UFC 247 RESULT: Jon Jones outpoints Dominick Reyes – Stream, undercard, latest tonight

Re-live coverage of the light heavyweight title fight in Houston, Texas

Jon Jones squares up to Dominick Reyes ahead of UFC fight

Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas at UFC 247 on Saturday.

30-year-old Reyes was undefeated coming into the bout and almost did enough to take the title from Jones, but ultimately came up short as the judges scored the bout 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 in favour of the champion.

Jones, who sits at the top of the men’s pound-for-pound rankings in the UFC, was up against it in the early rounds but improved as the fight progressed, though many fans felt Reyes won the main event. Re-live all of the action below.

UFC 247 preview

When is UFC 247?

UFC 247 is tonight: Saturday February 8. So that means it’s in the early hours of Sunday morning for UK fans.

Where is it?

The fights take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

What time will the main event start?

The main card will take place at 3am GMT. Expect the main event to take place around 5.30am.

Which TV channel can I watch it on?

UFC 247 will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

The action is not pay-per-view in the UK.

Full card

Main Card

• Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes (Light heavyweight title)
• Valentina Shevchenko vs Katlyn Chookagian (Women's flyweight title)
• Juan Adams vs Justin Tafa (heavyweight)
• Mirsad Bektic vs Dan Ige (featherweight)
• Derrick Lewis vs Ilir Latifi (heavyweight)

Prelims

• Trevin Giles vs Antonio Arroyo (middleweight)
• Alex Morono vs Kalinn Williams (welterweight)
• Lauren Murphy vs Andrea Lee (women's flyweight)

Early prelims

• Miles Johns vs Mario Bautista (bantamweight)
• Journey Newson vs Domingo Pilarte (bantamweight)
• Andre Ewell vs Jonathan Martinez (bantamweight)

Odds

Jones to win: 2/9

Reyes to win: 10/3

Prediction

Jones was not at his best last time out. But he should have too much for Reyes. We’re predicting Jones by UD.

Key Points

• Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes via. unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)​
• Valentina Shevchenko def. Katlyn Chookagian via third-round TKO (punches, 1:03)​
• Justin Tafa def. Juan Adams via first-round knockout (punches, 1:59)​
• Dan Ige def. Mirsad Bektic via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29)
• Derrick Lewis def. Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)​

[9 February 2020 06:51 · Alex Pattle]

[9 February 2020 07:15 · Alex Pattle]

Thank you so much for following our coverage of UFC 247. That will do it for tonight, and we'll see you for UFC 248 next month!