UFC Fight Night 254 post-event facts: Low key card produces two unique records
UFC Fight Night 254 was touted as one of the weaker offerings from the promotion this year, but ultimately it delivered in reality with nine finishes in 13 fights and a number of results for the record books.
One fight that won't be placed in historic lore was the headliner, which saw Roman Dolidze (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) avenge his March 2023 loss to Marvin Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) with a unanimous decision victory in their middleweight rematch at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 254.
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UFC Fight Night 254 marked the first event in company history to feature back-to-back first-round knockout results in women's fights.
UFC Fight Night 254 marked the first event since UFC 123 in November 2010 to feature multiple submission finishes by kimura.
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $173,000.
Debuting fighters went 1-3 at the event.
Carlos Vera, Andre Lima, Priscila Cachoeira and Carli Judice earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 254 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 254, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.
Betting favorites went 7-6 on the card.
Betting favorites fell to 4-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:06:40.
Roman Dolidze def. Marvin Vettori
Dolidze improved to 6-3 since he dropped to the middleweight division in March 2020.
Vettori suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
Vettori has suffered all eight of his career losses by decision.
Chidi Njokuani def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Chidi Njokuani (25-10 MMA, 5-3 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2024.
Da'Mon Blackshear def. Cody Gibson
Da'Mon Blackshear (16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Cody Gibson (21-11 MMA, 3-6 UFC) has suffered all five of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Brendson Ribeiro def. Diyar Nurgozhay
Brendson Ribeiro (17-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned 16 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
Diyar Nurgozhay (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Kevin Vallejos def. SeungWoo Choi
Kevin Vallejos (15-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Ryan Spann
Waldo Cortes-Acosta's (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied with Mick Parkin for the longest active streak in the division.
Ryan Spann (22-11 MMA, 8-6 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC heavyweight debut.
Spann has suffered seven of his 10 career losses by stoppage. That includes fie of his six UFC defeats.
SuYoung You def. AJ Cunningham
SuYoung You (15-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
AJ Cunningham (11-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.
Carlos Vera def. Josias Musasa
Josias Musasa (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano
Sam Hughes (10-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) earned the 100th UFC victory for her team Fortis MMA.
Hughes has earned four of her five UFC victories by decision.
Stephanie Luciano (6-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.
Andre Lima def. Daniel Barez
Lima's (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (seven).
Lima has earned eight of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Lima earned the first submission victory of his career.
Daniel Barez (17-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Priscila Cachoeira def. Josiane Nunes
Cachoeira (13-6 MMA, 5-6 UFC) has earned all four of her UFC victories by knockout.
Josiane Nunes' (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since January 2023.
Nunes suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a first-round knockout defeat.
Carli Judice def. Yuneisy Duben
Judice (4-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all four of her career victories by knockout.
Judice's victory at the 1:40 mark of Round 1 marked the third-fastest knockout in UFC women's flyweight history.
Yuneisy Duben (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had her seven-fight unbeaten streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 254.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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