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The UFC’s second of 4 August occasions occurred Saturday with UFC on ESPN 61 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and though it wasn’t a memorable showcase of the promotion’s expertise, the headliner did produce a significant end result.
Serghei Spivac (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) avenged his 2020 determination loss to Marcin Tybura (25-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) with a first-round submission victory, marking simply one in all three stoppage outcomes on the lineup.
For extra on the numbers, test beneath for MMA Junkie’s post-event info from UFC on ESPN 61.
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Occasion stats
The UFC Promotional Tips Compliance payout for the occasion totaled $128,000.
Debuting fighters went 1-2 on the occasion.
Spivac, Toshiomi Kazama and Youssef Zalal earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 61 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC offered VIP tickets to followers for UFC on ESPN 61, however the promotion didn’t make public the full variety of tickets offered or the gate.
Betting favorites went 8-2 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites improved to 20-7 in UFC headliners this 12 months.
Complete battle time for the 10-bout card was 1:57:31.
Serghei Spivac def. Marcin Tybura
Spivac has earned 15 of his 17 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed 11 of these wins in Spherical 1.
Spivac earned the primary armbar submission in UFC heavyweight competitors since June 2020.
Tybura suffered the primary submission lack of his profession.
Chepe Mariscal def. Damon Jackson
Chepe Mariscal (17-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has earned three of his 4 UFC victories by determination.
Damon Jackson (23-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) fell to 6-4 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2020.
Chris Gutierrez def. Quang Le
Chris Gutierrez (21-6-2 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) improved to 7-3-1 in UFC bantamweight competitors.
Gutierrez has earned six of his 9 UFC victories by determination.
Quang Le (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight profitable streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.
Yana Santos def. Chelsea Chandler
Yana Santos (15-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) snapped her three-fight dropping skid for her first victory since February 2021.
Santos improved to 5-3 since she returned to the UFC ladies’s bantamweight division in October 2018.
Santos has earned all 5 of her UFC victories by determination
Chelsea Chandler (6-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her profession losses by determination.
Toshiomi Kazama def. Charalampos Grigoriou
Toshiomi Kazama (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned 9 of his 11 profession victories by stoppage.
Charalampos Grigoriou (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered the primary submission lack of his profession.
Karol Rosa def. Pannie Kianzad
Karol Rosa (18-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) improved to 6-2 in UFC ladies’s bantamweight competitors.
Rosa has earned all seven of her UFC victories by determination.
Jhonata Diniz def. Karl Williams
Jhonata Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of his profession.
Karl Williams (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) suffered the primary determination lack of his profession.
Youssef Zalal def. Jarno Errens
Youssef Zalal (15-5-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.
Zalal has earned 12 of his 15 profession victories by stoppage.
Jarno Errens (14-6-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered each of his profession stoppage losses by submission.
Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar
Stephanie Luciano (6-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 4 of her six profession victories by determination.
Talita Alencar (5-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had her six-fight unbeaten streak snapped off the primary defeat of her profession.
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UFC analysis analyst and reside statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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