The UFC closed out its 2018 schedule on Saturday with UFC 232, which took place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Two new champions were crowned atop the card. Jon Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) once again reclaimed UFC light heavyweight gold when he stopped Alexander Gustafsson (18-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) by third-round TKO in their anticipated rematch in the main event, while Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) scored a stunning 51-second knockout of Cris Cyborg (20-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) to claim the UFC women’s featherweight championship in the co-headliner.
It was a historic event for the for the company on several levels, and the numbers back it up. For more, check below for 70 post-event facts to come out of UFC 232.
General
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $318,000.
Nunes, Ryan Hall, Alex Volkanovski and Chad Mendes earned $50,000 UFC 232 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card.
UFC 232 drew an announced attendance of 15,862 for a live gate of $2,066,604.
Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 23-15 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 1:54:14.
Main card
Jones’ 11 victories in UFC title fights are tied with Anderson Silva for third most in company history behind Georges St-Pierre (13) and Demetrious Johnson (12).
Jones’ six stoppage victories in UFC title fights are tied with Ronda Rousey for third most in company history behind Silva (nine), Matt Hughes (eight) and Johnson (seven).
Jones’ current 15-fight UFC unbeaten streak in light-heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division and longest in the history of the weight class. It’s also the longest UFC unbeaten streak among active fighters.
Jones’ 15-fight unbeaten streak in UFC competition is the second longest in company history behind Anderson Silva (16).
Jones’ 17 victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jones’ 10 stoppage victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jones’ 37 takedowns landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are fourth most in divisional history behind Corey Anderson (52), Rashad Evans (50) and Ryan Bader (46).
Jones’ total fight time of 4:25:15 in UFC light-heavyweight competition is most in divisional history.
Gustafsson became the seventh fighter in UFC history to go 0-3 in championship fights. Dan Henderson, Chad Mendes, Kenny Florian, Urijah Faber, Pedro Rizzo and Chael Sonnen have also come up short in three title fights.
By: Mike Bohn
