UFC 247 Results: Jones vs. Reyes

UFC 247 staged two championship fights at Toyota Center in Houston on February 8, 2020. Jon Jones defended the light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes, while Valentina Shevchenko defended the women’s flyweight championship against Katlyn Chookagian. Their victories came in very different circumstances.

Jones survives a closely disputed challenge

Reyes started quickly, landing combinations and forcing Jones to respond to his movement and power. Jones increased his pressure later, including wrestling attempts, as the fight reached its championship rounds. All three judges awarded Jones the decision, with scores of 48–47, 48–47 and 49–46.

The verdict attracted substantial debate because Reyes had been effective early. The official record nevertheless remains a unanimous-decision win for Jones and a successful title defense. A historical account should keep that result separate from arguments about how individual rounds should have been scored.

Shevchenko delivers the clearer finish

Shevchenko retained her title by stopping Chookagian at 1:03 of round three. She combined striking with strong positional control, then finished with ground strikes. Unlike the main event, the co-main ended before the judges were needed.

Derrick Lewis defeated Ilir Latifi by unanimous decision, Dan Ige edged Mirsad Bektic by split decision, and Justin Tafa stopped Juan Adams in the first round. Together, those fights completed the main card around the two championship contests.

Preliminary-card highlights

Trevin Giles beat late replacement James Krause by split decision. Khaos Williams knocked out Alex Morono in 27 seconds, and Mario Bautista stopped Miles Johns in round two. Lauren Murphy, Andre Ewell and Youssef Zalal earned decision victories.

Journey Newson originally stopped Domingo Pilarte in 38 seconds, but the Texas regulator subsequently overturned that outcome to a no contest. The complete results below reflect the amended record rather than presenting the original announcement as a standing victory.

Complete UFC 247 results

• Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes — unanimous decision, R5, 5:00; retained light heavyweight title.
• Valentina Shevchenko def. Katlyn Chookagian — TKO (elbows and punches), R3, 1:03; retained women’s flyweight title.
• Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams — TKO (punches), R1, 1:59.
• Dan Ige def. Mirsad Bektic — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Trevin Giles def. James Krause — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Lauren Murphy def. Andrea Lee — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Khaos Williams def. Alex Morono — KO (punches), R1, 0:27.
• Mario Bautista def. Miles Johns — TKO (flying knee and punches), R2, 1:41.
• Journey Newson vs. Domingo Pilarte — no contest (original Newson stoppage overturned), R1, 0:38.
• Andre Ewell def. Jonathan Martinez — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Youssef Zalal def. Austin Lingo — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.

Sources

UFC 247 original results; Sherdog.

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