— —— —— —— Amanda Nunes def. Cristiane Justino KO/TKO, round 1 (0:51) —— —— —— —— Nathaniel Wood def. Andre Ewell submission, round 3 (4:12) —— —— —— —— Ryan Hall def. BJ Penn submission, round 1 (2:46) —— —— —— —— Uriah Hall def. Bevon Lewis KO/TKO, round 3 (1:32) —— —— —— —— Montel Jackson def. Brian Kelleher submission, round 1 (1:40) —— —— —— —— Michael Chiesa def. Carlos Condit submission, round 2 (0:56) —— —— —— —— Megan Anderson def. Cat Zingano KO/TKO, round 1 (1:01) —— —— —— —— Corey Anderson def. Ilir Latifi decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Curtis Millender def. Siyar Bahadurzada decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Petr Yan def. Douglas Silva de Andrade KO/TKO, round 2 (5:00) —— —— —— ——