UFC Fight Night 267 post-event facts: Sean Strickland joins rare club

The UFC’s return to Texas was a slow burn, but ultimately UFC Fight Night 267 at Toyota Center in Houston ended on a compelling high.

Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) captured the night’s biggest moment when he dominated Anthony Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) en route to a third-round TKO, potentially setting him up for a title grudge match showdown with Khamzat Chimaev.

For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 267.

Events stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $207,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.

Strickland, Uros Medic, Melquizael Costa and Jacobe Smith earned $100,000 UFC Fight Night 267 fight-night bonuses. Joselyne Edwards earned $25,000 finish bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 267 drew an announced attendance of 17,160 for a live gate of $3,300,000.

Betting favorites went 10-4 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 2-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:44:23.

Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez

Strickland improved to 8-4 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in October 2020.

Strickland became the second fighter in UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in 10 separate fights. Max Holloway, who has hit the mark 17 times, also accomplished the feat.

Strickland has landed 2,307 significant strikes in UFC competition, the second-most in company history behind Holloway (3,655).

Strickland has landed 1,575 significant strikes in UFC middleweight competition, the most in divisional history.

Hernandez has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Uros Medic def. Geoff Neal

Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) improved to 5-2 since he moved up to the welterweight division in July 2023.

Medic has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all seven of his UFC wins by knockout.

Medic’s five knockout victories since 2021 in UFC competition are tied with Carlos Ulberg for second-most among active fighters in the weight class behind Michal Oleksiejczuk (six).

Medic’s seven knockout since 2021 in UFC competition are tied with Steven Garcia for second-most in the company behind Alex Pereira (eight).

Melquizael Costa def. Dan Ige

Costa’s (27-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) seven-fight winning streak at featherweight is the third-longest active streak I the division behind Lerone Murphy (nine) and Movsar Evloev (eight).

Costa has earned four of his seven UFC victories by stoppage.

Costa earned the sixth knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning back kick to the head. Renan Barao, Uriah Hall, Magomed Mustafaev, Joaquin Buckley, and Natalia Silva also accomplished the feat.

Dan Ige (19-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Serghei Spivac def. Ante Delija

Serghei Spivac (18-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) has landed 32 takedowns in UFC heavyweight competition, the third-most in divisional history behind Curtis Blaydes (62) and Cain Velasquez (34).

Jacobe Smith def. Josiah Harrell

Jacobe Smith (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

Josiah Harrell (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Michel Pereira def. Zach Reese

Michel Pereira (31-14 MMA, 10-5 UFC) improved to 4-3 since he moved up to the middleweight division in October 2023.

Zach Reese (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Carlos Leal def. Chidi Njokuani

Chidi Njokuani (25-12 MMA, 5-5 UFC) fell to 3-2 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2024.

Alibi Idiris def. Ode Osbourne

Ode Osbourne (13-10 MMA, 5-8 UFC) fell to 4-6 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in August 2021.

Alden Coria def. Luis Gurule

Luis Gurule (10-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career 10-0.

Gurule has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.

Joselyne Edwards def. Nora Cornolle

Joselyne Edwards’ (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Ailin Perez (five).

Edwards has earned 12 of her 17 career victories by stoppage.

Nora Cornolle (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a submission defeat.

Punahele Soriano def. Ramiz Brahimaj

Punahele Soriano (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) improved to 4-0 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in June 2024.

Soriano’s four-fight UFC winning steak at welterweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven) and Michael Morales (seven).

Ramiz Brahimaj (13-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Phil Rowe

Phil Rowe (11-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by decision. That includes all five of his UFC defeats.

Jordan Leavitt def. Yadier Del Valle

Jordan Leavitt (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was successful in his UFC featherweight debut.

Yadier del Valle (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Carli Judice def. Juliana Miller

Carli Judice (6-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of her career.

Juliana Miller (4-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered two of her three UFC losses by decision.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.

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