By the end of the 2nd round, the young champion was beginning to run away with the fight. Early in round 4, Jones took Rampage down, and secured the rear naked choke for the tapout. This was only the second time Rampage was submitted in his lengthy career.

"Bones" particularly attacked Jackson's legs, nailing him with leg kicks and kicks to the front of the knee, which may have put some fear into "Rampage." Jackson repeatedly looked frustrated, even voicing his displeasure to the referee and losing his focus on the task at hand.

Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck

There’s no touch of gloves from the welterweights, who go right to cautiously striking. Hughes looks to stick Koscheck with a left jab in Koscheck’s previously injured eye.

Koscheck begins finding his range, searching for uppercuts in close. They exchange uppercuts, Hughes seeming to land the better. Koscheck rushes in for a takedown which Hughes avoids, drilling Koscheck with a knee on the exit.

A right uppercut from Koscheck puts Hughes on wobbly legs, but the ex-champ ducks under a follow-up punch. Koscheck puts a few more punches on Hughes, who stumbles backward and falls to his rear. Koscheck chases him down, dropping heavy right hands from above.

Hughes turns to his left side and Koscheck turns out his lights with three or four more right hands. Referee Mario Yamasaki steps in to wave off the bout a split-second prior to the horn with Hughes slumped forward, unconscious. The official time of the stop is 4:59 of the first round.

UFC 135 Main Card Results

Jones defeated Jackson via submission (rear naked choke)

Koscheck defeated Hughes via KO (punches)

Hunt defeated Rothwell via unanimous decision

Diaz defeated Gomi via submission

Ferguson defeated Riley via TKO

Preliminary Card Results

Maia def Santiago by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Browne defeated Broughton via unanimous decision

Boetsch defeated Ring via unanimous decision