UFC 294, the annual event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), took place in Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena on Yas Island. The card started off slowly but ended with an electrifying finish.
Islam Makhachev, with a record of 25-1 in the UFC, emerged as the lightweight champion after his rematch with Alexander Volkanovski (26-3) ended with a first-round head kick knockout.
Here are some interesting facts from UFC 294:
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The total payout for UFC 294’s promotional guidelines compliance was $237,000.
Makhachev, Ikram Aliskerov, Said Nurmagomedov, and Muhammad Mokaev received the fight-night bonuses of $50,000 each.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card.
The UFC did not announce the attendance or live gate figures for the event.
Betting favorites had a strong performance, winning 9 out of 11 fights. Two fights ended in a no contest.
Betting favorites have now won 20 out of 37 UFC headliners this year.
The total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 57 seconds.
Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski
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Makhachev’s 13-fight winning streak in the UFC is currently the longest active streak among all fighters.
His 12-fight winning streak at lightweight is also the longest active streak in the division.
Volkanovski has suffered two of his three career losses by knockout.
Volkanovski’s UFC lightweight record is now 1-2.
Khamzat Chimaev def. Kamaru Usman
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Khamzat Chimaev improved his UFC middleweight record to 2-0 with this victory.
Chimaev has successfully executed at least one takedown in six out of his seven UFC appearances.
Kamaru Usman, who was on a 19-fight winning streak, has now suffered three consecutive losses.
This was Usman’s middleweight debut, which ended in a defeat.
Usman has experienced four career losses, with three of them being stoppages.
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
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Magomed Ankalaev’s 11-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC light heavyweight division remains the longest active streak in the division.
Ikram Aliskerov def. Warlley Alves
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Aliskerov has achieved both of his UFC victories by knockout.
Warlley Alves is currently in the midst of a three-fight losing skid, which is the longest of his career. He has not won a fight since January 2021.
This was Alves’ return to the middleweight division, where he now holds a record of 1-1 in the UFC.
Alves has suffered four career stoppage losses, three of which were knockouts.
Said Nurmagomedov def. Muin Gafurov
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Nurmagomedov has secured all five of his UFC bantamweight victories by stoppage.
Muin Gafurov suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Muhammad Mokaev def. Tim Elliott
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Mokaev’s five-fight winning streak in the UFC flyweight division is currently the longest active streak in the division.
He has earned eight out
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