UFC 248 post-event facts: Numbers support Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk as an all-time title fight

The UFC returned to Las Vegas for the second time this year on Saturday with UFC 248, which took place at T-Mobile Arena with a main card that aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

Two title fights sat atop the card, and neither champion was unseated. Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) kept ahold of his middleweight strap with a unanimous decision win over Yoel Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in the main event, while Zhang Weili (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) managed retain her strawweight title by edging out Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in a split decision.

For more on the numbers to come out of the title bouts, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 40 post-event facts from UFC 248.

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General

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $257,000.

Weili, Jedrzejczyk, Beneil Dariush and Sean O’Malley earned $50,000 UFC 248 fight-night bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card.

UFC 248 drew an announced attendance of 15,077 for a live gate of $2,742,906.20.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 5-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:16:14.

Main card

Adesanya’s 19-fight winning streak is third longest among active UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (28) and Zhang (21).

Adesanya’s 19-fight winning streak is the longest among active UFC middleweights.

Adesanya’s eight-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Romero’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.

Romero fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to July 2017.

Romero has suffered all four of his UFC losses by decision.

Weili extended her winning streak to 21 fights. She hasn’t suffered a defeat since her MMA debut in November 2013.

Weili’s 21-fight winning streak is the second longest among all fighters on the UFC roster behind Nurmagomedov (28).

Weili’s five-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is with Tatiana Suarez and Yan Xiaonan for the longest active streak in the division.

Weili and Jedrzejczyk combined for 351 significant strikes landed, the third most in UFC title-fight history. Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega hold the record with 400 total at UFC 231.

Jedrzejczyk fell to 2-4 in her past six fights dating back to when she lost the UFC strawweight title in November 2017.

Jedrzejczyk is one of two fighters UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in eight separate fights. Max Holloway also accomplished the feat.

Jedrzejczyk has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.

Dariush’s (18-4-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) 12 UFC lightweight victories since 2014 are the most in the division.

Drakkar Klose (11-2-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Neil Magny’s (22-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC) 15 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (19) and Matt Hughes (16).

Magny’s 15 victories since 2013 in UFC competition are second most among active fighters in the company behind Donald Cerrone (17).

Magny has earned nine of his 15 UFC victories by decision.

Li Jingliang (17-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.

Alex Oliveira (20-8-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) improved to 8-5 (with one no contest) in UFC welterweight competition.

Max Griffin (15-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC) fell to 1-4 in his past five UFC appearances dating back to July 2018.

Griffin has suffered seven of his eight career losses by decision.

Preliminary card

O’Malley (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned eight of 11 career victories by stoppage.

Austin Hubbard (11-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision. That includes both of his UFC defeats.

Rodolfo Vieira (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all seven of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by submission.

Saparbek Safarov (9-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) was unsuccessful in his middleweight debut.

Safarov has suffered all of his career losses by stoppage.

Gerald Meerschaert (30-12 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has earned 28 of his 30 carer victories by stoppage. That includes all six of his UFC wins.

Deron Winn (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 6-0.

Winn suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Giga Chikadze (9-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by (split) decision.

Guido Cannetti (8-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

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