By Mike Bohn |
February 7, 2021 3:30 pm
The UFC returned to Las Vegas for the first time in 2021 on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 184, which took place at the UFC Apex and streamed on ESPN+.
A heavyweight contender emerged in the main event when Russian striker Alexander Volkov (33-8 MMA, 7-2 UFC) picked apart the legendary Alistair Overeem (47-19 MMA, 12-8 UFC) en route to a second-round TKO victory, elevating him to 3-1 when competing in headlining bouts.
There were some other sensational performances on the card, too. For more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 184.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $186,500.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event.
Volkov, Cory Sandhagen, Beneil Dariush and Diego Ferreira earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 184 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 184 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 2-2 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:11:30.
Alexander Volkov def. Alistair Overeem
Volkov improved to 9-2 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov has earned 25 of his 33 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC stoppage wins
Overeem’s 15 knockout losses in MMA competition are the most of any active member on the UFC roster.
Overeem’s 13 knockout losses in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition are the most in combined organizational history.
Cory Sandhagen def. Frankie Edgar
Sandhagen (14-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has earned nine of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his seven UFC wins.
Sandhagen’s 28-second knockout victory marked the second fastest flying knee finish in UFC history behind Jorge Masvidal’s five-second win at UFC 239
Frankie Edgar (24-9-1 MMA, 18-9-1 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in August 2020.
Edgar has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Edgar’s total fight time of 7:41:18 in UFC competition is the most in company history.
Clay Guida def. Michael Johnson
Clay Guida (36-20 MMA, 16-14 UFC) improved to 4-3 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 57 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (59).
Michael Johnson’s (19-17 MMA, 11-13 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since October 2018.
Johnson fell to 0-3 since he returned to the lightweight division in October 2019. He hasn’t earned a victory in the weight class since September 2016.
Johnson fell to 3-9 in his past 12 fights dating back to August 2015.
Beneil Dariush def. Diego Ferreira
Dariush’s (20-4-1 MMA, 14-4-1 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Charles Oliveira (eight).
Dariush has earned 14 UFC lightweight victories since 2014 are most in the division.
Ferreira (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Danilo Marques def. Mike Rodriguez
Danilo Marques (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Mike Rodriguez (11-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage.
Devonte Smith def. Justin Jaynes
Devonte Smith (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 10 of those wins by knockout.
Justin Jaynes (16-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by stoppage.
Karol Rosa def. Joselyn Edwards
Karol Rosa’s (14-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in women’s bantamweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Amanda Nunes (nine).
Rosa has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
Lara Procopio def. Molly McCann
Molly McCann (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.
Seungwoo Choi def. Youssef Zalal
Seungwoo Choi (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
Youssef Zalal (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Timur Valiev def. Martin Day
Martin Day’s (8-6 MMA, 0-4 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since August 2018.
Ode Osbourne def. Jerome Rivera
Ode Osbourne (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage.
Jerome Rivera (10-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since August.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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