Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2
Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jon Jones
United StatesJon Jones
“Bones”
28-1-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 2:02
Alexander Gustafsson
SwedenAlexander Gustafsson
“The Mauler”
18-8-0
Sunday, December 30, 2018
The Forum, Inglewood, United States

Jon Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson by TKO in round 3 (2:02) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2, held Sunday, December 30, 2018 at The Forum, Inglewood.

Fight stats

Jon Jones
Alexander Gustafsson
0
Knockdowns
0
59 of 102
Significant strikes
22 of 83
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
27%
63 of 106
Total strikes
24 of 85
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:28
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
26 of 52
Head
12 of 62
15 of 22
Body
4 of 11
18 of 28
Leg
6 of 10
40 of 81
Distance
19 of 80
7 of 8
Clinch
3 of 3
12 of 13
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 36
Sig. str.
13 of 32
20 of 37
Total str.
14 of 33
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 51
Sig. str.
8 of 48
27 of 51
Total str.
8 of 48
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 15
Sig. str.
1 of 3
16 of 18
Total str.
2 of 4
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:28
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Jon Jones
-315
76% implied win probability
Open: -283Best: -160
Alexander Gustafsson
+237
30% implied win probability
Open: +217Best: +245

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Jon JonesAlexander Gustafsson
30%40%50%60%70%80%Oct 11Nov 7Dec 3Dec 30Oct 11, 1:48 PM UTC · Jon Jones -275 (73%)Oct 14, 3:54 AM UTC · Jon Jones -275 (73%)Oct 15, 9:00 AM UTC · Jon Jones -272 (73%)Oct 15, 9:06 AM UTC · Jon Jones -272 (73%)Oct 20, 7:45 PM UTC · Jon Jones -282 (74%)Oct 26, 8:45 PM UTC · Jon Jones -284 (74%)Oct 27, 3:57 PM UTC · Jon Jones -282 (74%)Oct 31, 11:30 AM UTC · Jon Jones -282 (74%)Nov 2, 8:18 PM UTC · Jon Jones -282 (74%)Nov 5, 9:36 AM UTC · Jon Jones -284 (74%)Nov 5, 9:45 AM UTC · Jon Jones -284 (74%)Nov 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Jon Jones -286 (74%)Nov 6, 6:30 AM UTC · Jon Jones -286 (74%)Nov 6, 3:00 PM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Nov 9, 3:09 AM UTC · Jon Jones -290 (74%)Nov 9, 12:21 PM UTC · Jon Jones -295 (75%)Nov 11, 4:15 AM UTC · Jon Jones -295 (75%)Nov 11, 11:48 AM UTC · Jon Jones -298 (75%)Nov 11, 12:00 PM UTC · Jon Jones -298 (75%)Nov 12, 6:33 AM UTC · Jon Jones -302 (75%)Nov 12, 3:54 PM UTC · Jon Jones -302 (75%)Nov 12, 9:45 PM UTC · Jon Jones -300 (75%)Nov 12, 10:39 PM UTC · Jon Jones -300 (75%)Nov 13, 4:39 AM UTC · Jon Jones -296 (75%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Nov 29, 10:30 PM UTC · Jon Jones -297 (75%)Dec 3, 1:42 AM UTC · Jon Jones -297 (75%)Dec 3, 5:36 AM UTC · Jon Jones -287 (74%)Dec 3, 5:45 AM UTC · Jon Jones -287 (74%)Dec 3, 10:09 AM UTC · Jon Jones -287 (74%)Dec 3, 12:06 PM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 3, 12:12 PM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 10, 10:30 PM UTC · Jon Jones -295 (75%)Dec 10, 10:36 PM UTC · Jon Jones -295 (75%)Dec 11, 1:18 AM UTC · Jon Jones -295 (75%)Dec 12, 11:57 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 14, 10:15 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 16, 1:51 PM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 19, 6:51 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 20, 1:24 AM UTC · Jon Jones -292 (74%)Dec 20, 5:30 AM UTC · Jon Jones -292 (74%)Dec 22, 5:45 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 28, 5:36 AM UTC · Jon Jones -293 (75%)Dec 29, 1:39 AM UTC · Jon Jones -298 (75%)Dec 29, 1:51 AM UTC · Jon Jones -298 (75%)Dec 29, 1:57 AM UTC · Jon Jones -298 (75%)Dec 29, 3:06 PM UTC · Jon Jones -303 (75%)Dec 29, 3:33 PM UTC · Jon Jones -303 (75%)Dec 30, 6:48 AM UTC · Jon Jones -308 (75%)Dec 30, 7:51 AM UTC · Jon Jones -308 (75%)Dec 30, 8:30 AM UTC · Jon Jones -305 (75%)Dec 30, 8:48 AM UTC · Jon Jones -307 (75%)Dec 30, 12:06 PM UTC · Jon Jones -319 (76%)Dec 30, 12:12 PM UTC · Jon Jones -319 (76%)Dec 30, 12:18 PM UTC · Jon Jones -319 (76%)Dec 30, 1:12 PM UTC · Jon Jones -321 (76%)Dec 30, 1:15 PM UTC · Jon Jones -315 (76%)Oct 11, 1:48 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Oct 14, 3:54 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Oct 15, 9:00 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +212 (32%)Oct 15, 9:06 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +212 (32%)Oct 20, 7:45 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +217 (32%)Oct 26, 8:45 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +216 (32%)Oct 27, 3:57 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Oct 31, 11:30 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Nov 2, 8:18 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +214 (32%)Nov 5, 9:36 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Nov 5, 9:45 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Nov 6, 6:21 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Nov 6, 6:30 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +215 (32%)Nov 6, 3:00 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +220 (31%)Nov 9, 3:09 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +217 (32%)Nov 9, 12:21 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +221 (31%)Nov 11, 4:15 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +221 (31%)Nov 11, 11:48 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Nov 11, 12:00 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Nov 12, 6:33 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +226 (31%)Nov 12, 3:54 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +226 (31%)Nov 12, 9:45 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +225 (31%)Nov 12, 10:39 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +225 (31%)Nov 13, 4:39 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Nov 23, 11:37 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +222 (31%)Nov 29, 10:30 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +225 (31%)Dec 3, 1:42 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +225 (31%)Dec 3, 5:36 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +219 (31%)Dec 3, 5:45 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +219 (31%)Dec 3, 10:09 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +219 (31%)Dec 3, 12:06 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +222 (31%)Dec 3, 12:12 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +222 (31%)Dec 10, 10:30 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Dec 10, 10:36 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Dec 11, 1:18 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Dec 12, 11:57 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +223 (31%)Dec 14, 10:15 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +223 (31%)Dec 16, 1:51 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +222 (31%)Dec 19, 6:51 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +222 (31%)Dec 20, 1:24 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Dec 20, 5:30 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +224 (31%)Dec 22, 5:45 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +223 (31%)Dec 28, 5:36 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +223 (31%)Dec 29, 1:39 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +229 (30%)Dec 29, 1:51 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +229 (30%)Dec 29, 1:57 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +229 (30%)Dec 29, 3:06 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +232 (30%)Dec 29, 3:33 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +232 (30%)Dec 30, 6:48 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +235 (30%)Dec 30, 7:51 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +235 (30%)Dec 30, 8:30 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +233 (30%)Dec 30, 8:48 AM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +235 (30%)Dec 30, 12:06 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +243 (29%)Dec 30, 12:12 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +243 (29%)Dec 30, 12:18 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +243 (29%)Dec 30, 1:12 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +245 (29%)Dec 30, 1:15 PM UTC · Alexander Gustafsson +237 (30%)-315+237
SportsbookJon JonesAlexander Gustafsson
Bookmaker-325+245
Bovada-310+240
sports-interaction-160+125

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson?

Jon Jones defeated Alexander Gustafsson by TKO in round 3 (2:02) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2, held Sunday, December 30, 2018 at The Forum, Inglewood.

Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jon Jones 39%61% Alexander Gustafsson

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (15 fighters)

Jon Jones
Pressure Wrestler
8 edges
Alexander Gustafsson
Striking Technician
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power92
93Speed93
98Precision96
97Durability94
97Engine95
96Wrestling92
98Ground91

Biggest edge Jon Jones, Ground striking +9

Attribute by attribute

Jon Jones is on the left of every row, Alexander Gustafsson on the right.
88Punch power93
96Kick power90
89Punch speed96
97Kick speed90
98Accuracy96
96Takedowns92
100Ground striking91
95Submissions91
99Chin93
94Body strength94
97Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-1-0 (1 NC)
Record
18-8-0
1753
Power Index rating
1833
19
Win Streak
0
39
Age
39
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'5"
196 cm
84"
213 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Sweden

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingGreco-Roman WrestlingMMA
vs
Boxing
Jon Jones
  • Purple belt · BJJ · Roberto Alencar
  • 2006Champion · NJCAA
  • 2005Champion · State HS · 189 lb
  • 2005All-American · Nhsca

Camp Jackson's MMA Acoma · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Alexander Gustafsson
  • 2019Purple belt · BJJ
  • 2003Champion · Swedish National Championships · junior
  • Champion · Swedish Amateur Tournaments

Camp Allstars Training Center · Stockholm, SE

Striking Profile

4.38
SLpM
4.03
58%
Str. Acc.
40%
2.24
SApM
3.53
64%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

1.89
TD Avg.
1.53
45%
TD Acc.
39%
95%
TD Def.
83%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jon Jones · 5-0
  • W
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic · Nov 16, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:29 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ciryl Gane
    UFC 285: Jones vs Gane · Mar 4, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 2:04 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dominick Reyes
    UFC 247: Jones vs Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Thiago Santos
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 7, 2019
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Anthony Smith
    UFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Alexander Gustafsson · 1-4
  • L
    Nikita Krylov
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall · Jul 23, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Fabricio Werdum
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020
    Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Anton Turkalj
    AK Fighting Championship 3 · Dec 11, 2019
    Decision
  • L
    Anthony Smith
    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith · Jun 1, 2019
    Submission · R4 · 2:38 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jon Jones
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 30, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 2:02 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 18 fights
63.9
Avg sig. strikes
41.7
1.96
Avg takedowns
1.06
3:40
Avg control time
1:42
138
Career high strikes
120
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Jon Jones
Strike target
Alexander Gustafsson
49%
Head
70%
23%
Body
15%
27%
Leg
16%
Jon Jones
Strike position
Alexander Gustafsson
64%
Distance
77%
17%
Clinch
8%
20%
Ground
16%