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Alexander Gustafsson vs Jon Jones

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones met 2 times (2013, 2018). Jon Jones won in 2018 by ko; Jon Jones won in 2013 by decision.

SOURCE·Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Alexander GustafssonJon Jones
79″ (200.7 cm)Reach—
77″ (195.6 cm)Height—
+2.61%Reach advantage—
18–8Record28–0
78%Finish rate64%
13Longest unbeaten run23
30Recorded bouts35
—StanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 7. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAlexander GustafssonJon Jones
Anthony Smith L W
Daniel Cormier L N
Daniel Cormier L W
Glover Teixeira W W
Maurício Rua W W
Vladimir Matyushenko W W
Matt Hamill W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Alexander Gustafsson

200020102020win v Michael Forsman, 2006, decisionwin v Mikael Haydari, 2007, kowin v Saku Heikkola, 2007, submissionwin v Pedro Quetglas, 2008, kowin v Krzysztof Kułak, 2008, decisionwin v Matteo Minonzio, 2008, kowin v Florian Muller, 2008, kowin v Farbod Fadami, 2008, kowin v Mikael Persson, 2008, submissionwin v Jared Hamman, 2009, kowin v Vladimir Shemarov, 2009, kowin v Christopher Lee-Klockare, 2009, submissionwin v Cyrille Diabaté, 2010, submissionloss v Phil Davis, 2010, submissionwin v Vladimir Matyushenko, 2011, kowin v Matt Hamill, 2011, kowin v James Te Huna, 2011, submissionwin v Maurício Rua, 2012, decisionwin v Thiago Silva, 2012, decisionloss v Jon Jones, 2013, decisionwin v Jimi Manuwa, 2014, koloss v Daniel Cormier, 2015, decisionloss v Anthony Johnson, 2015, kowin v Jan Błachowicz, 2016, decisionwin v Glover Teixeira, 2017, koloss v Jon Jones, 2018, koloss v Anthony Smith, 2019, submissionwin v Anton Turkalj, 2019, decisionloss v Fabrício Werdum, 2020, submissionloss v Nikita Krylov, 2022, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2006–2022
2010 2020 win vs Michael Forsman (2006)win vs Mikael Haydari (2007)win vs Saku Heikkola (2007)win vs Pedro Quetglas (2008)win vs Krzysztof Kułak (2008)win vs Matteo Minonzio (2008)win vs Florian Muller (2008)win vs Farbod Fadami (2008)win vs Mikael Persson (2008)win vs Jared Hamman (2009)win vs Vladimir Shemarov (2009)win vs Christopher Lee-Klockare (2009)win vs Cyrille Diabaté (2010)loss vs Phil Davis (2010)win vs Vladimir Matyushenko (2011)win vs Matt Hamill (2011)win vs James Te Huna (2011)win vs Maurício Rua (2012)win vs Thiago Silva (2012)loss vs Jon Jones (2013)win vs Jimi Manuwa (2014)loss vs Daniel Cormier (2015)loss vs Anthony Johnson (2015)win vs Jan Błachowicz (2016)win vs Glover Teixeira (2017)loss vs Jon Jones (2018)loss vs Anthony Smith (2019)win vs Anton Turkalj (2019)loss vs Fabrício Werdum (2020)loss vs Nikita Krylov (2022)
winlossdraw / NC2006–2022

Jon Jones

200020102020UNFILEDwin v André Gusmão, 2008, decisionwin v Moyses Gabin, 2008, kowin v Parker Porter, 2008, kowin v Ryan Verrett, 2008, kowin v Anthony Pina, 2008, submissionwin v Carlos Eduardo, 2008, kowin v Brad Bernard, 2008, kowin v Doug Fournet, 2008, submissionloss v Matt Hamill, 2009, dqwin v Jake O'Brien, 2009, submissionwin v Stephan Bonnar, 2009, decisionwin v Vladimir Matyushenko, 2010, kowin v Brandon Vera, 2010, kowin v Lyoto Machida, 2011, submissionwin v Quinton Jackson, 2011, submissionwin v Maurício Rua, 2011, kowin v Ryan Bader, 2011, submissionwin v Vitor Belfort, 2012, submissionwin v Rashad Evans, 2012, decisionwin v Alexander Gustafsson, 2013, decisionwin v Chael Sonnen, 2013, kowin v Glover Teixeira, 2014, decisionwin v Daniel Cormier, 2015, decisionwin v Ovince Saint Preux, 2016, decisionwin v Dan Henderson, 2016, submissionwin v Rich O'Toole, 2016, submissionnc v Daniel Cormier, 2017win v Alexander Gustafsson, 2018, kowin v Thiago Santos, 2019, decisionwin v Anthony Smith, 2019, decisionwin v Dominick Reyes, 2020, decisionwin v Ciryl Gane, 2023, submissionwin v Stipe Miocic, 2024, kowin v Don Daubert, no date on recordwin v Doug Fournet, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2008–2024 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs André Gusmão (2008)win vs Moyses Gabin (2008)win vs Parker Porter (2008)win vs Ryan Verrett (2008)win vs Anthony Pina (2008)win vs Carlos Eduardo (2008)win vs Brad Bernard (2008)win vs Doug Fournet (2008)loss vs Matt Hamill (2009)win vs Jake O'Brien (2009)win vs Stephan Bonnar (2009)win vs Vladimir Matyushenko (2010)win vs Brandon Vera (2010)win vs Lyoto Machida (2011)win vs Quinton Jackson (2011)win vs Maurício Rua (2011)win vs Ryan Bader (2011)win vs Vitor Belfort (2012)win vs Rashad Evans (2012)win vs Alexander Gustafsson (2013)win vs Chael Sonnen (2013)win vs Glover Teixeira (2014)win vs Daniel Cormier (2015)win vs Ovince Saint Preux (2016)win vs Dan Henderson (2016)win vs Rich O'Toole (2016)nc vs Daniel Cormier (2017)win vs Alexander Gustafsson (2018)win vs Thiago Santos (2019)win vs Anthony Smith (2019)win vs Dominick Reyes (2020)win vs Ciryl Gane (2023)win vs Stipe Miocic (2024)
winlossdraw / NC2008–2024

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