UFC on ESPN+ 25 took place Saturday, February 15, 2020 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between contenders Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Montana de la Rosa dropped Mara Romero Borella for her best moment of the fight in route to a decision victory. De la Rosa closed -170. Borella closed +150
In the opening round, Kazula Vargas landed an illegal knee to a grounded Brok Weaver. The knee knocked Weaver out. The resulting knee forced the referee to disqualify Vargas and make Weaver the winner by disqualification. Weaver closed -240 while Vargas closed +195
Ray Borg looked in peak form as he completely dominated Rogerio Bontorin to win by unanimous decision. Borg closed -145 with the return on Bontorin +125
In a stand-up fight, Lando Vannata’s technical ability stood out as he out classed Yancy Medeiros to win by unanimous decision. Vannata closed -125 while Medeiros closed +105
Scott Holtzman took over the fight in the second round and beat up Jim Miller for the remainder of the fight to earn the decision victory over the long time UFC veteran. Holtzman closed -140. Miller closed +120
Devin Clark secured takedowns in all three rounds to easily score a decision victory over Dequan Townsend. Clark closed -400 with the return on Townsend +300
Despite Merab Dvalishvili not being able to keep Casey Kenney grounded, he scored several takedowns and controlled the fight to win a one-sided decision. Dvalishvili closed -180 while Kenney closed +155
Macy Chiasson was dominant nearly finishing Shanna Young to win a unanimous decision in a fight that was never close. Chiasson closed -775 while Young closed +225
Raulian Paiva landed a massive right hand that sent Mark de la Rosa to the canvas. He followed up with punches on the mat to finish him off to win by second knockout. Paiva closed -270 while de la Rosa closed +220
Underdogs that Won
Jan Blachowicz landed a counter right hand that floored Corey Anderson. Blachowicz followed him to the mat landing a hammerfist before Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight. Blachowicz put his stamp on the light heavyweight contendership picture with a first-round knockout win. Blachowicz closed +200 while Anderson closed -235
Michel Pereira was up two rounds to zero but landed an illegal knee in the third round that cut Diego Sanchez open. That knee strike forced the referee to stop the fight and disqualify Pereira. Sanchez closed +155 while Pereira closed -175
UFC newcomer Daniel Rodriguez impressed in his debut hurting Means in both rounds before securing a guillotine choke in round two to earn the finish. Rodriguez closed +275. Means closed -345
Jon Dodson caught Nathaniel Wood early in the third round to earn his first knockout since 2016, Dodson closed +130 while Wood closed -150
