The UFC closed out its run of 2022 occasions on December 17. The promotion’s last card of the yr, UFC Vegas 66, passed off in the identical venue the place it placed on its first combat 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 combat 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 2022 started, Charles Oliveira held the UFC light-weight title. Nevertheless, the 155-pound weight division was left with out a champion after Oliveira did not make weight for his scheduled UFC 274 title combat reverse Justin Gaethje. Oliveira gained that bout, however as a result of his failure to hit the 155-pound championship weight, the title was vacant till Islam Makhachev claimed the belt with a second-round submission win over Oliveira at UFC 280.
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 seems again on the stats, details and figures from every UFC weight division in 2022.
Right this moment, we have a look at the UFC’s light-weight division.
Variety of UFC fights in 2022: 511
Variety of UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 66
Variety of UFC light-weight title fights in 2022: 1
Variety of selections in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 27
Variety of KO / TKO finishes in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 22
Variety of submission finishes in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 17
Variety of majority selections in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 1
Variety of break up selections in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 5
Variety of unanimous selections in UFC light-weight fights in 2022: 21
Quickest submission in a UFC light-weight combat in 2022: Jalin Turner submits Brad Ridell at 0:45 of Spherical 1 at UFC 276
Newest submission in a UFC light-weight combat in 2022: Grant Dawson submits Jared Gordon at 4:11 of Spherical 3 at UFC Vegas 53.
Quickest KO / TKO in a UFC light-weight in 2022: Hayisaer Maheshate KOs Steve Garcia at 1:14 of Spherical 1 at UFC 275
Newest KO / TKO in a three-round UFC light-weight combat in 2022: Drew Dober KOs Rafael Alves at 1:30 of Spherical 3 at UFC 277
Newest KO / TKO in a five-round UFC light-weight combat in 2022: Rafael Fiziev KOs Rafael dos Anjos at 0:18 of Spherical 5 at UFC Vegas 58
Stats by way of UFCStats.
