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UFC Fight Night 206 post-event facts: Jailton Almeida delivers shutout in heavyweight debut

Mike
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The UFC closed its May schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 206, which went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and saw six of 11 fights end in a finish.

The main event was among the bunch to go to the scorecards. Ketlen Vieira (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) edged former UFC champ Holly Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) by split decision in the women’s bantamweight headliner, marking her second consecutive win over a former UFC champion.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 206.

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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $127,000.

[autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag], [autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag], [autotag]Chidi Njokuani[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 206 fight-night bonuses.

The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 206, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 11-6 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:10:24.

Ketlen Vieira def. Holly Holm

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (L-R) Ketlen Vieira of Brazil punches Holly Holm in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Vieira’s seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11) and Raquel Pennington (10).

Vieira has earned six of her seven UFC victories by decision.

Holm fell to 4-6 in her past 10 UFC appearances dating back to November 2015 when she won the UFC women’s bantamweight title.

Holm has suffered four of her six career losses by decision.

Michel Pereira def. Santiago Ponzinibbio

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (L-R) Michel Pereira of Brazil punches Santiago Ponzinibbio of Argentina in a welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag]’s (27-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Kamaru Usman (15).

[autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.

Ponzinibbio fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to January 2021.

Chidi Njokuani def. Dusko Todorovic

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (L-R) Chidi Njokuani kicks Dusko Todorovic of Montenegro in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Chidi Njokuani[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by (first-round) knockout.

Njokuani has earned 14 of his 15 career stoppage victories by knockout.

[autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.

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

Tabatha Ricci def. Polyana Viana

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Tabatha Ricci of Brazil punches Polyana Viana of Brazil in a strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Polyana Viana[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered four of her five career losses by decision.

Junyong Park def. Eryk Anders

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (L-R) Junyong Park of South Korea punches Eryk Anders in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Junyong Park[/autotag] (14-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned all four of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) fell to 3-7 with one no contest in his past 11 fights after starting his career 10-0.

Anders has suffered five of his seven career losses by decision.

Joseph Holmes def. Alen Amedovski

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Joseph Holmes punches Alen Amedovski of Macedonia in a middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Joseph Holmes[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Alen Amedovski[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after beginning his career 8-0.

Amedovski suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.

Jailton Almeida def. Parker Porter

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: Jailton Almeida of Brazil reacts after his submission victory over Parker Porter in a heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Jailton Almeida[/autotag] (16-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was successful in his UFC heavyweight debut.

Almeida has earned all 16 of his career victories by stoppage.

Almeida has earned both of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage.

[autotag]Parker Porter[/autotag] (13-7 MMA< 3-2 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.

Porter landed zero strikes, takedowns or submission attempts in 4:35 of cage time.

Uros Medic def. Omar Morales

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Uros Medic of Serbia punches Omar Morales of Venezuela in a lightweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Uros Medic[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage.

Medic has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.

[autotag]Omar Morales[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) fell to 1-3 since he dropped to the featherweight division in October 2020.

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

Jonathan Martinez def. Vince Morales

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Jonathan Martinez kicks Vince Morales in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has five of his seven UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag] (11-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered three of his four UFC losses by decision.

Chase Hooper def. Felipe Colares

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Chase Hooper battles Felipe Colares of Brazil in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] (11-2-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Hooper has earned all three of his UFC victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Felipe Colares[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Elise Reed vs. Sam Hughes

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 21: (R-L) Sam Hughes and Elise Reed trade punches in a strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 21, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

[autotag]Sam Hughes[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned five of her seven career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Elise Reed[/autotag] (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by knockout.

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

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