UFC 182: Jon Jones Defeats Daniel Cormier

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier took place on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Jon Jones retained the UFC light heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over undefeated challenger Daniel Cormier. Donald Cerrone outpointed Myles Jury, while Paul Felder and Cody Garbrandt delivered memorable knockouts. One main-card result was later overturned.

Event video: Jones versus Cormier.

Jones hands Cormier his first professional loss

Cormier pressured in the clinch and landed uppercuts early, but Jones steadily took control with kicks, elbows, and wrestling. The champion repeatedly put Cormier against the fence and became the first opponent to take him down in an MMA fight.

All three judges scored the bout 49–46 for Jones, who retained the light heavyweight title after five rounds.

Lombard–Burkman is now officially a no contest

Hector Lombard originally defeated Josh Burkman by unanimous decision. Lombard later failed a post-fight drug test, and the Nevada commission overturned the result. The official UFC record lists the bout as a no contest.

Cerrone wins; Felder and Garbrandt score knockouts

Donald Cerrone controlled Myles Jury with kicks and grappling to win a unanimous decision. Brad Tavares outpointed Nate Marquardt, and Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Louis Gaudinot.

Paul Felder knocked out Danny Castillo with a spinning backfist at 2:09 of round two. Cody Garbrandt stopped Marcus Brimage with only 10 seconds left in round three. Shawn Jordan knocked out Jared Cannonier in the first round.

Complete UFC 182 results

• Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier — unanimous decision; round 5, 5:00. Jones retained the UFC light heavyweight championship.
• Donald Cerrone def. Myles Jury — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Brad Tavares def. Nate Marquardt — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Kyoji Horiguchi def. Louis Gaudinot — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Hector Lombard vs. Josh Burkman — no contest; original Lombard unanimous decision was overturned.
• Paul Felder def. Danny Castillo — KO (spinning backfist); round 2, 2:09.
• Cody Garbrandt def. Marcus Brimage — TKO (punches); round 3, 4:50.
• Shawn Jordan def. Jared Cannonier — KO/TKO (punches); round 1, 2:57.
• Evan Dunham def. Rodrigo Damm — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Omari Akhmedov def. Mats Nilsson — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Marion Reneau def. Alexis Dufresne — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00. Catchweight bout after Dufresne missed weight.

UFC 182 is remembered for the first Jones–Cormier championship fight, but a complete modern record also needs to reflect the later reversal of Lombard’s result.

Sources

UFC; UFC: official UFC 182 weigh-in results; Sherdog event record.

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