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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 6,494
TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 594
Presenting far from its best offering, the Ultimate Fighting Championship still managed to entertain the masses with a dozen matchups that concluded with a devastating knockout. The stakes were low, with only two of the 12 fights bringing fighters that both held UFC records above .500, so several young prospects had their time to shine. UFC Fight Night 201 featured a buzzer-beating brabo, a scrappy vet (kind of) saying goodbye and a legend in the cage that can’t slow down.
Sweet Dreams are Made of This: In the opening frame, Jamahal Hill crushed Johnny Walker with a right hand and a follow-up punch. This main event ending by stoppage is the first to do so this year after five UFC cards.
Philadelphia Submission: With one second left on the clock in Round 1, Kyle Daukaus snared Jamie Pickett with a brabo choke. The Philadelphia native now celebrates a finish rate of 82% as a pro, with all of his stoppages coming by submission.
The D’Arce Knight Rises: Of Daukaus’ nine submissions, five have now come via brabo choke. While Daukaus called out Tony Ferguson in his post-fight interview for his use of the brabo, Vicente Luque holds the UFC record with four recorded in his tenure. Daukaus has notched one inside the Octagon, and he claimed the nicknamed “The D’Arce Knight” for the other name of the maneuver.
Three Pointer at the Buzzer: A whole 23 fights across UFC history have concluded in the last second of the first round, with more coming in 2012 (four) than any other year. Daukaus’ finish is the first to come at this specific round and time from a brabo, although Jorge Masvidal claimed one via brabo at 4:59 of the second stanza over Michael Chiesa in 2013.
15 Minutes on the Baudot: Claiming a three-round verdict over Alan Baudot, Parker Porter forced his opponent to go the distance for the first time in his career. Baudot had once reached Round 5 in a bout early in his career, but it did not end in the hands of the judges.
Can’t Stop: Jim Miller pulled off a second-round knockout of Nikolas Motta in his record 39th UFC appearance. The victory for “A-10” also tied a record, as both he and Donald Cerrone have prevailed in 23 UFC fights.
Won’t Stop: Miller has now notched 15 stoppages through a UFC career that began in 2009 after stopping Motta with strikes. Only Cerrone (16) and Charles Oliveira (18) have won more UFC bouts inside the distance than Miller.
155 Calories, Same Great Taste: With 37 fights officially in the lightweight division, including 14 finishes across 21 victories, Miller holds all three of these records in his native division.
Old Man Strength: For the first time in his 51-fight MMA career at the age of 38, Miller recorded back-to-back knockouts. In October 2021, the New Jersey native flattened Erick Gonzalez with one punch, and he followed that effort by putting Motta away with punches.
Putting the AA in Division I-AA: In the third round of their encounter, Abdul Razak Alhassan recorded a trio of takedowns on Joaquin Buckley. While not enough to win him the fight, he landed more in that single round than the entirety of his nine-fight UFC career prior to that bout.
Unlimited Ugandan Power: Courtesy of a long barrage of punches, David Onama knocked Gabriel Benitez clean out late into Round 1. As a pro, the Uganda-born fighter out of Glory MMA & Fitness sports a 100% finish rate, with six of his nine wins coming in the opening round.
Can I Offer You a Nice Egg in This Trying Time? A textbook armbar for Stephanie Egger won her the fight against Jessica-Rose Clark. The 33-year-old from Switzerland hoists an 86% stoppage rate in a career that began in 2015 — also with an armbar.
Scrapper Scrapping to the End: In what he claims to be the final fight of his career, Chas Skelly put Mark Striegl away with a knee and follow-up punches. Should he not return, Skelly, 36, will end his time in the UFC with eight wins, three defeats and a no contest in a career that stretched from 2014 to 2022, while notching victories over the likes of Sean Soriano, Jim Alers and Maximo Blanco.
A New Home and Native Land: The UFC debut of Chad Anheliger proved to be a success when he knocked Jesse Strader out in the third round. The win streak of the Canadian moved to 10 in a row after getting his hand raised, and he enhanced his high finish rate to 83%.
Three’s Company: The stoppage for Anheliger materialized at 3:33 of Round 3, making him the second fighter in company history to record a win at this round and time composed of all threes. Nick Ring achieved this first, tapping James Head with a rear-naked choke at this exact time in 2011.
Never Say Never Again: Coming into UFC Fight Night 201, Rose-Clark had never been finished (18 fights), Christian Rodriguez had never been defeated (seven fights) and Striegl (22 fights) and Strader (seven fights) had never dropped consecutive bouts.
We Know Why: For each of his last two fights, Miller has walked out to Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.” Miller has turned the clock back in both performances, recording just his fifth and sixth career knockouts.
They All Collapse: A fighter picked an Eminem track for the first time this year when Striegl selected “Till I Collapse” from the popular rapper’s catalog. Dating back just over a year, five of the last seven UFC fighters to select Eminem as their walkout artist have subsequently suffered a loss.