UFC 239 Results: Jones vs. Santos
Jon Jones and Amanda Nunes retained their championships at UFC 239 on July 6, 2019, but Jorge Masvidal supplied its most abrupt finish. His five-second knockout of Ben Askren joined Jones’s split decision over Thiago Santos and Nunes’s first-round stoppage of Holly Holm on a twelve-fight card at T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas area.
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Jones faces a close challenge from Santos
Santos attacked with powerful kicks and made the champion work through a competitive five-round striking contest. Despite knee problems during the fight, the challenger continued to threaten with bursts of offense. Jones’s measured approach gave him enough success to earn two judges’ scorecards.
The split decision preserved Jones’s light heavyweight title. It also reflected how close the challenger had come: Santos became the first opponent to take a judge’s overall scorecard against Jones.
Nunes finishes Holm; Masvidal needs five seconds
Nunes’s bantamweight defense ended when a head kick and follow-up punches stopped Holm at 4:10 of round one. Already holding the featherweight championship, Nunes left with both belts still in her possession.
Masvidal sprinted forward at the opening bell against Askren and connected with a flying knee as the wrestler changed levels. The official five-second knockout set the UFC’s fastest-finish mark at the time. The sudden result ended Askren’s unbeaten professional record and became a defining moment in Masvidal’s welterweight rise.
Blachowicz defeats Rockhold; supporting fighters win
Jan Blachowicz knocked out Luke Rockhold in the second round of Rockhold’s light heavyweight debut. Michael Chiesa defeated Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision in the remaining main-card contest.
Arnold Allen and Claudia Gadelha won preliminary decisions, while Marlon Vera submitted Nohelin Hernandez. Song Yadong knocked out Alejandro Perez, and Edmen Shahbazyan submitted Jack Marshman in just over a minute. Chance Rencountre and Julia Avila completed the winners’ list. Those performances gave the event further substance beyond its championship fights and record-setting knockout.
Complete UFC 239 results
- Jon Jones defeated Thiago Santos — split decision, round 5, 5:00; retained light heavyweight title.
- Amanda Nunes defeated Holly Holm — TKO (head kick and punches), round 1, 4:10; retained women’s bantamweight title.
- Jorge Masvidal defeated Ben Askren — KO (flying knee), round 1, 0:05.
- Jan Blachowicz defeated Luke Rockhold — KO (punches), round 2, 1:39.
- Michael Chiesa defeated Diego Sanchez — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Arnold Allen defeated Gilbert Melendez — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Marlon Vera defeated Nohelin Hernandez — submission (rear-naked choke), round 2, 3:25.
- Claudia Gadelha defeated Randa Markos — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Song Yadong defeated Alejandro Perez — KO (punch), round 1, 2:04.
- Edmen Shahbazyan defeated Jack Marshman — submission (rear-naked choke), round 1, 1:12.
- Chance Rencountre defeated Ismail Naurdiev — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
- Julia Avila defeated Pannie Kianzad — unanimous decision, round 3, 5:00.
Sources
UFC 239 results and reports; Event results record.
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