UFC 245
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports entertainment |
| Founded | December 14, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Paradise, Nevada , United States |
Area served | United States |
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 14, 2019. The event took place at the T-Mobile Arena located in Paradise, Nevada, within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Background
The main event featured a title defense for the UFC Welterweight Championship, where reigning champion Kamaru Usman faced off against former interim titleholder Colby Covington. The secondary headline bout was a contest for the UFC Featherweight Championship, pitting champion Max Holloway against challenger Alexander Volkanovski.
Additionally, the fight card included a championship match in the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship division. Champion Amanda Nunes, who also held the featherweight crown, defended her bantamweight belt against the inaugural featherweight titleholder Germaine de Randamie. Their previous encounter occurred in 2013, with Nunes securing victory by TKO in the opening round.
Santiago Ponzinibbio was initially set to compete against former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, but Ponzinibbio withdrew due to a staph infection. Consequently, Lawler was removed from the lineup as no replacement opponent was arranged.
Sergio Pettis was briefly considered for a matchup with Kai Kara-France, but Pettis opted to explore free agency instead. Ultimately, Kara-France fought Brandon Moreno during the event.
At the official weigh-ins, former contender for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship Jessica Eye failed to make weight by five pounds for her flyweight bout against Viviane Araújo. Eye was penalized 30% of her fight purse, which was awarded to Araújo, and their fight proceeded at catchweight.
Results
|Catchweight (131 lb) |Jessica Eye |def. |Viviane Araújo |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |
Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were granted as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
- Performance of the Night: Petr Yan and Irene Aldana
Reported payout
The disclosed fighter compensation summed to $4,084,000, not including sponsorships or UFC "fight night" bonuses:
- Kamaru Usman: $500,000 defeated Colby Covington: $500,000
- Alexander Volkanovski: $250,000 defeated Max Holloway: $350,000
- Amanda Nunes: $450,000 defeated Germaine de Randamie: $100,000
- Marlon Moraes: $220,000 defeated José Aldo: $400,000
- Petr Yan: $132,000 defeated Urijah Faber: $250,000
- Geoff Neal: $62,000 defeated Mike Perry: $90,000
- Irene Aldana: $80,000 defeated Ketlen Vieira: $33,000
- Omari Akhmedov: $110,000 defeated Ian Heinisch: $25,000
- Matt Brown: $160,000 defeated Ben Saunders: $35,000
- Chase Hooper: $48,000 defeated Daniel Teymur: $18,000
- Brandon Moreno: $62,000 defeated Kai Kara-France: $25,000
- Jessica Eye: $96,000 defeated Viviane Araújo: $45,000
- Puna Soriano: $20,000 defeated Oskar Piechota: $20,000