UFC on ESPN 6 post-event facts: Jeremy Stephens' loss come with dubious footnote
Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 6, which saw Dominick Reyes beat Chris Weidman at TD Garden in Boston.
The UFC made its return to Boston on Friday with UFC on ESPN 6, which took place at TD Garden and featured a 13-fight card.
The main event of the night saw Dominick Reyes (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) extend his undefeated streak with a first-round TKO of former UFC champ Chris Weidman (14-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in a key light heavyweight matchup.
For more on the numbers behind Reyes’ win and the rest of the card, check below for 45 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 6.
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General
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $153,500.
Debuting fighters went 4-3 at the event.
Reyes, Charles Rosa, Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 6 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 6 drew an announced attendance of 12,066 for a live gate of $1,124,765.00.
Betting favorites went 7-6 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 17-16 (one fight had even odds, one ended in a no contest) in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:04:59.
Main card
Reyes’ six-fight UFC winning streak in light heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Reyes has earned nine of his 12 career victories by first-round stoppage.
Weidman fell to 1-5 in his past six fights dating back to December 2015.
Weidman was unsuccessful in his light heavyweight debut.
Weidman has completed at least one takedown in all 15 of his UFC appearances.
Weidman has suffered all five of his career losses by knockout.
Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.
Stephens (28-17 MMA, 15-16 UFC) fell to 8-8 (with one no contest) since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in May 2013.
Stephens’ 16 losses in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Stephens’ 12 decision losses in UFC competition are most in company history.
Stephens has suffered seven of his eight featherweight losses by decision.
Rodriguez’s seven fight-night bonuses in UFC featherweight bouts are tied with Max Holloway and Chan Sung Jung for second most in divisional history behind Cub Swanson (eight).
Joe Lauzon’s (28-15 MMA, 15-12 UFC) 15 victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Jim Miller (19), Donald Cerrone (17) and Gleison Tibau (15).
Lauzon has earned 26 of his 28 career victories by stoppage.
Lauzon’s 13 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jonathan Pearce (9-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
Pearce suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Maycee Barber (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) improved to 2-0 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March.
Barber has earned seven of her eight career victories by stoppage. She’s won all three of her UFC fights by knockout.
Barber’s three-fight knockout streak in UFC competition is tied with Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg for the longest such streak in women’s company history.
Gillian Robertson (7-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of her career.
Darren Stewart (11-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) improved to 4-3 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2017.
Deron Winn (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Preliminary card
Rosa (12-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past seven fights.
Rosa has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Rosa has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by submission.
Manny Bermudez (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC featherweight debut. He fell to 7-1 overall in the weight class.
Bermudez suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Molly McCann’s (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in women’s flyweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Valentina Shevchenko (four).
McCann has earned all three of her UFC victories by decision.
McCann became the first fighter in UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in three consecutive women’s flyweight fights.
Diana Belbita (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered four of her five career losses by stoppage.
Belbita has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Kyle Bochniak’s (8-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2018.
Bochniak has suffered all five of his career losses by decision.
Randy Costa (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by knockout.
Boston Salmon (6-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by knockout.
Court McGee (19-9 MMA, 8-8 UFC) fell to 5-6 since he dropped to the welterweight division in February 2013.
McGee fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to January 2017.
McGee has suffered eight of his nine career losses by decision.
Brendan Allen (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Kevin Holland (15-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Daniel Spitz (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2016.
Spitz has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.