Joseph Benavidez is among seven fighters facing medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 27.
[autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] is among seven fighters facing medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 27.
Tuesday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of medical suspensions from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the commissioning body that oversaw the event.
In his third UFC title fight, Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) was once again unsuccessful. In Round 2, Benavidez was bloodied by a clash of heads and knocked out moments later by Deiveson Figueiredo.
As a result of injuries sustained, Benavidez was suspended 90 days by regulatory body. Public documents show a suture as a reason for suspension.
Complete UFC on ESPN+ 27 medical suspensions:
[autotag]Norma Dumont[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact, or until cleared by physician.
[autotag]Aalon Cruz[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact, or until cleared by physician.
[autotag]TJ Brown[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact, or until cleared by physician.
[autotag]Tom Breese[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact, or until cleared by physician.
[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact, or until cleared by physician.
Joseph Benavidez: Suspended 90 days with no contact, or until suture is cleared by physician.
[autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact or until left orbital x-ray is cleared by physician.
UFC on ESPN+ 27 took place Saturday at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. It streamed on ESPN+.
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.
[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.
UFC on ESPN+ 27 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.
NORFOLK, Va. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 27 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $119,500.
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 on ESPN+ 27 took place Saturday at Chartway Arena. The entire card streamed ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 27 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:
“UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo” – $119,500
Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 27 event in Norfolk, Va.
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+ 27 went with as their backing tracks in Norfolk, Va.
Tom Breese has found a home for himself in the middleweight division ahead of UFC on ESPN+ 27.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – [autotag]Tom Breese[/autotag] has found a home for himself in the middleweight division, and he hopes to continue demonstrating 185 is where he thrives when he competes at UFC on ESPN+ 27.
After spending his entire career at welterweight, Bresse (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) moved up a weight class for his most recent outing. The results were immediate, because he scored a first-round TKO of Daniel Kelly in his divisional introduction.
Breese (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has his sophomore contest at 185 pounds Saturday when he meets Brendan Allen, and without 15 additional pounds to shed, he said he’s the difference is noticeable.
“One hundred percent (I can’t believe I used to make welterweight),” Breese told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at UFC on ESPN+ 27 media day on Thursday. “I started mixed martial arts very young. I made my pro debut at 18, so I was at welterweight, but my body was growing. I thought that was the weight class for me. I wanted to stick with the weight class, but natural development forced me to move up.”
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Breese said that move up taught him the lesson that weight cutting isn’t alway effective, and said changing things up with the “good move” for his short and longterm future.
Now he can commit more of his mental and physical attention to his performance in the octagon, and he intends to have a good one at UFC on ESPN+ 27, which takes place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va., and streams on ESPN+.
“I’ve been more focused on myself,” Breese said. “I had a quick look at Brendan, but this is my journey, I’m focused on myself. I don’t worry too much about the other fella.”
The best stats and figures about UFC on ESPN+ 27, which features a Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo main event.
The UFC hosts an event in Virginia for the fifth time in company history on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 27, which goes down at Chartway Arena in Norfolk and streams on ESPN+.
A new flyweight champion will be crowned in the main event. [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) attempts to complete his long journey to UFC gold when he meets the once-beaten [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) for the vacant strap.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 30 pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN+ 27.
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Main event
Joseph Benavidez
Benavidez, 35, can become the oldest fighter to claim a UFC title at welterweight or below.
Benavidez competes in his fourth UFC/WEC title fight. He’s 0-3 in previous opportunities.
Benavidez competes in his 17th UFC flyweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Benavidez’s total fight time of 3:03:30 in UFC flyweight competition is second most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (4:39:12).
Benavidez’s 13 victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied with Johnson for most in divisional history.
Benavidez’s six stoppage victories in UFC flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Johnson (seven).
Benavidez’s six knockdowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind John Lineker (seven).
Benavidez’s five knockout victories in UFC flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Benavidez’s four fight-night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are second most in divisional history behind Johnson (nine).
Deiveson Figueiredo
Figueiredo becomes the second Brazilian to fight for the UFC flyweight title. Wilson Reis also accomplished the feat.
Figueiredo has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his UFC wins.
Figueiredo lands 52.7 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Figueiredo attempts 2.4 submissions per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC flyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Remaining main card
Zarah Fairn
[autotag]Zarah Fairn[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), 36, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
[autotag]Ion Cutelaba[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 12 of those wins by knockout.
Cutelaba has earned eight of his career victories in 30 seconds or less.
Cutelaba lands 5.27 significant strikes per minute in UFC light heavyweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.
[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]’s (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied with Glover Teixeira and Ryan Spann for the second longest active streak in the division behind Jon Jones (four).
Ankalaev is the only light heavyweight in UFC history to earn multiple knockout victories stemming from kicks.
Megan Anderson
[autotag]Megan Anderson[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) competes in her fifth UFC women’s featherweight bout, tied with Cris Cyborg for the most appearances in divisional history.
Anderson’s two victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Cyborg (four).
Anderson’s two stoppage victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are tied with Cyborg for most in divisional history.
Anderson has the only triangle choke submission finish in UFC women’s featherweight history. She accomplished the feat at UFC 243.
Preliminary card
Brendan Allen
[autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by submission.
[autotag]Tom Breese[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) competes for just the second time since June 2016.
Breese was successful in his UFC middleweight debut at UFC Fight Night 130 in May 2018.
[autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (17-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) is 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to June 2017.
Tybura defends 81.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the third best rate in divisional history behind Alexander Volkov (82.8 percent) and Junior Dos Santos (81.8 percent).
[autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all nine of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished eight of those wins in Round 1.
[autotag]Ismail Naurdiev[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
