UFC 172

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014, at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.^[2]

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira
The poster for UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)
Venue	Baltimore Arena
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance	13,485[1]
Total gate	$2.3 million[1]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

The event was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. The DVD was distributed by the label Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Background

A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, briefly linked as the event headliner at UFC 169,^[3] UFC 170^[4] and UFC 171^[5][6] served as the main event.

Danny Castillo was originally expected to face Isaac Vallie-Flagg at this event. However, Castillo was replaced by Takanori Gomi and instead fought Charlie Brenneman.^[7][8]

Tarec Saffiedine was originally scheduled to face Jake Ellenberger in a welterweight bout, but withdrew due to a back injury. As a result, Ellenberger was removed from the card and was rescheduled to face Robbie Lawler at UFC 173.^[9]

Just one week before the event, Bobby Green suffered an injury and was forced off of the card.^[10] Yancy Medeiros, who was supposed to fight Joe Ellenberger, stepped in and faced Green's original opponent Jim Miller.^[11] Ellenberger was expected to face returning veteran Vagner Rocha.^[12] Subsequently, just days after accepting the bout, Rocha injured himself in the week leading up to the event. With no time to find a suitable replacement, Ellenberger was pulled from the card as well.^[13]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones (c)	def.	Glover Teixeira	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Anthony Johnson	def.	Phil Davis	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Luke Rockhold	def.	Tim Boetsch	Submission (kimura)	1	2:08
Lightweight	Jim Miller	def.	Yancy Medeiros	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:18
Featherweight	Max Holloway	def.	Andre Fili	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	3:39
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Flyweight	Joseph Benavidez	def.	Tim Elliott	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:08
Lightweight	Takanori Gomi	def.	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Bethe Correia	def.	Jessamyn Duke	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Danny Castillo	def.	Charlie Brenneman	KO (punch)	2	0:21
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight	Chris Beal	def.	Patrick Williams	KO (flying knee)	2	1:51

1. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

^[14]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:^[15]

• Fight of the Night: Takanori Gomi vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
• Performance of the Night: Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2014 in UFC