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The Boston native was in complete control in the UFC Fight Night 188 headliner, as he cruised to a unanimous decision triumph against ex-champ Cody Garbrandt at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Thanks to his most high-profile victory to date, Font finds himself smack dab in the middle of the 135-pound title picture.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight Night 188, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.
9: Bantamweight triumphs for Font, tying him with Pedro Munhoz for the fifth most in UFC history. Only T.J. Dillashaw (12), Aljamain Sterling (11), Raphael Assuncao (11) and Urijah Faber (11) have more wins at 135 pounds.
176: Significant strikes landed by Font, a career best in UFC competition and the second-highest ever in any single bantamweight fight. Font’s previous best of 111 came in a three-round decision over Sergio Pettis at UFC on Fox 31. Petr Yan holds the overall record with 194 landed against Jose Aldo at UFC 251.
113: Significant strikes by which Font outlanded Garbrandt, the second-largest significant strike differential in a UFC bantamweight fight behind only Vaughn Lee vs. Nam Phan at “The Ultimate Fighter: China” finale in March 2014. Lee outlanded Phan by 118 significant strikes in that contest.
145: Signficant head strikes for Font. By comparison Garbrandt landed 45. Font also held a notable 23-to-8 edge in significant body strikes.
3: Takedowns landed by Garbrandt, tying his UFC career high set against Henry Briones in his second Octagon appearance. “No Love” landed all three of his takedowns in the bout’s first 10 minutes. He was denied on seven attempts in the fight.
11: Finishes from the crucifix position in UFC history after Carla Esparza used it to dispatch Xiaonan Yan 2:58 into the second round of their co-main event matchup. The others to use the crucifix to achieve victory in the Octagon are as follows: Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Gary Goodridge, Matt Hughes, Dong Hyun Kim, Paul Kelly, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Daniel Pineda and Tyson Pedro.
5: Consecutive victories for Esparza, tying her with Tatiana Suarez for the longest active winning streak in the UFC’s strawweight division. Yan saw a six-bout winning streak come to an end in defeat.
170: Total strikes landed by Esparza. Yan, meanwhile, landed 31 in defeat. Esparza also held a 27-to-5 edge in significant strikes.
7:18: Total control time for Esparza in a bout that lasted 7:58. “The Cookie Monster” went a perfect 3-for-3 on takedown attempts.
195: Combined significant strikes landed by Jared Vanderaa (121) and Justin Tafa (74) in a three-round slugfest at heavyweight won by Vanderaa via unanimous decision.
68: Significant strikes landed by Norma Dumont in a split-decision win over former featherweight title challenger Felicia Spencer. The Brazilian outlanded her foe 21 to 11 in Round 1 and 35 to 20 in Round 2, while Spencer held a 16-to-12 edge in Round 3.
8: Takedowns landed in 13 attempts by Ricardo Ramos in a unanimous decision triumph over Bill Algeo in a featured featherweight encounter. Ramos landed four takedowns in Round 1 and two apiece in each of the final two frames.
76: Significant strikes landed by Algeo. By comparison, Ramos landed 53 significant strikes. Algeo outlanded his foe 30 to 18 in Round 2 and 29 to 18 in Round 3, while both combatants landed 17 significant strikes in Round 1.
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9: Victories in UFC competition for Jack Hermansson since 2016, tying him with reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya for the most in the division during that period. “The Joker” rallied for a unanimous decision triumph against prospect Edmen Shahbazyan in a featured middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 188.
141: Total strikes landed by Hermansson. By comparison, Shahbazyan landed 42. Hermansson secured three of six takedowns and logged 7:11 of control time as he gradually imposed his will through grappling as the bout progressed.
35: Significant ground strikes for Hermansson. Shahbazyan landed just seven.
1,939: Days since Ben Rothwell’s last submission victory, a guillotine choke win against Josh Barnett at UFC on Fox 18 on Jan. 30, 2016. Rothwell used a modified guillotine choke to tap Chris Barnett on Saturday night.
110: Total strikes landed by Court McGee in a unanimous decision triumph against Claudio Silva at welterweight. By comparison, Silva landed 81. “The Crusher” also held a 37-to-21 edge in significant strikes landed.
9: Takedowns defended by McGee. “The Ultimate Fighter 11” winner consistently thwarted his Brazilian opponent’s attempts to get the fight to the canvas. Meanwhile, McGee landed three of his five takedowns while logging 8:03 of control time.
1:00: Time of Bruno Silva’s first-round knockout of Victor Rodriguez in a preliminary flyweight encounter. That checks in as the fifth-fastest KO/TKO finish ever in UFC competition at 125 pounds.
12: Takedowns successfully defended in 14 attempts by Joshua Culibao in a three-round verdict against Nuerdanbieke Shayilan at featherweight. In addition to excellent takedown defense, the Australian outlanded his foe by a 53-to-17 count in significant strikes.
111: Significant strike advantage for Damir Ismagulov through his first four UFC appearances. This includes his unanimous decision triumph over Rafael Alves on Saturday, in which he outlanded his adversary by 26 significant strikes.