Key takeaways
Shinya Aoki beat John Lineker by submission at 3:00 of round one in the main event of ONE 165. In the co-main event, Nieky Holzken beat Yoshihiro Akiyama by knockout at 1:45 of round one at middleweight.
Across the six bouts that produced a result, one ended by knockout, two by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — three stoppages in six fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Nieky Holzken, who stopped Yoshihiro Akiyama at 1:45 of round one, and three of the three finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Garry Tonon's submission of Martin Nguyen, 4 minutes and 34 seconds in. End to end, the six fights filled 54 minutes of cage time.
Six weight classes were used, openweight most often with one bouts.