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The UFC’s second numbered occasion of October went down Saturday with UFC 308 at Etihad Area on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) retained his belt in the principle occasion, and did it the best way he mentioned he was going to when he scored a third-round knockout of Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) for the primary protection of his 145-pound strap.
Topuria closed a present which noticed each betting favourite maintain serve, and for extra on the numbers, verify beneath for MMA Junkie’s post-event information from UFC 308.
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Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway
Topuria’s six-fight UFC successful streak at featherweight is tied for the longest energetic streak within the division.
Topuria has earned 14 of his 16 profession victories by stoppage.
Holloway suffered the primary knockout lack of his profession.
Holloway’s record-setting run of 29 consecutive UFC fights with no knockdown got here to an finish.
Holloway has absorbed 2,298 vital strikes in UFC competitors, essentially the most in firm historical past.
Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker
Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) improved to 4-0 in UFC middleweight competitors.
Chimaev has earned 12 of his 14 profession victories by stoppage. That features six of his eight UFC wins.
Chimaev has landed a minimum of one takedown in seven of his eight UFC appearances.
Chimaev has been awarded a fight-night bonus in six of his eight UFC appearances.
Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) fell to 14-4 since he moved as much as the UFC middleweight division in November 2014.
Whittaker suffered his first submission loss since Oct. 30, 2011 – a span of 4,745 days and 26 fights.
Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic
Magomed Ankalaev’s (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) 13-fight UFC unbeaten streak at gentle heavyweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Ankalaev’s 13-fight UFC unbeaten streak at gentle heavyweight is the second-longest in divisional historical past behind Jon Jones (18).
Aleksandar Rakic’s (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) three-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2021.
Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige
Lerone Murphy’s (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) eight-fight UFC unbeaten streak at featherweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Dan Ige (18-9 MMA, 10-8 UFC) has suffered all 9 of his profession losses by choice.
Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan
Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 15 profession victories by stoppage.
Magomedov earned the eleventh knockout in UFC historical past stemming from a spinning again fist.
Armen Petrosyan (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered three of his 4 profession losses by stoppage.
Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira
Ibo Aslan (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 14 of his profession victories by knockout. He’s completed 12 of these wins in Spherical 1.
Rafael Cerqueira (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 11-fight successful streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.
Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos
Geoff Neal (15-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has earned 12 of his 15 profession victories by stoppage. That features six of his eight UFC wins.
Rafael dos Anjos (33-17 MMA, 21-15 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he returned to the UFC welterweight division in December 2022.
Dos Anjos whole struggle time of 8:43:19 in UFC competitors is essentially the most in firm historical past.
Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai
Rebecki (20-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned two of his 4 UFC victories by choice.
Orolbai (13-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered each of his profession losses by choice.
Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira
Brunno Ferreira (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered each of his profession losses by submission.
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett
Kennedy Nzechukwu (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was profitable in his heavyweight debut.
Nzechukwu has earned 9 of his 10 profession stoppage victories by knockout.
Chris Barnett (23-9 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by knockout.
Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo
Farid Basharat (13-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by choice.
Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva
Ismail Naurdiev (24-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was profitable in his return to the UFC for a second stint. He earned his first octagon victory since September 2019.
Naurdiev has earned all three of his UFC victories by choice.
Bruno Silva’s (23-12 MMA, 4-6 UFC) four-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023.
Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal
Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-1-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) prolonged his unbeaten streak to 23 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since June 2013.
Fakhretdinov’s 23-fight unbeaten streak in MMA competitors is longest amongst energetic UFC fighters.
Fakhretdinov has earned 4 of his 5 UFC victories by choice.
Carlos Leal (21-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered 5 of his six profession losses by choice.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 308.
UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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