The Gustafsson-Teixeira fight was a one-sided thrashing, one of the best performances of the Swede’s career, as he won the first four rounds with ease before dispatching the bruised and battered Teixeira in the fifth. From there, Gustafsson went on to rematch Jones for the vacant light heavyweight belt at UFC 232 the following year, but fared worse than in his first attempt, as “Bones” knocked him out in the second round.
Teixeira, meanwhile, has experienced a late career renaissance, going 5-1 since their meeting and placing himself on the cusp of title contention yet again at age 40. In his most recent outing, a grueling beatdown of Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 171 earlier this month, Teixeira also became the answer to a trivia question, as the only UFC fighter to both win and lose a fight via fifth-round stoppage.