UFC 312 post-event facts: Sean Strickland breaks longtime striking record in defeat
The UFC made its return to Australia on Saturday with UFC 312, which went down at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and saw two champions retain their titles.
In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) once again got the better of Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) with a unanimous decision victory in their rematch. Meanwhile, in the co-headliner, Zhang Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) continued her strawweight reign with a unanimous decision over Tatiana Suarez (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind both championship bouts, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC 312.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $262,500.
Tallison Teixeira, Quillan Salkilld, Rong Zhu and Kody Steele earned $50,000 UFC 312 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 4-2 on the card.
UFC 312 drew an announced attendance of 18,537 for a live gate of $7,687,317.
Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card. One fight ended in a draw
Betting favorites improved to 2-2 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:48:00.
Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland
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Du Plessis' nine-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Du Plessis’ nine-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied with Chris Weidman for the third-longest streak in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (13), Israel Adesanya (12).
Du Plessis' nine-fight winning streak in UFC competition is tied with Movsar Evloev for the third-longest streak among active fighters on the roster behind Islam Makhachev (15) and Merab Dvalishvili (12).
Strickland fell to 7-4 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in October 2020.
Strickland has suffered five of his seven career losses by decision.
Strickland has landed 1,465 significant strikes in UFC middleweight competition, the most in divisional history. Michael Bisping, who hasn't competed since November 2017, held the record for more than seven years previous with 1,384 significant strikes landed.
Zhang Weili def. Tatiana Suarez
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Weili's six victories in UFC strawweight championship fights are tied with Joanna Jedrzejczyk for most in divisional history.
Weili has earned six of her nine UFC victories by decision.
Suarez had her 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
Tallison Teixeira def. Justin Tafa
Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by first-round stoppage.
Justin Tafa (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Jimmy Crute vs. Rodolfo Bellato
Jimmy Crute's (12-4-2 MMA, 4-4-2 UFC) five-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since October 2020.
Crute became the seventh fighter in history to fight to multiple draws in UFC competition.
Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado
Jake Matthews (20-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) improved to 10-4 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in November 2017.
Matthews has earned seven of his 10 UFC welterweight victories by decision.
Fransisco Prado (12-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) was unsuccessful in his welterweight debut.
Prado has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Gabriel Santos def. Jack Jenkins
Gabriel Santos (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned eight of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Santos has completed at least one takedown against all four of his UFC opponents.
Jack Jenkins (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by submission.
Tom Nolan def. Viacheslav Borshchev
Viacheslav Borshchev (8-5-1 MMA, 3-4-1 UFC) has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.
Aleksandre Topuria def. Colby Thicknesse
Aleksandre Topuria (6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Colby Thicknesse (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Rong Zhu def. Kody Steele
Steele (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Quillan Salkilld def. Anshul Jubli
Salkilld's (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned a 19-second TKO victory for the second-fastest finish by a debuting lightweight in UFC history. Terrance McKinney holds the record with a seven-second win.
Anshul Jubli (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 7-0.
Jubli has suffered both of his career losses by knockout.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 312.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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