The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 23 - Oct. 29

UFC 121 by the Numbers

7 -- Straight UFC wins for Cain Velasquez, a record for a heavyweight. Second, with six, is Junior dos Santos, his next challenger.

2 -- Maximum number of times a UFC heavyweight champion has successfully defended his title.

2007 -- Last time UFC heavyweight title fight went the distance (UFC 68, Randy Couture v. Tim Sylvia).

48 -- Strikes landed by Cain Velasquez in 4:12, according to FightMetric.com.

53 -- Strikes landed by Jake Shields over three rounds, also according to FightMetric.

15 -- Shields’ current MMA win streak. Last loss was to Akira Kikuchi in 2004.

13 -- Number of “Ultimate Fighter” winners who won their first fight after the finale, out of 17 total winners. Court McGee added his name to the category with a third round arm triangle choke victory over Ryan Jensen.

14,856 -- In attendance. Record for an MMA event at the Honda Center.

$2.23 million -- Gate, fourth lowest of UFC’s 13 numbered events this year.

$70K -- Performance bonuses, won by Diego Sanchez and Paulo Thiago (Fight of the Night), Cain Velasquez (Knockout) and Daniel Roberts (Submission).

$400K -- Highest disclosed payday, to Brock Lesnar.

$200K -- Disclosed pay to Cain Velasquez.

$150K -- Disclosed pay to Jake Shields.

1 million -- Early pay-per-view buy estimate. Small variations could make a big difference in where show stacks historically. UFC 100 did 1.66m; UFC 116 did 1.16m; UFC 114 did 1.05m; UFC 66 did 1.05m; and UFC 91 did 1.01m.

1.5 million -- Average viewers for one-hour preliminary special on Spike TV, tied for third-highest behind preview shows for UFC 109, 114, and 108.

- 1.09 million -- Average viewers for “UFC Primetime” series on Lesnar vs. Velasquez, greater than 1.025 for Rashad Evans vs. Quinton Jackson and 789,000 for Georges St. Pierre v. B.J. Penn.