UFC on ESPN 39 post-event facts: Ricky Turcios’ rough striking numbers enter record books
After International Fight Week took over the MMA world, UFC on ESPN 39 on Saturday proved to be something of a hangover card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Rafael Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put a highlight on the end of a long night of fights, though, when he scored a fifth-round knockout of former UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) to extend his winning streak in the lightweight division to six consecutive fights.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 39.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $157,500.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event.
Fiziev, [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag], [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Johnson[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 39 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC on ESPN 39, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.
Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 15-8 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:27:50.
Rafael Fiziev def. Rafael dos Anjos
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Rafael Fiziev of Kazakstan punches Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Fiziev’s six-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Charles Oliveira (11), Islam Makhachev (nine) and Beneil Dariush (seven).
Fiziev has earned nine of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Dos Anjos fell to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in November 2020.
Dos Anjos has suffered four of his 12 UFC losses by stoppage.
Caio Borralho def. Armen Petrosyan
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Caio Borralho of Brazil punches Armen Petrosyan of Russia in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Caio Borralho[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Armen Petrosyan[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Said Nurmagomedov def. Douglas Silva de Andrade
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (L-R) Said Nurmagomedov of Russia kicks Douglas Silva de Andrade of Brazil in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Said Nurmagomedov[/autotag] (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has earned two of his five UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Douglas Silva de Andrade[/autotag] (28-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) fell to 6-5 in his past 11 fights after starting his career on a 23-fight unbeaten streak.
Chase Sherman def. Jared Vanderaa
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Chase Sherman punches Jared Vanderaa in their heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Sherman (14-10 MMA, 4-9 UFC) improved to 2-4 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in May 2020.
Sherman has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.
Sherman has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.
[autotag]Jared Vanderaa[/autotag]’s (12-9 MMA, 1-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May 2021.
Vanderaa has suffered four of his five UFC losses by stoppage.
Aiemann Zahabi def. Ricky Turcios
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Aiemann Zahabi of Canada punches Ricky Turcios in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Aiemann Zahabi[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Ricky Turcios[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Turcios landed 11.5 percent of his significant strike attempts, the fourth-lowest single-fight rate in UFC history among bouts with at least 150 strike attempts. Only Maryna Moroz (6.8 percent at UFC Fight Night 92), Wilson Reis (9.5 percent at UFC on FOX 24) and Justin Wren (10.7 percent at TUF 10 Finale) had worse such performances.
Jamie Mullarkey def. Michael Johnson
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (L-R) Jamie Mullarkey of Australia punches Michael Johnson in their lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Mullarkey (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) earned his first decision victory since Feb. 1, 2014 – a span of 3,080 days and 17 fights.
Johnson (20-18 MMA, 12-14 UFC) fell to 1-4 since he returned to the lightweight division in October 2019.
Johnson fell to 4-10 in his past 14 fights dating back to August 2015.
Johnson has suffered seven of his 14 UFC losses by decision.
Johnson’s 11 knockdowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Donald Cerrone for second-most in divisional history behind Melvin Guillard (13).
Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Cody Brundage punches Tresean Gore in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Cody Brundage[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned seven of his eight career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Tresean Gore[/autotag] (3-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 3-0.
Gore suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Antonina Shevchenko def. Cortney Casey
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Cortney Casey in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Antonina Shevchenko[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has earned six of her 10 career victories by decision. That includes two of her four UFC wins.
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (10-10 MMA, 5-9 UFC) fell to 2-3 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in May 2020.
Casey fell to 3-6 in her past nine fights since January 2017.
Casey has suffered eight of her nine UFC losses by decision.
David Onama def. Garrett Armfield
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (L-R) David Onama of Uganda kicks Garrett Armfield in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]David Onama[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Garrett Armfield[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (R-L) Kennedy Nzechukwu of Nigeria battles Karl Roberson in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Kennedy Nzechukwu[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all seven of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
[autotag]Karl Roberson[/autotag]’s (9-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2019.
Roberson has suffered all six of his career losses by stoppage.
Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Ronnie Lawrence
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 09: (L-R) Ronnie Lawrence battles Saidyokub Kakhramonov of Uzbekistan in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 09, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
[autotag]Ronnie Lawrence[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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