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UFC on ABC 6 post-event details: Robert Whittaker closes in on Anderson Silva document

The octagon traveled to Saudi Arabia for the first time Saturday with UFC on ABC 6 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, and in the main event, a former champion delivered one of his career-best wins. Ex-middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) showed up in a big way with a first-round knockout of short-notice

UFC on ABC 6 post-event details: Robert Whittaker closes in on Anderson Silva document


The octagon traveled to Saudi Arabia for the primary time Saturday with UFC on ABC 6 at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, and in the primary occasion, a former champion delivered one among his career-best wins.

Ex-middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) confirmed up in an enormous method with a first-round knockout of short-notice substitute opponent Ikram Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), proving he’s nonetheless among the many prime of the heap within the weight class.

It was one among simply 4 stoppages on the 11-bout card, and for extra on the numbers, verify under for MMA Junkie’s post-event details from UFC on ABC 6.

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Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov

Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov

Whittaker improved to 14-3 since he moved as much as the UFC middleweight division in November 2014.

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Whittaker’s 14 victories in UFC middleweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Michael Bisping (16) and Brad Tavares (15).

Whittaker has earned 15 of his 26 profession victories by stoppage. That features all 5 of his UFC middleweight finishes.

Whittaker’s 9 fight-night bonuses for UFC middleweight bouts are second-most in divisional historical past behind Anderson Silva (12).

Aliskerov has suffered each of his profession losses by knockout.

Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich

Alexander Volkov’s (38-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC) four-fight UFC profitable streak at heavyweight is the longest lively streak within the division.

Sergei Pavlovich (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the primary time in his profession.

Pavlovich suffered the primary resolution lack of his profession.

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Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez’s (17-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) three-fight dropping skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2022.

Rodriguez has suffered three of his 5 profession losses by resolution.

Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli

Magomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 11 of his 13 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed all of these wins by knockout.

Antonio Trocoli (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered each of his profession stoppage losses by knockout.

Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker

Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) has earned 15 of his 20 profession victories by stoppage.

Johnny Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) fell to 4-6 with one no contest in his previous 11 fights relationship again to November 2019.

Walker has suffered seven of his 9 profession losses by stoppage. He’s been completed by knockout in all 4 of his UFC stoppage defeats.

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Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon

Nasrat Haqparast (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has earned seven of his 9 UFC victories by resolution.

Jared Gordon (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) fell to 5-6 with one no contest in UFC light-weight competitors.

Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov

Lima (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is on a 13-fight profitable streak after dropping his MMA debut in August 2015.

Muhammad Naimov (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) suffered the primary stoppage lack of his profession with a submission defeat.

Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby

Rinat Fakhretdinov (22-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) prolonged his unbeaten streak to 22 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since June 2013.

Fakhretdinov’s 22-fight unbeaten streak in MMA competitors is longest amongst lively fighters on the UFC roster.

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Fakhretdinov has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by resolution.

Nicolas Dalby (23-5-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) fell to 6-2 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.

Dalby has suffered all 5 of his profession losses by resolution.

Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang

Kyung Ho Kang (19-11 MMA, 8-5 UFC) fell to 6-4 since he returned to competitors from an almost 3.5-year layoff in January 2018.

Kang has suffered all 5 of his UFC losses by resolution.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ABC 6.

UFC analysis analyst and reside statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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