UFC 314 post-event facts: Alexander Volkanovski regains title in unprecedented fashion
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UFC 314 took place Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami, and after a stretch of somewhat forgettable events, the card delivered with some significant results and historical moments.
No one put their name in more rarified air than main event winner, Alexander Volkanovski (27-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who is once again featherweight champion after outworking and outpointing Diego Lopes (26-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) for a unanimous decision to claim the vacant belt.
For more on the numbers behind Volkanovski's win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC 314.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $300,500.
Volkanovski, Lopes, Paddy Pimblett and Jean Silva earned $50,000 UFC 314 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card.
UFC 314 drew an announced attendance of 18,287 for a live gate of $11,507,099.
Betting favorites went 11-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 8-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:22:47
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Volkanovski became the first fighter in UFC history to win an undisputed championship after back-to-back losses.
Volkanovski’s seven victories in UFC featherweight championship bouts are second-most in divisional history behind Jose Aldo (eight).
Volkanovski has earned nine of his 14 UFC victories by decision.
Lopes has suffered five of his seven career losses by decision.
Paddy Pimblett def. Michael Chandler
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Pimblett's (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC) seven-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Islam Makhachev (14).
Pimblett has earned five of his seven UFC victories by stoppage.
Michael Chandler (23-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) has suffered four of his five UFC losses by stoppage.
Yair Rodriguez def. Patricio Freire
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Yair Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) has earned six of his 11 UFC victories by decision.
Patricio Freire (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC debut after a decorated career with Bellator where he was a two-division and multi-time champion.
Freire has suffered five of his eight career losses by decision.
Jean Silva def. Bryce Mitchell
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Silva (16-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) has earned 15 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. That includes all five of his UFC wins.
Silva's five-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied with Steve Garcia for the longest active streak in the company.
Bryce Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) fell to 2-3 in his past five fights after starting his career 15-0.
Mitchell has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Dominick Reyes def. Nikita Krylov
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Dominick Reyes (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has earned 12 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. That includes six of his nine UFC wins.
Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC) fell to 4-5 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2018.
Krylov fell to 13-7 since he dropped to the light heavyweight division in March 2014.
Krylov has suffered eight of his 10 career losses by stoppage.
Dan Ige vs. Sean Woodson
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Dan Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-9 UFC) has earned 12 of his 19 career victories by stoppage.
Sean Woodson (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.
Woodson suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Virna Jandiroba def. Yan Xiaona
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Virna Jandiroba's (22-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied with Zhang Weili for the longest active streak in the division.
Jandiroba has landed at least one takedown against 10 of her 11 UFC opponents.
Chase Hooper def. Jim Miller
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Chase Hooper (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 5-0 since he moved up to the lightweight division in May 2023.
Hooper's five-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Makhachev (14) and Pimblett (seven).
Jim Miller (38-19 MMA, 27-18 UFC) has suffered 14 of his 19 career losses by decision.
Miller’s 51 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Julian Erosa def. Darren Elkins
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Julian Erosa (30-11 MMA, 9-7 UFC) improved to 8-3 since he returned to the UFC for a third stint in June 2020.
Erosa has earned 25 of his 30 career victories by stoppage.
Darren Elkins (29-12 MMA, 19-11 UFC) fell to 5-7 in his past 12 fights dating back to July 2018.
Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Sedriques Dumas
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Michal Oleksiejczuk (20-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) improved to 4-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.
Oleksiejczuk has earned all seven of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.
Sedriques Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.
Dumas has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
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Su Mudaerji (17-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) improved to 3-2 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in November 2020.
Mudaerji has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.
Mitch Raposo (9-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
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Marco Tulio (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. He's finished both of his UFC wins by knockout.
Tulio's +110 significant strike differential (127 vs. 17) marked the second-largest differential in a UFC middleweight fight. Anthony Hernandez holds the record with +128 differential at UFC Fight Night 245.
Tresean Gore (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Nora Cornolle def. Hailey Cowan
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Nora Cornolle (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned seven of her eight career victories by stoppage.
Cornolle earned the first submission victory of her career.
Hailey Cowan (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered three of her four career losses by stoppage.
Cowan has suffered all three of her career stoppage losses by submission.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 314.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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