“April 14, 2024 2:00 pm ET UFC 300 lived up to the hype and more on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the milestone event seeing eight of 13 fights inside the distance. One of those finishes came in the main event, where Alex Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) dropped and stopped Jamahal”, — write: mmajunkie.usatoday.com
One of those finishes came in the main event, where Alex Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) dropped and stopped Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the opening round to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time.
The co-main event saw Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) outpoint Chinese countrywoman Yan Xiaonan (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) for a unanimous decision to retain strawweight gold, while the biggest highest of the night came from Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who claimed the BMF title with a mind-boggling last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC).
For more on the numbers from the championship fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 300.
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Gaethje and Jiri Prochazka earned $300,000 UFC 300 fight-night bonuses. Holloway earned two bonuses for $600,000.
UFC 300 drew an announced attendance of 20,067 for a live gate of $16,500,000.
Betting favorites went 10-3 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 8-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:36:37.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) reacts after defeating Jamahal Hill (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Pereira has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage.
Hill has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.
Hill suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Zhang Weili (red gloves) fights Yan Xiaonan (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Weili has earned five of her eight UFC victories by decision.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Max Holloway (blue gloves) fights Justin Gaethje (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Holloway’s knockout at the 4:59 mark of Round 5 marked the latest stoppage in a UFC championship fight.
Holloway’s 22 victories in UFC competition are tied for fourth-most in company history behind Jim Miller (26), Andrei Arlovski (23) and Donald Cerrone (23).
Holloway has landed 100 or more significant strikes in 16 separate UFC fights, the most in company history. No other fighter has more than 10 such performances.
Holloway has landed 3,378 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history.
Holloway has landed 3,622 total strikes in UFC competition are most in company history.
Holloway is the only fighter in UFC history to complete 29 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown.
Holloway has absorbed 2,223 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history.
Gaethje has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.
Gaethje has been awarded 13 fight-night bonuses in 13 UFC appearances.
Gaethje’s 13 UFC fight-night bonuses since 2017 are most of any fighter in the company.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Arman Tsarukyan (blue gloves) fights Charles Oliveira (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Tsarukyan improved to 9-1 in his past 10 UFC appearances, dating back to his April 2019 loss to current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.
Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) fell to 13-3 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division April 2017. He’s 15-5 (with one no contest) in the organization at 155 pounds.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Bo Nickal (red gloves) fights Cody Brundage (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Cody Brundage (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jiri Prochazka (red gloves) fights Aleksandar Rakic (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Aleksandar Rakic (14-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Aljamain Sterling (blue gloves) fights Calvin Kattar (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sterling has earned nine of his 16 UFC victories by decision.
Calvin Kattar (23-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career.
Kattar has suffered five of his six UFC losses by decision.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Kayla Harrison (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Holly Holm (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Holly Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) fell to 5-7 with one no contest in her past 13 UFC appearances dating back to November 2015 when she won the UFC women’s bantamweight title.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Diego Lopes (blue gloves) fights defeating Sodiq Yusuff (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sodiq Yusuff (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Renato Moicano (blue gloves) fights Jalin Turner (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Moicano earned the first knockout victory of his career.
Jalin Turner (14-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has suffered four of his eight career losses by stoppage.
Turner has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jessica Andrade (red gloves) fights Marina Rodriguez (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Andrade’s 17 UFC victories are the most by any female in company history.
Andrade’s 10 victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied with three others for most in divisional history.
Marina Rodriguez(18-4-2 MMA, 7-4-2 UFC) has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Bobby Green (red gloves) fights Jim Miller (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Green has landed 2,072 total strikes in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Jim Miller (38-18 MMA, 26-17 UFC) has suffered 13 of his 18 career losses by decision.
Apr 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Deiveson Figueiredo (red gloves) fights Cody Garbrandt (blue gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Figueiredo has earned 18 of his 23 career victories by stoppage.
Cody Garbrandt(14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fell to 3-6 in his past nine fights dating back to November 2017.
Garbrandt fell to 2-1 since returning to the bantamweight division in March 2023.
Garbrandt has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.
Garbrandt suffered the first submission loss of his career.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.
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