Jon Jones always wanted a dogfight. On Saturday night, he got it. The bout billed as a battle of reach turned into just that, as Jones and Alexander Gustafsson bloodied and bruised each other en route to gutting through five legendary rounds atÂ UFC 165.

Jones ultimately walked away the victor, taking a unanimous decision via 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 scorecards to eclipse Tito Ortiz and officially become the most accomplished light heavyweight in UFC history. However the war of attrition was not without controversy, as many observers, including a slew of professional fighters, believed Gustafsson deserved to leave with the belt.

Guys just remembering that in a close decision the champion keeps the belt because the challenger must have a clear victory to win the fight â Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) September 22, 2013

I'm sorry but that's bullshit. â michael (@bisping) September 22, 2013

WooooooW!!! Now that was a fight. Had me on the edge of my seat â Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) September 22, 2013

Champions! Wow. Both of them are champions. Best fight I've seen live â TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) September 22, 2013

What a fight! Respect Jones and Gustafson! Good show boys! â Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 22, 2013

Omg crazy fight!! I have jones for sure taking rds 4/5 but the first 3 are a toss up. I have jones eking out rd 2/3 so 49-46 but idk #ufc165 â Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) September 22, 2013

Wow!! What a Fin fight!!! â chad mendes (@chadmendes) September 22, 2013

I had it 3-2 Jones. 2-4-5 for Jones. Alex just needed a bit more gas in the 4th and 5th round. â Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 22, 2013

Absolutely amazing fight! We all just watched something special! â Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 22, 2013

Nail bitter, I got Gusta by split â Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) September 22, 2013

Jones won â JohnDoomsdayHoward (@JohnDoomsday) September 22, 2013

Hats off to @AlexTheMauler great fight I had u winning. Wow great show. â Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) September 22, 2013

Wow!!! That's the kind of fight every fighter dreams of. Rocky, Rocky #LoveIt â TJ Waldburger (@TJWaldburger) September 22, 2013

I thought it was very close but I thought Gus did a little more but congrats to both guys that was an incredible fight. â Ed Soares (@edblackhouse) September 22, 2013

I was absolutely convinced that @AlexTheMauler won the fight. Excellent performance and super humble... â George Sotiropoulos (@georgesots) September 22, 2013

Very close fight but I thought the challenger won that, rematch I hope â John Alessio (@johnalessio79) September 22, 2013

Sorry for the Twitter blackout. That fight really stressed me out. #FightOfTheYear #UFC165 â Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) September 22, 2013

"@notcdub: @dc_mma how'd you have it DC?" 3-2 Jones, very close fight. 2,4,5. Gus had 4 until he got hurt with elbow to end the round. â Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 22, 2013

"@Tucker5463: @dc_mma same way I had it. Do you think most people saw it for gus because of there dislike for Jones?" Could be. â Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 22, 2013

Def a trilogy in the works!!! Great fight jones and Gustafsson #history #markmywords they will make each other's careers!!! â Travis Browne (@travisbrowneMMA) September 22, 2013

that was the greatest light heavy weight fight in ufc history. Gustafsson won it on my card 3-2 â Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) September 22, 2013

there's a lot of things I want to say right now, but I'm going to keep my mouth shut - good night â Chris Leben (@cripplerufc) September 22, 2013

THIS FIGHT IS BLOWING MY MIND â David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) September 22, 2013

Jones has earned my respect for sure but I thought he lost â David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) September 22, 2013

Don't normally watch, but so glad I watched today's fight jones and gustavson was awesome battle jones and... http://t.co/isV17CzyON â mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) September 22, 2013

Can we just call the Jones vs Gustafson that fight a draw? â Cung Le (@CungLe185) September 22, 2013

I thought Gus won. What did you guys think? Def not 49-46?!? @ufc â Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) September 22, 2013

Alexander Gustafsson & Jon Jones just put on one of the best fights in @ufc history. #ufc165 â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

To recap: I clearly had Gustafsson for rnd 1 & 2. Had Jones winning 3, 4 & 5. In close rnds, u have to assume rnds will go to champ. #ufc165 â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

Wow WTF judges u suck something that I can't say. You suck. You are the reason im scared to NOT have a second job. U suck. #BULLSHIT â Kenny Robertson (@170Kenny) September 22, 2013

The judge who scored that fight 49-46 Jones should be fired right away... not tomorrow, tonight!!! #UFC165 â Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) September 22, 2013

Very rarely do u finish watching fights and think both guys elevated themselves. These two did it tonight.Would love to see them fight again â Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 22, 2013

Well, people are going to argue who won this fight but one thing they won't disagree about is this IS fight of the night, maybe in history! â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

Jones is still amazing as people thought, people just didn't realize how good Gustafsson truly is! #ufc165 #DontGetItTwisted â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

Thank you for everyone support. I felt a little off my game tonight but I learned alot about myself and I promise to come back better. â Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) September 22, 2013

I think that was fight of the year... So far... The year ain't over yet though! â Matthew brown (@IamTheImmortal) September 22, 2013

YEAR OF THE SPINNING KICK CONTINUES

Renan barao gets jiggy with it. And rightly so, beautiful kick. â michael (@bisping) September 22, 2013

What an amazing Kick â George Sotiropoulos (@georgesots) September 22, 2013

Now that was a sick knockout... Now that dance get my vote for best dance of the year in the @ufc #UFC165 #AC4FightParty â Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) September 22, 2013

Finally two fighters fighting. Congrats on being real men. â Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) September 22, 2013

Wineland was expecting a head kick and ducked into that one ! #UFC165 â Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 22, 2013

Tae Kwon Do always works... #UFC165 â Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) September 22, 2013

Wow! Barao lands a spinning back kick to the side of the head then finished with GNP. And celebrated with a hilarious dance! #ufc165 â Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) September 22, 2013

Eddie got KO'ed but Barao struggled against footwork & feints early. I'm sure @TheDomin8r took copious mental notes tonight. #ufc165 â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

That's a one dangerous guy ð â Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) September 22, 2013

THAT'LL SHUT 'EM UP

Looks like a lot of ppl Under estimated Shaub, just goes to show u never know in this sport great fight â Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) September 22, 2013

Nice sub, Brendan's favorite! Always goes for that in practice! â Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 22, 2013

Schaub gets the beautiful submission win on the mat over a respectful Mitrione. Smart fight! Matt is dangerous on the feet. #darce #ufc165 â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

Awesome fight of heavy weight fight... Congrats guys... â Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) September 22, 2013

So you do jiu jitsu when someone is trying to kill you. But you do a 5K when in a grappling match...#confused #sicksubmission â Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) September 22, 2013

CARMONT DOMINATES

Sorry I just woke up! Thank god that's over. We decided a shot of @ChrisWeidmanUFC would be more exciting than the end of the fight. â Dana White (@danawhite) September 22, 2013

The reason for his poor performance is Costa is over rated. â michael (@bisping) September 22, 2013

Well that was boring â Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) September 22, 2013

Yawwwwn â Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) September 22, 2013

Costa was on a great streak and I think he thought he needed to break away from Weidman Serra/Longo for future title shot..but did too early â Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) September 22, 2013

Watching #UFC165 was gsp really wearing that hat? Lol â Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) September 22, 2013

FEAR THE RUSSIAN

A beast! Love this kid! â Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 22, 2013

Reminiscent of Matt Hughes...Khabib just picked Healy up, ran across the cage and slammed him down! #stylepoints #ufc165 â Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) September 22, 2013

Matt Hughes said he loved that slammed #UFC165 â Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) September 22, 2013

Tell ya what @BamBamHealy come to throw down every time! â Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) September 22, 2013

When he chooses @TeamKhabib is the best wrestler at 155lbs. With more refinement to his striking, that dude will be a champ. #ufc165 â Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 22, 2013

#UFC165 Pat Healy has a titanium head... I fought him in the #IFL I hit him with the kitchen sink and still kept coming lol â Michael Guymon (@JokerGuymon) September 22, 2013

Great fight Khabib is no joke and Pat ain't either #AC4FightParty â Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) September 22, 2013

Great fight right here â David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) September 22, 2013

Thanks for everyone supporting me when I'm down. Means a lot. Thanks @ufc @danawhite for the opportunity. Hats off to @TeamKhabib â Patrick Healy (@BamBamHealy) September 22, 2013