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Ciryl Gane has a 71% finish rate with 10 finishes in 14 pro wins. Josh Hokit sits at 90%, with 9 finishes in 10 wins 📊

Ilia Topuria predicts Arman Tsarukyan would panic against him, claiming Tsarukyan would struggle once his usual wrestling approach fails. 😳 🗣️ "Arman is going to be pure panic. Like the Movsar fight with Volk. The same thing. They're very used to dominating all the time... Arman doesn't stand out for his ground game. He stands out for his takedowns and the dominant positions he looks for. [Movsar] was so used to taking people down all the time and resting in the clinch. Against Volk, he couldn't do any of that. And what happened? Panic, and he gave up." (via @abc_es, @KOlmeneroMMA)

Josh Hokit went from making his professional MMA debut in October 2023 to a 10-0 record in under three years, securing nine finishes along the way 📊

Charles Oliveira needed 28 UFC fights and nearly 11 years to reach his first title shot, winning the lightweight belt in 2021. Diego Lopes reached his first title shot in just seven UFC fights and under two years, losing to Alexander Volkanovski in 2025.

Renato Moicano says he won’t appeal his TKO loss to Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 123 or seek punishment for referee Dan Miragliotta after the controversial stand-up while he controlled Nolan’s back. 🗣️ “I want him to go f*ck himself, him and everyone else. I don’t give a shit. The next person I need to blame is myself. I should have finished that guy. That’s the truth. I’m better than that guy, but he defended well. He had good defense. I’m not going to blame the referee. Even though, like I said, that change frustrated me, there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m not going to file any complaint. I just need to focus on improving myself for my next fights.” (via Guilherme Cruz / MMA Fighting)

Alex Pereira has become the first fighter in UFC history to lose championship bouts across three different weight classes 📊 The former two-division champion suffered title-fight defeats against Israel Adesanya at middleweight, Magomed Ankalaev at light heavyweight, and Ciryl Gane at heavyweight.

Sean Brady has suffered an injury and withdrawn from his November 7 fight with Gabriel Bonfim. His withdrawal leaves UFC Vegas 124 without its scheduled main event matchup, with the UFC now seeking a replacement opponent for Bonfim on short notice.

Quillan Salkilld is set to take on Benoit Saint-Denis in the main event of UFC Sydney on February 7, 2027 🇦🇺

Alex Pereira is still unhappy with Herb Dean’s refereeing in his fight against Ciryl Gane, believing the outcome would have been different with another referee. 🗣️ “[Gane] wore himself out badly there and couldn't knock me out. They stopped the fight and I was still standing. I wasn't on the ground. He was like 'I can't believe it. Thank God it's over.' You could see how heavily he was breathing.” (via @connect_cast)

Petr Yan defended 118 of Merab Dvalishvili’s 136 takedown attempts across their trilogy 🧱

Volkanovski TKOs Evloev in the 2nd round and remains the Featherweight Champion 🇦🇺

WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE THE TRILOGY! Petr Yan defeats Merab Dvalishvili and remains the UFC Bantamweight champion!

Movsar Evloev finished 7 of his first 10 opponents, then won all 10 UFC fights by decision.

Petr Yan has scored 10 UFC knockdowns in just over 8 years, compared to Merab Dvalishvili’s 1 in nearly 9 years. Both head into their UFC 333 trilogy with one win apiece 👀

🚨 Joaquin Buckley says he will retire from MMA after his next fight. “My grandma told me to retire and get away from fighting. I gotta save myself from anymore damage. This is the last one.”

Petr Yan holds the record for the most significant strikes landed in UFC bantamweight history 📊

Diego Lopes has NEVER been submitted in his professional MMA career! Despite suffering multiple losses, Lopes has never been finished by submission. Meanwhile, Charles Oliveira holds the UFC record for the most submission victories with 17. Two very different submission records collide as they prepare to face each other! 👀