Issue 135
December 2015
MMA’s finest facts and figures for December
Demetrious Johnson Flyweight phenom
One and only
No other man has held the UFC 125lb strap
59 takedowns
Fourth highest among active UFC fighters
26 rounds
DJ hasn’t lost a round since January 2013
Rnd 5, 4:59
Kyoji Horiguchi armbar is MMA’s latest finish
7 defenses
Tied for the longest active UFC reign
Mighty Mouse’s records at 125lb
1,129
Most total strikes
9
Longest win.streak
3:08:19
Longest total fight time
43
Most takedowns landed
Longest reigning WEC champs
Urijah Faber
145lb
5 defenses
Carlos Condit
170lb
3 defenses
Miguel Torres
135lb
3 defenses
3,306 days later
Before he beat Ron Stallings at UFC 191, Joe Riggs’ last Octagon victory was all the way back at UFC Fight Night 6. That’s nine years and 19 days after he beat Jason Von Flue via triangle choke
21
The number of fights, including five Glory kickboxing bouts, at Bellator’s record-breaking Dynamite 1 tentpole event
1st
Both Frankie Perez and his KO victim, Sam Stout, announced they were hanging up their gloves after UFC Fight Night 74 – the first double retirement in Octagon history
201-86
Paige VanZant has outlanded her opponents by a combined 115 significant strikes on her way to a flawless 3-0 UFC record*
Since Dominick Cruz’s last title fight…
4.3
Years - or 1,569 days
153
UFC events worldwide
2
New 135lb champions
3
New UFC weight classes
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