UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Full Fight Results

For now, AND NEW! But soon, AND WHO? Ciryl Gane set up a heavyweight title shot with fellow Frenchman and heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to unify the interim belt won by “Bon Gamin” Saturday night at UFC 265 in Houston. Gane put on a stellar performance in knocking out the hometown favorite Derrick Lewis in the third round to capture the interim belt.

The night was a thrill from start to finish, as seven of the 13 fights ended in finishes with some of the best bouts going all the way to the scorecards. Legend Jose Aldo put on one of his best performances ever in beating Pedro Munhoz pillar to post in a unanimous decision. Vicente Luque submitted Michael Chiesa with a d’arce choke in the welterweight division to catch Kamarau Usman’s attention.

The UFC rewarded a stellar night of fights with six performance bonuses including a fight of the night bout between bantamweights Rafael Fiziev and Bobby Green.

Fight fans get a week off to recover from the action, before fights return for UFC Vegas 34, headlined by Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum.

Results

Bantamweight

Johnny Munoz Jr. (-322) def. Jamey Simmons by submission (R2, 2:35)

Props: by submission (+173); over 1.5 (-159)

Matt’s pick: Munoz; Craig’s pick: Munoz

Women’s Flyweight

Melissa Gatto (-115) def. Victoria Leonardo by doctor stoppage (R2, 5:00)

Props: by knockout (+1022); under 2.5 (-105)

Matt’s pick: Gatto; Craig’s pick: Leonardo

Bantamweight

Miles Johns (-225) def. Anderson dos Santo by knockout (R3, 1:16)

Props: by knockout (+313); under 2.5 (+158)

Matt’s pick: Johns; Craig’s pick: Johns

Flyweight

Manel Kape (-209) def. Ode Osbourne by knockout (R1, 4:44)

Props: by knockout (+185); under 1.5 (+167)

Matt’s pick: Kape; Craig’s pick: Osbourne

Women’s Strawweight

Jessica Penne (+119) def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by submission (R1, 4:32)

Props: by submission (+550); under 1.5 (+448)

Matt’s pick: Kowalkiewicz; Craig’s pick: Penne

Light Heavyweight

Alonzo Menifield (-270) def. Ed Herman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+486); over 2.5 (+160)

Matt’s pick: Menifield; Craig’s pick: Menifield

Bantamweight

Vince Morales (-108) def. Drako Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+248); over 2.5 (-146)

Matt’s pick: Rodriguez; Craig’s pick: Rodriguez

Lightweight

Rafael Fiziev (-292) def. Bobby Green by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Props: by decision (+128); over 2.5 (-173)

Matt’s pick: Fiziev; Craig’s pick: Fiziev

Bantamweight

Song Yadong (+107) def. Casey Kenney by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+214); over 2.5 (-230)

Matt’s pick: Song; Craig’s pick: Kenney

Women’s Strawweight

Tecia Torres (-156) def. Angela Hill by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+105); over 2.5 (-432)

Matt’s pick: Torres; Craig’s pick: Torres

Welterweight

Vicente Luque (-110) def. Michael Chiesa by submission (R1, 3:25)

Props: by submission (+756); under 1.5 (+198)

Matt’s pick: Luque; Craig’s pick: Chiesa

Bantamweight

Jose Aldo (-114) def. Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Props: by decision (+167); over 2.5 (-210)

Matt’s pick: Aldo; Craig’s pick: Aldo

Interim Heavyweight Championship

Ciryl Gane (-333) def. Derrick Lewis by knockout (R3, 4:11)

Props: by knockout (+140); over 3.5 (+118)

Matt’s pick: Gane; Craig’s pick: Gane

Scorecard

Total Fights: 13

Ended by decision: 6

Ended by submission: 3

Ended by knockout: 4

Matt’s picks: 11-2 (2021: 186-121-7); Craig’s picks: 8-5 (2021: 178-129-7)

Underdogs: 4-9

Biggest underdog winner: Jessica Penne (+119)

Biggest prop hit: Melissa Gatto by TKO (+1022)

Performance bonuses ($50,000 each): Bobby Green, Rafael Fiziev, Ciryl Gane, Miles Johns, Vicente Luque, Jessica Penne