“November 24, 2024 6:00 pm ET The UFC’s return to Macau after more than a decade unfolded Saturday at Galaxy Arena with UFC Fight Night 248, which proved to be one of the most violent cards of the year. Although there was no finish in the main event, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (18-5 MMA”, — write: mmajunkie.usatoday.com
Although there was no finish in the main event, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) offered a reminder of his skills in when he delivered a brilliant performance against Deiveson Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision.
For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’ s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 248.
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Petr Yan
Figueiredo fell to 3-1 since he moved up to the UFC bantamweight division in December 2023.
Figueiredo has suffered two of his four career losses by decision.
Xiaonan has earned eight of her nine UFC victories by decision.
Tabatha Ricci (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered two of her three career losses by decision.
Song Kenan (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Fernandes stopped her opponent despite a -28 significant strike differential, the second-largest disparity in UFC women’s flyweight history.
Wang Cong (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had her six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
Volkan Oezdemir (20-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) fell to 5-7 in his past 12 fights dating back to January 2018.
Mingyang earned the first knockout stemming from an elbow strike at distance in UFC light heavyweight history. It was the 10th finish of its kind in UFC history.
Ozzy Diaz (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by knockout.
Carlos Hernandez
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Jose Ochoa (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight unbeaten streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Le suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 248.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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