The UFC closed out its run of 2022 occasions on December 17. The promotion’s ultimate card of the yr, UFC Vegas 66, passed off in the identical venue the place it placed on its first battle card of the yr, UFC Vegas 46. That facility was the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Between January 15 and December 17, there have been 511 fights on 42 UFC playing cards. The primary battle of the yr was the light-weight bout between T.J. Brown and Charles Rosa. The ultimate contest was the Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland welterweight scrap.
When 2021 turned to 2022, Glover Teixeira held the UFC mild heavyweight title. After 10 years with the promotion and a failed bid to unseat Jon Jones in 2014, Teixeira took the title from Jan Blachowicz by way of a submission win in October 2021.
Teixeira’s reign on the high of the UFC’s 205-pound division resulted in June 2022 when Jiri Prochazka submitted Teixeira within the fifth spherical of their UFC 275 contest. The UFC deliberate a rematch between Prochazka and Teixeira for UFC 282, however a severe shoulder harm knocked Prochazka from that contest. Dealing with an extended restoration, Prochazka surrendered the UFC title.
When the battle between Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev — which was to resolve the brand new champion — resulted in a break up draw, the UFC wasted no time in matching Teixeira in opposition to Jamahal Hill for the nonetheless vacant belt. That battle is scheduled to happen at UFC 283 on January 21 in Brazil.
With no UFC playing cards scheduled till UFC Vegas 67 takes place on January 14, 2023, on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Bloody Elbow appears again on the stats, info and figures from every UFC weight division in 2022.
At this time, we take a look at the UFC’s mild heavyweight division.
Variety of UFC fights in 2022: 511
Variety of UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 35
Variety of UFC mild heavyweight title fights in 2022: 2
Variety of selections in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 10
Variety of KO / TKO finishes in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 20
Variety of submission finishes in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 5
Variety of majority selections in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 0
Variety of break up selections in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 3
Variety of unanimous selections in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 6
Variety of break up attracts in UFC mild heavyweight fights in 2022: 1
Quickest submission in a UFC mild heavyweight battle in 2022: Ryan Spann submits Ion Cutelaba at 2:22 of Spherical 1 at UFC Vegas 54
Newest submission in a UFC mild heavyweight battle in 2022: Brendan Allen submits Sam Alvey at 2:10 of Spherical 2 at UFC Vegas 47
Newest submission in a UFC mild heavyweight five-round battle in 2022: Jiri Prochazka submits Glover Teixeira at 4:32 of Spherical 5 at UFC 275
Quickest KO / TKO in a UFC mild heavyweight in 2022: Tyson Pedro TKOs Harry Hunsucker at 1:05 of Spherical 1 at UFC 278
Newest KO / TKO in a three-round UFC mild heavyweight battle in 2022: Kennedy Nzechukwu TKOs Karl Roberson at 2:19 of Spherical 3 at UFC Vegas 58
Newest KO / TKO in a five-round UFC mild heavyweight battle in 2022: Jamahal Hill TKOs Thiago Santos at 2:31 of Spherical 4 at UFC Vegas 59
Stats by way of UFCStats.
