Tuesday, September 24, 2013

10 Facts From 'UFC 165' - MMA News

Here are 10 things we learned from the historic 'UFC 165':

1.) Jones' sixth consecutive UFC title defense ranks third all-time in UFC history

2.) Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card

3.) Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:30:32

4.) Barao (31-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is the first fighter in UFC history to defend an interim championship twice

5.) Brendan Schaub (10-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) earned the first submission victory of his 13-fight career. Schaub's D'arce choke victory is the only submission of its kind in UFC heavyweight history

6.) Canadian fighters went 3-5 against foreign opponents at UFC 165, bringing their overall record to 47-40 at events on Canadian soil

7.) Eddie Wineland (20-9-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first true knockout loss of his 30-fight career

8.) Jones was taken down for the first time in his 20-fight MMA career

9.) Barao's 21-fight MMA winning streak is tied for the longest among active UFC fighters

10.) Jones earned his 13th UFC light heavyweight victory, tying Chuck Liddell for the most 205-pound wins in modern history

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