Issue 130
July 2015
Powerful percentages and show-stopping stats from MMA’s past month.
1st
Valerie Letourneau became the first woman in UFC history to win fights in two weight divisions at UFC 186. Her win over Jessica Rakoczy at 115lb followed a 135lb triumph over Elizabeth Phillips at UFC 174.
4 years 6 months 25 days
Ken Shamrock’s last fight before his Bellator scrap with Kimbo Slice was 1,667 days previously, when he lost via TKO due to a hamstring injury in Durban, South Africa.
10,154
The official 10,154 attendance for the injury-ravaged UFC 186 in Quebec was also a record low for the promotion at the Bell Centre. A whopping 12,998 more fans
attended UFC 124 in December 2010.
$668,000
The $668k gate for UFC 186 was a record low for the promotion at the Bell Centre in Montreal, and nearly seven times less than UFC 124’s $4.6m at the same venue.
94%
Thomas Almeida’s stoppage of Yves Jabouin at UFC 186 was the Chute Boxe prodigy’s 17th in 18 pro fights, giving him a 94% success rate.
1,170
Michael Bisping has landed 1,170* significant strikes during his UFC tenure. Only Georges St Pierre (1,254) boasts more.
1,501 days
Jon Jones’ title reign lasted four years, one month and nine days before he was stripped of his UFC belt – a 205lb record.
