UFC on ESPN 57 post-event facts: Punahele Soriano sets multiple new all-time UFC records
The UFC returned to Louisville, Ky., for the first time since 2011 Saturday with UFC on ESPN 57 at the KFC Yum! Center, and though the card started slow, it picked up late.
Although controversial, Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) picked up the last of six stoppage results when he earned a fourth-round TKO of Jared Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) in the middleweight headliner.
For more on the numbers to come out of the event, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 57.
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Nassourdine Imavov def. Jared Cannonier
Imavov improved to 2-1 in UFC headliners.
Imavov has earned 10 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.
Cannonier fell to 7-3 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2018.
Cannonier has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Dominick Reyes def. Dustin Jacoby
Dominick Reyes def. Dustin Jacoby, UFC on ESPN 57
Dominick Reyes (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped his four-fight losing skid for his first victory since October 2019.
Reyes has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Dustin Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC) fell to 7-5-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in October 2020.
Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios, UFC on ESPN 57
Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage. That includes all three of his UFC wins.
Ricky Turcios (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus
Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus, UFC on ESPN 57
Ferreira (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by knockout.
Ferreira earned the eighth knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning back elbow.
Zach Reese def. Julian Marquez
Zach Reese def. Julian Marquez, UFC on ESPN 57
Reese (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all seven of his career victories by stoppage.
Julian Marquez’s (9-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2021.
Marquez has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Puna Soriano def. Miguel Baeza
Puna Soriano (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) was successful in his UFC welterweight debut.
Soriano landed 136 significant ground strikes, a new single-fight record for a UFC bout.
Soriano outlanded his opponent by +309 total strikes, a single-fight record for a three-round UFC bout.
Soriano outlanded his opponent by +137 significant strikes, a new single-fight record for a UFC welterweight bout.
Miguel Baeza (10-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has suffered four consecutive losses after starting his career 10-0.
Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises
Ludovit Klein’s (22-4-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) six-fight unbeaten streak in UFC lightweight competition is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Islam Makhachev (13).
Thiago Moises (18-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) has suffered seven of his nine career losses by decision.
Carlos Prates def. Charlie Radtke
Prates (19-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 18 of his 20 career victories by stoppage.
Charlie Radtke (9-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler
Brad Katona (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned 10 of his 14 career victories by decision. That includes all four of his UFC wins.
Jesse Butler (12-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by decision.
Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee
Andrea Lee’s (13-10 MMA, 5-8 UFC) five-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2021.
Lee has suffered eight of her nine career losses by decision. That includes all eight of her UFC defeats.
Lee’s four split-decision losses in UFC competition are tied with three other fighters for most in company history.
Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda
Daniel Marcos (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by decision.
John Castaneda (21-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fell to 5-5 in his past 10 fights dating back to November 2017.
Castaneda has suffered five of his seven career losses by decision.
Denise Gomes def. Eduardo Moura
Eduarda Moura (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had her 10-fight UFC winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
Puja Tomar def. Rayanne dos Santos
Puja Tomar (9-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) became the first Indian-born female fighter to earn a UFC victory.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 57.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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