UFC 282 post-event facts: 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. etches name in record books with debut win
The UFC’s final pay-per-view of the year went down Saturday with UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
After an incredible run of 10 consecutive finishes to start the card, the night ended in bizarre fashion with Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) failing to determine a new UFC light heavyweight champion. The pair fought to a split draw in the vacant title headliner, which is a rarity in UFC history.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 282.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $215,000.
The UFC issued a total of 11 different $50,000 UFC 282 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 2-2 on the card.
UFC 282 drew an announced attendance of 18,455 for a live gate of $4,409,511
Betting favorites went 10-1 on the card. One fight ended in a draw.
Betting favorites remained 24-16 in UFC headliners this year. Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev ended in a draw.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:11:23.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev
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Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev marked the fifth title-fight draw in UFC history.
Ankalaev’s 10-fight UFC unbeaten streak at light heavyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon
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[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]’s (20-3 3MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the division.
[autotag]Jared Gordon[/autotag] (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) fell to 4-5 in UFC lightweight competition.
Gordon suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Alex Morono
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[autotag]Santiago Ponzinibbio[/autotag] (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has earned 22 of his 29 career victories by stoppage. That includes six of his UFC wins.
[autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis
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[autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag]’ (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Alex Pereira (five).
Du Plessis has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Darren Till[/autotag]’s (18-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2019.
Till fell to 1-5 in his past six fights dating back to September 2018.
Till fell to 1-3 since he moved up to the middleweight division in November 2019.
Ilia Topuria def. Bryce Mitchell
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[autotag]Ilia Topuria[/autotag] (13-0 MMA, 5- 0UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Topuria has earned eight of his 12 career stoppage victories by submission.
[autotag]Bryce Mitchell[/autotag] (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) had his 15-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Raul Rosas Jr. def. Jay Perrin
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[autotag]Raul Rosas Jr.[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), at 18, became the youngest fighter in history to earn a UFC victory.
Rosas Jr. has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Jay Perrin[/autotag] (10-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by decision.
Perrin has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Chris Daukaus
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[autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Rozenstruik became the first fighter in UFC history to earn three knockout victories of 30 seconds or less.
[autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag]’ (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2021.
Daukaus has suffered all six of his career losses by stoppage.
Daukaus has suffered all three of his UFC losses by knockout.
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Dalcha Lungiambula
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[autotag]Edmen Shahbazyan[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since November 2019.
Shahbazyan has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 10 of those wins by knockout.
[autotag]Dalcha Lungiambula[/autotag]’s (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2021.
Lungiambula fell to 1-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in December 2020.
Lungiambula has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.
Chris Curtis vs. Joaquim Buckley
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[autotag]Chris Curtis[/autotag] (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career stoppage wins by knockout. That includes three of his four UFC wins.
[autotag]Joaquin Buckley[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Billy Quarantillo def. Alexander Hernandez
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[autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned four of his five UFC victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Alexander Hernandez[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his featherweight debut.
Hernandez fell to 3-5 in his past eight fights dating back to January 2019.
Hernandez has suffered three of his five UFC losses by knockout.
T.J. Brown def. Erik Silva
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[autotag]T.J. Brown[/autotag] (17-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Erik Silva[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by submission.
Cameron Saaiman vs. Steven Koslow
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[autotag]Cameron Saaiman[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Steven Koslow[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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