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The UFC made its return to Manchester, England on Saturday with UFC 304 at Co-Op Dwell, and the 2 title fights on the cardboard couldn’t have ended a lot otherwise.
In the primary occasion, Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) captured the welterweight title from Leon Edwards (21-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in a drawn-out unanimous choice, whereas within the co-headliner Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) wanted simply 60 seconds to knock out Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and defend his interim heavyweight title whereas avenging his lone octagon defeat.
For extra on the numbers to come back out of each title bouts, in addition to the remainder of the cardboard, examine under for MMA Junkie’s post-event details from UFC 304.
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Occasion stats
The UFC Promotional Tips Compliance payout for the occasion totaled $307,500.
Aspinall and Mick Parkin earned $100,000 UFC 304 fight-night bonuses. Paddy Pimblett earned two bonuses for $200,000
Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the cardboard.
UFC 304 drew an introduced attendance of 17, 907 for a stay gate of $6.72 million.
Betting favorites went 9-5 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites fell to 18-7 in UFC headliners this 12 months.
Complete battle time for the 14-bout card was 2:48:47.
Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards
Muhammad grew to become the primary Palestinian champion in UFC historical past.
Muhammad grew to become the twelfth fighter to carry the undisputed UFC welterweight title.
Muhammad improved to 14-1 with one no contest in his previous 15 fights relationship again to February 2017. His lone defeat got here towards Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1.
Muhammad’s 11-fight UFC unbeaten streak at welterweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Muhammad’s 15 victories in UFC welterweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Neil Magny (22), Georges St-Pierre (19), Matt Brown (17) and Matt Hughes (16).
Muhammad has earned 18 of his 24 profession victories by choice. That features 12 of his 15 UFC wins.
Muhammad’s 12 choice victories in UFC welterweight competitors are tied with St-Pierre for second-most in divisional historical past behind Magny (14).
Muhammad’s 12 choice victories in UFC competitors are tied for third-most in firm historical past behind Magny (14) and Brad Tavares (13).
Edwards has suffered all three of his UFC losses by choice.
Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes
Aspinall grew to become the third fighter in UFC historical past to realize an interim title protection. Andrei Arlovski (heavyweight) and Renan Barao (bantamweight) additionally completed the feat.
Aspinall has earned all 15 of his profession victories by stoppage.
Aspinall’s common battle time of two:02 in UFC competitors is the shortest in firm historical past.
Aspinall lands 8.07 vital strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competitors, the very best charge in divisional historical past.
Aspinall lands 8.07 vital strikes per minute in UFC competitors, the third-highest charge in divisional historical past behind Casey O’Neill (8.41) and Victor Henry (8.34).
Blaydes has suffered all 5 of his profession losses by knockout.
Paddy Pimblett def. King Inexperienced
Paddy Pimblett’s (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) six-fight UFC successful streak at light-weight is the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Islam Makhachev (13)
Pimblett has earned 4 of his six UFC victories by stoppage.
King Inexperienced (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC) suffered his first submission loss since Jan. 24, 2009 – a span of 5,663 days and 39 fights.
Gregory Rodrigues def. Christian Leroy Duncan
Gregory Rodrigues (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has earned two of his seven UFC victories by choice.
Christian Leroy Duncan (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fell to 2-2 in his previous 4 fights after beginning his profession 8-0.
Duncan has suffered each of his profession losses by choice.
Arnold Allen def. Giga Chikadze
Arnold Allen (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) has earned seven of his 11 UFC victories by choice.
Giga Chikadze (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has suffered each of his UFC losses by choice.
Nathaniel Wooden def. Daniel Pineda
Nathaniel Wooden (21-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 4-1 since he moved as much as the featherweight division in July 2022.
Daniel Pineda (28-16 MMA, 5-7 UFC) fell to 2-3 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2020.
Pineda has suffered 4 of his seven UFC losses by choice.
Bruna Brasil def. Molly McCann
Bruna Brasil (10-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned each of her UFC victories by choice.
Molly McCann (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) fell to 1-1 since she dropped to the UFC strawweight division in February 2024.
McCann has suffered 4 of her seven profession losses by choice.
Muhammad Mokaev def. Manel Kape
Muhammad Mokaev’s (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) seven-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Manel Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by choice.
Oban Elliott def. Preston Parsons
Oban Elliott (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned each of his UFC victories by choice.
Preston Parsons (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has alternated losses and wins over his previous six fights.
Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio
Modestas Bukauskas (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) improved 3-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.
Bukauskas has earned 12 of his 16 profession victories by stoppage.
Sam Patterson def. Kiefer Crosbie
Sam Patterson (12-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed each of his UFC wins by first-round submission.
Kiefer Crosbie (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all 5 of his profession losses by stoppage.
Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski
Mick Parkin’s (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC successful streak at heavyweight is tied with Alexander Volkov for the longest energetic streak within the division. Parkin has earned seven of his 10 profession victories by stoppage.
Lukasz Brzeski (9-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) has suffered three of his 5 profession losses by stoppage. He’s been knocked out in all of these defeats.
Shauna Bannon def. Alice Ardelean
Shauna Bannon (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 4 of her six profession victories by choice.
Alice Ardelean (8-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered 4 of her six profession losses by choice.
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UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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