UFC Vegas 13 took place Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos.
Closing odds are courtesy of one of the most popular Las Vegas based sportsbooks Circa Sports. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
In the fight of the night, Raoni Barcelos went to war with Khalid Taha, and Barcelos got the better of the exchanges, earning a unanimous decision victory. Barcelos was -400 while Taha was +325
Giga Chikadze completely outclassed Jamey Simmons, eventually connecting with a perfectly set up head kick to score his first UFC finish. Chikadze was a -880 favorite while Simmons was +630
Claudia Gadelha scored a first round takedown, but Xiaonan Yan stayed upright the rest of the fight and outstruck the Brazilian to earn a decision. Yan was -188 while Gadelha was +163
Trevin Giles got the better of Bevon Lewis on the feet, then put him away in the third round. Giles came through as a -125 betting favorite while Lewis was +105
Alexandr Romanov scored an early takedown against Marcos Rogerio de Lima, then finished him with a forearm choke. Romanov was a -505 fav while de Lima was +400
Eduardo Garagorri was getting the better of Darren Elkins on the feet, but Elkins kept pushing, scored a third round takedown and eventually sunk in a fight-ending choke. Elkins was -280. Garagorri was +235
Max Griffin outstruck Ramiz Brahimaj, culminating in the destruction of Brahimaj’s cauliflower ear and an end to the fight in the third round. Griffin was -142, while Brahimaj was +122
In the opening bout of the evening, Gustavo Lopez hurt Anthony Birchak on the feet, then pursued the takedown until he took Birchak’s back and sunk in a fight-ending rear naked choke. Lopez was -130 while Birchak was +110
Underdogs that Won
In the main event of the evening, Glover Teixeira survived a couple scares, getting hurt by Thiago Santos, but Teixeira’s superior ground game overcame the damage he received, eventually sinking in a rear naked choke to earn a submission victory in the third round. Teixeira was +215 dog while Silva was -250
Tanner Boser landed more strikes than Andrei Arlovski, but Arlovski landed the bigger ones, and he controlled the second half of the fight en route to taking a unanimous decision victory. Arlovski was victorious as a +335 underdog while Boser was -410
