UFC 320 went down Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the card was filled with historical feats.
Most responsible for a record-breaking night were Alex Pereira (13-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who defeated Magomed Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) by first-round TKO to regain the light heavyweight title in the main event, as well as Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC), who continued his phenomenal run as bantamweight champion with a unanimous decision win over Cory Sandhagen (18-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC).
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 320.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $318,500.
Pereira, Khalil Rountree Jr. and Joe Pyfer earned $50,000 UFC 320 fight-night bonuses. Jiri Prochazka earned two bonuses for $100,000.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card.
UFC 320 drew an announced attendance of 19,081 for a live gate of $8,840,134.
Betting favorites went 10-4 on the card.
Betting favorites fell to 19-14 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:22:12.
Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev
Pereira became the second fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes and then have multiple title reigns in one. Randy Couture also accomplished the feat.
Pereira’s five victories in UFC light heavyweight championship fights are tied with Chuck Liddell for second-most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (14).
Pereira improved to 6-1 since he moved up to the light heavyweight division in July 2023.
Pereira has earned 11 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all 11 of those wins by knockout.
Ankalaev had his 14-fight unbeaten streak snapped for his first defeat since September 2018.
Ankalaev suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen
Dvalishvili became the eighth fighter in UFC history to register three title defenses in one calendar year. He’s the first bantamweight to accomplish the feat.
Dvalishvili’s 14-fight UFC winning streak is fourth-longest in company history behind Anderson Silva (16), Kamaru Usman (15) and Islam Makhachev (15).
Dvalishvili’s 14-fight UFC winning streak is the second-longest active streak in the company behind Makhachev (15).
Dvalishvili’s 13-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Dvalishvili’s 13-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest streak in divisional history.
Dvalishvili’s 12 victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with T.J. Dillashaw and Marlon Vera for second-most in divisional history behind Aljamain Sterling (14).
Dvalishvili’s 12 unanimous decision victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Dvalishvili’s 11 decision victories in UFC bantamweight competition are most in divisional history.Dvalishvili has landed 117 takedowns in UFC competition, the most in company history.
Dvalishvili’s 20 takedowns landed are the most in a UFC championship fight.
Dvalishvili’s 20 takedowns landed are second-most in a single UFC fight behind Khabib Nurmagomedov’s record of 21.
Dvalishvili is the only fighter in history to land 10 or more takedowns in five separate UFC bouts.
Dvalishvili has earned 16 of his 21 career victories by decision. That includes 12 of his 14 UFC wins.
Sandhagen has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.
Jiri Prochazka def. Khalil Rountree Jr.
Prochazka (32-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned 31 of his 32 career victories by stoppage. That includes all six of his UFC wins.
Prochazka’s six stoppage victories since 2020 in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied with Carlos Ulberg and Dustin Jacoby for most in the division.
Prochazka’s eight UFC fight-night bonuses in his first eight octagon appearances are second-most in company history behind Justin Gaethje (nine in his first eight fights).
Rountree Jr. (14-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) has suffered five of his seven career losses by stoppage.
Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett
Youssef Zalal (18-5-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) improved to 5-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.
Zalal’s five-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Lerone Murphy (nine) and Movsar Evloev (eight).
Zalal has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.
Josh Emmett (19-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) fell to 8-4 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has suffered three of his four UFC featherweight losses by stoppage.
Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov
Joe Pyfer (15-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.
Abus Magomedov (28-7-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered five of his seven career losses by stoppage.
Ateba Gautier def. Treston Vines
Ateba Gautier (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout.
Gautier’s three-fight UFC knockout streak is tied with Ilia Topuria and Tom Aspinall for the longest among active fighters on the roster.
Treston Vines (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by knockout.
Daniel Santos def. JooSang Yoo
Daniel Santos (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned two of his four UFC victories by knockout.
JooSang Yoo (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Jakub Wiklacz def. Patchy Mix
Patchy Mix (20-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Muniz
Edmen Shahbazyan (16-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) has earned 14 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Shahbazyan has earned 13 of his 14 career stoppage victories by knockout.
Andre Muniz (24-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has suffered all eight of his career losses by stoppage.
Muniz has suffered seven of his eight career losses by knockout.
Punahele Soriano def. Nikolay Veretennikov
Punahele Soriano (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in June 2024.
Nikolay Veretennikov (13-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered four of his seven career losses by decision.
Yana Santos def. Macy Chiasson
Yana Santos (17-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) improved to 7-3 since she returned to the UFC women’s bantamweight division in October 2018.
Santos has earned all seven of her UFC victories by decision.
Macy Chiasson (10-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has suffered three of her five career losses by decision.
Farid Basharat def. Chris Gutierrez
Farid Basharat’s (14-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the division behind Dvalishvili (13), Mario Bautista (eight), Montel Jackson (six) and Aiemann Zahabi (five).
Basharat has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision.
Chris Gutierrez (22-7-2 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) fell to 7-4-1 in UFC bantamweight competition.
Gutierrez has suffered six of his seven career losses by decision.
Ramiz Brahimaj def. Austin Vanderford
Ramiz Brahimaj (13-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage.
Austin Vanderford (13-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Vanderford suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Veronica Hardy def. Brogan Walker
Veronica Hardy (10-5-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) improved to 5-3 since she dropped to the UFC women’s flyweight division in May 2018.
Hardy has earned seven of her 10 career victories by decision.
Brogan Walker (7-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) is on a three-fight losing skid, the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since August 2021.
Walker fell to 1-5 in her past six fights dating back to October 2019.
Walker has suffered four of her five career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
