UFC Fight Night 37 is over and done with, and it featured a main event that contained one of the top KOs of the year to date as well as a number of other exciting fights that proved the $9.99 cost of Fight Pass. Overall, eight favorites cashed one one dog hit. Here’s a betting recap for UFC Fight Night 37 based on the closing results at Several Bookmakers: UFC Fight Night 37 Favorites That Won In the main event, Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jimi Manuwa via second-round TKO (knee and punches). It was an amazing knockout victory for “The Mauler,” and he earns another light heavyweight title shot with the win. Gus cashed out at -525 (bet $525 to win $100), while Manuwa lost as a +450 dog (bet $100 to win $450). In the co-main event, Michael Johnson defeated Melvin Guillard via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28). Johnson was more active throughout the three rounds and won as a -150 favorite, while Guillard lost as a +140 dog. In a flyweight bout, Brad Pickett defeated Neil Seery via unanimous decision (30-27 x 2, 29-28). Pickett and Seery exchanged bombs for three rounds but Pickett was able to secure the takedowns and won on the judges’ cars. Pickett cashed out as a -1000 favorite, while Seery lost as a +800 dog. In the opening main card bout, Gunnar Nelson defeated Omari Akhmedov via first-round submission (guillotine choke). The welterweights went to the ground early, where Nelson was able to lock in the submission and earn a victory as a -280 favorite, while Akhmedov lost at +255. In a light heavyweight bout, Ilir Latifi defeated Cyrille Diabate via first-round submission (neck crank). Latifi looked great and cashed as a -135 fav, while Diabate lost as a +125 dog. In a middleweight bout, Luke Barnatt defeated Mats Nilsson via first-round TKO (strikes). Barnatt looked tremendous in getting the finish as a -410 favorite, while Nilsson scored as a +365 dog. In a welterweight bout, Igor Araujo defeated Danny Mitchell via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3). Araujo controlled top position and won as a -255 favorite, while Mitchell was too content to lie on the bottom and lost as a +235 dog. In a flyweight bout, Louis Gaudinot defeated Phil Harris via first-round submission (guillotine choke). Gaudinot sunk in the exact same submission he did on John Lineker at UFC on FOX 3 and won as a -165 favovrite, while Harris lost as a +155 dog. UFC Fight Night 37 Underdogs That Won In a middleweight bout, Claudio Silva defeated Brad Scott via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3). Silva was able to earn enough points to win rounds one and three as he cashed out as a +205 underdog, while Scott lost as a -225 favorite.
