UFC 164 took place tonight at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI, and it was a very exciting card that produced a number of sick finishes. Overall from a betting perspective, seven favorites won, while five underdogs cashed out. Here’s a betting recap of UFC 164 based on the closing odds at Several Bookmakers: UFC 164 Betting Favorites That Won In the main event of the evening, Anthony Pettis defeated Benson Henderson via first-round submission to become the new UFC lightweight champion. Pettis closed at -110 (bet $110 to win $100), while Henderson was +100 (bet $100 to win $100). In the co-main event of the evening, Josh Barnett KOed Frank Mir in the first round. Barnett closed at -178, while Mir +167. In a featherweight fight, Chad Mendes defeated Clay Guida via third-round TKO. Mendes closed at -500, while Guida was +435. In a heavyweight fight, Ben Rothwell defeated Brandon Vera via third-round TKO. Rothwell closed at -155, while Vera +145. In a flyweight fight, Tim Elliott defeated Louis Gaudinot via unanimous decision. Elliott closed at -230, while Gaudinot was +210. In a lightweight bout, Al Iaquinta defeated Ryan Couture via unanimous decision. Iaquinta closed at -200, while Couture closed at +185. In middleweight bout, Magnus Cedenblad defeated Jared Hamman via first-round submission. Cedenblad was -130, while Hamman was +120. UFC 164 Betting Underdogs That Won In a featherweight bout, Dustin Poirier defeated Erik Koch via unanimous. Poirier was +188, while Koch was -205. In a lightweight bout, Gleison Tibau defeated Jamie Varner via split decision. The fight closed at a pick, with both fighter closing at -105. In a welterweight bout, Hyun Gyu Lim defeated Pascal Krauss via first-round KO. Lim was +235, while Krauss closed at -255. In a bantamweight bout, Chico Camus defeated Kyung Ko Kang via razor-thin decision. Camus was +210, while Kang was -230. In a heavyweight bout, Soa Palelei defeated Nikita Krylov via third-round TKO in one of the worst fights of the year. Palelei was a +120 dog, while Krylov was a -130 fav.
