October 20, 2024 12:10 pm ET
Essentially the most decision-heavy UFC card of the 12 months went down Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 245 seeing 9 of 11 bouts go to the scorecards.
One fighter who didn’t want the assistance of the judges was headliner Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who turned in a record-setting effort in a dominant fifth-round TKO finish of Michel Pereira (30-12 MMA, 9-3 UFC) to raise his title to the subsequent tier of middleweight rivalry.
For extra on the numbers, verify under for MMA Junkie’s post-event details from UFC Battle Night time 235.
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The UFC Promotional Tips Compliance payout for the occasion totaled $155,500. Debuting fighters went 1-0 on the occasion.
Hernandez, Darren Elkins and Daniel Pineda earned $50,000 UFC Battle Night time 245 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC bought VIP tickets to followers for UFC Battle Night time 245, however the promotion didn’t make public the overall variety of tickets bought or the gate.
Betting favorites went 8-3 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites improved to 25-10 in UFC headliners this 12 months.
Complete combat time for the 11-bout card was 2:51:55.
Hernandez’s six-fight UFC successful streak at middleweight is the third-longest energetic streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (eight) and Caio Borralho (seven).
Hernandez has earned 11 of his 13 profession victories by stoppage.
Hernandez outlanded Pereira by +128 important strikes, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight document. Wealthy Franklin held the earlier document (+106) in his UFC 58 victory over David Loiseau. Hernandez landed 97 important floor strikes, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight document.
Hernandez tried 29 takedowns, a brand new single-fight UFC middleweight document
Hernandez grew to become the fifth fighter in UFC historical past to land 100+ important strikes and 10 or extra takedowns in a single combat. Merab Dvalishvili, Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman and Cain Velasquez additionally achieved the feat.
Pereira fell to 3-1 since he moved as much as the middleweight division in October 2023.
Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) snapped his two-fight shedding skid for his first victory since April 2023.
Kyler Phillips (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his profession losses by determination.
Charles Johnson (17-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) grew to become the primary fighter to achieve 4 UFC victories in 2024. Johnson’s four-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Pantoja (six).
Johnson has earned 4 of his six UFC victories by determination.
Su Mudaerji (16-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in November 2020.
Mudaerji suffered the primary determination lack of his profession.
Jake Hadley (11-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered all 4 of his profession losses by determination.
Elkins’ (29-11 MMA, 19-10 UFC) 18 UFC featherweight victories are second most in divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (20).
Elkins’ 12 determination victories in UFC featherweight competitors are most in divisional historical past. Elkins’ 64 takedowns landed in UFC featherweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Pineda (28-17 MMA, 5-8 UFC) retired from MMA competitors after his loss.
Pineda fell to 2-4 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2020.
Asu Almabayev’s (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (six).
Almabayev has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by determination.
Matheus Nicolau (19-5-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) fell to 4-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2021.
Nicolau fell to 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in July 2016.
Nicolau suffered the primary determination lack of his profession.
Brad Katona (14-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered all 4 of his profession losses by determination.
Joselyne Edwards (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has earned 9 of her 14 profession victories by stoppage.
Tamires Vidal’s (7-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight shedding skid is the longest of her profession. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2022.
Vidal has suffered three of her 4 profession losses by stoppage.
Elise Reed (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her previous 9 fights.
Reed has earned all 4 of her UFC victories by determination. Jessica Penne (13-8 MMA, 2-6 UFC) fell to 2-3 since she returned from a greater than four-year layoff in April 2021.
Melissa Martinez (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of her profession.
Alice Ardelean (8-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered 5 of her seven profession losses by determination.
Austen Lane (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of his profession.
Robelis Despaigne (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning his profession 5-0.
Despaigne has suffered each of his profession losses by determination.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Fight Night 245. UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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Occasion stats
Anthony Hernandez vs. Michel Pereira
Rob Font def. Kyler Phillips
Charles Johnson def. Su Mudaerji
Cameron Smotherman def. Jake Hadley
Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda
Abu Almabayev def. Matheus Nicolau
Jean Matsumoto def. Brad Katona
Joselyne Edwards def. Tamires Vidal
Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne
Melissa Martinez def. Alice Ardelean
Austen Lane def. Robelis Despaigne
