MMAjunkie Radio co-host and MMAjunkie contributor Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC 232.

UFC 232 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC)

Staple info:

• Height: 6’4″ Age: 31 Weight: 205 lbs. Reach: 84″
• Last fight: No contest with Daniel Cormier (July 29, 2017)
• Camp: Jackson-Wink MMA (New Mexico)
• Stance/striking style: Switch-stance/kickboxing
• Risk management: Fair

Supplemental info:
+ Former UFC light-heavyweight champion
+ JUCO national wrestling title
+ 9 KO victories
+ 6 submission wins
+ 7 first-round finishes
+ Athletic and agile
+ Creative and dynamic striker
^ Preternatural instincts and improv
+ Effectively dictates range
^ Teep kicks, oblique kicks, hand posts
+ Deceptively effective inside clinch
^ Superb hand-fighting /grip disruption
+ Multiple takedown tools
+ Devastating ground striker
+ Always looks to secure rounds
^ Consistently comes on late

Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC)

Staple info:

• Height: 6’5″ Age: 31 Weight: 205 lbs. Reach: 79″
• Last fight: Knockout win over Glover Teixeira(May 28, 2017)
• Camp:Allstars Training Center (Sweeden)
• Stance/striking style: Orthodox/kickboxing
• Risk management: Good

Supplemental info:
+ Amateur boxing experience
+ 11 KO victories
+ 3 submission wins
+ 8 first-round finishes
+ KO power
+ Consistent pace and pressure
^ Superb cardio and conditioning
+ Good footwork/moves well
+ High-volume puncher
^ Accurate jabs, hooks and uppercuts
+ Dangerous knees
+ Underrated wrestling
^ Improved takedown ability
+ Solid top game/pressure
+ Good get-up urgency

Point of interest: The first fight

In what was one of the best title fights to go down in UFC history, the main event back at UFC 165 featured a seemingly invincible Jon Jones, who was set to defend his title against rising contender Alexander Gustafsson.

From the onset, the fight’s temperature exceeded expectations.

Gustafsson, the challenger, got off to a great start, using the appropriate pressure and boxing to stifle Jones’ rhythm, as well as securing the first takedown to ever be scored on the then-champion. Jones gathered himself competitively in the second, but it was clear that something was awry, especially when considering the odds projected by the pros and public alike.

But regardless of any speculation of Jones taking Gustafsson lightly (or even the fact that Jones was admittedly partying in the lead-up), it appeared that we had all underestimated the Swedish challenger to some degree. Not only that, but stylistically, the same promotion of size that many hardcores criticized became an apparent foil worth arguing.

Jones, though much more dynamic in his striking tools, seemed to show a bit of discomfort when not able to dictate range in his usual uncontested fashion, especially when getting pressured in boxing range. And when the American phenom went back to his wrestling base to equalize terms (something he had done before against longer, more seasoned striking threats), Gustafsson seemingly surprised us all, firmly stuffing Jones’ shots and separating on multiple occasions.

Nevertheless, come the fourth the round, Jones demonstrated why he is a championship level fighter.

Despite Gustafsson arguably doing his best work of the fight for the first four minutes of the frame, the Swede briefly let his guard down and walked into a trap that Jones had been attempting to set up all fight –– the spinning elbow.

The shot landed flush, stumbling the Swedish fighter who may have been saved by the bell. And in the fifth round, hurt and exhausted, Gustafsson got outworked by the fresher Jones, who finally earned a takedown of his own. Jones came away with a decision that was much narrower than some scorecards represented, but one thing for sure: each man earned their critics respect that night.

Next point of interest: The in-between time