UFC Fight Night 250 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya's career hits uncharted territory

mike bohn

Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 6:00 pm·4-min read

The UFC's second visit to Saudi Arabia produced some meaningful results as UFC Fight Night 250 took place Saturday from ANB Arena in Riyadh.

In the main event, Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) got his breakthrough win as a middleweight contender when he halted former two-time divisional kingpin Israel Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) with a second-round knockout.

For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 250.

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Event stats

UFC Fight Night 250: Official scorecards from Saudi Arabia

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $137,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.

Imavov, Bogdan Grad, Vinicius Oliveira and Said Nurmagomedov earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 250 fight-night bonuses.

The UFC did not announce a live gate or attendance figure for UFC Fight Night 250.

Betting favorites went 5-6 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 1-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:05:05.

Nassourdine Imavov def. Israel Adesanya

Imavov has earned 11 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.

Adesanya's three-fight losing skid is the longest of his combat sports career. He hasn't earned a victory since April 2023.

Adesanya fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to November 2022.

Adesanya has suffered three of his five career losses by stoppage.

Michael Page def. Shara Magomedov

Michael Page (23-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was successful in his UFC middleweight debut.

Shara Magomedov (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had his 15-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Sergei Pavlovich def. Jarizinho Rozenstruik

Sergei Pavlovich (18-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his UFC career.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik (15-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) has suffered three of his six career losses by decision.

Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov

Nurmagomedov (18-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.

Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis

Fares Ziam's (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Islam Makhachev (14) and Paddy Pimblett (six).

Ziam has earned six of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Mike Davis (10-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.

Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli

Muhammad Naimov (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned two of his four UFC victories by decision.

Kaan Ofli (11-4-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.

Shamal Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen

Shamil Gaziev (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Thomas Petersen (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage. He's been knocked out in both of those defeats.

Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic

Terrance McKinney (16-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has earned all 16 of his career victories by stoppage. He's finished 15 of those wins in Round 1.

McKinney's six first-round stoppage victories since 2021 in UFC competition are tied with Jailton Almeida for most among active fighters in the company.

Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva

Jasmine Jasudavicius' (13-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women's flyweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Manon Fiorot (seven), Maycee Barber (six) and Natalia Silva (six).

Jasudavicius' has earned five of her seven UFC victories by decision.

Mayra Bueno Silva's (10-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since February 2023.

Silva has suffered four of her five career losses by decision.