Tom Aspinall vs. Serghei Spivac added UFC’s Oct. 10 lineup

Tom Aspinall will get his wish when he faces Serghei Spivac.

[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] will get his wish.

Aspinall (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will face [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on the UFC’s Oct. 10 card, which is expected to take place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UFC officials announced Tuesday.

After taking out Jake Collier in just 45 seconds in his UFC debut in July, Aspinall called out Spivac for a fall showdown and got what he asked for. The Team Kaobon heavyweight prospect has finished his past four fights, all in Round 1.

Spivac has split his first four UFC appearances and is coming off a majority decision win over Carlos Felipe in July, the first time he’s gone the distance in a win.

With the addition, the latest Oct. 10 lineup includes:

  • Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen
  • Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Markus Perez vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Seungwoo Choi vs. Youssef Zalal
  • Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Thomas Almeida vs. Alejandro Perez
  • Tracey Cortez vs. Bea Malecki
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Abu Azaitar vs. Joaquim Buckley
  • Tom Aspinall vs. Serghei Spivac

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Callout Collection: Who UFC on ESPN 14 winners want next – and how likely they’ll get them

Fabricio Werdum and Paul Craig were among those who name-dropped their preferred next opponents at UFC on ESPN 14 in Abu Dhabi.

Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.

So after Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 14 event in Abu Dhabi, who took advantage of their time on the mic? See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.

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First up, let’s take a look at the preliminary card …

Nathaniel Wood

Wants to fight: [autotag]John Dodson[/autotag]

The callout: “I’d love to come back here, it’s been an absolutely amazing experience. If the UFC do keep this venue here up and running, I’d love to get back on here. I’d like a rematch with John Dodson at some point, but I understand that (the matchmakers) won’t give that to me necessarily, so just whoever the matchmakers want me to fight, I’ll take whoever the UFC give me.”

The reality: [autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag] knows that he’s unlikely to get a rematch with John Dodson straight away, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to plant the seed in the matchmakers’ minds. The Brit was set to face undefeated debutant Umar Nurmagomedov on “Fight Island” but the death of his uncle – and father of cousin Khabib – Abdulmanap meant he withdrew from the event. Wood stayed on the card and showed off his evolving striking game against game debutant John Castaneda. Wood will have to take on, and beat, more established opposition before he can get his rematch, but after another performance full of positives, the Brit is trending in the right direction again.

Next up: Rising featherweight targets fellow hot prospect.

New dad Serghei Spivac still wondering why Carlos Felipe was talking so much in the fight

Take a look inside Serghei Spivac’s win over Carlos Felipe at UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.

ABU DHABI – [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] beat Carlos Felipe with a majority decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi.

Take a look inside the fight with Spivac, who got back in the win column after a February loss to Marcin Tybura.

Result: Serghei Spivac def. Carlos Felipe via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Updated records: Spivac (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Felipe (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Spivac outstruck Felipe 165-44 and landed three takedowns.

Spivac on the fight’s key moment

“I felt that I could finish him, even in the first round. But I didn’t really go full in. The next time, you’re going to see a different Serghei Spivac. … To be honest, it’s the first time in my career I’ve seen an opponent talking to me that much. I wanted to ask him after the fight, ‘What did you want to say?’ But it doesn’t really matter to me. A fight is a fight.”

Spivac on his unique preparation

“My daughter was born right before the fight, so I didn’t sleep well because of that. I want to dedicate the victory to my wife and daughter.”

Spivac on what he wants next

“I want to get back to work. I’ll take around 10 days’ rest. But as a parent now, I have a child and I have to work twice as hard as I used to. So I have to get back to training.”

To hear more from Spivac, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

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UFC on ESPN+ 30 post-event facts: Joseph Benavidez’s loss come with dubious distinction

All the notable stats and figures to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 30, which saw Deiveson Figueiredo submit Joseph Benavidez in the main event.

The third event in the UFC’s four-card July stretch on “Fight Island” went down Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 30, which took place at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi with a main card that streamed on ESPN+.

After more than six months with the belt vacant, a new flyweight champion was crowned in the main event when [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) brutalized [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] (28-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) en route to a first-round submission victory. With the win, he became the first Brazilian to hold 125-pound gold.

For more on the numbers behind the 12-fight card, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 30.

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General

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $165,000.

Debuting fighters went 2-2 at the event.

Figueiredo, [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag], [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] and [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 30 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN+ 30 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.

Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 13-6 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:33:56.

Main card

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JULY 19: Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil celebrates after defeating Joseph Benavidez in their UFC flyweight championship bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 19, 2020 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Figueiredo became just the third flyweight champion in UFC history, joining Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson.

Figueiredo has earned 16 of his 19 career victories by stoppage. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.

Figueiredo’s six stoppage victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied with Benavidez for second most ind divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (seven).

Figueiredo’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Figueiredo lands 52.5 percent of his significant strike attempts in UF

Benavidez became the first in UFC history to go 0-4 in undisputed championship fights.

Benavidez suffered the first submission loss of his career.

[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned 17 of his 21 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) fell to 4-4 (with one no contest) since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in December 2016. He’s 5-4 (with one no contest) in the organization at 185 pounds.

Gastelum has suffered both his career stoppage losses by submission.

Fiziev (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Diakiese (14-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JULY 19: (R-L) Ariane Lipski of Brazil secures a knee bar submission against Luana Carolina of Brazil in their flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 19, 2020 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lipski (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned nine of her 13 career victories by stoppage.

Lipski’s victory at 1:28 of Round 1 marked the second fasted stoppage in UFC women’s flyweight history. Veronica Macedo holds the record with a 69-second win at UFC on ESPN+ 14.

[autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of her career.

[autotag]Askar Askarov[/autotag] (12-0-1 MMA, 2-0-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by decision.

Preliminary card

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JULY 19: (L-R) Roman Dolidze of Georgia knocks out Khadis Ibragimov of Russia in their light heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 19, 2020 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all seven of his career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Khadis Ibragimov[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.

Ibragimov suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

[autotag]Nad Narimani[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.

[autotag]Joe Duffy[/autotag]’s (16-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2017.

[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all 17 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 15 of those wins by submission.

[autotag]Montel Jackson[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

[autotag]Amir Albazi[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Malcolm Gordon[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.

Gordon suffered the first submission loss of his career.

[autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Davi Ramos[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.

[autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 2-2 earned the first decision victory of his career.

[autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat 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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UFC on ESPN+ 30 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Title fighters take home $30k each

UFC on ESPN+ 30 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.

ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 30 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $165,000.

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+ 30 took place at Flash Forum at Yas Island. The main card streamed ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN+ 30 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag]: $30,000
def. [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag]: $30,000

[autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag]: $15,000

[autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Marc Diakiese [/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Askar Askarov[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Khadis Ibragimov[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Nad Narimani[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Joe Duffy[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Brett Johns[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Montel Jackson[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Amir Albazi[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Malcolm Gordon[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Davi Ramos[/autotag]: $5,000

[autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag]: $4,000

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: $3,288,000
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: $34,292,500

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN+ 30 with another Eminem Curse

Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 30 event at “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi.

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+ 30 went with as their backing tracks in Abu Dhabi.

UFC announces full ‘Fight Island’ lineup, includes 47 bouts in 15 days

“Fight Island” is real, and now the four cards that will take place there are real, as well.

“Fight Island” is real, and now the four cards that will take place there are real, as well.

UFC president Dana White today announced the complete lineup for the four cards that will take place next month in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The unique setup has been necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has made it difficult to get international fighters into the U.S. to compete.

“I think this is going to be a really unique experience, not just for the fighters, but for us,” UFC president Dana White said during the announcement. “It’s going to be cool. It’s going to be something different. It’s never been done before, and however long this thing goes on, and however long it’s hard to get people in from other countries, we will have these fights at ‘Fight Island’ – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.”

First up, it’s UFC 251 on July 11, which features a trio of title fights.

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] – for welterweight title
  • Champ [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] – for featherweight title
  • [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] – for vacant bantamweight title
  • [autotag]Jessica Andrade[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Amanda Ribas[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Paige VanZant[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jiri Prochazka[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Muslim Salikhov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Danny Henry[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Roman Bogatov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Leonardo Santos[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Alexander Romanov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Raulian Paiva[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Zhalgas Zhumagulov[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Vanessa Melo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Karol Rosa[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Martin Day[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag]
Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige

The promotion then returns on July 15 with an event headlined by featherweight contenders [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] (21-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC).

The complete lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (10 p.m. ET)

  • Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige
  • [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Pedro Munhoz[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mounir Lazzez[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Chris Fishgold[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY (7 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Modestas Bukauskas[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Vinicius Moreira[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Taila Santos[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]
  • [autotag]John Phillips[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Ryan Benoit[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tim Elliott[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Diana Belbita[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Liana Jojua[/autotag]
Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo

Three days later, on July 18, the promotion hosts its third card in eight days, when top flyweight contenders [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) meet for a second time with the vacant UFC flyweight title on the line.

The full card includes:

MAIN CARD (9 p.m. ET)

  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez – for vacant flyweight title
  • [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jack Hermansson[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Marc Diakiese[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Luana Carolina[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ariane Lipski[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Askar Askarov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (6 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Roman Dolidze[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Khadis Ibragimov[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nad Narimani[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Joel Alvarez[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Joe Duffy[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Montel Jackson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Brett Johns[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Aleksander Doskalchuk[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Davi Ramos[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Arman Tsarukyan[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag]
Darren Till and Robert Whittaker

Finally, the UFC’s run in Abu Dhabi ends on July 25 with a much-anticipated middleweight contest between former champion [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and former welterweight title challenger [autotag]Darren Till[/autotag] (18-2-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC).

That night’s full lineup includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till
  • [autotag]Antonio Rogerio Nogueira[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mauricio Rua[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Alex Oliveira[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Peter Sobotta[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Alexander Gustafsson[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Fabricio Werdum[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Nicolas Dalby[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Danny Roberts[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Raphael Pessoa[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Justin Tafa[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Movsar Evloev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mike Grundy[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Bethe Correia[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Pannie Kianzad[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Umar Nurmagomedov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nathaniel Wood[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Ramazan Emeev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag]

UFC rebooks Carlos Felipe vs. Serghei Spivac for July 18

After back-to-back cancelations, heavyweight Carlos Felipe will finally make his UFC debut – against Serghei Spivac.

Undefeated heavyweight [autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag] will finally make his UFC debut.

After back-to-back cancelations, Felipe (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been scheduled to fight [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] on July 18. The UFC event will take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – also known as “Fight Island.”

Both fighters recently confirmed the booking on social media after an initial report by Brazilian outlet Combate.

The two fighters were originally scheduled to fight May 9 at UFC 250 in Sao Paulo prior to the outbreak of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The bout fell through when the event was canceled.

Felipe originally was scheduled to make his UFC debut in 2017 against Christian Colombo but was handed a two-year suspension by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for failing a drug test. He was subsequently released from the UFC but ended up re-signing with the promotion in July. Felipe was booked to face Jeff Hughes at UFC on ESPN 8 in Columbus but withdrew for undisclosed reasons.

Spivac (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) lost his promotional debut to Walt Harris but rebounded with a big submission win over Tai Tuivasa at UFC 243. He drew Marcin Tybura next at UFC on ESPN+ 27 but was out-grappled in a unanimous decision loss.

With the addition, the current July 18 lineup includes:

  • Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez – for vacant UFC flyweight title
  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
  • Marc Diakiese vs. Alan Patrick
  • Askar Askarov vs. Alexandre Pantoja
  • Roman Dolidze vs. Khadis Ibragimov
  • Carlos Felipe vs. Serghei Spivac

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UFC on ESPN+ 27 post-event facts: Joseph Benavidez’s title-fight struggles continue

All the notable stats and figures to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 27, which saw Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez in the main event.

The UFC returned to Virginia for the fifth time in company history on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 27, which went down at Chartway Arena in Norfolk and streamed on ESPN+.

A new flyweight champion should’ve been crowned in the main event. However, despite knocking out [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) in the second round of the headliner, [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was ineligible to take home the gold because he missed weight.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 27.

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General

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $119,500.

Debuting fighters went 2-5 at the event.

[autotag]Megan Anderson[/autotag], [autotag]Jordan Griffin[/autotag], [autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag] and [autotag]Gabriel Silva[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 27 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN+ 27 drew an announced attendance of 7,098 for a live gate of $402,958.

Betting favorites went 6-6 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 4-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:36:08.

Main card

Deiveson Figueiredo

Figueiredo has earned 15 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.

Figueiredo has earned four of his five UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Benavidez became the seventh fighter in UFC history to go 0-3 in title fights.

Benavidez has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

[autotag]Felicia Spencer[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned six of her eight career victories by stoppage. That includes both of her UFC wins.

[autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag] (6-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of her career.

[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]’s (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied with Jon Jones for the longest active streak in the division.

Ankalaev has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Megan Anderson

Anderson’s (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) three victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Cris Cyborg (four).

Anderson’s three stoppage victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Anderson’s two knockout victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are tied with Cyborg for most in divisional history.

[autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag] (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had her four-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.

[autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Darrick Minner[/autotag] (24-11 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Preliminary card

Gabriel Silva vs. Kyler Phillips

Silva (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.

Silva has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.

[autotag]Tom Breese[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in May 2018.

Breese suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

[autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

[autotag]Steve Garcia[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.

[autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by stoppage.

[autotag]Spike Carlyle[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Aalon Cruz[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Cruz suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

[autotag]Sean Brady[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Ismail Naurdiev[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

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