Fights arent measured in how close you were to finishing someone.
Yeah they are. This isn't point fighting or ping pong. If your logic applies, then Chael Sonnen defeated Anderson Silva in UFC 117 for the middleweight belt.
People say look at Jones' face and his limping, but go compare Gus' MRI before and after of his ribs and head. What? Sherdoggers don't have x-ray vision? They said Gus also went to the hospital and couldn't do the post fight press conf. How can anyone watch Round 4 where Gus pretty much shuts down and runs away and think he won that round? He sure did take some serious damage. I'm guessing many here don't have FOX Sports 2 and didn't see all the slo mo replays. Jones wobbled Rashad with an elbow, and Jones did that elbow to Gus quite a few times. You think that didn't affect Gus at all?