The first event in a busy February schedule for the UFC went down on Saturday in Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 200 at the UFC Apex.
The main event saw Sean Strickland (25-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) continue his ascent up the middleweight rankings with a largely lopsided split decision win over Jack Hermansson (22-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) to extend his winning streak to five fights.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 200.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $160,500.
Debuting fighters went 2-2 at the event.
Shavkat Rakhmonov and Chidi Njokuani earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 200 fight-night bonuses. Julian Erosa earned a $100,000 bonus after his opponent, Steven Peterson, missed weight for their Fight of the Night.
The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 200, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.
Betting favorites went 9-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 1-2 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:14:48.
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Sean Strickland def. Jack Hermansson
Strickland’s six-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Israel Adesanya (10).
Strickland improved to 4-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in October 2020.
Strickland has earned eight of his 12 UFC victories by decision.
Hermansson fell to 1-3 in UFC main events.
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Nick Maximov def. Punahele Soriano
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Nick Maximov kicks Punahele Soriano in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Nick Maximov (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
Maximov’s 11 takedowns landed tied the single-fight record for most in a UFC middleweight belt. Marvin Vettori shares the record.
Punahele Soriano (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.
Soriano has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
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Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Carlston Harris
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan kicks Carlston Harris of Guyana in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.
Rakhmonov earned the 14th knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning wheel kick.
Carlston Harris (17-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage loses by knockout.
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Brendan Allen def. Sam Alvey
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) Brendan Allen punches Sam Alvey in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Brendan Allen (18-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned 15 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.
Sam Alvey’s (33-17-1 MMA, 10-12-1 UFC) eight-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2018.
Alvey’s eight-fight UFC winless skid is tied with B.J. Penn for the longest in company history.
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Julian Erosa def. Steven Peterson
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: Julian Erosa battles Steven Peterson in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Erosa (26-9 MMA, 5-5 UFC) improved to 4-1 since he returned to the UFC for a third stint in June 2020.
Peterson (19-10 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered nine of his 10 career losses by decision.
Peterson has suffered all four of his UFC losses by decision.
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John Castaneda def. Miles Johns
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (L-R) John Castaneda punches Miles Johns in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
John Castaneda (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 19 career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.
Miles Johns (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.
Johns suffered the first submission loss of his career.
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Hakeem Dawodu def. Michael Trizano
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (R-L) Hakeem Dawodu of Canada kicks Michael Trizano in their featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Hakeem Dawodu (13-2-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned five of his six UFC victories by decision.
Dawodu’s six victories since 2016 in UFC featherweight competition are tied for fourth-most in division behind Alexander Volkanovski (seven), Giga Chikadze (seven) and Dan Ige (seven).
Michael Trizano (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he dropped to the featherweight division in May 2019.
Trizano suffered the first decision loss of his career.
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Chidi Njokuani def. Marc-Andre Barriault
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (R-L) Chidi Njokuani punches Marc-Andre Barriault of Canada in their middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Njokuani (21-7 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career stoppage victories by knockout.
Njokuani’s 16-second victory marked the second-fastest debut in UFC history behind Terrance McKinney’s seven-second win at UFC 263 in June 2021.
Marc-Andre Barriault (13-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
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Alexis Davis def. Julija Stoliarenko
Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis (21-1 MMA, 8-6 UFC) improved to 2-1 since she returned to the UFC women’s bantamweight division in February 2021. She’s 7-3 in the weight class overall under the UFC banner.
Davis’ seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied with Julianna Peña for third-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11) and Raquel Pennington (nine).
Davis has earned seven of her eight UFC victories by decision.
Julija Stoliarenko’s (9-6-2 MMA, 0-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since March 2020.
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Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (R-L) Jailton Almeida of Brazil punches Danilo Marques of Brazil in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Jailton Almeida (15-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.
Danilo Marques (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Marques has suffered both of his UFC losses by knockout.
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Phil Rowe def. Jason Witt
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (R-L) Phil Rowe punches Jason Witt in their welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Phil Rowe (9-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all nine of his career victories by stoppage.
Rowe has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.
Jason Witt (19-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered all eight of his career losses by stoppage.
Witt has suffered all three of his UFC losses by knockout.
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Malcolm Gordon def. Danys Bondar
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 05: (R-L) Denys Bondar of the Ukraine battles Malcolm Gordon of Canada in their flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Denys Bondar (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.