By the Numbers: UFC on ABC 7

Win No. 18 was the biggest to date for Umar Nurmagomedov.

The Dagestani standout kept his undefeated record intact, taking a five-round verdict over Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ABC 7 headliner at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Not only did Nurmagomedov hold an expected advantage in the wrestling department, but he was also able to outstrike his lanky adversary. With six consecutive victories in Ultimate Fighting Championship competition, it’s going to be difficult to deny Nurmagomedov a bantamweight title shot in his next fight.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC on ABC 7, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

5: Consecutive bantamweight triumphs for Nurmagomedov, tying him with Montel Jackson for the third-longest active winning streak in the division behind only Merab Dvalishvili (nine) and Mario Bautista (six). Nurmagomedov’s overall UFC winning streak currently stands at six.

94: Significant strikes landed by Nurmagomedov. By comparison, Sandhagen landed 71. Sandhagen’s total exceeds the combined figure (26) landed by Nurmagomedov’s first five UFC opponents. Still, Nurmagomedov landed more significant strikes than Sandhagen in every round but the first. The Dagestani is the second person to outland Sandhagen in UFC competition. The first, however, was Aljamain Sterling, who landed two significant strikes before submitting Sandhagen in 88 seconds into the clash at UFC 250.

5: Takedowns landed in 13 attempts for Nurmagomedov, who also logged 5:11 of control time in the bout. Sandhagen failed on both of his takedown tries and enjoyed just 12 seconds of control time.

19: Takedowns landed by Nurmagomedov in his UFC career. He has landed five on three different occasions.

1: Knockdown landed by Deiveson Figueiredo against Marlon Vera, making him the first opponent to floor “Chito” in 24 Octagon appearances. That strong finish helped propel Figueiredo to a unanimous decision triumph over Vera.

3-0: Record for Figueiredo since moving to 135 pounds. Interestingly enough, the Brazilian has been outstruck in all three of his bantamweight appearances. However, he does have a 7-0 advantage in takedowns landed in those bouts.

4:39:51: Career fight time for Vera at 135 pounds, the most in the history of the division. “Chito” spent 15 minutes in the Octagon on Saturday to extend his lead over second place Pedro Munhoz (3:57:12).

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8: Consecutive defeats in UFC competition for Tony Ferguson following his first-round submission loss to Michael Chiesa in a featured welterweight bout. That gives “El Cucuy” sole possession of the record for longest losing streak in promotion history. B.J. Penn is No. 2 with a seven-bout skid under the UFC banner.

160: Significant striking accuracy for Chiesa (4-25) before he was able to secure the fight-ending rear-naked choke against Ferguson.

9: Strawweight victories for Mackenzie Dern, tying her for fifth most in UFC history. Dern took a unanimous verdict over Lupita Godinez to snap a two-fight skid.

6: Finishes in UFC competition since 2019 for Joel Alvarez, who stopped Elves Brener in the third round of their lightweight clash on Saturday. That ties him with Islam Makhachev, Jim Miller and Jalin Turner for third most in the division during that period. Only Charles Oliveira (eight) and Drew Dober (seven) have finished more fights.

21: Finishes among 21 professional victories for Alvarez. The Spaniard saw a third round for just the third time in his career against Brener.

50: Significant strikes by which Alvarez outlanded Brener. “El Fenomeno” notably outlanded his foe 67 to 17 to the head and 24 to 7 to the body.

4: Consecutive fights with at least one knockdown for Azamat Murzakanov, tying him with Ilia Topuria, Steve Garcia and Bruno Silva for the third-longest active streak in the UFC behind only Montel Jackson (seven) and Carlos Ulberg (five). Murzakanov defeated Alonzo Menifield by second-round technical knockout in their preliminary light heavyweight encounter.

11:58: Total control time for Shamil Gaziev in a unanimous decision triumph over Don’Tale Mayes at heavyweight. Gaziev was successful on two of three takedowns and outlanded his foe by an 89-to-57 count in total strikes to rebound from his first career defeat this past March.

1,386: Days since Guram Kutateladze’s last win, a split-decision triumph over Mateusz Gamrot in his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 180 on Oct. 17, 2020. Kutateladze weathered a first-round knockdown to rally for a unanimous decision victory against Jordan Vucenic to return to the win column at UFC on ABC 7.

97: Significant strikes landed by Sam Hughes in a split-decision triumph over the previously undefeated Victoria Dudakova at strawweight. That’s a career best for Hughes in nine Octagon appearances. By comparison, Dudakova landed 61 significant strikes in defeat.

4: Career knockdowns landed in eight UFC appearances for Jai Herbert, who floored Rolando Bedoya in the opening stanza of their lightweight clash. The “Black Country Banger” is 2-2 in bouts in which he has landed a knockdown after outpointing Bedoya on Saturday.

278: Combined total strikes landed by Sedriques Dumas (95) and Denis Tiuliulin (183) in their preliminary middleweight clash. While their volume was impressive, only 75 of those strikes were significant, with Dumas holding a 49-to-26 edge in that category en route to a unanimous decision triumph.