UFC on ESPN 7 took place Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Washington DC. The card was headlined by a heavyweight fight between Alistair Overeem and Jair Rozenstruik.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Jairzinho Rozenstruik landed a last-ditch effort right hand bomb at the end of round five that sent Alistair Overeem crumbling back to the cage. It was a one punch knockout that stunned the DC crowd and gave Rozenstruik the biggest win of his career. Rozenstruik closed -140 while Overeem closed +110
Down on the scorecards and already deducted a point, Ben Rothwell finished strong in the second round to earn a TKO victory over Stefan Struve. Rothwell closed -149 while Struve closed +100
Aspen Ladd dropped Yana Kunitskaya at the start of round three with a left hook. Ladd followed up with volume on the mat until the referee stepped in and stopped the bout. Ladd closed -200. Kunitskaya closed +140
After taking some damage in the opening round, Rob Font recovered well to land his beautiful jab throughout the remainder of the fight to take a decision victory over Ricky Simon. Font closed -145 while Simon closed +115
Tim Means landed a straight left midway through the first round that sent Thiago Alves to the canvas. Means followed up on the mat securing a guillotine choke forcing Alves to tap. Means closed -278 with the return on Alves +221
Billy Quarantillo had one of the most dominant UFC debuts in a long time as he controlled and beat up Jacob Kilburn on the mat until Quarantillo secured a triangle choke in the second round to end the fight. Quarantillo closed -323. Kilburn closed +259
Joe Solecki dominated his fight with veteran Matt Wiman landing well over 150 strikes to win a unanimous decision. Solecki closed -400 while Wiman closed +310
Virna Jandiroba easily out grappled Mallory Martin submitting her via rear naked choke in the second round. Jandiroba closed -250 with the return on Martin +200
Makhmud Muradov landed a tremendous over hand right with a minute to go in the third round that sent Trevor Smith crumbling to the canvas to win by third round knockout. Muradov closed -450 while Smith closed +350
Underdogs that Won
Bryce Mitchell secured the second ever twister submission in UFC history as he beat Matt Sayles in the first round for a big win. Mitchell closed as a +111 underdog while Sayles closed -133
Fights That Ended in a Draw
Down 20-18 on the scorecards, Cynthia Calvillo had a big third round nearly securing a finish of Marina Rodriguez. The 10-8 round for Calvillo saw the bout scored a draw. Rodriguez closed -140. Calvillo closed +110
Due to a one-point reduction because of an illegal foul in the first round, Yadong Song ended up in a 28-28 fight with Cody Stamann that was scored a majority draw. Stamann closed +193 while Song closed -256
