UFC on ESPN+ 27 took place Saturday, February 29, 2020 in Norfolk, Virginia. The card was headlined by Joseph Benavidez taking on Deiveson Figureido for the flyweight title.
Closing odds are courtesy of Several Bookmakers. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
Felicia Spencer was dominant once she took down Zarah Fairn. She landed significant ground and pound forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight in the opening round. Spencer closed the biggest favorite on the card at -800 with Fairn closed +550
Magomed Ankalaev landed few head kicks which seemed to wobble Ion Cutelaba. The referee stepped in quickly to stop the fight despite a negative reaction from fans who wanted the fight to go on. Ankalaev closed -205 while Cutelaba closed +170
Megan Anderson landed a flush right hand on the button to knockout Norma Dumont in the opening round. Anderson closed -280 with the return on Dumont +230
Grant Dawson secured a takedown in round two and completely took over the fight securing a rear naked choke to submit Derrick Minner. Dawson closed -510 while Minner closed +380
Luis Pena took Steve Garcia down in all three rounds leading the way to a unanimous decision victory. Pena closed -275. Garcia closed +225
TJ Brown was dominating his fight with Jordan Griffin, but Brown left his neck open on a takedown attempt in the second round. Griffin got his arm underneath Brown’s chin and was able to secure a choke to get the submission win in the second round. Griffin closed -140 while Brown closed +120
Underdogs that Won
Deiveson Figueiredo landed a straight right that sent Joseph Benavidez spiraling to the canvas to give the Brazilian the knockout victory. Since Figueiredo missed weight the flyweight title remains vacant. Figueiredo closed +130 while Benavidez closed -150
Kyler Phillips took over his fight against Gabriel Silva with combination striking as well as a tough ground game to win by decision. Phillips closed +105 while Silva closed -125
Brendan Allen looked great once he got Tom Breese to the ground. He advanced position gradually on the mat and finished the fight with ground and pound to get a first round TKO. Allen closed +150. Breese closed -170
Marcin Tybura was able to secure takedowns throughout his fight with Sergey Spivak to easily win a unanimous decision. Tybura closed +100 while Spivak closed -120
Spike Carlyle landed a huge elbow in the clinch to Aalon Cruz’s head. It wobbled Cruz and Carlyle followed up with a swarm of strikes to end the fight in the opening round. Carlyle closed +170 with the return on Cruz -200
Sean Brady took over the fight in the second round taking Ismail Naurdiev to the mat. He continued that in round three to win a hard-fought decision. Brady closed +110 while Naurdiev closed -130
