By the Numbers: Noche UFC 306

Sean O'Malley had a few fleeting moments, but Merab Dvalishvili was inevitable.

The Georgian grappler won his 11th consecutive fight, claiming the bantamweight throne with a unanimous decision triumph over O’Malley in the UFC 306 headliner at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Dvalishvili limited O’Malley’s opportunities by implementing his trademark pace and wrestling over the course of the 25-minute affair. “The Machine” didn’t get long to bask in the glow of his championship feat, however, as he was quickly asked about the looming challenge of top contender Umar Nurmagomedov. For now, it’s time to let Dvalishvili enjoy the moment.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 306, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

9: UFC bantamweight champions. Dvalishvili joins a group that includes O’Malley, Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, T.J. Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt, Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao.

6: Takedowns landed in 15 attempts for Dvalishvili. “The Machine” has landed five or more takedowns at least 10 times during his UFC career.

85: Career takedowns landed for Dvalishvili. On Saturday, he surpassed Gleison Tibau (84) for No. 2 all-time in promotion history. Only Georges St. Pierre (90) has landed more.

82: Significant strikes landed by Dvalishvili. By comparison, O’Malley landed 47. Dvalishvili also held a 214-to-49 edge in total strikes landed. It’s just the third time O’Malley has been at a deficit in significant strikes during his promotional tenue. He is 0-2 with one no contest in those bouts.

45: Significant ground strikes for Dvalishvili. O’Malley landed just two significant strikes on the ground.

23: Significant body strikes landed by O’Malley. Dvalishvili, meanwhile, landed just four. Body work was where O’Malley found his most success, particularly in Round 5, when he held a 9-0 edge in that category and hurt his opponent with kicks.

8: Takedowns landed in 12 attempts by Valentina Shevchenko in a unanimous decision triumph over Alexa Grasso in the UFC 306 co-main event. That’s a career high in 17 UFC appearances for the two-time flyweight queen. Her previous best of seven takedowns landed came against Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 in April 2021.

16:04: Total control time enjoyed by Shevchenko in the 25-minute bout. By comparison, Grasso had just 49 seconds of control time.

45: Significant strikes landed by Shevchenko. Grasso, meanwhile, landed just 18 significant strikes over the course of five rounds. Shevchenko also held a 193-to-153 edge in total strikes landed.

.180: Significant striking accuracy for Grasso, who landed just 18 of 100 attempts against her defensively sound foe. Shevchenko was much more accurate, landing 45 of 80 significant strikes — a 56% success rate.

2: Official submission attempts — one in Round 2 and one in Round 4 — for Grasso. The Lobo Gym MMA standout did her best to threaten from her back throughout the fight, but Shevchenko was able to power out of danger repeatedly.

11: Consecutive championship bouts for Shevchenko, who is 9-1-1 in those contests. Her nine victories in title fights are tied with Matt Hughes for sixth most in UFC history.

106: Significant strikes landed by Diego Lopes in a unanimous decision triumph over Brian Ortega in a featured featherweight bout. That tops his previous career best by 57 significant strikes. Ortega, meanwhile, landed 63 significant strikes in defeat.

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4: Consecutive featherweight victories for Lopes, tying him with Steve Garcia for the fifth-longest active winning streak in the division. Lopes has won five straight UFC appearances overall.

92: Significant strikes landed by Esteban Ribovics in the third round of his split-decision triumph against Daniel Zellhuber. That’s the most ever landed in a single round by a lightweight in UFC history. Ribovics surpassed the previous record of 87, set by Nate Diaz in the third round of a UFC 141 clash against Donald Cerrone. Ribovics survived an early knockdown in the frame to outland his foe by 49 significant strikes in the period.

277: Combined significant strikes landed by Ribovics (156) and Zellhuber (121) in a bout that will go down as a “Fight of the Year” candidate for 2024.

159: Significant strikes landed by Norma Dumont in a unanimous decision triumph against Irene Aldana in a preliminary bantamweight clash. That figure checks in as the seventh most in UFC women’s bantamweight history. By comparison, Aldana landed 69 significant strikes in defeat. Dumont outlanded her foe 32 to 12 in Round 1, 58 to 25 in Round 2 and 69 to 32 in Round 3.

5: Consecutive victories for Dumont, the sixth-longest active winning streak among fighters in all UFC women’s divisions. The Brazilian’s winning streak has been compiled while competing at both bantamweight and featherweight in the Octagon.

3: Knockdowns landed by Ignacio Bahamondes in his last two fights, first-round stoppages of Manuel Torres and Christos Giagos. Bahamondes dropped Torres twice en the opening stanza en route to a technical knockout victory at the 4:02 mark of the period on Saturday night. ‘

25: Significant head strikes landed by Bahamondes in the abbreviated affair. By comparison, Torres landed nine. Overall, Bahamondes held a 31-to-20 edge in significant strikes landed in the lightweight bout.

1: Knockdown for Ketlen Souza against Yazmin Jauregui. The Brazilian floored her opponent in the opening stanza to set up the fight-ending rear-naked choke, which came at the 3:02 mark of Round 1. Jauregui has now suffered knockdowns in three of her five UFC appearances.

118: Significant strikes landed by Joshua Van in a unanimous decision triumph over Edgar Chairez at flyweight. That’s the third time Van has exceeded 100 significant strikes in his five-bout UFC tenure. By comparison, Chairez landed 79 significant strikes.

71: Significant strikes landed by Chairez during a wild Round 2, where he had his opponent reeling with punching combinations to the head and body. That’s the fourth-highest total for a single round in UFC flyweight history. Van also holds the No. 3 position with 77 significant strikes landed against Kevin Borjas in the second round of their UFC 295 matchup.