UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida | Event Profile, Full Results & Legacy
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Introduction
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida. December 10, 2011. Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jon Jones retained the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Lyoto Machida with a standing guillotine choke in round two. Machida refused to tap out and was rendered unconscious while Jones held the submission. Referee John McCarthy stopped the fight at 4:26. It was the first time Machida had been submitted in his professional career.
Jones finished 2011 with a 4-0 record: Bader, Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson, and now Machida. He was the first LHW champion since Chuck Liddell to successfully defend the title more than once. In the co-main event, Frank Mir submitted Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira with a kimura, breaking Nogueira’s arm. He became the first fighter to submit Nogueira. Antonio Rogério Nogueira (Lil Nog) knocked out Tito Ortiz in round one.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Quick Stats
3. The Build-Up
4. Main Event
5. Co-Main Event
6. Full Results
7. Bonuses & Awards
8. Records & Milestones
9. Legacy & Impact
10. FAQ
11. References
Quick Stats
Date: December 10, 2011
Venue: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (18,303 fans; $4M gate; 485,000 PPV buys)
Main Event: Jon Jones (c) vs. Lyoto Machida — UFC LHW Championship (5 rounds)
Result: Jones def. Machida — Technical Submission (Standing Guillotine) — R2, 4:26 — Machida refused to tap; rendered unconscious; first submission of Machida’s career
Notable: Jones 4-0 in 2011; first LHW since Liddell to defend twice; Mir BREAKS NOGUEIRA’S ARM (kimura); Lil Nog KOs Tito R1
The Build-Up
Jones was scheduled to face Rashad Evans at UFC 140. Evans’ hand surgery delayed his return. Machida replaced Evans. It was Machida’s first LHW title shot since losing the title to Shogun Rua at UFC 113. Jones had beaten both the men who held the title after Machida — first Shogun Rua, then defended against Rampage. He was completing a circuit of the LHW’s recent titleholders.
Main Event
Jon Jones (c) vs. Lyoto Machida — UFC LHW Championship
Round one was the most difficult Jones had faced in the UFC. Machida’s karate movement and counter-striking put him in positions Jones had not seen before. Machida landed several clean shots and looked competitive for the full five minutes.
Round two: Jones adjusted. He worked inside and opened a gash on Machida’s forehead with an elbow from the guard. Referee John McCarthy stopped the bout for the cage-side doctor. The doctor cleared Machida to continue.
After the restart: Jones stunned Machida with a punch and grabbed him into a standing guillotine choke against the fence. Machida attempted to endure without tapping. He went limp. Jones released him as Machida’s unconscious body fell to the canvas. McCarthy waved it off at 4:26 of round two. First submission of Machida’s career.
Co-Main Event
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — Heavyweight
Frank Mir and Nogueira had fought before at UFC 92 in December 2008, where Mir became the first person to defeat Nogueira by stoppage (TKO). The rematch went similarly in terms of outcome. Mir applied a kimura in round one, cranking the shoulder joint. Nogueira refused to tap. His arm broke. McCarthy stopped the fight at 3:38 of round one. Mir was the first fighter to submit Nogueira in his professional career. It was one of the most discussed stoppages of the year.
Full Results
Preliminary Card
Various prelim results — Decision/TKO/Sub — R1-R3 — various weight classes
Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Tito Ortiz — KO — R1, 3:15 — LHW
Main Card
Frank Mir def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — Submission (Kimura) — R1, 3:38 — HW; FIRST MAN TO SUBMIT NOGUEIRA; breaks arm
UFC LHW Championship (5 rounds) — Main Event
Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida — Technical Submission (Standing Guillotine) — R2, 4:26 — LHW Championship; Machida refused to tap; rendered unconscious; Fight of the Night
Bonuses & Awards
Fight of the Night: Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida — $75,000 to Jones.
Sub of the Night: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — $75,000 to Mir; arm broken during the submission.
Records & Milestones
Jon Jones — 4-0 in 2011; Bader (UFC 126), Shogun (UFC 128), Rampage (UFC 135), Machida (UFC 140); first LHW champion since Chuck Liddell to make two successive title defences.
First submission of Lyoto Machida’s career — the standing guillotine at 4:26 of round two was the first submission in Machida’s professional record.
Frank Mir — first man to submit Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in professional MMA; Mir had previously been the first man to defeat Nogueira by any stoppage (UFC 92 TKO).
Legacy & Impact
The manner of Machida’s finish created one of the sport’s most discussed visual moments. A fighter rendered unconscious while standing, refusing to tap until the body’s involuntary shutdown resolved the question. Jones released Machida at the same instant McCarthy stepped in; Machida fell to the canvas with Jones supporting him on the way down.
UFC 140 closed a 2011 LHW chapter that Jones dominated entirely. He won four fights against the men who had held or contested the title before him: Bader, Shogun, Rampage, Machida. By December 10, there was nobody left in the division’s established tier. The Rashad Evans fight that awaited in 2012 was the only remaining genuinely unresolved question. Frank Mir's kimura submission of Nogueira — with the audible arm break — was one of the most brutal finishes of the year.
FAQ
How did Jon Jones finish Lyoto Machida at UFC 140?
Jones cut Machida with an elbow from the guard in round two. After a doctor’s check, the fight resumed and Jones stunned Machida with a punch before applying a standing guillotine choke against the fence. Machida refused to tap out and was rendered unconscious. Referee John McCarthy stopped the fight at 4:26.
Had Lyoto Machida ever been submitted before UFC 140?
No. The standing guillotine choke from Jon Jones was the first submission in Machida’s professional career.
What record did Jones set at UFC 140?
Jones became the first LHW champion since Chuck Liddell to successfully defend the title more than once. He also completed a 4-0 record in 2011, with all four wins coming against former or future title challengers.
What happened in Mir vs Nogueira at UFC 140?
Frank Mir applied a kimura to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s arm in round one. Nogueira refused to tap. His arm broke. McCarthy stopped the fight at 3:38. It was the first submission in Nogueira's career, and Mir became the first fighter to both stop Nogueira by TKO (UFC 92) and by submission (UFC 140).
Was UFC 140 the second UFC in Toronto?
Yes. UFC 129 at Rogers Centre in April 2011 was the first (55,724 fans). UFC 140 at the Air Canada Centre in December 2011 was the second UFC event in Toronto.
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