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 Introduction UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks. November 16, 2013. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. The UFC’s 20th anniversary event. Georges St-Pierre retained the UFC Welterweight Championship against Johny Hendricks by split decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-48) in five rounds — one of the most disputed scorecards in UFC title-fight history. All 15 media outlets tracked by MMADecisions scored the fight for Hendricks, and UFC President Dana White said he believed Hendricks won. The crowd booed when

 Introduction UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III. October 19, 2013. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas. The first UFC event in Houston. Cain Velasquez retained the UFC Heavyweight Championship with a fifth-round TKO over Junior dos Santos at 3:09, winning the trilogy 2-1. Their 23-month series saw dos Santos win the first by KO in 64 seconds; Velasquez win the second by unanimous decision; and Velasquez win the third by a late stoppage. Daniel Cormier made his UFC debut with a unanimous decision o

 Introduction UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson. September 21, 2013. Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jon Jones defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Alexander Gustafsson by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in five rounds — the closest fight of Jones’ title reign and one of the most competitive bouts in LHW history. Jones’ sixth consecutive LHW title defence broke Tito Ortiz’s record for most consecutive title defences at 205 lbs. Gustafsson was the first man to

 Introduction UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2. August 31, 2013. BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Anthony Pettis won the UFC Lightweight Championship in his hometown by submitting Benson Henderson via armbar at 4:31 of round one. Henderson had never been submitted in his professional career before this fight. The fight was a rematch of WEC 53 in December 2010, where Pettis had won the WEC LW title with a famous Showtime Kick. Their UFC 164 sequel saw Pettis win from the bottom pos

 Introduction UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie. August 3, 2013. HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fourth UFC event in Rio de Janeiro. Jose Aldo defended the UFC Featherweight Championship against Chan Sung Jung (the Korean Zombie) by TKO at 2:00 of round four, his fifth FW title defence. The original main event had been Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis; Pettis withdrew with a knee injury in mid-June and was replaced by Jung. Aldo injured his foot early in the fight. Jung suffered a shoulder injury i

 Introduction UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman. July 6, 2013. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. International Fight Week. Anderson Silva defended the UFC Middleweight Championship for the tenth time against undefeated challenger Chris Weidman. Weidman knocked out Silva at 1:18 of round two. The title had been Anderson Silva's since October 14, 2006. His championship run lasted 2,457 days — the longest title reign in UFC history. Silva was showboating throughout both rounds, taunting Weidman with hand

 Introduction UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson. June 15, 2013. MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The first UFC event in Winnipeg and the first in Manitoba. Rashad Evans defeated Dan Henderson by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) in a three-round light heavyweight non-title main event, snapping a two-fight losing streak. The original main event was an Interim Bantamweight Championship fight between champion Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland. Barao withdrew on May 21 with a foot injury, which al

 Introduction UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2. May 25, 2013. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. Memorial Day weekend. Cain Velasquez made his first UFC Heavyweight Championship defence by TKO over Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva at 1:21 of round one — a rematch of their UFC 146 fight in May 2012, where Velasquez had also won by TKO. Junior dos Santos knocked out Mark Hunt in the co-main event with a spinning heel kick — one of the most technically impressive finishes in HW history. T.J. Grant defeated

 Introduction UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen. April 27, 2013. Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. Jon Jones defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Chael Sonnen by TKO at 4:33 of round one, his fifth consecutive LHW title defence. Jones fought with a broken toe sustained during the fight and still dominated from the opening seconds.  Jones took Sonnen down three times in the opening round. Prior to UFC 159, Sonnen had been taken down just three times combined in his previous eight

 Introduction UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche. February 23, 2013. Honda Center, Anaheim, California. The first women’s fight in UFC history. Ronda Rousey defended the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship against Liz Carmouche by submission (armbar) at 4:49 of round one. In the opening minute, Carmouche took Rousey’s back and locked in a neck crank that came close to finishing the champion. Carmouche could not convert and reported having Rousey’s teeth marks on her arm after the fight. Rousey reco

 Introduction UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz. March 16, 2013. Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Georges St-Pierre defended the UFC Welterweight Championship against  GSP and  Contents 1. Introduction2. Quick Stats3. The Build-Up4. Main Event5. Co-Main Event6. Full Results7. Bonuses & Awards8. Records & Milestones9. Legacy & Impact10. FAQ11. References Quick Stats Date: March 16, 2013 Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (second UFC at Bell Centre in 4 months; largest Canadian UFC crowd

 Introduction UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar. February 2, 2013. Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. Jose Aldo defended the UFC Featherweight Championship against Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision in five rounds — Aldo’s fourth FW title defence and Edgar’s first fight at featherweight after moving down from lightweight. The card also featured Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva knocking out Alistair Overeem in Overeem’s return after a nine-month drug suspension. Rashad Evans lost to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by