Biggest Underdogs Who Won at UFC 237
By Cole Shelton in Mixed Martial Arts News
Updated: April 14, 2020 at 11:35 am EDTPublished:
- UFC 237 saw two major underdogs cash
- Alexander Volkanovski’s win over Jose Aldo among them
- See which underdogs won last night in Brazil
UFC 237 went down last night from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with several underdogs cashing for UFC bettors. Massive underdogs like Viviane Araujo who was +260 scored the knockout win in the first fight of the night. With that, any bettors who put money on the natural strawweight to beat the bantamweight scored some money.
Here are the biggest underdogs who won at UFC 237.
1. Viviane Araujo KO Win Over Talita Bernardo
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Viviane Araujo | +260 |
| Talita Bernardo | -340 |
Viviane Araujo took this fight on just days notice and was moving up two weight classes to do so. She was five pounds under the bantamweight max at 131, but she proved size doesn’t matter in this one.
She's a STRAWWEIGHT!@ViviAraujoMMA wins her Octagon debut – at bantamweight – by KO! Wow! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/j5phUibTXB
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2019
Araujo was dominant from the get-go and was picking apart Bernandro on her feet which resulted in a clean knockout in the third round. She was +260 which was the fourth-biggest underdog on the card, but the biggest to cash.
2. Alexander Volkanovski Beats Jose Aldo
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Alexander Volkanovski | +110 |
| Jose Aldo | -140 |
Alexander Volkanovski was one of my picks to win this fight as I think he could very well be a champion in the not-so-distant future. But, in a card that saw the majority of the favorites win, Volkanovski was only the second plus-money fighter to win.
He's done it!@AlexVolkanovski becomes the first man to defeat Aldo in a non-title UFC fight! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/gxEg5rz9UU
— UFC (@ufc) May 12, 2019
He fought a perfect fight and picked apart Aldo on the feet for all three rounds to become the top contender at featherweight and show is the real deal. It was a dominant performance for Volkanovski and an underdog who made bettors some money.
3. Laureano Staropoli Wins vs Thiago Alves
| Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|
| Laureano Staropoli | EVEN |
| Thiago Alves | -115 |
Although Staropoli wasn’t an underdog per se, he still was even-money which to bettors is worth putting in a parlay. In the second fight on the pay-per-view card, I thought the Argentian was going to grind out a decision win over Alves which is exactly what happened. He proved he is someone to watch out for at welterweight.
Staropoli gets the biggest win of his career on enemy soil! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/mDMHSnCsmu
— UFC (@ufc) May 12, 2019
It was a majority of favorites who won in Brazil but overall it was a great night of fights that saw a new strawweight champion be crowned.
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Cole graduated from Sheridan College in April of 2019 with a diploma in journalism. He now is a full-time freelance writer, focusing on MMA for sites like BJPENN, while also covering the Toronto Blue Jays as a credentialed media member. At SBD, Cole covers the four major sports and MMA.
