January 12, 2025 2:40 pm ET
The UFC’s in-cage product obtained off to a robust begin in 2025 on Saturday, with UFC Fight Night 249 seeing 9 of 14 fights finish inside the space, together with quite a lot of brutal knockouts.
It was submission that led the best way in the primary occasion, nonetheless, with Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) placing on one in all her career-best performances en path to a third-round submission finish of Amanda Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) of their strawweight fundamental occasion rematch on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Dern was one in all a number of names to depart an imprint on the document books. For extra on the numbers, verify under for MMA Junkie’s post-event info from UFC Struggle Night time 249.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the occasion totaled $173,500. Debuting fighters went 3-2 on the occasion.
Dern, Cesar Almeida, Roman Kopylov and Chris Curtis earned $50,000 UFC Struggle Night time 249 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC bought VIP tickets to followers for UFC Struggle Night time 249, however the promotion didn’t make public the overall variety of tickets bought or the gate.
Betting favorites went 9-5 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites fell to 0-1 in UFC headliners this yr.
Complete battle time for the 14-bout card was 2:18:43.
Dern’s 10 victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Angela Hill (11).
Dern’s 5 stoppage victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Jessica Andrade (six). Dern’s 5 submission victories in UFC strawweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Dern’s 5 submission victories in UFC competitors are second-most of any feminine in firm historical past behind Gillian Robertson (seven).
Dern’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are second-most in divisional historical past behind Andrade (9).
Ribas fell to 5-2 in UFC strawweight competitors.
Ribas has suffered 4 of her six profession losses by stoppage.
Ribas suffered the primary submission lack of her profession.
Santiago Ponzinibbio has earned 23 of his 30 profession victories by stoppage. That features seven of his 12 UFC wins.
Carlston Harris (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all 4 of his profession stoppage loses by knockout.
Almeida (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 5 of his seven profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed all 5 of these wins by knockout.
Abdul Razak Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) fell to 2-4 with one no contest since he moved as much as the UFC middleweight division in April 2021.
Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has earned all 12 of his profession stoppage victories by knockout.
Kopylov has earned 5 of his six UFC victories by knockout.
Kopylov’s victory on the 4:59 mark of Spherical 3 is tied with six fights for the second-latest stoppage in a three-round UFC bout. Ricky Simon holds the document along with his win at 5:00 of Spherical 3 at UFC Struggle Night time 128.
Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) suffered the primary stoppage lack of his UFC profession.
Christian Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) improved to 2-1 since he moved as much as the UFC featherweight division in March 2024.
Austin Bashi (13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 13-fight successful streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.
Punahele Soriano (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in June 2024.
Soriano has earned 9 of his 11 profession victories by stoppage. That features 4 of his 5 UFC wins.
Uros Medic (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he moved as much as the welterweight division in July 2023.
Medic has suffered all three of his profession losses by stoppage.
Medic suffered the primary knockout lack of his profession.
Felipe Bunes (14-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 12 of his 14 profession victories by stoppage.
Jose Johnson (16-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fell to 0-2 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in June 2024.
Johnson has suffered two of his three UFC losses by stoppage.
Marco Tulio (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 10 of his 13 profession victories by stoppage.
Ihor Potieria’s (20-8 MMA, 2-6 UFC) three-fight dropping skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since October 2024.
Potieria fell to 1-5 in his previous six fights courting again to Could 2023.
Potieria fell to 1-3 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in February 2024.
Potieria has suffered six of his eight profession losses by stoppage. He’s been knocked out in 5 of these defeats.
Thiago Moises (19-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) has earned 4 of his eight UFC victories by determination.
Trey Ogden (18-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by determination.
Jacobe Smith (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed all of these wins by knockout.
Preston Parsons (11-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered 4 of his 5 profession losses by stoppage.
Ernesta Kareckaite (6-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 4 of her six profession victories by determination.
Nicolle Caliari (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered two of her three profession losses by determination.
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his nine-fight successful streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.
Viktoriia Dudakova (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning her profession 8-0.
Dudakova suffered the primary stoppage lack of her profession with a TKO defeat.
Nurullo Aliev (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned each of his UFC victories by determination.
Joe Solecki (13-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) suffered three consecutive losses for the primary time in his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2023.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Fight Night 249. UFC analysis analyst and dwell statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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Mackenzie Dern def. Amanda Ribas
Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Carlston Harris
Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis
Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi
Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic
Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson
Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria
Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden
Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons
Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari
Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov
Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova
Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki