UFC 239 took place Saturday, July 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout between the legendary Jon Jones and challenger Thiago Santos.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Jon Jones saw that Thiago Santos hurt his knee early in the fight. Jones focused on a leg heavy attack and was able to sneak out a split decision victory to continue his long unbeaten run in the UFC. Jones closed -625 with the return on Santos +429
Amanda Nunes dropped Holly Holm with a head kick and followed up with strikes on the mat to knockout the American fighter and continue her reign atop the bantamweight division. Nunes closed -357 while Holm closed +277
Michael Chiesa dominated Diego Sanchez on the mat to win every minute of the bout and earn a wide decision victory. Chiesa closed -400 with the return on Sanchez +298
Arnold Allen fought with confidence as he had Gilbert Melendez confused for all 15 minutes. Allen easily out struck Melendez for the biggest victory of his career. Allen closed -333 while Melendez closed +264 in defeat
After escaping a takedown in round two, Marlon Vera got back to his feet and landed a knee that sent Nohelin Hernandez to the canvas. Vera quickly took his opponent’s back and secured a rear naked choke for a submission victory. Vera closed -470. Hernandez closed +375
Claudia Gadelha controlled the tempo of the fight out striking Randa Markos to win by decision. Gadelha closed -222 while Markos closed +180
Song Yadong landed a beautiful counter right hand that sent Alejandro Perez to the canvas. Yadong landed one punch on the mat before Herb Dean jumped in and stopped the bout. Yadong closed -244 with the return on Perez +195
Underdogs that Won
Jorge Masvidal stunned the Las Vegas crowd as he set a UFC record with the fastest knockout in the history of the promotion when he landed a flying knee to knockout Ben Askren in just five seconds. Masvidal closed +170 while Askren closed -200
Jan Blachowicz hurt Luke Rockhold at the end of round one, but it took until round two for him to put Rockhold away. Blachowicz closed +205 with the return on Rockhold -250
Chance Rencountre secured takedowns in all three rounds to shock Ismail Naurdiev and win by decision. Rencountre closed +419 while Naurdiev closed -526
