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Max Holloway ushered in a new era in the UFC featherweight division on Saturday when he defeated Jose Aldo in UFC 212’s pay-per-view headliner to unify the 145-pound championship.
The card at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro featured nine stoppages out of 12 fights, but none was more significant than when Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) closed out the show by entering hostile territory and battering Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) for a third-round TKO win.
Although several fighters currently in the UFC are on notable runs, few have done it like Holloway has. “Blessed” etched his name all over the UFC record books with his latest performance, and for more on the numbers behind his victory, as well as the others on the card, check below for 60 post-event facts to come out of UFC 212.
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General
Max Holloway
The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $212,500.
Holloway, Aldo, Claudia Gadelha and Brian Kelleher earned $50,000 UFC 212 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 2-1 on the card.
UFC 212 drew an announced attendance of 15,412. No live gate was announced for the event.
Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:48:45.
Main card
Max Holloway
Holloway became the third undisputed UFC featherweight champion, joining Aldo and Conor McGregor.
Holloway became the second Hawaiian-born champion in UFC history. B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.
Holloway extended his career-high winning streak to 11 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since August 2013.
Holloway’s 11-fight winning streak in UFC competition is fourth longest among active fighters in the company behind Jon Jones (13), Demetrious Johnson (12) and Georges St-Pierre (12).
Holloway’s 10-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Holloway’s 13 victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Holloway’s eight stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jose Aldo
Holloway’s six knockout victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied with McGregor for most in divisional history.
Holloway’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Holloway became the first fighter in UFC/WEC featherweight history to land 100 or more significant strikes in four separate fights.
Holloway became the fourth fighter in UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in five separate fights. Michael Bisping, T.J. Dillashaw and Joanna Jedrzejczyk also accomplished the feat.
Aldo fell to 1-2 in his past three fights after going undefeated for more than a decade.
Aldo has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Aldo has suffered both of his UFC losses by knockout.
Aldo absorbed 104 significant strikes in his loss, the most of his 18-fight UFC/WEC career. His previous high was 79 against Frankie Edgar at UFC 200.
Claudia Gadelha
Gadelha’s (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) four victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind champ Jedrzejczyk (eight).
Gadelha earned consecutive victories for the first time in her UFC career.
Gadelha earned the first stoppage victory of her UFC career.
Gadelha earned her first submission victory since Sept. 25, 2010 – a span of 2,443 days (nearly seven years) and 10 fights.
Gadelha’s 27 takedowns landed in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered back-to-back loss after starting her career on a 10-fight winning streak.
Kowalkiewicz suffered the first submission loss of her career.
Vitor Belfort (25-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) snapped his three-fight winless skid and earned his first victory since November 2015.
Belfort earned his first victory against an opponent other than Dan Henderson since May 2013.
Vitor Belfort
Belfort earned his first decision victory since Sept. 22, 2007 – a span of 3,542 days (nearly 10 years) and 16 fights.
Nate Marquardt (35-18-2 MMA, 13-11 UFC) fell to 3-5 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in June 2014.
Marquardt fell to 3-8 in his past 11 bouts.
Marquardt’s 18 career losses are the most of any active member of the UFC roster.
Marquardt’s 33 takedowns landed in UFC middleweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Rafael Natal (36) and Chael Sonnen (35).
Paulo Borrachinha
Paulo Borrachinha (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage.
Borrachinha has earned nine of his 10 career victories by knockout. That includes both of his UFC wins.
Oluwale Bamgbose (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Yancy Medeiros (14-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in September.
Erick Silva (19-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Preliminary card
Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao (25-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) improved to 9-1 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in August 2011.
Assuncao’s nine victories in UFC bantamweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Urijah Faber (10) and Dillashaw (10).
Assuncao has earned seven of his nine UFC victories by decision.
Marlon Moraes (18-5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 13-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since November 2011.
Moraes suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Antonio Carlos Junior
Antonio Carlos Junior (8-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) improved to 4-1 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in June 2015.
Carlos Junior has earned six of his eight career victories by submission.
Eric Spicely (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by submission.
Johnny Eduardo (28-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Iuri Alcantara (34-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) fell to 7-4 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in January 2013.
Alcantara suffered the first stoppage loss of his UFC career.
Alcantara suffered his first submission loss since Oct. 3, 2009 – a span of 2,800 days (nearly eight years) and 26 fights.
Viviane Pereira
Viviane Pereira’s (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) 13-fight MMA winning streak is second longest among female UFC fighters behind Jedrzejczyk (14).
Pereira has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
Luan Chagas (15-2-1 MMA, 1-1-1 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.
Jim Wallhead (29-11 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered his first submission loss since Dec. 9, 2006 – a span of 3,829 days (more than 10 years) and 27 fights.
Deiveson Alcantara (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Marco Beltran (8-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC flyweight debut.
Beltran has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.
For complete coverage of UFC 212, 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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