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Formerly writing for Vice Sports with the series titled Cage Captions, my new project, Fight Facts is now a collaboration with the great folks at Combat Docket!
The name may have changed, and some of the stylistic features from Cage Captions will also be different, but it's the same great information presented in a slightly different format. Fightland forever!
Like always, if you have any questions, comments, queries or concerns, please let me know. I'm developing this with the fans in mind first and foremost, and I'm always looking for ways to improve it.
Fight Facts: UFC 216 Ferguson vs Lee
10/8/17
Total Number of UFC Fights: 4350
Total Number of UFC Events: 413
They Have a Fight, Triangle Wins
Tony Ferguson’s third round triangle choke submission of Kevin Lee is just the SECOND triangle submission victory in a UFC championship fight (first performed by Anderson Silva against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117).
Tap the Tapper
With half of his wins coming by way of submission, Kevin Lee suffered the first submission loss of his MMA career.
Tony Ferguson now has an equal number of stoppage wins due to submission and KO/TKO (9 each), and has finished his opponents in almost 80% of his wins.
Cream of the Crop
Tony Ferguson’s winning percentage of 92.9% is the highest in UFC history among fighters that have at least 10 fights in the UFC.
The returning Georges St-Pierre has the second highest winning percentage in company history at about 90.5%, followed by Conor McGregor and Don Frye who have each won 90% of their bouts.
Hoisted With His Own Petard
Kevin Lee became just the SECOND fighter in UFC history to go into a fight having submitted his last three opponents in the UFC, and then lose by submission. The only other fighter to tap three opponents in a row and then get tapped is Paul Sass in 2012.
Mouse Trap
Demetrious Johnson’s fifth round armbar submission of Ray Borg was the FOURTH armbar in Johnson’s UFC career.
Johnson now has the MOST armbar wins in UFC history with 4, breaking the previous tie with Ronda Rousey, Dustin Hazelett, Gilbert Burns, and Jeremy Horn.
Fight to the Finish
Demetrious Johnson picked up his THIRD fifth round stoppage of his UFC career, and is now responsible for over 27% of all fifth round finishes in UFC history.
Holding three of the four latest finishes in UFC history, Johnson has submitted opponents with just 1 second left (Kyoji Horiguchi), 77 seconds left (John Moraga), and 105 seconds left (Ray Borg).
Just Mighty
Now the recipient of EIGHT post-fight bonuses, Demetrious Johnson celebrates the most post-fight bonuses awarded in flyweight history by far, with the next closest fighter Louis Smolka, who has three.
Johnson also holds the record for the most finishes in flyweight history with 7, and fellow UFC 216 competitor and former foe John Moraga trails with 5 stoppage wins.
No Strikes Necessary
Snatching an armbar submission victory in just over a minute, Fabricio Werdum recorded the second armbar of his UFC career, joining just Frank Mir as the only other heavyweight to armbar more than one opponent. Werdum did not need to land a single strike to pull off the submission.
No Ticket
Submitting Walt “Big Ticket” Harris in 65 seconds, Fabricio Werdum picked up the 6th fastest submission victory in modern UFC heavyweight history, tying Stefan Struve’s 65 second armbar of Lavar Johnson.
Back to the Drawing Board
UFC 216 was the first event since UFC 22 in 1999 to feature two draws on the card, when Jens Pulver’s decision win against Alfonso Alcarez was overturned to a draw, and Tim Lajcik and Ron Waterman fought to a draw.
Lucrative Lando
Lando Vannata picked up his fourth straight post-fight bonus with a “Fight of the Night” draw with Bobby Green. Lando became just the THIRD fighter to start his UFC career with post-fight bonuses in each of his first four fights, joining Thomas Almeida and Tyson Griffin.
Keep This Party Rolling
Tony Ferguson has walked out to Freestyle’s “The Party Has Just Begun” throughout his entire UFC career, to tremendous success. Ferguson has gone 13-1 with the track, stopping 9 of his opponents along the way.
Answer: Nobody
For the fourth time in a row, Demetrious Johnson has walked out to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Who Gon Stop Me”, and has looked unstoppable winning all four and finishing three of those four opponents.
We’re Not Against Rap
In light of the tragedy in Las Vegas, the UFC requested that fighters that use walkout songs that contain controversial or violent content change to a different song.
John Moraga opted to keep his longstanding walkout song of “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and demolished his opponent by scoring the FIFTH fastest finish in UFC flyweight history.
Thanks for reading, everyone, and be sure to check out my new friends at Combat Docket!
The name may have changed, and some of the stylistic features from Cage Captions will also be different, but it's the same great information presented in a slightly different format. Fightland forever!
Like always, if you have any questions, comments, queries or concerns, please let me know. I'm developing this with the fans in mind first and foremost, and I'm always looking for ways to improve it.
Fight Facts: UFC 216 Ferguson vs Lee
10/8/17
Total Number of UFC Fights: 4350
Total Number of UFC Events: 413
They Have a Fight, Triangle Wins
Tony Ferguson’s third round triangle choke submission of Kevin Lee is just the SECOND triangle submission victory in a UFC championship fight (first performed by Anderson Silva against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117).
Tap the Tapper
With half of his wins coming by way of submission, Kevin Lee suffered the first submission loss of his MMA career.
Tony Ferguson now has an equal number of stoppage wins due to submission and KO/TKO (9 each), and has finished his opponents in almost 80% of his wins.
Cream of the Crop
Tony Ferguson’s winning percentage of 92.9% is the highest in UFC history among fighters that have at least 10 fights in the UFC.
The returning Georges St-Pierre has the second highest winning percentage in company history at about 90.5%, followed by Conor McGregor and Don Frye who have each won 90% of their bouts.
Hoisted With His Own Petard
Kevin Lee became just the SECOND fighter in UFC history to go into a fight having submitted his last three opponents in the UFC, and then lose by submission. The only other fighter to tap three opponents in a row and then get tapped is Paul Sass in 2012.
Mouse Trap
Demetrious Johnson’s fifth round armbar submission of Ray Borg was the FOURTH armbar in Johnson’s UFC career.
Johnson now has the MOST armbar wins in UFC history with 4, breaking the previous tie with Ronda Rousey, Dustin Hazelett, Gilbert Burns, and Jeremy Horn.
Fight to the Finish
Demetrious Johnson picked up his THIRD fifth round stoppage of his UFC career, and is now responsible for over 27% of all fifth round finishes in UFC history.
Holding three of the four latest finishes in UFC history, Johnson has submitted opponents with just 1 second left (Kyoji Horiguchi), 77 seconds left (John Moraga), and 105 seconds left (Ray Borg).
Just Mighty
Now the recipient of EIGHT post-fight bonuses, Demetrious Johnson celebrates the most post-fight bonuses awarded in flyweight history by far, with the next closest fighter Louis Smolka, who has three.
Johnson also holds the record for the most finishes in flyweight history with 7, and fellow UFC 216 competitor and former foe John Moraga trails with 5 stoppage wins.
No Strikes Necessary
Snatching an armbar submission victory in just over a minute, Fabricio Werdum recorded the second armbar of his UFC career, joining just Frank Mir as the only other heavyweight to armbar more than one opponent. Werdum did not need to land a single strike to pull off the submission.
No Ticket
Submitting Walt “Big Ticket” Harris in 65 seconds, Fabricio Werdum picked up the 6th fastest submission victory in modern UFC heavyweight history, tying Stefan Struve’s 65 second armbar of Lavar Johnson.
Back to the Drawing Board
UFC 216 was the first event since UFC 22 in 1999 to feature two draws on the card, when Jens Pulver’s decision win against Alfonso Alcarez was overturned to a draw, and Tim Lajcik and Ron Waterman fought to a draw.
Lucrative Lando
Lando Vannata picked up his fourth straight post-fight bonus with a “Fight of the Night” draw with Bobby Green. Lando became just the THIRD fighter to start his UFC career with post-fight bonuses in each of his first four fights, joining Thomas Almeida and Tyson Griffin.
Keep This Party Rolling
Tony Ferguson has walked out to Freestyle’s “The Party Has Just Begun” throughout his entire UFC career, to tremendous success. Ferguson has gone 13-1 with the track, stopping 9 of his opponents along the way.
Answer: Nobody
For the fourth time in a row, Demetrious Johnson has walked out to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Who Gon Stop Me”, and has looked unstoppable winning all four and finishing three of those four opponents.
We’re Not Against Rap
In light of the tragedy in Las Vegas, the UFC requested that fighters that use walkout songs that contain controversial or violent content change to a different song.
John Moraga opted to keep his longstanding walkout song of “Thuggish Ruggish Bone” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and demolished his opponent by scoring the FIFTH fastest finish in UFC flyweight history.
Thanks for reading, everyone, and be sure to check out my new friends at Combat Docket!
