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Jon Jones beats Dominick Reyes at UFC 247… But did the judges get it right?!

UFC 247 results and event facts
  • Date: February 8, 2020
  • Venue: Toyota Center
  • City: Houston, Texas, United States
  • Attendance: 17,401
  • Total gate: $3,549,418

Main card

  1. Jon Jones (c) def. Dominick Reyes via Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49-46) (Round 5, 5:00; Light Heavyweight; for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship)
  2. Valentina Shevchenko (c) def. Katlyn Chookagian via TKO (elbows and punches) (Round 3, 1:03; Women’s Flyweight; for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship)
  3. Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams via TKO (punches) (Round 1, 1:59; Heavyweight)
  4. Dan Ige def. Mirsad Bektić via Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Featherweight)
  5. Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Heavyweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+)

  1. Trevin Giles def. James Krause via Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Middleweight)
  2. Lauren Murphy def. Andrea Lee via Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Women’s Flyweight)
  3. Khaos Williams def. Alex Morono via KO (punches) (Round 1, 0:27; Welterweight)
  4. Mario Bautista def. Miles Johns via TKO (flying knee and punches) (Round 2, 1:41; Bantamweight)

Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass / ESPN+)

  1. Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte: No Contest (overturned) (Round 1, 0:38; Bantamweight; Originally a TKO (punches) win for Newson; overturned after he tested positive for marijuana)
  2. Andre Ewell def. Jonathan Martinez via Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Bantamweight)
  3. Youssef Zalal def. Austin Lingo via Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Featherweight)

(c) = champion going into the match.

Source: Wikipedia.org (adapted, CC BY-SA 4.0)


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