The octagon made its lone April appearance at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with UFC on ESPN 65 on Saturday.
Although there were some historic feats on the undercards, the most meaningful result came from the main event. Featherweight contender Lerone Murphy (16-0-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) kept his undefeated record in tact when he outpointed Josh Emmett (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) by 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 on ESPN 65.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $161,000.
Debuting fighters went 1-3 at the event.
ChangHo Lee, Ode Osbourne, Dione Barbosa and Rhys McKee earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 65 fight-night bonuses.
UFC did not issue a Fight of the Night bonus for the fourth consecutive event. The longest stretch without such bonus given was five events in 2015.
The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC on ESPN 65, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 7-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:34:55.
Lerone Murphy def. Josh Emmett
Murphy’s nine-fight UFC unbeaten streak at featherweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Murphy’s eight-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied with Movsar Evloev for the longest active streak in the division.
Emmett fell to 8-3 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.
Pat Sabatini def. Joanderson Brito
Pat Sabatini (20-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Joanderson Brito (17-5-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.