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UFC on ESPN 10 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili’s takedowns make history

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 10, which saw Cynthia Calvillo beat Jessica Eye in Las Vegas.

The octagon returned again on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 10, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The action aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

In the main event, [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) made a quick mark in her UFC women’s flyweight debut when she outworked former title challenger [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag] (15-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC) by unanimous decision.

Calvillo’s win closed out a 10-fight card that featured a few historic occurrences. For more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 10.

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General

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UFC on ESPN 10 tied the modern-era record for most sub-60-second finishes on a card with three. Four other events share that record.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $95,000. That’s the lowest number of 2020.

Debuting fighters went 2-3 at the event.

[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag], [autotag]Mariya Agapova[/autotag], [autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag], and [autotag]Christian Aguilera[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 10 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN 10 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.

Betting favorites went 8-2 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 8-6 in UFC headliners this year.

The total fight time for the 10-bout card was 1:33:52.

Main card

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 13: (R-L) Cynthia Calvillo kicks Jessica Eye in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 13, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Calvillo was successful in her UFC women’s flyweight debut.

Calvillo has completed at least one takedown against seven of her eight UFC opponents.

Eye fell to 4-2 since she dropped to the UFC women’s flyweight division in January 2018.

Eye’s seven losses in UFC competition are the most of any female in company history.

Eye has suffered six of her seven UFC losses by decision.

Vettori (15-4-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by submission.

[autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by submission.

[autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past nine fights.

[autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag]’s (17-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2019.

[autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]’s (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) nine victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for sixth most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (16), Darren Elkins (13), Cub Swanson (11), Jose Aldo (10) and Ricardo Lamas (10).

Fili has earned six of his nine UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag]’s (11-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2018.

[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]’ (10-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since August.

Cifers suffered her second first-round submission loss in a 14-day stretch.

Cifers has suffered all four of her UFC losses by stoppage.

Preliminary card

Merab Dvalishivili

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned eight of his 11 career victories by decision. That includes all four of his UFC wins.

Dvalishvili’s 13 takedowns landed set a new single-fight record for most in a UFC/WEC bantamweight fight. He held the previous record with 12 landed in a fight.

Dvalishvili became the second fighter in history to land 10 or more takedowns in three separate UFC bouts. Demetrious Johnson was the first fighter to accomplish the feat.

[autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag]’s (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) 22-second victory marked the fourth fastest finish in UFC women’s bantamweight history. Only Ronda Rousey (14 seconds, 16 seconds) and Germaine de Randamie (16 seconds) have faster wins.

[autotag]Gina Mazany[/autotag] (6-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) suffered three of her four career losses by stoppage.

Mazany’s 22-second loss marked the fastest defeat of her career.

[autotag]Zarrukh Adashev[/autotag] (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Aguilera (14-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career stoppage victories by knockout. He’s finished 10 of those wins in the first round.

[autotag]Anthony Ivy[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

5 biggest takeaways from UFC on ESPN 10: Cynthia Calvillo’s strong debut, Andre Fili’s top-15 hopes

Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC on ESPN 10, which took place Saturday in Las Vegas.

What mattered most at UFC on ESPN 10 in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings …

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1. Calvillo capitalizes on her opportunity

[autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] took a major leap forward with her main event victory over Jessica Eye. The unanimous decision win wasn’t the most thrilling or memorable performance but, in the grand scheme of things, it was a pretty special moment in her career.

Not only did Calvillo move up from strawweight to an unfamiliar flyweight division, but she drew the No. 1-ranked contender (according to the UFC’s official rankings) in Eye, who missed weight. It also happened to be booked on less than three weeks’ notice, and in a headlining spot, meaning potentially uncharted waters for Calvillo.

She had to face those waters because the fight went all five rounds. She slowed a touch in the latter stages, but given she’d never been there before, and did not have a proper camp, it’s more than excusable. The upside is she’s experienced it, though, and if another five-round fight or title opportunity comes her way, she’ll be much more confident going in.

Calvillo now catapults into a prime position in her new division, and the opportunities ahead already look radically better than what was on her plate six months ago.

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UFC on ESPN 10 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: $95,000 payout is lowest of 2020

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $95,000.

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $95,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ESPN 10 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 10 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag]: $10,000
[autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Mariya Agapova[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag]: $5,000
[autotag]Gustavo Lopez[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Julia Avila[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Gina Mazany[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Zarrukh Adashev[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Christian Aguilera[/autotag]: $3,500
[autotag]Anthony Ivy[/autotag]: $3,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,424,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $33,429,000

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 10 with Billie Eilish, Black Eyed Peas, vintage House of Pain

Check out the complete list of fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 event.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 10 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

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5 burning questions heading into UFC on ESPN 10

MMA Junkie’s Simon Head takes a look at the five biggest storylines ahead of UFC on ESPN 10 in Las Vegas.

UFC on ESPN 10 features a card packed with up-and-coming talent looking to set themselves up for bigger tests later in the year.

In the main event, former women’s flyweight title challenger [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag] will look to build more momentum as she welcomes former strawweight contender [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] to the 125-pound division, while the co-main event features a middleweight grudge match as [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] and [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] aim to push themselves toward the division’s big names with a win.

UFC on ESPN 10 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

Let’s take a look at five burning questions heading into the event.

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Can Jessica Eye move one step closer to a second title shot?

Don’t let the naysayers tell you any different. This fight has huge significance for the top of the UFC women’s flyweight division. And for Jessica Eye, it’s the chance to build more momentum as she looks to build the strongest possible case for a rematch with reigning champ Valentina Shevchenko.

Eye’s highlight-reel head-kick knockout loss to “Bullet” remains her only flyweight defeat in the UFC and, after bouncing back with a decision win over Viviane Araujo in her last outing, Eye (15-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) will be keen to secure a high-profile victory under the main event spotlight on Saturday night.

Standing in her way is Calvillo, who is moving up from strawweight to make her flyweight debut. But if Eye can produce a strong performance and turn back the challenge of the flyweight division’s dangerous new arrival, “Evil” Eye might not be too far away from the chance to avenge her loss to Shevchenko and capture UFC gold.

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How to watch UFC Fight Night, with Eye-Calvillo odds and fight card

How to watch Eye vs. Calvillo, with betting odds for the full UFC Fight Night fight card.

The UFC is back at UFC APEX in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 172 Saturday night. Jessica Eye will meet Cynthia Calvillo in a Women’s Flyweight bout as the Main Event. All the action will be available on ESPN and ESPN+ beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the betting odds for the full UFC Fight Night fight card.

How to watch UFC Fight Night 172

Where can I watch UFC Fight Night – Eye vs. Calvillo?

The main card is available on ESPN and ESPN+; sign up for ESPN+ here.

Prelim bouts are available on ESPN and ESPN+.

What time is UFC Fight Night?

The main card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Prelims are set for 6 p.m. ET.

When is UFC Fight Night 172?

Saturday, June 13.

Where is UFC Fight Night taking place?

UFC Fight Night 172 will be held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

UFC Fight Night 172 odds featuring Eye vs. Calvillo and full main card

Betting odds courtesy of BetMGM. All lines last updated Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

UFC Fight Night’s main card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Jessica Eye (-120) vs. Cynthia Calvillo (+100)

Women’s Flyweight – Main Event. Eye is the division’s No. 1 contender with a record of 15-7. Calvillo is the 10th-ranked women’s flyweight and is 8-1-1.

Karl Roberson (+185) vs. Marvin Vettori (-228)

Two unranked middleweight fighters. Roberson is 9-2, Vettori is 14-4-1.

Merab Dvalishvili (-400) vs. Ray Borg (+310)

Bantamweight bout. Both fighters are unranked. Dvalishvili is 10-4, Borg is 13-5. It’s the most lopsided betting line on the main card.

Andre Fili (-228) vs. Charles Jourdain (+185)

Fili (20-7) takes on Jourdain (10-2) in a featherweight bout.

Jordan Espinosa (-164) vs. Mark De La Rosa (+135)

The 13th-ranked Espinosa enters UFC Fight Night at 14-7. De La Rosa is 11-4 heading into this bantamweight fight.

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UFC Fight Night 172 prelims card

The prelim card is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET.

Mariya Agapova (-250) vs. Hannah Cifers (+200)

The 5-foot-8 Agapova (8-1) is seven inches taller than Cifers (10-5), heading into this women’s flyweight bout.

Charles Rosa (+145) vs. Kevin Aguilar (-176)

Lightweight bout. Rosa is 12-4, Aguilar is 17-3.

Julia Avila (-500) vs. Gina Mazany (+375)

Avila puts her 7-1 record on the line against Mazany (6-3) in a women’s bantamweight fight.

Tyson Nam (-125) vs. Zarrukh Adashev (+100)

One of the closest betting lines of the night. The highly-experienced Nam (18-11-1) takes on Adashev (3-1) in a bantamweight bout.

Jordan Griffin (-164) vs. Darrick Minner (+135)

Two veteran fighters. Griffin (18-7) battles Minner (24-11) in what’s projected as a tight featherweight contest.

Anthony Ivy (-189) vs. Christian Aguilera (+155)

Welterweight bout. Ivy enters at 8-2; Aguilera is 13-6.

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Hannah Cifers makes two-week turnaround to fight Mariya Agapova on Saturday

Two weeks removed from her last fight, Hannah Cifers is jumping right back into the octagon.

[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] will be jumping in as a replacement just two weeks removed from her last fight.

Melissa Gatto has been forced out of Saturday’s UFC event, and Cifers will step in to face [autotag]Mariya Agapova[/autotag]. MMA Junkie confirmed the news following an initial report from Combate.

The UFC’s Saturday event, set for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, hasn’t been formally approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission but is expected to be later Monday.

After scoring back-to-back wins over Polyana Viana and Jodie Esquibel, Cifers (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has dropped her last two fights, most recently losing by first-round submission to Mackenzie Dern on May 30. She will look to avoid a three-fight losing streak when she faces newcomer Agapova.

Kazakhstan’s Agapova (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) suffered her first professional loss to Tracey Cortez on Dana White’s Contender Series last July but eventually signed with the UFC earlier this year after scoring two consecutive first-round finishes with Invicta FC.

The entire lineup for the June 13 UFC event includes:

MAIN CARD (9 p.m. E.T.)

  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Jessica Eye
  • Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori
  • Andre Fili vs. Charles Jourdain
  • Ray Borg vs. Merab Dvalishvili
  • Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa

PRELIMINARY CARD (6 p.m. E.T.)

  • Mariya Agapova vs. Hannah Cifers
  • Kevin Aguilar vs. Charles Rosa
  • Julia Avila vs. Gina Mazany
  • Ryan Benoit vs. Tyson Nam
  • Jordan Griffin vs. Darrick Minner
  • Christian Aguilera vs. Anthony Ivy

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UFC on ESPN 9 medical suspensions: Two fighters face potential 180-day layoffs

Two fighters face potential lengthy suspensions as a result of their UFC on ESPN 9 fights on Saturday.

Two fighters face potential six-month suspensions as a result of their UFC on ESPN 9 fights Saturday.

The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) handed [autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag] and [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag] potential 180-day terms for injuries sustained in their respective bouts.

UFC headliners [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] and [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] were each suspended, with Woodley getting 45 days due to a facial laceration. Burns, who was victorious after a five-round unanimous decision, was handed a potential 30-day suspensions.

MMA Junkie obtained a list of the UFC on ESPN 9 athletes’ medical suspensions from the NAC on Monday. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspension if cleared by a doctor.

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UFC on ESPN 9 took place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event simulcasted on ESPN and ESPN+.

The complete list of UFC on ESPN 9 medical suspensions:

  • Gilbert Burns: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • Tyron Woodley: Suspended 45 days or until left eyebrow laceration is cleared by physician; no contact for 30 days
  • [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • Spike Carlyle: Suspended 180 days or until left knee MRI is cleared by an orthopedic physician; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Gabe Green[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days; no contact for 30 days
  • [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Casey Kenney[/autotag]: No suspension
  • [autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days; no contact for 21 days
  • [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag]: No suspension
  • Vince Morales: Suspended 180 days or until right orbital fracture is cleared by opthalmologist with minimum 45-day suspension; no contact for 30 days

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UFC on ESPN 9 salaries: Tyron Woodley, Gilbert Burns top list of highest paydays

UFC on ESPN 9 headliners Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns topped the list of fight night paydays.

The UFC on ESPN 9 headliners were paid as such, respective to the rest of the card.

According to a Nevada State Athletic Commission (NAC) document acquired by MMA Junkie on Monday, former UFC welterweight champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] topped the list of highest earners with a $200,000 paydays, despite his loss to [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag], who earned $164,000.

Two other fighters earned six figures. Co-main event winner [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag] earned $100,000 in a winning effort against [autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag]. Former UFC women’s flyweight title challenger [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] took home $120,000 for her victory over [autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag] in the featured prelim bout.

UFC on ESPN 9 took place Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card and prelims simulcasted on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full list of UFC on ESPN+ 29 salaries included:

  • Gilbert Burns: $164,000 (includes $84,000 win bonus) def. Tyron Woodley: ($200,000)
  • Augusto Sakai: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Blagoy Ivanov ($60,000)
  • [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag]: $12,000
  • [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag]: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag] $12,000
  • [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag]: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag]: $25,000
  • Katlyn Chookagian: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Antonina Shevchenko: $35,000
  • [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag]: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Gabriel Green[/autotag]: $12,000
  • [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag]: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag]: $18,000
  • [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag]: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]: $31,000
  • [autotag]Casey Kenney[/autotag]: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag]: $48,000
  • [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag]: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag]: $20,000

The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC on ESPN 9 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.

For example, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 249 fight-night bonuses to Burns and Dern for “Performance of the Night,” and Royval and Elliott for “Fight of the Night.”

In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

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UFC on ESPN 9 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern makes history

Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 9, which saw Gilbert Burns beat Tyron Wooley in Las Vegas.

The UFC returns to Las Vegas for the first time in more than two months on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 9, which took place at the UFC Apex with an 11-fight card that aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

In the main event, [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) had his breakthrough moment as a welterweight contender when he overwhelmed and dominated former longtime champion [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] (19-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) to a unanimous decision.

The performance from the Brazilian capped off a notable event. For more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 9.

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General

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $114,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.

Burns, [autotag]Mackenzie Dern[/autotag], [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] and [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 9 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN 9 drew an announced attendance of 0 for a live gate of $0.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 6-6 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1:58:41.

Main card

Burns improved to 4-0 since he returned to the welterweight division in August 2019. He’s 5-0 when fighting at the weight class.

Burns’ five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Kamaru Usman (11), Leon Edwards (eight) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (seven).

Woodley suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2018.

Woodley has suffered all four of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag]’s (15-1-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied with Francis Ngannou for the longest active streak in the division.

[autotag]Blagoy Ivanov[/autotag] (18-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

[autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

[autotag]Brok Weaver[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered his first submission loss since Dec. 5, 2014 – a span of 2,003 days (more than five years) and 13 fights.

Dern (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) became the first female in UFC history to earn a submission victory with a leg technique.

[autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all four of her UFC losses by stoppage.

Preliminary card

[autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) improved to 5-2 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in January 2018.

Chookagian’s five victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Valentina Shevchenko for most in divisional history.

Chookagian has earned 11 of her 14 career victories by decision. That includes all seven of her UFC wins.

[autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

[autotag]Gabe Green[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

[autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

[autotag]Klidson Abreu[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Elliott’s (15-11-1 MMA, 4-9 UFC) three-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.

Elliott fell to 2-5 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.

Elliott has suffered all four of his UFC stoppage losses by submission.

[autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Louis Smolka[/autotag] (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in November 2018.

Smolka fell to 2-2 since he moved up to the UFC bantamweight division in November 2018.

Smolka has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by submission.

[autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned the 11th finish in UFC history stemming from leg kicks.

[autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fell to 2-4 in his past six fights dating back to July 2018.

Morales suffered the first knockout loss of his career..

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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