A look at the results from each fight at UFC 172 held Saturday night at Baltimore Arena:
Jon Jones def. Glover Teixeira (unanimous decision; 50-45 on all three cards)
* Jones wins every round to retain the UFC light-heavyweight title and likely will next fight a rematch with Alexander Gustafsson
Jones quotable: “I have gigantic goals. I already have the record for title defenses in my division, but I’m gunning for [Georges St-Pierre] or Anderson Silva’s records next. I had to answer a lot of questions after my last fight. Had I lost my mojo? I answered those tonight, but there is room for improvement. I started sloppy and ended by running around a little so I can always get better.”
Anthony Johnson def. Phil Davis (unanimous decision; 30-27 on all three cards)
* Johnson returned to UFC with an impressive win in the light heavyweight division, and in the process hushed Davis, who had been the most vocal fighter all week.
Johnson quotable: “I didn’t have any Octagon jitters, I felt right at home back in the UFC. I wanted to fight to the best of my abilities and I think tonight I did that. I didn’t let myself worry about what the press was saying because I was focused this whole camp.”
Luke Rockhold def. Tim Boetsch (submission; 2:52 of Round 1)
* Rockhold broke a toe but still wasted no time stopping Boetsch to win their middleweight bout.
Rockhold quotable: “The reverse triangle that I got him in, that’s my bread and butter. Everyone thinks I’m just a striker, but don’t sleep on my submission game. … I want Vitor [Belfort] but it doesn’t look like he’ll be fighting for a while, so I’ll take an opportunity to shit Michael Bisping’s mouth next.”
Jim Miller def. Yancy Medeiros (submission; 1:42 of Round 1)
* Miller choked out Medeiros, adding to his record for submission victories in the lightweight division.
Miller quotable: “I’m here to beat the best, its not about the belt for me. I want the best competition and to prove myself. … I’ve got the record for most submissions in my weight class, and I’m looking to add to that record every time.”
Max Holloway def. Andre Fili (submission; 1:21 of Round 3)
* Holloway shook off an illness to finish his featherweight fight in the final round.
Holloway quotable: “I was sick all week. I really only got out of bed for my weight cut and my media obligations. It was incredibly tough, but I’ve got a family to feed and I don’t make any excuses. My strength and conditioning for this camp was awesome, and that allowed me to power through the sickness that I had.”
Jospeh Benavidez def. Tim Elliott (submission; 0:52 of Round 1)
* Benavidez earned one of the two $50,000 “performance of the night” bonuses for his finish to this flyweight bout.
Benavidez quotable: “That was the first time I was able to pull off the “Joeaconstrictor,” a submission Iv’e worked on and attempted in modified versions in the past. … Tim is tough, and I knew an old fashioned punch to the face wasn’t going to stop that wild man, so I had to be creative. He is an awesome opponent and that was a lot of fun out there.
Takanori Gomi def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (unanimous decision; 29-28 on all three cards)
* UFC deemed this lightweight battle the fight of the night, and Gomi survived to win his 35th MMA fight.
Gomi quotable: “I’m very happy to fight in Baltimore. I want to get on the card that’s coming to Japan and would like to fight a champ, but please no more up-and-coming fighters.”
Bethe Correia def. Jessamyn Duke (unanimous decision; 30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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* The lone women’s fight on the card went the distance.
Correia quotable: “The fight was exactly what I expected. We threw a lot of punches and stayed on our feet. I’m very happy because I was able to be aggressive and connect my jabs and kicks. I noticed that she didn’t want to go to the ground with me either. The times she did get me on the ground were only because I was too close to her and not because she was able to take me down when she wanted.”
Danny Castillo def. Charlie Brenneman (KO/TKO; 4:38 of Round 2)
* Castillo knocked out Brenneman with a punch to finish their lightweight bout.
Castillo quotable: “I’ve started to come to the realization I’m one of the greatest lightweights in the world. … When he fell, I saw his eyes roll back and I knew he was out. I didn’t want to cause anymore damage then I needed to. He’s a great opponent, a good dude and he never disrespected me once, so I didn’t want to hurt him anymore. I knew the fight was over after that punch.
Chris Beal def. Patrick Williams (KO/TKO; 3:09 of Round 2)
* Beal’s flying knee in this bantamweight bout earned him the other performance of the night bonus of $50,000.
Beal quotable: “I’ve been practicing knees and kicks all camp, so that flying knee was definitely part of the game plan. I went for it and smashed him in the face. … I’m going to keep fighting and move up the division and hopefully someday be a champion. I want to finish fights and make it exciting for the fans.”