UFC 255 took place Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card was headlined by a flyweight title bout between Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez.
Closing odds are courtesy of one of the most popular Las Vegas based sportsbooks Circa Sports. Here’s a quick recap of each of those fights.
Favorites that Won
In the main event of the evening, champion Deiveson Figueiredo took advantage of a small opening to latch onto a guillotine choke and force challenger Alex Perez to tap out in the first round. Figueiredo was -265 while Perez was +225
In the co-main event of the evening, Valentina Shevchenko controlled four of the five rounds against Jennifer Maia to cruise to an easy decision victory to retain her women’s flyweight title. Shevchenko was a massive -1305 betting favorite while Maia was +850
In what may have been the final fight of his storied career, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was dominated in a rematch against Paul Craig as Craig secured top position and pounded away until Rua tapped to strikes. Craig was a -200 favorite while Rua was +175
Brandon Moreno was controlling Brandon Royval on the canvas, then Royval dislocated his shoulder and the fight was stopped due to injury. Moreno was -150. Royval was +130
Following up on his Knockout of the Year performance, Joaquin Buckley kept the hype train rolling by handing Jordan Wright his first official loss via devastating early second round knockout. Buckley was a -215 fav while Wright was +185
Antonina Shevchenko showcased improved ground skills, controlling Ariane Lipski on the canvas, then battering her on the ground to earn a second round TKO stoppage. Shevchenko was -125. Lipski was +105
Alan Jouban avoided the big takedowns from Jared Gooden, then picked Gooden apart on the feet to earn all three rounds on all three judges’ scorecards. Jouban was -160, while Gooden was +140
Kyle Daukaus had his way with a game Dustin Stoltzfus, winning all three rounds to take a one-sided unanimous decision victory. Daukaus was -260 while Stoltzfus was +220
Underdogs that Won
Tim Means punished Mike Perry for missing weight, outclassing him in rounds two and three in an impressive unanimous decision victory. Means was +100 dog while Means was -120
Katlyn Chookagian avoided the ground and outpaced Cynthia Calvillo on the feet to pull off the upset with a unanimous decision victory. Chookagian was +205 while Calvillo was -240
Nicolas Dalby bounced back from an embarrassing upset loss in his last fight, outworking top prospect Daniel Rodriguez to earn a unanimous decision victory. Dalby was a +290 underdog while Rodriguez was -350
In the opening bout of the evening, Sasha Palatnikov and Louis Cosce slugged it out early in what would go on to be the fight of the night, but Cosce, who normally finishes his opponents in 90 seconds or less, started to run out of steam and Palatnikov poured it on, finishing him via TKO in the third round. Palatnikov was +425 while Cosce was -540.
