The UFC made its return to Texas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 4, which took place at AT&T Center in San Antonio and aired on ESPN.
The welterweight main event from the card saw Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) extend one of the longest winning streaks in divisional history when he picked up his eighth in a row with a unanimous decision over former champion Rafael dos Anjos (29-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind Edwards’ victory, as well as others, check below for 50 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 4.
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General
UFC on ESPN 4 featured 10 decision results, tied with six other cards for the single-event UFC record.
UFC on ESPN 4 featured nine consecutive decision results, a new single-event record.
UFC on ESPN 4 started with nine consecutive decision results, a new single-event record.
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $209,500.
Debuting fighters went 0-2 at the event.
Walt Harris, Dan Hooker, Mario Bautista and Jin Soo Son earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 4 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 4 drew an announced attendance of 9,255 for a live gate of $841,820.61.
Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites remained 9-13 in UFC headliners this year. Edwards vs. dos Anjos had even odds.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:43:30.
Main card
Edwards’ eight-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Kamaru Usman (10).
Edwards has completed at least one takedown against seven of the eight opponents in his current winning streak.
Edwards has earned seven of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
Dos Anjos fell to 4-3 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in June 2017.
Dos Anjos has suffered six of his 10 UFC losses by decision. That includes all three of his welterweight defeats.
Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) improved to 6-4 (with one no-contest) since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in April 2016.
Harris has earned all 13 of his career victories by knockout.
Harris’ 12-second victory marked the third fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history.
Aleksei Oleinik (57-13-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC stoppage losses by knockout.
Greg Hardy (5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by first-round knockout.
Juan Adams (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career on a five-fight winning streak.
Adams suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Hooker (18-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) improved to 5-1 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Hooker has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes all nine of his UFC wins.
James Vick’s (13-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.
Vick has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Andrei Arlovski (28-18 MMA, 17-12 UFC) improved to 7-8 (with one no-contest) since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in June 2014.
Arlovski’s 17 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Arlovski landed 152 significant strikes to set a new single-fight record for a three-round UFC heavyweight bout.
Arlovski’s total fight time of 4:33:13 in UFC heavyweight competition is the most in divisional history.
Ben Rothwell (36-12 MMA, 6-6 UFC) fell to 0-2 since he returned from a nearly three-year layoff. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2016.
Rothwell’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2016.
Preliminary card
Alex Caceres (15-12 MMA, 10-10 UFC) improved to 5-4 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January 2015.
Caceres has earned seven of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
Steven Peterson (17-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered eight of his nine career losses by decision. That includes all three of his UFC defeats.
Raquel Pennington’s (10-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (10).
Pennington has earned five of her seven UFC victories by decision.
Irene Aldana (10-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all three of her UFC losses by decision.
Klidson Abreu (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Sam Alvey’s (33-13 MMA, 10-8 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2018.
Alvey fell to 2-3 since he moved up to the UFC light-heavyweight division in February 2018.
Alvey has suffered nine of his 13 career losses by decision.
Jennifer Maia (17-5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned her past six victories by decision. That includes both of her UFC wins.
Roxanne Modafferi (23-16 MMA, 2-4 UFC) fell to 8-5 since her initial UFC release in November 2013.
Modafferi has suffered 12 of her 16 career losses by decision. That includes all four of her UFC defeats.
Ryan Borg (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) improved to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC bantamweight division in March. earned just the second knockout victory of his career and first since May 2013.
Borg has earned four of his six UFC victories by decision.
Gabriel Silva (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Soo Son (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Domingo Pilarte (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
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UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
