UFC on ESPN+ 19 post-event facts: What do Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Max Holloway have in common?

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UFC on ESPN+ 19 post-event facts: What do Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Max Holloway have in common?

The UFC made its return to Florida on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 19, which took place at Amalie Arena in Tampa with a 14-fight card that featured six stoppage results.

The main event was one of the fights to go the distance, with Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) outpointing Michelle Waterson (17-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) over the course of five rounds to take a unanimous decision in her return to the strawweight division.

Jedrzejczyk set several records with her performance, and for more on the numbers, check below for 55 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 19.

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General

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $159,000.

Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.

Cub Swanson, Kron Gracie, Niko Price and Marlon Vera earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 19 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN+ 19 drew an announced attendance of 10,597 for a live gate of $897,805.00.

Betting favorites went 9-5 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 16-16 (one fight had even odds, one ended in a no contest) in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:57:27, the second most for a single event in UFC history behind UFC Fight Night 121 (3:04:18).

Main card

Jedrzejczyk was successful in her return to the strawweight division. She earned her first win in the weight class since July 2018.

Jedrzejczyk’s 10 victories in UFC competition are third most of any female in company history behind Amanda Nunes (11) and Jessica Andrade (11).

Jedrzejczyk’s 10 victories in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Jedrzejczyk has earned 11 of her 16 career victories by decision. That includes eight of her 11 UFC wins.

Jedrzejczyk has out-landed her opponents 1,441-628 in significant strikes over her past 11 UFC appearances.

Jedrzejczyk became the second fighter in UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in seven separate fights. Max Holloway also accomplished the feat.

Waterson has completed at least one takedown against seven of her eight UFC opponents.

Swanson (26-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC) snapped his four-fight losing skid for his first victory since April 2017.

Swanson’s 16 victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competition are tied with Holloway for second most in combined divisional history behind Jose Aldo (18).

Swanson’s 11 victories in UFC featherweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Holloway (15) and Darren Elkins (13).

Swanson’s 12 fight-night bonuses for UFC/WEC featherweight bouts are the most in combined divisional history.

Swanson’s eight fight-night bonuses in UFC featherweight bouts are most in divisional history.

Gracie (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his five-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Price (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Price earned just the second knockout in UFC history stemming from an upkick. Jon Fitch also accomplished the feat.

James Vick’s (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.

Vick was unsuccessful in his UFC welterweight debut. He hasn’t earned a victory in the weight class since August 2011.

Vick has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Mackenzie Dern (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had her seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.

Matt Frevola (8-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Luis Pena (7-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by split decision.

Eryk Anders (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) was successful in his return to the UFC middleweight division.

Preliminary card

Ryan Spann’s (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Dominick Reyes (five) and Aleksander Rakic (four).

Spann has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.

Devin Clark (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past six UFC appearances.

Clark has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.

Mike Davis (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by knockout.

Thomas Gifford (14-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered six of his nine career losses by stoppage.

Alex Morono (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned four of his six UFC victories by decision.

Max Griffin (15-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by decision.

Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.

Tim Elliott (15-9-1 MMA, 4-7 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past six fights.

Elliott fell to 2-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.

Elliott has suffered all three of his UFC stoppage losses by submission.

Marlon Vera’s (15-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied with Petr Yan for the longest active streak in the division.

Vera’s five-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied with Charles Oliveira and Gregor Gillespie for the longest active streak in the company.

Vera has earned eight of his nine UFC victories by stoppage.

Vera’s seven stoppage victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Urijah Faber for second most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (eight).

Andre Ewell (14-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Miguel Baeza (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his eight career victories by stoppage.

Baeza has earned all six of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

Hector Aldana (4-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Marvin Vettori (14-4-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.

Andrew Sanchez (11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) fell to 2-3 in his past five bouts dating back to September 2016.

Sanchez suffered his first decision loss since Mar. 2, 2013 – a span of 2,415 days (nearly seven years) and 12 fights.

J.J. Aldrich (8-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) improved to 1-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March 2019.

Aldrich has earned all four of her UFC victories by decision.

Lauren Mueller (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting her career on a five-fight winning streak.

Mueller has suffered two of her three career losses by decision.

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

UFC on ESPN+ 19 post-event facts: What do Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Max Holloway have in common?