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The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 262, which saw Charles Oliveira make history with his title-winning TKO of Michael Chandler.
The UFC’s seventh pay-per-view of the year delivered in a big way on Saturday with UFC 262 at Toyota Center in Houston.
Charles Oliveira (31-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) became the new lightweight champion in the main event when he scored a thrilling second-round TKO win over Michael Chandler (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), setting all types of UFC records in the process.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 55 post-event facts to come out of UFC 262.
Despite picking up key wins this past Saturday night, Cynthia Calvillo and Marvin Vettori are potentially facing a few months on the shelf.
Despite picking up key wins this past Saturday night, [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] and [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag] are potentially facing several months on the shelf.
Calvillo (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) was victorious over Jessica Eye (15-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC) in the five-round headliner of this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN 10, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Vettori (15-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) picked up a first-round stoppage over Karl Roberson (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the night’s co-main.
MMA Junkie today obtained the full list of medical suspensions from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Fighters can return sooner than the duration of their suspension if cleared by a doctor.
Calvillo must have her right shoulder cleared before she can return to action, or she could be forced to sit out until Dec. 11. Meanwhile, Vettori must have his right knee cleared, or he could also be ruled ineligible until December.
The complete list of UFC on ESPN 10 medical suspensions includes:
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Cynthia Calvillo proved victorious in her first UFC main event, and the result saw her lead the night’s published payouts, as well.
[autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] proved victorious in her first UFC main event, and the result saw her lead the night’s published payouts, as well.
MMA Junkie today acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 10 event, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+. Calvillo (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) was one of the night’s top earners, taking home a disclosed $110,000, including a $55,000 win bonus, for her victory over former UFC flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye (15-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC).
Equaling Calvillo’s pay was her former teammate and current UFC featherweight contender [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag] (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC), who also took home $110,000 for his win over [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC).
Total disclosed pay for the 10-fight card was $782,000.
The full list of UFC on ESPN 10 salaries includes:
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 10 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 also handed out four $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses to Aguilera, Agapova, Nam and Vettori.
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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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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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.
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.
[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.
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
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.
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.
The main card is available on ESPN and ESPN+; sign up for ESPN+ here.
Prelim bouts are available on ESPN and ESPN+.
The main card is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.
Prelims are set for 6 p.m. ET.
Saturday, June 13.
UFC Fight Night 172 will be held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
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.
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.
Two unranked middleweight fighters. Roberson is 9-2, Vettori is 14-4-1.
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.
Fili (20-7) takes on Jourdain (10-2) in a featherweight bout.
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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The prelim card is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET.
The 5-foot-8 Agapova (8-1) is seven inches taller than Cifers (10-5), heading into this women’s flyweight bout.
Lightweight bout. Rosa is 12-4, Aguilar is 17-3.
Avila puts her 7-1 record on the line against Mazany (6-3) in a women’s bantamweight fight.
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.
Two veteran fighters. Griffin (18-7) battles Minner (24-11) in what’s projected as a tight featherweight contest.
Welterweight bout. Ivy enters at 8-2; Aguilera is 13-6.
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Win or lose, Charles Rosa always come to fight – and he expects his upcoming matchup with Kevin Aguilar to be no different.
Win or lose, [autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag] always come to fight.
Rosa (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) faces [autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag] in a lightweight bout this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 10, where he will be making a relatively quick turnaround.
Though Rosa has alternated wins and losses since joining the UFC roster, he’s already won four bonuses in just seven fights.
And he expects his upcoming fight with Aguilar to be no different.
“I love this one,” Rosa told MMA Junkie. “I know Kevin is coming to fight. I’m sure he knows I’m coming to fight. He’s a guy that’s proven it before, and I am myself, so this is a guy that you’re going to see some blood, I’m sure. You’re going to see some action, and you’re going to see a war. We’re both guys that don’t quit. You watch his fights – the guy, he can take some shots. You watch my fights – I mean, no one’s really ever finished me. I have the one loss to Shane Burgos, but I don’t feel like I was stopped.”
Rosa is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Bryce Mitchell at UFC 249 in a fight in which he was controlled on the ground and unable to really get any offense going.
But Rosa said if Aguilar thinks he’s found a blueprint to beat him, he should think again.
“If he wants to fight and if his chin can hold up and he’s durable enough to take it the distance, then you’re probably going to see a ‘Fight of the Year’ or a ‘Fight of the Night’ type of fight – it’s going to be a war,” Rosa said. “I know we’re both super durable, super tough.
“If he starts shooting in on me thinking because Bryce was able to do what he did to me and take me down, then he’s going to get submitted and he’s going to learn the hard way and you’re going to see the level I have in jiu-jitsu.”
UFC on ESPN 10 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
UFC president Dana White has announced the full June 13 lineup for the promotion’s event, which is expected to take place in Las Vegas.
Nine days prior to its June 13 event, the UFC has announced its full lineup of fights.
UFC president Dana White revealed the 10-fight card in an interview with ESPN on Thursday. Eight of the fights had already been revealed, but two new matchups were confirmed: [autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag] (18-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) vs. [autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag] (24-11 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Both fights will be contested at featherweight.
Headlined by a women’s flyweight fight between [autotag]Cynthia Calvillo[/autotag] and [autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag], the main card lineup also features [autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marvin Vettori[/autotag], [autotag]Ray Borg[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag], [autotag]Andre Fili[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Charles Jourdain[/autotag], and [autotag]Mark De La Rosa[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag].
The event will take place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, pending Nevada Athletic Commission approval at a meeting scheduled for this Monday. Broadcast plans have yet to be announced.
With entire lineup for the June 13 UFC event is as follows:
MAIN CARD (9 p.m. E.T.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (6 p.m. E.T.)
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All the notable stats and figures to come out of UFC Auckland, which saw Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder in the main event.
The UFC made its third visit to New Zealand on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 26. The 12-fight card took place at Spark Arena in Auckland and streamed entirely on ESPN+.
In the main event, [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC) elevated his status as a lightweight contender when he edged out a memorable “Fight of the Night” clash with [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) by split decision in front of his hometown fans.
The headliner wasn’t the only fight to produce notable results, though. For more, check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 26.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $137,000.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event.
Hooker, Felder, [autotag]Jimmy Crute[/autotag] and [autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 26 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN+ 26 drew an announced attendance of 10,025 for a live gate of $1,239,625.
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 4-1 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:59:19.
Hooker improved to 7-1 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Felder has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.
Crute (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned eight of his 11 career victories by stoppage. That includes all three of his UFC wins.
Crute became the fifth fighter in UFC history to earn multiple submission victories by Kimura. Krzysztof Soszynski, Rani Yahya, Frank Mir and George Sotiropoulos also accomplished the feat.
[autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag] (14-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
Oleksiejczuk has suffered both of his UFC losses by submission.
[autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) improved to 9-0 (with one no contest) since returning from a nearly five-year layoff in July 2015.
Xiaonan’s five-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied with Tatiana Suarez for the longest active streak in the division.
Xiaonan has earned all five of her UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag]’s (12-6 MMA, 5-6 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since April 2018.
[autotag]Marcos Rogerio de Lima[/autotag] (17-6-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past nine fights.
De Lima improved to 3-1 in the UFC at heavyweight.
De Lima has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 14 of those wins in Round 1.
[autotag]Ben Sosoli[/autotag] (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
[autotag]Brad Riddell[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Magomed Mustafaev[/autotag] (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
Aguilar has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
[autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by knockout.
[autotag]Joshua Culibao[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
[autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) improved to 5-1 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in November 2017.
Matthews has earned four of his five UFC welterweight victories by decision.
[autotag]Emil Meek[/autotag]’s (9-5-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since December 2016.
Meek has been taken down 21 times in his four UFC appearances.
Meek has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.
[autotag]Callan Potter[/autotag] (18-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all nine of his career losses by stoppage.
Song Kenan has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. That includes three of his four UFC wins.
[autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag] (21-8 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned all four of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag] (18-11-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered eight of his 11 career losses by decision. That includes both of his UFC defeats.
[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (12-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) became the first to earn two UFC victories in 2020.
Hill improved to 6-5 since she returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2017.
Hill’s seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied with Jessica Andrade for second most in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (nine).
[autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag] (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of her career.
[autotag]Cachoeira[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) snapped her three-fight losing skid for her first victory since September 2017.
Cachoeira’s 40-second knockout marked the fastest stoppage in UFC women’s flyweight history.
[autotag]Shana Dobson[/autotag]’s (3-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.
Dobson suffered the first knockout loss of her career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
