Nobody has ever fought Jon Jones like Gustafsson did. That guy was Beast.

I feel so sorry for gus he’s been the closest to anyone to nearly win a title, I believe he’s the best fighter to never win a title

Jon jones getting his leg held and then doing a flip to get out of it and then getting back up before Gustafsson can react is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

That left by Gustafsson at 19:04 was one of the most beautiful counters I've ever seen in my life.

Everything about this fight was perfect. The performances by both men, the commentary, the crowd, the atmosphere. A true classic

Gustafson's performance was incredible

This was the greatest fight ive ever seen in my life. Gustafsson is a beast. It's ashame someone had to lose. I dont have the words to describe how much i loved this fight and the fighters.

Years later and that 49-46 is always something else to me

Amazing how people are still watching this match even as recent as hours ago...What a classic

who else watches this fight knowing the outcome yet still rooting for gustafsson anyway?

ive rewatched this fight so many times and it never gets old. such a good match up

Unbelievable. I hardly know anything about the UFC, but it isn't hard to tell this was a legendary moment in UFC history.

You know it’s an old UFC fight when Assassin’s Creed is on the canvas

Jones gets taken down for the first time ever. Immediately eye pokes gustafsson.

I wonder if these dudes knew they were about to have one of the most exciting fights in UFC history. WHAT A SHOW THEY PUT ON. This happened 10 years ago today!

that’s incredible. both fighters pushed so far past their limit and forced to simply stand and throw strikes back and forth, fight for the decision. was really rooting for gustafsson but man jon jones is just so good at staying focused and not letting his guard slip in those later rounds. and then his kicks were just wearing down gustafssons movement, that being his strongest asset. what a fight.

"The judges smelled like cigarettes and alcohol that night" -Gustafsson

Gustaffson will forever be remembered as even more of a legend because of this very fight, all time performance

I've tried to be as unbiased in the watching of this fight many times. I still have Gus winning the first 3 rds. The 2nd was close, but Gus just looked to have the advantage in the striking, landing the better punches and accumulating more damage. Even in the 4th rd although Jon landed some beautiful spinning attacks, Gus appeared more tired than he was hurt. He still owned 80% of that round. A lot of Jon's kicks were checked throughout and imo with minimal effect. Two legends, but Gus won this fight.

I support jon. Went into watching this supporting jon. But the longer the fight went on the more I lowkey rooted for Gustafson. Man fought from the heart. Retreated but never quit. Felt pain but kept fighting. Love and respect.

Gustafsson left my jaw dropped, he is amazing, just eats those kicks and elbows while still sending out absolute haymakers.

Whoever that last judge is should never be allowed to judge another fight...

Absolutely amazing! That back take was a thing of beauty. 🏆💰💪🌟

Bruh, Jon Jones was feeling it and then he pulls the eye poke...its his signature move when hes struggling.

This fight is so technical it’s crazy. The only man to put Jon jones on defense and the cardio to continue the pace of jones. Best opponent of Jones by far

Presenting the judge 1.stevie wonder 2.Ray charles 3.some other blind man

Never get tired of watching this fight! 👊

Imagine watching this fight live not knowing you were living a ufc historic fight

why Gus always look like he just woke up in his bed boxers and he fighting off a home intruder lol

What gets me is in every decision in a championship fight, there's always this 1 judge who would give the current champ a 49-46 no matter how the champ performs. It's bullshit. This is coming from a Jon Jones fan.

Must have watched this fight 10 times. Keep coming back to it every year or so! 2 Killers!

Absolutely amazing! That back take was a thing of beauty. . Absolutely amazing! That back take was a thing of beauty. .

Watched it more than 10 times and I realised that Jones poked all the judges eyes too.

Hall of fame fight. Absolute classic. Respect to both men . Real warriors

It’s a tradition to come back to this fight one of the best of the ufc title fights

I always come back to this. My all time favourite fight.

The way he caught Jon's leg and tripped him was savage.

Gustafson was really the definition of what a challenger should be and this match should be an example to anyone challenging a champion for his belt💯 he took the fight to him in every way he could💪

This is an all time classic.

Jones always goes to the signature eye poke when he starts getting beat

I'm swedish. I barely knew what UFC was before this fight. Nowadays I'm up at 4am to see the fights

Split decision at best and whoever scored 49-46 is on the same drugs that Jones is

This is not only a fight this is a "Art".

This is still one of my favorite fights. We finally saw someone take Bones into deep waters.

judges got blinded by one of jons eye pokes

“You’re both sticking your fingers out there.” “Yeah okay, Big John, but only one of us has a trophy case full of the eyeballs of damn near every person we’ve ever fought.”

How Alex ate that many headkicks baffled me

my favorite ufc fight of all time

It’s mind-blowing that a judge scored this 49-46 Jones

Just like the free demo I've played over 300 times 😂

2:42 the way Jones kicks Alexs kick is Masterclass

Incredible fight, incredible two man. Match for the history.

This fight took part of Alex's soul, my man put his life on the line for this!

49-46 ?? who ever judge scored this should be brought to court and then sent to prison to do some time

The fact is that Gustafsson made John look like human. Hats off respect to Gustafsson.

Que pasada volver a ver esta maravilla de pelea con dos guerreros de los de verdad.

Jon Jones specifically thanked Alex for this fight in his Hall of Fame induction speech. It pulled everything out of both of these men, and showed the world what a true heart of a warrior looks like. Jon Jones himself eluded that Alex was the actual winner of this fight, later in that speech. This fight will go down in history as one of the greatest ever. Both of these men are absolute legends.

Whoever scored it 49-46 must’ve been asleep through the first 3 rounds man

These 2 men are GLADIATORS amazing fight!

These warriors put their hearts out there, 1st round already Alex had Jon's lips swollen and a cut, Jon knew this fight was gonna be different when he went back to corner. Legendary fight much respect always

Most perfect matchup EVER. It’s like they were fighting copies of themselves

49-46 lmao I want whatever that judge was smoking that night😂

This is one of the best fights ever!

One of the best UFC remember it like yesterday.🤷🏽‍♂️

Can’t believe Jones got a unanimous decision. This fight was way closer then that

“Gustafsson’s got a chin on him man!” I’ve watched this fight a million times. That phrase never gets old

Jon jones is like 'Fang of metsudo' He adapts between fights

That's one of the most entertaining fights I've seen so far.

Jones on steroids, judges on Molly.

As a Jon Jones fan, that 49-46 score was insane. Gustafsson had an amazing fight and boxed really well. The jabs were coming in plentiful. I could even see Alex winning the fight but I can see Jones getting Round 1 for significant kicks. Rounds 2 and 3 were Alex rounds easily. He almost won the 4th until Jon rocked him at the end of it. Really amazing fight. But definitely not 49-46 lol

This was, to me, the fight that brought all the best elements out of JJ's arsenal.

I swear to god this fight was so legendary the standup was so engaging!

Gustafson gave Jon the only true contested match of his career to this day. Respect to him Edit: sorry to everyone I offended by not including the Reyes fight... I never saw the full thing to my knowledge only a highlight so I wasn't aware it was also a close fight like this one!

I like how john is the one who eye poked and the ref scolds alexander almost immediately

Such a close match. Jon Jones is a legend and Gustafsson

Top 5 of the ufc fights Gustafsson vs Jones 🔥

Gustafsson won this fight and I'll die on that hill. Jones basically even admitted it in his HoF speech. The fact that one judge scored it 49-46 tells you all you need to know about these judges.

Incredible fight. Gustafson pushed one of the GOATs to his absolute limit.

First time seeing Jon get taken down, regardless if he was right back up, that singular moment brought a sense of anyhing can happen. That was a brief but powerful few seconds. Especially with Jon having the blood roll down his face too. Not a single other person Jon ever fought in the UFC presented him the sort of potential for trouble as Gustaffson did. Nobody. It was almost as if he was fighting his physical equal but a guy with exceptionally different style that Jon was used to. Alex had that special combinstion of technique style talent power etc that made it possible for him to literally take that belt from Jon. That couldve just as easily occured instead of Jon winning. He had the potential to take the belt that night, that in and of itself makes him a champion in many peoples books. Stone cold killer

unbelievable fight. even though I knew Jon never lost a match I was still excited till the end.

you know it's a great fight when people are still arguing about who won

4:58 listen closely. You can litteraly CLEARLY hear someone yell "poke him in the eye, john!" just before the 5minute mark. Wtf.

Gustafsson's speed / accuracy is wild.

Gustafson is incredibly tough to be taking all those kicks, insane.

When I heard 49-46 I thought to myself - "well we have a new champion, and it's justified", but when Jones raised his arms, I was so disappointed. Alex won the fight, no doubt.

This is my favorite fight of all time. Jones was pretty much invincible, and Gustafson took him to the limit.

one of the greatest fights of all time ,itgotmehooked with the ufc

This is my first time watching this fight. what and ending to the forth round! Damn

Who else has watched this fight many times but will watch it again...

Jon "eye poke" Jones. Blows my mind, not even a split decision? Insane

Looking back now, he deserved to become champion more than retaining the belt. It was just the momentum swing at the end of the 4th which ultimately won the fight

This was a legendary fight.

Rewatching Jon really invested in damaging the lead leg which slowed his movement down big time. Leg kicks are finally getting the appreciation they deserve

You can hear the crowd getting mad by the decision

This was such a sick fight, don't see this kind of skill anf fight iq nowadays in the light heavyweight division sadly

The best ufc fight that i see

Bullshit. Even Jones was surprised...how the hell do they count the shots, on their fingers?

Jones utilized the eye pokes to perfection, what a warrior.

That nigga Jon jones be fighting dirty when the fight not in his favor but he still raw I just noticed he don’t always fight fair

Am I the only one that heard Jones’s corner say “poke him in the eye” right before he poked Gustafsson in his eye? 5:00