Check out which veterans of the UFC are in action this week.
This week, UFC Fight Night 216 serves as the promotion’s final event of the year at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner, including a veteran whose last fight with the promotion was in 2001.
These 7 veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle this week from Dec. 14-17.
Check out the names and details about their bouts below.
Watch former UFC contender Rousimar Palhares lose by first-round TKO in his debut for ACA in Russia.
[autotag]Rousimar Palhares[/autotag]’s post-fight UFC career is undergoing. a rough patch.
The former UFC contender is on a three-fight skid after a failed debut for Absolute Championship Akhmat on Friday. Palhares (19-10-1) was stopped in the first round of his middleweight fight against Ibragim Magomedov at ACA 140 in Sochi, Russia.
Palhares was clipped by a straight left, then cornered by Magomedov (9-2) against the cage, where he took a flurry of shots that sat him down on the canvas. The referee overseeing the bout quickly jumped in to stop the fight.
You can watch Palhares’ stoppage loss in the video below:
Ibragim Magomedov stops Rousimar Palhares with a straight left to the jaw and a flurry of punches in R1#ACA140pic.twitter.com/0ifUp1r0lV
The 42-year-old Palhares hasn’t had the best luck in Russia. His previous two defeats also took place there, but for different promotions. The Brazilian most recently got his hand raised in 2017 when he tapped out Alexey Ivanov with a heel hook at Fight Nights Global 70.
Palhares is 4-5-1 since his controversial UFC release after he defeated Mike Pierce with a 31-second ankle lock, which he appeared to hold on to long after Pierce tapped and the referee tried to stop the action.
Some of the most significant in-fight moments and records in UFC history have occurred and been etched in stone over the past decade.
The past decade of UFC action has seen a lot unfold, and it is arguably the most important in the organization’s history from in terms of evolution.
Only within this era have statistics truly come to the forefront. After so many years of fights, the groundwork for what’s viewed as meaningful and the history attached has finally been laid out. The athletes and techniques have evolved, too, meaning new methods of causing damage and finishing fights are attempted and pulled off with a higher rate of frequency.
That evolution is apparent in the history books, because some of the most significant moments and records in UFC history have occurred over this past decade.
Let’s dig into the archives.
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The UFC held 363 events in 159 difference venues across 26 countries over the past decade.
“UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya” in October 2019 had the highest announced attendance in company history at 57,127.
“UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor” in November 2016 sold a largest live gate in company history at $17.7 million.
“UFC Fight Night 121: Werdum vs. Tybura” in November 2017 had the most total fight time of any event in company history at 3 hours, 4 minutes and 18 seconds.
“UFC Fight Night 55:: Rockhold vs. Bisping” in November 2014 had the least total fight time of those events at 1 hour, 3 minutes and 51 seconds.
The UFC canceled four events over the decade: UFC 151 in September 2012; UFC 176 in August 2014; UFC Fight Night 97 in October 2016 and UFC 233 in January 2019.
Michael Bisping def. Luke Rockhold at UFC 199
“UFC Fight Night 55: Rockhold vs. Bisping” and “UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington” in May 2018 each featured 11 stoppage results, the most for any card in company history.
“UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez” in April 2013, “UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller” in July 2014, “UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2,” in June 2016 and “UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2” in December 2017 each featured eight knockout results, the most of the decade.
“UFC on FUEL TV 10: Werdum vs. Nogueira” in June 2013 featured eight submission results, the most for any card in company history.
Seven events each featured 10 decision results, the most for any card in company history.
“UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith” in July 2018 and “UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards” each featured nine consecutive decision results, the longest streak on a card in company history.
“UFC Fight Night 79: Henderson vs. Masvidal” in November 2015 and “UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya” in March 2018 each featured five split-decision results, the most for any card in company history.
Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Moraes at UFC 238
“UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes” in June 2019 featured a total of 1,818 significant strikes landed, a single-event record for the company.
“UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta” in April 2018 featured seven fighters who landed 100 or more significant strikes, a single-event record for the company.
“UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2” in June 2016 featured 15 knockdowns, a single-event record for the company.
“UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor” in July 2015 was the only event in company history to feature two knockouts stemming from flying knee strikes.
“UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till” in September 2018 was the only event in company history to feature two kneebar submission results.
“UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre” in November 2017 marked the only event in history to feature three title changes.
