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The UFC’s return to St. Louis after greater than six years went down Saturday at Enterprise Heart, with UFC on ESPN 56 offering blended outcomes by way of leisure with seven selections and 5 finishes.
A kind of stoppages got here in the primary occasion, the place Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) confirmed as soon as once more why he’s UFC’s all-time knockout report holder by stopping Rodrigo Nascimento (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) within the third spherical of their heavyweight headliner.
For extra on the numbers to return out of the cardboard, test beneath for MMA Junkie’s post-event info from UFC on ESPN 56.
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Derrick Lewis def. Rodrigo Nascimento
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Derrick Lewis (pink gloves) fights Rodrigo Nascimento (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Lewis’ 19 victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Andre Arlovski (23).
Lewis’ 15 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Lewis’ 15 stoppage victories in UFC competitors are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Charles Oliveira (20), Jim Miller (17) and Donald Cerrone (16).
Lewis’ 15 knockout victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.
Lewis’ 15 knockout victories in UFC competitors stemming from punches are essentially the most in firm historical past.
Nascimento has suffered each of his profession losses by knockout.
Joaquin Buckley def. Nursulton Ruziboev
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Joaquin Buckley (pink gloves) reacts to Nursulton Ruziboev (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) improved to 4-0 since he dropped to the welterweight division in Might 2023.
Nursulton Ruziboev (34-9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC welterweight debut.
Ruziboev had his 10-fight first-round stoppage streak snapped for his first defeat since December 2019.
Ruziboev has suffered seven of his 9 profession losses by choice.
Carlos Ulberg def. Alonzo Menifield
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Carlos Ulberg (blue gloves) hugs Alonso Menifield (pink gloves) after their struggle throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Ulberg’s (9-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) six-fight UFC successful streak at mild heavyweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Ulberg has earned seven of his 9 profession victories by stoppage.
Ulberg’s five-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied with Joanderson Brito for the second-longest amongst energetic fighters within the firm behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (six).
Alonzo Menifield (15-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has suffered each of his profession stoppage losses by knockout.
Diego Ferreira def. Mateusz Rebecki
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Diego Ferreira (pink gloves) reacts after knocking out Mateusz Rebecki (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Ferreira (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has earned seven of his 10 UFC victories by stoppage.
Mateusz Rebecki (19-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had his 16-fight successful streak snapped for his first defeat since September 2014.
Rebecki has suffered each of his profession losses by knockout.
Rebecki has landed at the least one takedown in all 5 of his UFC/DWCS fights.
Sean Woodson def. Alex Caceres
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Alex Caceres (pink gloves) fights Sean Woodson (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Sean Woodson’s (12-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) seven-fight UFC unbeaten streak at featherweight is tied with Movsar Evloev for the longest energetic streak within the division.
Woodson has earned 5 of his six UFC victories by choice.
Alex Caceres (21-15 MMA, 16-13 UFC) fell to 11-7 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January 2015.
Caceres turned the twelfth fighter in UFC historical past to achieve six hours of cage time.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Robelis Despaigne
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Waldo Cortes Acosta (pink gloves) fights Robelis Despaigne (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) three-fight UFC successful streak at heavyweight is tied for the longest energetic streak within the division.
Cortes-Acosta has earned 4 of his 5 UFC victories by choice.
Robelis Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his five-fight successful streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.
Chase Hooper def. Viacheslav Borshchev
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Chase Hooper (pink gloves) fights Viacheslav Borshchev (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Chase Hooper (14-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he moved as much as the light-weight division in Might 2023.
Hooper has earned 11 of his 14 profession victories by stoppage. That features 5 of his six UFC wins.
Hooper landed the primary knockdown of his UFC profession.
Viacheslav Borshchev (7-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) suffered the primary stoppage lack of his profession with a submission defeat.
Esteban Ribovics def. Terrance McKinney
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Terrance McKinney (pink gloves) fights Esteban Ribovics (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Esteban Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 profession victories by stoppage.
Terrance McKinney (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) fell to 3-4 in his previous seven fights courting again to March 2022.
McKinney has suffered all seven of his profession losses by stoppage.
Tabatha Ricci def. Tecia Pennington
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Tabatha Ricci (pink gloves) fights Tecia Pennington (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Tabatha Ricci (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned 4 of her 5 UFC victories by choice.
Tecia Pennington (13-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) has suffered all seven of her profession losses by choice.
Trey Waters def. Billy Ray Goff
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Billy Ray Goff (pink gloves) fights Trey Waters (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Waters (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned each of his UFC victories by choice.
Goff (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three profession losses by choice.
Charles Johnson def. Jake Hadley
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Charles Johnson (pink gloves) fights Jake Hadley (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Charles Johnson (15-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by choice.
Jake Hadley (10-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his profession losses by choice.
Veronica Hardy def. JJ Aldrich
Might 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; JJ Aldrich (pink gloves) fights Veronica Hardy (blue gloves) throughout UFC Battle Night time at Enterprise Heart. Necessary Credit score: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports activities
Veronica Hardy (9-4-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) improved to 4-2 since she dropped to the UFC girls’s flyweight division in Might 2018.
Hardy has earned six of her 9 profession victories by choice.
JJ Aldrich (13-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fell to 6-4 since she moved as much as the UFC girls’s flyweight division in March 2019.
Aldrich has suffered 4 of her six UFC losses by choice.
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