UFC 239: Jones vs Santos
July 6, 2019
T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

 

UFC 239: Jones vs Santos Fight Card

 

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

12,198 –  very strong

UFC PPV cards range between 13,300-4,700 points, with an average card ranking 10,300

 

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

 

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Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)

Light Heavyweight Championship:
Jon Jones   (24-1, 1 NC,  #1 ranked light heavyweight) **WINNER VIA SPLIT DECISION (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
vs Thiago Santos   (21-6, #3 ranked light heavyweight)

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Women’s Bantamweight Championship:
Amanda Nunes    (17-4, #1 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight) **WINNER VIA TKO (HEAD KICK & PUNCHES) – ROUND 1 (4:10)
vs Holly Holm   (12-4, #4 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT 

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Welterweights:
Jorge Masvidal   (33-13, #8 ranked welterweight) **WINNER VIA KO (FLYING KNEE) – ROUND 1 (0:05)
vs Ben Askren   (19-0, 1 NC, #38 ranked welterweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT 

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Light Heavyweights:
Jan Blachowicz   (23-8, #12 ranked light heavyweight) **WINNER VIA KO (PUNCHES) – ROUND 2 (1:39)
vs Luke Rockhold   (16-4, #5 ranked light heavyweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT 

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Welterweights:
Diego Sanchez   (29-11, #31 ranked welterweight) vs
Michael Chiesa   (15-4,  #19 ranked welterweight) **WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

 

Prelims (ESPN – 8:00 pm Eastern)

Featherweights:
Gilbert Melendez   (22-7, #53 ranked bantamweight) vs
Arnold Allen  (14-1, #20 ranked bantamweight) **WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Bantamweights:
Marlon Vera   (13-5-1, #14 ranked bantamweight) **WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (REAR-NAKED CHOKE) – ROUND 2 (3:25)
vs Nohelin Hernandez   (10-2)

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Women’s Strawweights:
Claudia Gadelha    (16-4, #7 ranked women’s strawweight) **WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
vs Randa Markos   (9-6-1, #18 ranked women’s strawweight)

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Bantamweights:
Alejandro Perez   (21-7-1, #18 ranked bantamweight) vs
Song Yadong   (13-3, 2 NC, #31 ranked bantamweight) **WINNER VIA KO (PUNCH) – ROUND 1 (2:04)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT 

 

Early Prelims (UFC Fight Pass – 6:15 pm Eastern)

Middleweights:
Edmen Shahbazyan   (9-0, #33 ranked middleweight) **WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (REAR-NAKED CHOKE) – ROUND 1 (1:12)
vs Jack Marshman   (23-8, #29 ranked middleweight)

Welterweights:
Ismail Naurdiev   (18-2, #33 ranked welterweight) **WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 29-27, 29-28)
vs Chance Rencountre   (13-3, #65 ranked welterweight)

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Women’s Bantamweights:
Julia Avila   (5-1) **WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
vs Pannie Kianzad   (11-4, #26 ranked women’s feather/bantamweight)

 

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