The UFC ended a run of eight consecutive weeks of battle playing cards on Saturday with the promotion’s first card in San Antonio, Texas, since July 2019. Within the headlining bout of Saturday’s occasion, Cory Sandhagen put the brakes to Marlon “Chito” Vera’s cost up the featherweight rankings with a split-decision win.
Sandhagen, who entered the bout because the No. 5 fighter within the official UFC featherweight rankings, ended Vera’s run of 4 straight wins — and 4 consecutive fight-night bonus-winning performances. Vera entered the competition ranked at No. 3 within the UFC’s 145-pound division.
Within the co-main occasion, former UFC girls’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm bought again within the win column by sweeping her opponent, Yana Santos, on the scorecards. The victory was Holm’s first since she defeated Irene Aldana in October 2020.
Earlier than the 2 headlining bouts, Nate Landwehr picked up his third straight win — and third consecutive fight-night bonus with a submission win over Austin Lingo.
Beneath, we take a deep dive into the stats from the occasion. ESPN carried UFC San Antonio in its entirety.
Complete Fights: 10
Unanimous Choices: 3
Cut up Resolution: 4
KOs/TKOs: 1
Submissions: 2
Fights by Weight Division
Middleweight: 1
Welterweight: 1
Featherweight: 3
Bantamweight: 1
Girls’s bantamweight: 1
Flyweight: 2
Girls’s flyweight: 1
Complete Knockdowns Landed: 4
Complete Submission Makes an attempt: 10
Complete Reversals: 4
Complete Important Strikes Tried: 2,392
Complete Important Strikes Landed: 1,023
Complete Important Head Strikes Tried: 1,741
Complete Important Head Strikes Landed: 578
Complete Important Physique Strikes Tried: 370
Complete Important Physique Strikes Landed: 219
Complete Important Leg Strikes Tried: 281
Complete Important Leg Strikes Landed: 226
Complete Important Distance Strikes Tried: 2,082
Complete Important Distance Strikes Landed: 827
Complete Important Clinch Strikes Tried: 91
Complete Important Clinch Strikes Landed: 61
Complete Important Floor Strikes Tried: 219
Complete Important Floor Strikes Landed: 135
Complete Strikes Tried: 3,050
Complete Strikes Landed: 1,499
Complete Takedowns Tried: 83
Complete Takedowns Landed: 26
Shortest Three-Spherical Combat: Daniel Pineda submits Tucker Lutz at 2:50 of Rd. 2 by way of guillotine choke.
Newest End in a Three-Spherical Combat: Nate Landwehr submits Austin Lingo at 4:11 of Rd. 2 by way of rear-naked choke.
Most Takedowns Landed: Andrea Lee with 5 takedowns on 5 makes an attempt vs. Maycee Barber.
Most Submission Makes an attempt: Preston Parsons with three submission makes an attempt vs. Trevin Giles.
Most Knockdowns Landed: Daniel Lacerda with two knockdowns vs. CJ Vergara.
Most Important Strikes Landed in a Three-Spherical Combat: Lucas Alexander lands 85 vital strikes on 158 makes an attempt vs. Steven Peterson.
Stats by way of UFC Stats