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Probably the most decision-heavy UFC card of the yr went down Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with UFC Struggle Evening 245 seeing 9 of 11 bouts go to the scorecards.
One fighter who didn’t want the assistance of the judges was headliner Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who turned in a record-setting effort in a dominant fifth-round TKO end of Michel Pereira (30-12 MMA, 9-3 UFC) to raise his identify to the following tier of middleweight rivalry.
For extra on the numbers, verify beneath for MMA Junkie’s post-event details from UFC Struggle Evening 235.
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Occasion stats
The UFC Promotional Tips Compliance payout for the occasion totaled $155,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-0 on the occasion.
Hernandez, Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda earned $50,000 UFC Struggle Evening 245 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC offered VIP tickets to followers for UFC Struggle Evening 245, however the promotion didn’t make public the entire variety of tickets offered or the gate.
Betting favorites went 8-3 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites improved to 25-10 in UFC headliners this yr.
Whole struggle time for the 11-bout card was 2:51:55.
Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira
Hernandez’s six-fight UFC successful streak at middleweight is the third-longest energetic streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (eight) and Caio Borralho (seven).
Hernandez has earned 11 of his 13 profession victories by stoppage.
Hernandez outlanded Pereira by +128 important strikes, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight file. Wealthy Franklin held the earlier file (+106) in his UFC 58 victory over David Loiseau.
Hernandez landed 97 important floor strikes, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight file.
Hernandez tried 29 takedowns, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight file
Hernandez turned the fifth fighter in UFC historical past to land 100+ important strikes and 10 or extra takedowns in a single struggle. Merab Dvalishvili, Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman and Cain Velasquez additionally completed the feat.
Pereira fell to 3-1 since he moved as much as the middleweight division in October 2023.
Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips
Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) snapped his two-fight dropping skid for his first victory since April 2023.
Kyler Phillips (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his profession losses by resolution.
Charles Johnson def. Su Mudaerji
Charles Johnson (17-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) turned the primary fighter to achieve 4 UFC victories in 2024.
Johnson’s four-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Pantoja (six).
Johnson has earned 4 of his six UFC victories by resolution.
Su Mudaerji (16-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in November 2020.
Mudaerji suffered the primary resolution lack of his profession.
Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley
Jake Hadley (11-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered all 4 of his profession losses by resolution.
Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda
Elkins’ (29-11 MMA, 19-10 UFC) 18 UFC featherweight victories are second most in divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (20).
Elkins’ 12 resolution victories in UFC featherweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Elkins’ 64 takedowns landed in UFC featherweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Pineda (28-17 MMA, 5-8 UFC) retired from MMA competitors after his loss.
Pineda fell to 2-4 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2020.
Abu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau
Asu Almabayev’s (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (six).
Almabayev has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by resolution.
Matheus Nicolau (19-5-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) fell to 4-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2021.
Nicolau fell to 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in July 2016.
Nicolau suffered the primary resolution lack of his profession.
Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona
Brad Katona (14-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered all 4 of his profession losses by resolution.
Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal
Joselyne Edwards (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has earned 9 of her 14 profession victories by stoppage.
Tamires Vidal’s (7-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight dropping skid is the longest of her profession. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2022.
Vidal has suffered three of her 4 profession losses by stoppage.
Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne
Elise Reed (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her previous 9 fights.
Reed has earned all 4 of her UFC victories by resolution.
Jessica Penne (13-8 MMA, 2-6 UFC) fell to 2-3 since she returned from a greater than four-year layoff in April 2021.
Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean
Melissa Martinez (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) earned the primary resolution victory of her profession.
Alice Ardelean (8-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered 5 of her seven profession losses by resolution.
Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne
Austen Lane (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) earned the primary resolution victory of his profession.
Robelis Despaigne (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning his profession 5-0.
Despaigne has suffered each of his profession losses by resolution.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Struggle Evening 245.
UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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