UFC 159
UFC 159 took place on 2013-04-27 at Prudential Center, Newark. 11 bouts — headlined by Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen.
| Date | 2013-04-27 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Prudential Center |
| Location | Newark |
Main card
| Weight | Winner | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Chael Sonnen | TKO (punches and elbows) For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. | 1 | 4:33 |
| Middleweight | Michael Bisping | def. | Alan Belcher | Technical Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) Bout was stopped at 4:31 of round 3 as Bisping inadvertently poked Belcher in the eye, rendering him unable to continue. | 3 | 4:31 |
| Heavyweight | Roy Nelson | def. | Cheick Kongo | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:03 |
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Vinny Magalhaes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight | Pat Healy | vs. | Jim Miller | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 4:02 |
Preliminary Card (FX)
| Weight | Winner | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Yancy Medeiros | TKO (thumb injury) | 1 | 2:32 |
| Light Heavyweight | Ovince Saint Preux | def. | Gian Villante | Technical Decision (majority) (30–28, 30–29, 29–29) Bout was stopped at 0:33 of round 3 as Saint Preux inadvertently poked Villante in the eye, rendering him unable to continue. | 3 | 0:33 |
| Women's Bantamweight | Sara McMann | def. | Sheila Gaff | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:06 |
| Bantamweight | Bryan Caraway | def. | Johnny Bedford | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:44 |
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
| Weight | Winner | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | Cody McKenzie | def. | Leonard Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight | Steven Siler | def. | Kurt Holobaugh | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
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