UFC on ESPN+ 13 took place Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Sacramento, California. The card was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout between Germaine de Randamie and Aspen Ladd.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Karl Roberson struggled on the mat and had to fend off submission attempts late in the fight to edge out Wellington Turman by split decision. Roberson closed -213 while Turman closed +173
Marvin Vettori had a power edge in this bout and landed the majority of the power shots in his fight with Cezar Ferreira to win a unanimous decision. Vettori closed -244. Ferreira closed +198
Andre Fili’s striking was on point in this bout. He wobbled Sheymon Moraes with a combination. Shortly after that, he landed a beautiful right hand that Moraes to the canvas for an emphatic knockout win in his hometown. Fili closed -167 while Moraes closed +139
Julianna Pena turned the fight around in the second round when she cut open Nicco Montano with an elbow on the mat. That was her best moment in a decision victory. Pena closed -250 with the return on Montano +207
Benito Lopez employed a kicking attack and had success landing to his opponent’s legs to edge out a decision over Vince Morales. Lopez closed -119. Morales closed -103
Underdogs that Won
Germaine de Randamie earned the fastest knockout by a woman in UFC history when she finished Aspen Ladd in 16 seconds. De Randamie closed +120 while Ladd closed -141
Urijah Faber floored Ricky Simon with a beautiful right hand in the opening round. He followed Simon to the mat and finished him with strikes. Faber closed +299 while Simon closed -400
Josh Emmett dropped Mirsad Bektic in the opening round and followed up with strikes on the ground to force the referee to stop the fight. Emmett closed +124 while Bektic closed -143
John Allan was able to wear out Mike Rodriguez taking over in the third round to ensure a decision victory as the biggest underdog on the card at +345. Rodriguez closed -415
Ryan Hall hurt Darren Elkins multiple times over the course of three rounds with head kicks to win a decision. Hall closed -108 with the return on Elkins -111
In a close fight, Jonathan Martinez landed a flush knee late in round three that floored Liu Pingyuan to give the American fighter a knockout victory. Martinez closed +164 while Pingyuan closed -200
Brianna van Buren looked very good in her UFC debut battering Livia Renata Souza on the feet over the course of three rounds to take a unanimous decision. Van Buren closed -109 while Souza closed -110
