Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 249 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $330,500.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 249 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $305,500.
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 249 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 249 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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:
After UFC 249, Dana White confirmed “Jacare” Souza and Uriah Hall will be taken care of despite bout cancellation.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Middleweight fighters [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] and [autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] will be paid despite not competing at UFC 249.
According to UFC president Dana White, the two fighters will be compensated even though the bout was canceled. Both fighters made weight Friday, but the fight was ultimately scrapped when “Jacare” tested positive for COVID-19.
“Yeah, we’ll get them figured out,” White confirmed at the UFC 249 post-fight press conference, when asked if Souza and Hall would be paid.
Upon his arrival in Jacksonville on Wednesday, Souza, 40, notified UFC testing staff a family member had previously had COVID-19. He was tested for the virus by way of nasal swab shortly thereafter.
Friday, Souza, along with the rest of the UFC 249 lineup, weighed in for Saturday’s fights. Then, they were tested for COVID-19 once again. A couple hours later, the fighters paired off and squared off at the ceremonial weigh-ins. Bookending White, Souza and Hall stayed a noticeable distance apart and both wore personal protective equipment. Souza wore a mask and gloves, while Hall only wore a mask.
Friday night, Souza was notified he tested positive, the bout against Hall was canceled, and he was sent home.
Generally speaking, UFC president Dana White is happy with the COVID-19 testing system his promotion instituted for UFC 249 fight week.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Generally speaking, UFC president Dana White is happy with the COVID-19 testing system his promotion instituted for UFC 249 fight week.
Friday night, middleweight [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag], became the first promotional fighter to test positive for COVID-19 as result of a UFC-run test. “Jacare” Souza was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall on the UFC 249 prelims. Instead, he and two of his corners found out coronavirus was in their system – and were sent home.
“We found out last night,” White said, at a UFC 249 press conference following the conclusion of Saturday’s event. “The whole world is weird right now. Everything is weird. This whole event is weird. It’s different. We live in a different world than we did two months ago. The bottom line is the system worked. What you don’t want to do is two days after the fight say, ‘Oh (expletive), ‘Jacare’ tested positive. So it worked. The system worked that we put in place.”
Upon his arrival in Jacksonville on Wednesday, Souza, 40, notified UFC testing staff a family member had previously had COVID-19. Friday night, Souza was notified he tested positive.
White was asked if there was any thought of initially sending Souza home instead of having him stay 48 hours at the host hotel among the other fighters?
“This guy was with the people he was with the entire time,” White said. “We kept him away from people and now we know that he has it. He tested positive. We tested him. We know he has it. Now we can help him, too. Whatever this guy is going to need, we know he’s positive and we can help him and is family. I don’t know what he’s going to need medically.
“That’s the other thing. When we’re testing all of our employees and all of our fighters, we’ll find out who has this thing and we can help them.”
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Admittedly, White said there’s room to improve. Like most first-time experiences, White said tweaks can be made to improve. He expects the upcoming events on Wednesday, May 13 and Saturday, May 16 to run even smoother.
“The way that this week went will just get better,” White said. “We’ll get better by Wednesday. Then, we’ll be better by Saturday. Then after Saturday, we’ll start to catch our stride and really get this thing dialed in and get it figured out. The longer this goes, the better the testing technology is going to get and the faster it will get. We’re going to prove by next Saturday that professional sports can come back safely.”
UFC 249 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
“If this was your system working as designed, your system is bogus.”
At least one epidemiologist is speaking out after UFC 249 fighter [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] tested positive for coronavirus Friday night.
The UFC announced that Souza, who was scheduled to face Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout, was removed from the card after he and two of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19. All three men were found to be asymptomatic.
Souza, who’s based in Orlando, Fla., and drove to Jacksonville on Wednesday, informed UFC officials upon his arrival that he’d been exposed to a family member with coronavirus. With this knowledge, the UFC tested Souza – as it has every person staying at the host hotel – and allowed him to remain on the card. On Friday morning, Souza stepped on the scale for UFC 249 weigh-ins wearing a face covering and gloves. He was tested again prior to fighter faceoffs where UFC president Dana White fist-bumped Souza and made contact with several athletes.
According to a UFC statement, Souza and his team left the host hotel to self-isolate off the premises after their positive COVID-19 tests were revealed.
“The response to this development is indicative of the effectiveness of the health and safety measures UFC has put in place for this event,” the UFC said in a statement.
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But Dr. Zachary Binney, an Atlanta-based epidemiologist, questioned any claim of the UFC showing responsibility.
“The UFC and Dana White were negligent,” Binney tweeted Saturday. “Tried to restart early, the predictable thing happened, & they mishandled it. … If this was your system working as designed, your system is bogus.”
Binney illustrated his point by specifically laying out the timeline of events in a previous Twitter thread.
The timeline is important here:
Wed – Souza, training in Orlando and knowing he had a possible + test in his family, travels to Jax. Bad move by him and his people. I hope UFC advised fighters specifically about this situation.
He arrives, informs UFC of family case, is tested, and apparently isolated pending results. That’s all good (though keep in mind he shouldn’t be in Jax in the first place).
And…then why is he at the staredown Friday, 2 days later? Reckless by UFC.
Today his test comes back positive, fight is off. Hopefully he and all his contacts (including other fighters at the staredown!) will quarantine for 2 weeks and stop their particular transmission chain.
No, I don’t buy this is the system working as designed and proof UFC and Dana White are being responsible. At least two very bad things happened:
-An infected fighter traveled
-An infected fighter *with a family case you knew about* was allowed at a staredown
Actually, the UFC’s own statement indicts the hell out of em!
-Says Souza + cornermen were “self-isolating whenever possible.” Not good enough. -Implies Souza’s party has been staying in the hotel for 2 days and is only *now* isolating off-site.
Binney, in questioning the UFC’s claim that Souza was isolated, closed his thread by pointing to video of Souza next to Fabricio Werdum and not adhering to social distancing around other fighters.
UFC 249, with the blessing of the Florida State Boxing Commission regulating it, will proceed as planned Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. The card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The UFC’s next two cards planned for Jackson next week on May 13 and 16 also are scheduled to continue.
Uriah Hall was nothing but class in the fallout of his late-notice scratch from UFC 249.
[autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] was nothing but class in the fallout of his late-notice scratch from UFC 249 due to [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag]’s positive coronavirus test.
After already having their planned middleweight bout postponed from April 18 due to the global pandemic, Hall lost out on one of the biggest fights of his career when Souza’s pre-fight test for COVID-19 came back positive, along with two of his cornermen, Friday night.
The bout immediately was pulled from the card, and although the event will still proceed, according to the UFC, Hall will not get the chance to step in the octagon.
He expressed his disappointment on the situation and sent well wishes to “Jacare” over social media (via Twitter).
@JacareMMA Brother I know it sucks I’m sorry you have to go through this I am beyond devastated for the missed opportunity I wish you nothing but recovery for you and your family.
Brother I know it sucks I’m sorry you have to go through this I am beyond devastated for the missed opportunity I wish you nothing but recovery for you and your family.
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Hall trained in isolation for UFC 249. He slept on an air mattress inside the Fortis MMA Gym in Texas, doing virtual training sessions with his head coach Sayif Saud in preparation for a key moment in his career.
Hall won’t get the chance to fulfill that moment, though, and now it remains to be seen what’s next for “The Ultimate Fighter 17” finalist.
With Hall (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) vs. Souza (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) off, UFC 249 will proceed with 11 bouts. The event takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
Footage emerges of COVID-19 positive “Jacare” Souza interacting with fellow UFC 249 competitors.
Video footage has emerged of UFC middleweight [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag], who tested positive for coronavirus, interacting and not social distancing around several fellow fighters.
On Friday night, ‘Jacare’ was removed from his scheduled bout with Uriah Hall at UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus. The event is scheduled to still happen Saturday night in Jacksonville, Fla., with the blessing of the state athletic commission. Two of Souza’s cornermen also tested positive for COVID-19.
The video, uploaded to Fabricio Werdum’s Instagram story on Friday and later deleted, contradicts a UFC statement that Souza and his team followed social distancing guidelines. It appears to have been recorded prior to faceoffs and shows a shirtless “Jacare” with gloves and mask. He comes nearly face to face with Werdum as other fighters hover around nearby.
A fan screen-recorded Werdum’s Instagram story, as seen below:
The UFC’s statement stressed Souza and his team’s complete compliance with safety protocol and social distancing guidelines in place after he informed them that a family member had been infected upon his arrival Wednesday.
“From their arrival earlier in the week until their departure today, Souza and his cornermen followed UFC health and safety protocols, including practicing social distancing, wearing personnel protective equipment, and self-isolating whenever possible,” the UFC stated.
It was noted in an ESPN report that Souza had been tested multiple times for COVID-19 on Wednesday and Friday. It’s unclear which test revealed the positive result. The UFC has worked directly with the Florida State Athletic Commission to enforce several safety protocols in place throughout fight week.
The eve of UFC 249 has proven to be a dramatic one as the promotion lost a fight for its comeback event due to a positive coronavirus test.
[autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] was flagged for COVID-19, causing his middleweight bout with Uriah Hall to be scratched from Saturday’s lineup. It’s a huge story, and naturally a whole lot of reactions followed with a wide range of emotions, much of them expressing concern for “Jacare” and the potential fallout of the situation.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to the news of Souza’s positive coronavirus test and subsequent removal from UFC 249.
Shit !!! 🙏🏾 i hope this doesn’t turn out to be a disaster. Jacare is a fit man. He will pull through 🙏🏾 I hope no one else is infected. What about his training partners ? #ufc249https://t.co/P2bQuNnSf2
Just spoke with a FL state commission official who said he is still very comfortable with UFC 249 proceeding despite the positive test. Said Jacare disclosed a recent contact with an infected relative and was isolated upon his arrival until results came back. "The system worked."
I mean, you could say he was socially distanced. But no, he was not isolated. We saw him standing there with Dana White and Uriah Hall. That’s not isolated. https://t.co/7qo5Ym3yVF
Just heard that @JacareMMA tested positive for COVID and his fight is cancelled. More than the fight I hope he and his family are ok. Truly a class act in every way. Hope he’s alright
That doesn't prove that's how he got it nor does it tell us who else has it today. It also doesn't tell us who at the hotel he has had contact with and whether they have it.
Everybody should be commending @danawhite and the @ufc staff for a job well done in testing and making sure the safety of the fighters came first. Hope jacare gets through the virus unscathed as well as his family member. He is one of the good guys in the sport 🙏🏻 https://t.co/u15E8bOTPT
With 6 fighters in tomorrow nights card, I want to say thank you to the @ufc and @danawhite for putting on a fight, but more importantly the measures they are taking to ensure the safety of all involved.
Dana White says it would have been ideal if nobody tested positive, but he's comfortable their procedures worked. "If you do 1,200 tests, it's not that unexpected to have one come back positive." Says, if anything, this shows they have good protocols in place. #ufc249 will go on
Gutted to hear about @jacaremma . Hope he recovers fully and quickly. No doubt he will. Also fucking gutted about not seeing @uriahhallmma vs jacare. Would of been a interesting clash of style and a fight that was guaranteed to deliver.
One of the major fears surrounding UFC 249 has become a reality. A fighter on the card has tested positive for COVID-19.
One of the major fears surrounding UFC 249 has become a reality. A fighter on the card has tested positive for coronavirus.
[autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag], who was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout, is the fighter to test positive for COVID-19. While that fight has been pulled, the UFC 249 will proceed.
MMA Junkie verified the news with a UFC official following an initial report from ESPN.com on Friday night. Hunter Campbell, excecutive vice president and chief business officer of UFC, told ESPN that the promotion has received clearance from the Florida State Athletic Commission to move forward with the event, which takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
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According to ESPN’s report, Souza informed UFC officials that a family member had tested positive for coronavirus when he arrived in Jacksonville on Wednesday. He was tested and isolated before the positive test came back.
Both Souza (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Hall (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) made weight Friday morning, but both men wore masks. Souza wore gloves in addition to a mask. They faced off standing several feet farther apart than any of the other fighters on the card.
All UFC 249 pre-fight media obligations are complete after Friday’s faceoffs, which featured a wide range of scenes over the 12-fight card.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – All UFC 249 pre-fight media obligations are complete after Friday’s faceoffs, which featured a wide range of scenes over the 12-fight card.
Tony Ferguson brought his belt to his main event staredown with Justin Gaethje, while Henry Cejudo committed some on-brand antics when up close with Dominick Cruz ahead of their co-main event clash.
The standout from the non-title bouts went to the middleweight prelim matchup between [autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and [autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC), who wore personal protective equipment and stood well apart as the coronavirus pandemic continues to be present in the world. They, of course, won’t have that option on fight night, as they’ll be locked inside the octagon.
Watch the complete UFC 249 pre-fight faceoffs above and check out our gallery below.
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UFC 249 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The best facts, figures and footnotes about the UFC 249 prelims, where Donald Cerrone rematches Anthony Pettis in the featured bout.
The UFC’s return from the coronavirus pandemic goes down Saturday with UFC 249, which takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and features a deep preliminary card.
Headlining the action, which airs on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, is a welterweight rematch between two all-time fan favorites. [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag] (22-10 MMA, 9-9 UFC) and [autotag]Donald Cerrone[/autotag] (36-14 MMA, 23-11 UFC) will run it back after “Showtime” stopped “Cowboy” by first-round TKO when they met at UFC on FOX 6 in January 2013.
It’s an important fight for both men, but it doesn’t represent all the prelim lineup has to offer. For more on the numbers, check below for 70 pre-event facts about the UFC 249 prelims.
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Featured ESPN prelim
Anthony Pettis
Pettis returns to the UFC welterweight division after a one-fight stint at lightweight. He’s 1-1 when fighting in the weight class.
Pettis is one of nine fighters in UFC history to earn victories in three weight classes.
Pettis is 4-8 in his past 12 UFC appearance dating back to when he lost the UFC lightweight title in March 2015.
Pettis has earned 18 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.
Pettis’ five submission victories from a bottom position in UFC/WEC competition are tied with Diaz for most in combined company history.
Donald Cerrone
Cerrone has fought on Spike, Versus, FUEL TV, pay-per-view, FOX, FS1, UFC Fight Pass, ESPN and ESPN+ during his UFC tenure.
Cerrone competes in his 35th UFC bout, the most appearances in company history.
Cerrone makes his 45th UFC/WEC appearance, the most in combined organizational history.
Cerrone’s 45 appearances in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are most in combined organizational history.
Cerrone makes his 12th UFC welterweight appearance. He’s 6-5 when fighting in the weight class.
Cerrone’s 24 appearances since 2014 in UFC competition are most in the company.
Cerrone’s 23 victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Cerrone’s 29 victories in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are most in combined organization history.
Cerrone’s 17 victories in UFC lightweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jim Miller (19).
Cerrone’s 16 stoppage victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Cerrone’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC competition are the most in combined organizational history.
Cerrone’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are tied with Wanderlei Silva for second most in combined organizational history behind Mirko Cro Cop (21).
Cerrone’s 10 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Joe Lauzon (13) and Miller (12).
Cerrone’s seven knockout victories stemming from kicks in UFC competition are most in company history. No one else has more than four.
Cerrone’s eight submission victories in UFC/WEC lightweight competition are tied for third most in combined divisional history behind Miller (nine) and Nate Diaz (nine).
Cerrone’s 20 knockdowns landed in UFC competition are most in company history.
Cerrone has landed 378 leg kicks in UFC competition, the fourth most in company history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (430), Thiago Alves (383) and Jon Jones (380).
Cerrone defends 90 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class and second highest in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (92 percent).
Cerrone’s 23 fight-night bonuses in UFC/WEC bouts are the most in combined organizational history.
Cerrone’s 18 fight-night bonuses in UFC bouts are most in company history.
Other ESPN prelims
Aleksei Oleinik
[autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag] (58-13-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC), 42, is the oldest active fighter in the UFC heavyweight division and is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Oleinik is the only fighter in MMA history to earn victories in four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s).
Oleinik’s average fight time of 5:26 in UFC heavyweight fights is fourth shortest in divisional history behind Cyril Asker (3:24), Todd Duffee (3:26) and Shane Carwin (4:55).
Oleinik has earned 54 of his 58 career victories by stoppage. That includes all seven of his UFC wins.
Oleinik has earned 46 of his 58 career victories by submission.
Oleinik’s six submission victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Stefan Struve for second most in divisional history behind Frank Mir (eight).
Oleinik has earned two of the three Ezekiel-choke submission victories in UFC history. He accomplished the feat at UFC 224 and UFC Fight Night 103. Remco Pardoel also won with the technique at UFC 2.
Oleinik attempts 2.76 submissions per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC heavyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Fabricio Werdum
[autotag]Fabricio Werdum[/autotag] (23-8-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since March 17, 2018. The 784-day layoff is the longest of his nearly 18-year career.
Werdum is 9-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2012.
Werdum and Marcin Tybura combined for 282 significant strikes landed at UFC Fight Night 121, the second most in a UFC heavyweight bout Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier (304) at UFC 241.
Carla Esparza
[autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was the first UFC strawweight champion. She lost the belt to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185 in March 2015.
Esparza is 5-3 since losing the UFC strawweight title to Jedrzejczyk in March 2015.
Esparza’s six victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10), Jessica Andrade (seven) and Angela Hill (seven).
Esparza has completed at least one takedown against nine of her 10 UFC opponents.
Esparza’s 33 takedowns landed in UFC strawweight competition are tied with Claudia Gadelha for most in divisional history.
Esparza has earned five of her six UFC victories by decision.
Michelle Waterson
[autotag]Michelle Waterson[/autotag] (17-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has completed at least one takedown against seven of her eight UFC opponents.
Waterson’s two submission victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Rose Namajunas (three) and Cynthia Calvillo (three).
Waterson lands 52.9 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC strawweight competition, the third best rate in divisional history behind Suarez (65.8 percent) and Paige VanZant (53 percent).
[autotag]Uriah Hall[/autotag] (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back kick to the head. Renan Barao and Magomed Mustafaev also accomplished the feat.
Ronaldo Souza
[autotag]Ronaldo Souza[/autotag] (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) enters the event on the first losing skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2018.
Souza returns to the UFC middleweight division after an unsuccessful one-fight stint at light heavyweight.
Souza’s 14 victories in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight competition are tied for third most in combined divisional history behind Michael Bisping (16) and Luke Rockhold (15).
Souza’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight competition are second most in combined divisional history behind Rockhold (13).
Souza’s seven fight-night bonuses fo UFC middleweight bouts are tie for third most in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (12) and Yoel Romero (eight).
Vicente Luque
[autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag]’s (17-7-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. That includes nine of his 10 UFC wins.
Luque’s nine stoppage victories since 2015 in UFC welterweight competition are most in the division during that span.
Luque’s nine stoppage victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Matt Brown (13) and Matt Hughes (12).
Luque is one of seven fighters in UFC history to earn their first nine victories with the promotion by stoppage. Lauzon, Francis Ngannou, Vitor Belfort, Don Frye, Gabriel Gonzaga and Royce Gracie also accomplished the feat.
Luque and Bryan Barberena combined for 332 significant strikes at UFC on ESPN 1, the third most for a three-round fight in UFC history behind Karol Rosa vs. Lara Procopio (336) at UFC on ESPN+ 15 and Diaz vs. Cerrone (334) at UFC 141.
Luque’s two D’Arce choke victories in UFC competition are tied with Dustin Poirier for second most in company history behind Tony Ferguson (three).
Luque is one of 17 fighters in UFC history to earn a submission victory by anaconda choke. He accomplished the feat at UFC on FOX 17.
Niko Price
[autotag]Niko Price[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past five fights. He won his most recent bout at UFC on ESPN+ 19.
Price’s average fight time of 5:35 in UFC welterweight competition is second shortest among active fighters in the weight class behind Abdul Razak Alhassan (4:57).
Price has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes all six of his UFC wins.
Price is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from an upkick. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 19. Jon Fitch also won with the technique.
Price has earned two of the three knockout victories in UFC history stemming from bottom position. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 19 and UFC Fight Night 133.
Bryce Mitchell
[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn a Twister submission victory. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 7. Chan Sung Jung also won with the technique.
[autotag]Charles Rosa[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past seven fights. He won his most recent bout at UFC on ESPN 6.
Rosa has been awarded four fight-night bonuses in his six-fight UFC career.
Rosa’s submission of Sean Soriano at 4:43 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 59 marked the latest finish in a three-round UFC featherweight bout.
[autotag]Ryan Spann[/autotag]’s (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Jones (four) and Magomed Ankalaev (four).
[autotag]Sam Alvey[/autotag]’s (33-13 MMA, 10-8 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2018.
Alvey is 2-3 since he moved up to the UFC light-heavyweight division in February 2018.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
