By the Numbers: UFC Singapore

Tristen CritchfieldAug 26, 2023

Max Holloway and Chan Sung Jung put on a show in Singapore.

After an entertaining opening 10 minutes, Holloway sent “The Korean Zombie” into retirement with a knockout 23 seconds into Round 3 of the UFC Fight Night 225 headliner at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday. For Jung, it marks the end of a 25-fight professional tenure that twice saw him challenge for 145-pound gold in the Octagon. Holloway, meanwhile, remains the clear-cut No. 2 in a division still ruled by Alexander Volkanovski.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight Night 225, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

1,724: Days since Holloway’s last finish, a fourth-round doctor stoppage victory against Brian Ortega at UFC 231 on Dec. 8, 2018. The Hawaiian’s next eight Octagon appearances went the full five rounds before his knockout of Jung on Saturday.

11: KO/TKO victories in UFC competition for Holloway. That ranks No. 1 all-time at 145 pounds, well ahead of No. 2 Ricardo Lamas (seven).

21: Career victories for Holloway, tying him with Rafael dos Anjos, Jon Jones, Dustin Poirier and Neil Magny for sixth most in UFC history.

2: Knockdowns landed by Holloway. That’s the most for “Blessed” since he floored Will Chope twice at UFC Fight Night 34 on Jan. 4, 2014.

75: Significant strikes landed by Holloway. By comparison, Jung landed 34. Holloway was more accurate, landing at a 58% clip compared to 27% for Jung.

31: Significant body strikes for Holloway. Jung landed just six.

91: Significant strikes landed by Anthony Smith in a split-decision triumph against Ryan Spann in the light heavyweight co-main event. By comparison, Spann landed 59. Smith outlanded his foe 24 to 10 in Round 1 and 45 to 27 in Round 3. In Round 2, when Spann had Smith hurt, both combatants landed 22 significant strikes.

35: Significant leg strikes landed by Smith. Spann, meanwhile, landed six.

9: Unofficial media scorecards, of the 14 tracked by MMADecisions.com, that awarded the bout to Spann.

3: Submissions attempted by Rinya Nakamura in a three-round verdict against Fernie Garcia at bantamweight. Nakamura also went 4-for-4 on takedowns and racked up 9:26 of control time.

6: Consecutive victories for Erin Blanchfield, who took a hard-fought unanimous verdict over former title challenger Taila Santos. That’s currently the longest active winning streak in the UFC women’s flyweight division.

14: Takedowns defended in 14 attempts by Santos. Despite her success at remaining upright, Blanchfield still logged 8:08 of control time and outlanded her Brazilian adversary 119-to-96 in total strikes.

5: First-round finishes on the UFC Fight Night 125 card. The modern record for first-round finishes on a UFC card is seven. Junior Tafa, Waldo-Cortes Acosta, Garrett Armfield, Michal Oleksiejczuk and Billy Goff all got the job done inside of five minutes in Singapore.

6: Career first-round KO/TKO victories in UFC competition for Oleksiejczuk, who stopped Chidi Njokuani 4:16 into Round 1 of their preliminary middleweight clash.

23: Significant ground strikes, out of 44 total, landed by Oleksiejczuk. Njokuani didn’t land any significant ground strikes.

187: Combined significant strikes landed by Kenan Song (75) and Rolando Bedoya (112), the most of anyone on the UFC Fight Night 225 card. Song, who had the fight’s only knockdown in Round 3, won a unanimous decision.

49: Significant leg strikes for Bedoya. Song landed just five, but he did hold a 54-to-36 advantage in significant head strikes.

.720: Significant striking accuracy for J.J. Aldrich in a second-round technical knockout victory against Na Liang at flyweight. Aldrich landed 47 of 65 attempts — 46 to the head of her opponent. Liang was far less accurate, landing 11 of 41 significant strikes, a 26% clip.