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UFC Fight Night 225 post-event facts: Max Holloway sets record with KO of ‘The Korean Zombie’

UFC Fight Night 225 took place Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and saw seven of 13 fights end in a stoppage.

None of those finishes were more memorable than the main event, where former champ Max Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) lived up to expectations when he scored a brutal third-round knockout of Chan Sung Jung (17-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) to send “The Korean Zombie” into retirement in the featherweight bout.

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 Fight Night 225.

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Events stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $196,000.

Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.

Holloway, Jung, Junior Tafa and Michal Oleksiejczuk earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 225 fight-night bonuses.

UFC did not announce an attendance or live gate figure for the event.

Betting favorites went 10-3 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 18-12 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:06:58.

Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung

Holloway’s total fight time of 6:47:24 in UFC featherweight competition is most in divisional history.

Holloway became the 10th fighter in UFC history to earn 21 victories with the promotion.

Holloway’s 20 victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Holloway’s 11 stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Holloway’s nine knockout victories in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Holloway’s seven third-round stoppage victories in UFC competition are most in company history.

Holloway has landed 3,197 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history.

Holloway has landed 3,441 total strikes in UFC competition are most in company history.

Holloway is the only fighter in UFC history to complete 28 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown.

Holloway’s 10 fight-night bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are most in divisional history.

Jung retired from MMA competition following his loss.

Jung fell to 4-4 since he returned from a more than three-year layoff from competition in February 2017

Jung suffered all five of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Jung’s nine fight night bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Holloway (10).

Anthony Smith def. Ryan Spann

Anthony Smith (37-18 MMA, 12-8 UFC) improved to 8-5 since he moved up to the UFC light-heavyweight division in June 2018.

Smith improved 12-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2016. He’s 19-5 since he was first released from the promotion in June 2013.

Giga Chikadze def. Alex Caceres

Giga Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.

Alex Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) fell to 11-6 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January 2015.

Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos

Erin Blanchfield’s (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Blanchfield has earned three of her six UFC victories by decision.

Taila Santos (19-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in her career.

Santos has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.

Junior Tafa def. Parker Porter

Junior Tafa (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all five of his career victories by knockout.

Parker Porter (14-9 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered all nine of his career losses by stoppage.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Lukasz Brzeski

Waldo Cortes-Acosta (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned seven of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Lukasz Brzeski’s (8-4-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May 2020.

Brzeski has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Garrett Armfield def. Toshiomi Kazama

Garrett Armfield (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned eight of nine career victories by stoppage.

Toshiomi Kazama (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.

Kazama has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Chidi Njokuani vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk

Michal Oleksiejczuk (19-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) improved to 3-1 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.

Oleksiejczuk has earned all six of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Chidi Njokuani’s (22-10 MA, 2-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May 2021.

Njokuani has suffered eight of his 10 career losses by stoppage.

Song Kenan def. Rolando Bedoya

Rolando Bedoya (13-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.

Billy Goff def. Yusaku Kinoshita

Billy Goff (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all seven of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

Yusaku Kinoshita (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Kinoshita has suffered two of his three career losses by knockout.

JJ Aldrich def. Na Liang

JJ Aldrich (12-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) improved to 5-3 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March 2019.

Aldrich has earned all three of her career stoppage victories by knockout.

Na Liang’s (19-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since January 2021.

Liang has suffered six of her seven career losses by stoppage.

Seungwoo Choi def. Jarno Ergens

Seungwoo Choi (11-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since June 2021.

Choi has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.

Jarno Errens (13-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 225.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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