The UFC strawweight title remained firmly in the hands of Poland’s finest at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. In Friday’s FOX Sports 1-televised headliner at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Joanna Jedrzejczyk retained the 115-pound title by beating rival Claudia Gadelha once again.
Jedrzejczyk (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) rallied from an early deficit to defeat Gadelha (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in a rematch. She topped the Brazilian challenger via unanimous decision after five action-filled rounds.
Although Jedrzejczyk’s title defense was the highlight of the second of three UFC events on International Fight Week, the card featured other notable results. Check below for 45 post-fight facts to come out of the TUF 23 Finale.
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General
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $175,000.
Debuting fighters went 3-3 at the event.
Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha, Tatiana Suarez and Doo Ho Choi earned $50,000 TUF 23 Finale fight-night bonuses.
TUF 23 Finale drew an announced attendance of 8,115 for a live gate of $736,408.
Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:08:51.
Main card
Joanna Jedrezejczyk
Jedrzejczyk’s three consecutive UFC title defenses are second most among current champions behind Demetrious Johnson (eight).
Jedrzejczyk’s six-fight UFC winning streak in strawweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Jedrzejczyk’s six victories in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jedrzejczyk has earned seven of her 12 career victories by decision. That includes four of her six UFC wins.
Jedrzejczyk has out-landed her opponents 575-195 in significant strikes over her past four UFC appearances.
Jedrzejczyk’s three fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are the most in divisional history.
Joanna Jedrezejczyk and Claudia Gadelha
Gadelha has alternated wins and losses over her four-fight UFC career.
Gadelha has suffered both of her career losses by decision.
Andrew Sanchez (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Khalil Rountree (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his four-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his professional career.
Suarez (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned three of her four career victories by stoppage.
Suarez earned the first D’arce choke submission in UFC women’s competition.
Suarez’s victory at 3:43 of Round 1 marked the third fastest stoppage in UFC women’s strawweight history.
Will Brooks
Will Brooks (18-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) extended his career-high winning streak to nine fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since February 2013.
Brooks has earned seven of his past eight victories by decision.
Ross Pearson (19-11 MMA, 11-8 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past nine UFC appearances.
Pearson fell to 6-5 with one no-contest since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in December 2012.
Choi (14-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) extended his career-high winning streak to 12 consecutive fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since June 2010.
Doo Ho Choi
Choi has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by knockout.
Choi has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round knockout in a total fight time of 4:33.
Thiago Tavares (20-7-1 MMA, 10-7-1 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in August 2014.
Tavares has suffered five of his seven UFC losses by stoppage.
Andrew Holbrook (11-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Preliminary card
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard (11-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) was successful in his UFC featherweight debut.
Maynard snapped his career-worst four-fight losing skid for his first victory since June 2012.
Maynard has earned his past nine UFC victories by decision. He is the first fighter in UFC history to earn nine wins with the organization without a stoppage.
Matheus Nicolau (12-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was successful in his UFC flyweight debut.
John Moraga (16-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his career.
Josh Stansbury
JOSH STANSBURY (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) extended his career-high winning streak to eight fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since November 2009.
Cory Hendricks (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his three-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his professional career.
Cezar Ferreira (10-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in April.
Ferreira has earned five of his six UFC victories by decision.
Anthony Smith (24-12 MMA, 1-2 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February.
Smith suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) earned the first knockout victory of his career.
Jake Matthews (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Li Jingliang (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his five-fight UFC career.
Jingliang has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.
Anton Zafir (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his career.
Zafir has suffered all three of his career losses by knockout.
For complete coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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