Who Has The Best Ufc Record

The UFC held 41 events in nine different cities across four countries and four continents. Within those events, there were 456 fights across 13 different weight classes (including catchweight bouts). Those 456 fights combined for a total cage time of 83 hours 33 minutes 19 seconds. The longest event of the year was 'UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal' in Abu Dhabi at 3 hours, 7 minutes, and 27 seconds. It also marked the single-event record for most fight time in company history. 'UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till' in Abu Dhabi became the second event in history with 15 completed bouts. UFC 2 in March 1994 was the other. The shortest event of the year was 'UFC on ESPN+ 34: Overeem vs. Sakai' in Las Vegas at 1 hour 17 minutes and 33 seconds. 'UFC on ESPN+ 34: Overeem vs. Sakai' was the promotion's first seven-fight card since The Ultimate Fighter 2: Finale in November 2005. At those events, the UFC drew an announced total attendance of 89,623 for a live gate total of $20,924,176.50 (Note: 34 live events were closed to the public and did not have a live gate or attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic). The highest reported attended event of the year was 'UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy' in Las Vegas (19,040), while the lowest attended event was UFC on ESPN+ 25 in Rio Rancho, N.M. (6,449). The highest reported income gate of the year was 'UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy' in Las Vegas ($11,089,129.30), while the lowest reported income gate of the year went to 'UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo' in Norfolk, Va. ($402,958). The gate for 'UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy' was the fourth highest in UFC history. UFC 205 in 2016 still holds the company record at $17.7 million. In 2020, athletes were paid $6,543,500 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance money. In 2020, 167 fight-night bonuses were given out for a sum of $8,350,000. UFC issued five 'Performance of the Night' awards for the first and only time in company history at 'UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy' in Las Vegas. UFC issued six 'Performance of the Night' awards for the first and only time in company history at 'UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till' in Abu Dhabi. 'UFC on ESPN 13: Kattar vs. Ige' became the second event in history to feature zero knockdowns. UFC Fight Night 9 in 2007 was the other. 'UFC on ESPN 12: Poirier vs. Hooker' featured four third-round submission finishes, tied with UFC Fight Night 89 in 2016 for the single-event UFC record. 'UFC on ESPN 10: Eye vs. Calvillo' and 'UFC on ESPN+ 36: Covington vs. Woodley' tied the modern-era record for most sub-60-second finishes on a card with three. Four other events share that record. 'UFC on ESPN+ 28: Lee vs. Oliveira' tied UFC on ESPN 4 in 2019 for the most consecutive decisions on a single UFC card with nine. 'UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Blachowicz' was the first event in UFC history to feature two disqualification results. Betting favorites went 299-145. Twelve fights ended in a draw, no contest or had even odds. Betting favorites went 27-13 in event headliners. One fight ended in a draw. 'UFC on EPSN 14: Whittaker vs. Till' had the most favorites come through victorious, with 11. On the flip side, six underdogs won at 'UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo,' 'UFC on ESPN+ 29: Smith vs. Teixeira,' 'UFC on ESPN 18: Smith vs. Clark' and 'UFC Fight Night 183: Thompson vs. Neal.' A total of 46 fighters officially missed weight for their respective contests, the single-year record in UFC history. The 32 fighters in that group who went on to compete were 10-22 in their respective bouts. A total of 123 fighters made their UFC debut in 2020. Those fighters went 49-70 with one draw and one no contest. Debuting fighters who faced an opponent with at least one bout of UFC experience went 31-52 with one draw and one no contest.