Key takeaways
Jon Jones beat Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 247 at the Toyota Center in Houston. Dominick Reyes had come in as the division's No. 11. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko beat Katlyn Cerminara by knockout at 1:03 of round three.
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout and seven on the judges' scorecards — four stoppages in eleven fights. Four of the seven decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Khaos Williams, who stopped Alex Morono after 27 seconds, and two of the four finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Valentina Shevchenko's knockout of Katlyn Cerminara, 11 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled two hours and 15 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: two of five, against two of the six below it. Khaos Williams (knockout, round one) and Mario Bautista (knockout, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five ranked fighters appeared, and two of them were in the top two bouts, among them champion Valentina Shevchenko.
