Introduction UFC Fight Night 214: Rodriguez vs. Lemos took place on November 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas — UFC Vegas 64. The main event was a women’s strawweight five-round contest between No. 3-ranked Marina Rodriguez and No. 7-ranked Amanda Lemos, both Brazilian strikers looking to earn a title shot. Lemos delivered a stunning third-round TKO to score one of the biggest upsets in the women’s strawweight division. The card was one of the most finish-heavy of 202

UFC Fight Night 58: Machida vs. Dollaway — December 20, 2014, Ginásio José Corrêa, Barueri, Brazil. The final UFC event of 2014. Lyoto Machida KO’d C.B. Dollaway with a body kick in 62 seconds — the fastest finish of his career. Dollaway landed ZERO strikes (100th such performance in UFC history). Rampage Jackson’s UFC return announced live. Renan Barão, Erick Silva, Vitor Miranda also earned PoN. TV: 966,000 viewers.

UFC 293: Strickland vs. Adesanya — September 9, 2023, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney. Sean Strickland produced one of the biggest upsets in middleweight history, defeating Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision to win the UFC middleweight title as a +400 underdog. Alexander Volkov outpointed Tai Tuivasa in the co-main. The result shocked the MMA world.

Introduction Leon Edwards is the only Briton to have held a UFC championship belt for more than a single defence. A switch-stance, range-managing southpaw out of the Ultimate Training Centre in Birmingham, Edwards built his title run on a single moment — the rear-leg head kick that knocked Kamaru Usman unconscious with 56 seconds left on the clock at UFC 278 in August 2022, while Edwards was being beaten 4-0 on the scorecards. The kick is, statistically, the most dramatic tit

Introduction Kamaru Usman is, by the only metric that ultimately matters in mixed martial arts — successful title defences in a championship reign — the most dominant UFC welterweight in the company's history. Five title defences. Sixteen straight UFC wins between 2015 and 2022, a streak that ranks behind only Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov in modern UFC history. A 2010 NCAA Division II national wrestling champion. The Ultimate Fighter 21 winner. A finisher who knocke