UFC 165 Results:
Some other good main card action, which included a spinning back kick that TKO'd  Wineland by Barao. Schaub choked out Mitrione until he was unconscious. Khabib Nurmagomedov establishing himself as a lightweight to watch out for.

After a night of questionable scoring, the headlining bout could have gone either way. Ultimately, though, the judges sided with the champ via 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 scores. Nearly all the cageside media agreed with the decision.

"He was just a tough fighter," Jones said. "I spent a lot of time on my boxing in this camp. Maybe that wasn't the best idea. I should have been like water and used more versatility. But hat's off to Alexander. That was by far my toughest fight, and I really got to exercise my warrior spirit tonight. That makes me happier than getting the win."

Gustafsson, who was as much as a 12-1 underdog with some sports books, presented the seemingly indestructible champ the biggest challenger of his career. It was enough to warrant a rematch, though the disappointed 26-year-old wasn't in a mood to campaign for one.

"I will learn from this, and I'll come back much stronger from this," Gustafsson said. "I'm just starting my career, and I have lots of fights to do."

UFC 165 results in Brief:
Champ Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) - to retain light heavyweight title
Champ Renan Barao def. Eddie Wineland via TKO (kick, punches) - Round 2, 0:35
Brendan Schaub def. Matt Mitrione via submission (D'Arce choke) - Round 1, 4:06
Francis Carmont def. Constantinos Philippou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Pat Healy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Myles Jury def. Mike Ricci via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Wilson Reis def. Ivan Menjivar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
Stephen Thompson def. Chris Clements via KO (punches) - Round 2, 1:27
Mitch Gagnon def. Dustin Kimura via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 4:05
John Makdessi def. Renee Forte via KO (punches) - Round 1, 2:01
Michel Prazeres def. Jesse Ronson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Alex Caceres def. Roland Delorme via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Daniel Omielanczuk def. Nandor Guelmino via KO (punches) - Round 3, 3:18