UFC on ESPN 66 post-event facts: Zhang Mingyang's streak continues at Anthony Smith's expense
Show Caption
Hide Caption
UFC Kansas City video: Dana White full post-fight interview
UFC CEO Dana White spoke to reporters at the UFC on ESPN 66 post-fight press conference and talked Ian Machado Garry's win, the Du Plessis vs. Chimaev, Makhachev vs. Topuria, Jones vs. Aspinall and more.
The UFC's return to Kansas City, Mo., delivered on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 66 at T-Mobile Center.
In the main event, Ian Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) proved too much for Carlos Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) when put on a largely one-sided performance for a unanimous decision to put himself back in title contention at 170 pounds.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 66.
* * * *
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $201,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.
Randy Brown, Nicolas Dalby, Zhang Mingyang, Malcolm Wellmaker earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 66 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 66 drew an announced attendance of 15,984 for a live gate of $2,204,307.
Betting favorites went 12-1 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites improved to 9-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:30:50.
Ian Machado Garry def. Carlos Prates
Machado Garry was successful in his first UFC main event.
Prates had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since June 2019.
Mingyang Zhang def. Anthony Smith
Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all 19 of his career victories by stoppage. He's finished all of those wins in Round 1.
Mingyang's three-fight UFC knockout streak is tied for the second-longest streak among active fighters on the roster behind Steve Garcia (five).
Anthony Smith (37-22 MMA, 13-12 UFC) fell to 9-9 since he moved up to the UFC light heavyweight division in June 2018.
Smith has suffered 17 of his 22 career losses by stoppage.
David Onama def. Giga Chikadze
Giga Chikadze (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision. That includes all three of his UFC defeats.
Abus Magomedov def. Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira (30-13 MMA, 9-4 UFC) fell to 3-2 since he moved up to the middleweight division in October 2023.
Pereira has suffered nine of his 13 career losses by decision. That includes two of his four UFC defeats.
Randy Brown def. Nicolas Dalby
Brown (20-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) has earned 13 of his 20 career victories by stoppage. He's finished his opponent in seven of his 14 UFC wins.
Dalby (23-6-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) fell to 6-3 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.
Dalby suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Ikram Aliskerov def. Andre Muniz
Ikram Aliskerov (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by knockout.
Andre Muniz (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.
Muniz has suffered six of his seven career losses by knockout.
Matt Schnell def. Jimmy Flick
Matt Schnell (17-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Evan Elder def. Gauge Young
Evan Elder (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by decision.
Gauge Young (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Chris Gutierrez def. John Castaneda
Chris Gutierrez (22-6-2 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) has earned seven of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
John Castaneda (21-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) fell to 5-6 in his past 11 fights dating back to November 2017.
Castaneda has suffered six of his eight career losses by decision.
Da'Mon Blackshear def. Heili Alateng
Heili Alateng (17-10-2 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.
Malcolm Wellmaker def. Cameron Saaiman
Malcolm Wellmaker (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned seven of his nine career victories by stoppage.
Cameron Saaiman (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career 9-0.
Saaiman has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Jaqueline Amorim def. Polyana Viana
Jaqueline Amorim's (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Zhang Weili (five) and Virna Jandiroba (five).
Amorim's three submission victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for the second-most in divisional history behind Mackenzie Dern (five).
Amorim's four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Garcia (five) and Jean Silva (five).
Amorim has earned all 10 of her career victories by stoppage. She's finished eight of those wins by submission.
Polyana Viana (13-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC) has suffered three of four of her career stoppage losses by submission.
Timmy Cuamba def. Roberto Romero
Timmy Cuamba (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all five of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Roberto Romero (8-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Joselyne Edwards def. Chelsea Chandler
Joselyne Edwards (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has earned 10 of her 15 career victories by stoppage.
Chelsea Chandler (6-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a first-round TKO defeat.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
USA Today
17 minutes ago
- USA Today
Petr Yan: 'Competent win' at UFC on ABC 9 should get me Dvalishvili vs. Sandhagen winner
ABU DHABI – Petr Yan thinks getting his hand raised in a non-controversial fashion at UFC on ABC 9 will be enough to get the next bantamweight title shot. As former titleholder Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) readies for Saturday's matchup with Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at Etihad Arena on Yas Island (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+), the promotion has just announced the next 135-pound title bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Cory Sandhagen for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas. If Yan takes cares of business this weekend, he said there is no one in the weight class who warrants a crack at the Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) vs. Sandhagen (18-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) winner more than himself. "I am hoping for that," Yan told MMA Junkie through an interpreter at Wednesday's UFC on ABC 9 media day. "I think it's the right thing to do. I don't think there's anybody who is ranked higher that deserves this more than I do. I think with a competent win this Saturday, I'll make sure to cement my place as the next contender." Yan said he's intrigued to see how the title fight play out since he has history with both men. He lost a one-sided unanimous decision to Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night 221 in March 2023, while beat Sandhagen on the scorecards in an interim title clash at UFC 267 in October 2021. He would welcome a rematch with either side, but considering he lost to Dvalishvili, that potential sequel is more compelling. "Definitely an interesting fight," Yan said. "Definitely will be watching it. I'm happy to be a backup if needed for this fight. I think that Merab is definitely going to push his rhythm, push his pace, push his style and make an uncomfortable style. But Sandhagen also has a chance. I think he has a chance to win." "It's very interesting to me to see what I would do in a fight against him. I now understand that in the five rounds we had, I probably threw my right hand four times. I'm interested to see how the fight would play out differently." First things first, Yan must get through McGhee, who hasn't been beaten inside the octagon yet and has plenty of motivation to pull off by far the biggest victory of his career. Yan has no intention to let that happen, however, and knows he can't fall into a trap of complacency against a lesser-ranked foe. "If I see the opportunity for it I'm definitely not going to shy away from a fire fight," Yan said. "I'm definitely going to stand and strike. I know I have the skills, so I'll be looking for openings and the opportunity to catch him and implement my game. Hopefully it works out and I'll knock him out."
USA Today
2 hours ago
- USA Today
Ilia Topuria fires back at Max Holloway's BMF title criticism: 'I put you to sleep'
Ilia Topuria is unbothered by Max Holloway's verbal jabs over his continuous flaunting of an inauthentic BMF title. Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) captured the BMF strap at UFC 300 in April 2024 when he scored a last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje. His next fight came against Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) at UFC 308 in October, but the BMF belt was not on the line, and therefor Holloway technically kept it despite being stopped by strikes. It was back up for grabs this past weekend when Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier by unanimous decision in the UFC 318 main event, and afterward "Blessed" dissed for Topuria to keep trotting around the non-legitimate version of the silver title. That doesn't bother Topuria one bit, he said, because even if Holloway or the UFC doesn't recognize it as official, he's certain that the only BMF around is himself. "That's not my problem," Topuria told the Nelk Boys. "I just knocked him out. How can you still be the BMF if I knocked you out? I pointed to the ground in the first 10 seconds. You ran away. Then I caught you anyways and I put you to sleep. And you're still the BMF? How's that?" Holloway has made it clear he wants revenge on now-lightweight champion Topuria in the form of a rematch. UFC CEO Dana White expressed interest in possibly running it back with the BMF officially at stake, but he did not commit to Holloway being next. Topuria said he does not have any confirmation about his next opponent, but Holloway, Justin Gaethje, Arman Tsarukyan and Paddy Pimblett have all made the argument to having a case. "I think they are going to try to push for Justin," Topuria said. "That's what I think. Or maybe Paddy. There's not even a conversation about Arman. ... He needs to fight."
USA Today
3 hours ago
- USA Today
Khabib Nurmagomedov: Jack Della Maddalena tougher for Islam Makhachev than Ilia Topuria
Khabib Nurmagomedov is not expecting it to be a given that Islam Makhachev will roll through Jack Della Maddalena and become a two-division UFC champion. Former lightweight titleholder Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who has the most successful defenses in divisional history, will venture to welterweight later this year when he challenges champion Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the belt and the opportunity to further enhance his legacy. Many MMA fans wanted Makhachev to stay at 155 pounds and face Ilia Topuria, who since captured the vacant strap with a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira at UFC 317 in June. That didn't happen, and it's not because of ducking or fear. Makhachev explained to MMA Junkie in a recent interview that he's pushed by wanting greatness of a second belt, and his coach Nurmagomedov said it's going to be no easy task. 'I think Maddalena is the toughest opponent in Islam's career," Nurmagomedov told Hustle Show. "That's my opinion. Not Charles (Oliveira), no one else. None of those other fighters. Not even Ilia, if that fight were to happen. That's just my personal opinion. "First of all, Maddalena is twice the size of Ilia. Taller, bigger, stronger legs, bigger frame. His boxing is just as good. And, in grappling, he scrambles really well if you've watched him. For me, if I was preparing Islam for either Ilia or Maddalena, I'd be more concerned about Maddalena." Nurmagomedov isn't isolated in his stance. Makhachev also praised Della Maddalena as a tough test when breaking down the expected contest. With 15 straight octagon victories on his resume, Makhachev will have the opportunity to not only become the 11th in UFC history to claim belts in two separate weight classes, but he can also tie Anderson Silva's longstanding record of most consecutive UFC wins at 16. 'It's going to be a hard fight," Makhachev told MMA Junkie. "Honestly, it's going to be. I saw his fight against Belal (Muhammad). He's good, man. When he began fighting in the UFC, he had problems with wrestling, but now he's improved because I've seen him training a lot with wrestlers and grapplers, and that's why he's champion right now. He's good everywhere. But we will see who's the best fighter in the world very soon.'
