UFC Fight Night 235 post-event facts: Randy Brown is on the rise
On Saturday, the UFC began its busy February schedule with UFC Fight Night 235. This event was held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Nassourdine Imavov, a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter with a record of 13 wins and 4 losses, participated in the main event of the octagon. He emerged victorious by outworking Roman Dolidze, another seasoned UFC fighter with 12 wins and 3 losses, in a matchup between middleweights who are both ranked by UFC. Imavov's resilient performance earned him a majority decision in the end.
To find out additional information regarding the statistics of the main event fighter and the entire fight card, please refer to MMA Junkie's post-event facts for UFC Fight Night 235.
The amount of money given out for sticking to the UFC Promotional Guidelines during the event was $170,500.
Two fighters who made their debut in the event had mixed results, with one winning and the other losing.
Randy Brown, Molly McCann, Charles Johnson, and Azat Maksum were each awarded a bonus of $50,000 for their outstanding performances during UFC Fight Night 235.
UFC offered exclusive tickets on VIP status to its supporters for UFC Fight Night 235. However, the company chose not to disclose the actual number of tickets sold or the total revenue collected from the event.
The most highly favored competitors were victorious in 7 out of 12 matches. One fight was deemed a no contest.
The top picks have now won all three main events in UFC this year.
The entire duration of the 13-match event was 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 38 seconds of fighting.
Imavov Triumphs Over Dolidze In UFC Bout
On February 3rd, 2024, a UFC Fight Night event was held at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. During a middleweight fight, Russian fighter Nassourdine Imavov punched Georgian fighter Roman Dolidze. Chris Unger, a photographer from Zuffa LLC, captured the moment in a photo.
Out of the five times Imavov has prevailed in the UFC, he has secured three of these wins by way of decision.
Dolidze's current record in the middleweight division since March 2020 is 4 wins and 3 losses.
Dolidze has faced three defeats during his career and they were all due to decisions.
Moicano Defeats Dober At UFC
In Las Vegas, Nevada on February 3rd, 2024, Renato Moicano from Brazil landed a punch on Drew Dober during their lightweight fight at the UFC Fight Night event, which took place at the UFC APEX. This moment was captured in a photo taken by Chris Unger, who works for Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Renato Moicano, who has a record of 18-5-1 MMA and 10-5 UFC, has been doing well in the lightweight division of UFC since March 2020 and has five wins out of six fights.
Randy Brown Triumphs Over Muslim Salikhov
In Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 03, 2024, there was a UFC Fight Night event happening at the UFC APEX venue. During the welterweight fight, Randy Brown from Jamaica punched Muslim Salikhov from Russia. Chris Unger took a photo of the action which was later shared by Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has been performing really well in his recent fights that go way back to April 2021, winning six out of seven matches.
Brown has won a total of 18 matches throughout his career, and in 12 of those matches, he was able to obtain a stoppage. Among his 12 victories in the UFC, six of them were stoppages as well.
Muslim Salikhov, who has a professional record of 19 wins and 5 losses in MMA and 6 wins and 4 losses in UFC, has experienced defeat in four of his five fights by being unable to continue.
Natalia Silva Defeats Viviane Araujo
On February 3, 2024, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, Natalia Silva of Brazil and Viviane Araujo of Brazil were fighting in a flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event. In the photo, Natalia Silva can be seen delivering a kick to Viviane Araujo. The event was captured by Chris Unger of Zuffa LLC.
Natalia Silva has won five fights in a row in the UFC's women's flyweight category, giving her a great record of 17-5-1. This places her third on the list of the division's longest active winning streaks, with only Erin Blanchfield (six) and Manon Fiorot (six) achieving more impressive results.
Out of Silva's five triumphs in the UFC, she has secured three of them by means of making a decision.
Viviane Araujo (record: 12 wins and 6 losses in Mixed Martial Arts, 6 wins and 5 losses in the Ultimate Fighting Championship) hasn't won any of her UFC fights that went to the judges' scorecards.
Charles Radtke Beats Gilbert Urbina
On February 3, 2024, the UFC held one of its Fight Night events at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. During a welterweight fight, Charles Radtke threw punches at Gilbert Urbina. A photo was captured by Chris Unger of Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Gilbert Urbina (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) received his initial knockout defeat in the course of his career.
Molly McCann Triumphs Over Diana Belbita
On February 3rd, 2024, a strawweight fight between Molly McCann of England and Diana Belbita of Romania took place during the UFC Fight Night event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the fight, McCann punched Belbita. Chris Unger from Zuffa LLC captured this moment in a photograph.
McCann, who has a record of 14-6 in MMA and 7-5 in UFC, emerged victorious in her first appearance in the UFC strawweight division.
McCann achieved her initial career submission win.
McCann has received a bonus for her past four UFC wins, which she earned during fight-night.
Diana Belbita, who has a professional record of 13 wins and 9 losses in mixed martial arts, has lost by being stopped early in six out of her nine defeats.
Belbita has experienced defeat in all six of her professional fights due to submission techniques.
"Johnson Defeats Maksum In Exciting Match"
In Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 3, 2024, a flyweight fight took place at the UFC Fight Night event held at the UFC APEX. Azat Maksum from Kazakhstan was punched by Charles Johnson during the fight. Chris Unger, credited to Zuffa LLC, took a photo of the event.
Johnson has won three times in the UFC, and in two of those victories, he won by decision.
Maksum, who has won 17 out of 18 fights in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) twice, suffered his first loss in a bout that broke his 17-fight winning streak.
Lee Triumphs Over Bilder In A Competitive Match
On February 03, 2024, during the UFC Fight Night event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, JeongYeong Lee from South Korea fiercely punched Blake Bilder in a featherweight fight. Chris Unger captured the intense moment, which was later shared through Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Jeong Yeong Lee has won two fights in the UFC, and in both cases, he won by a decision made by the judges.
Blake Bilder, who has a mixed martial arts record of 8-2-1 with a 1-2 record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has had a tough time lately with two losses in a row. This comes after a promising start to his career with eight wins, one draw and no losses.
Bilder has experienced defeat in his profession twice through the use of decision-making.
Jamal Pogues Beats Thomas Petersen In Fight
On February 3, 2024, a heavyweight fight took place during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jamal Pogues and Thomas Petersen faced off, with Pogues delivering punches to Petersen. A photo of the match was captured by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.
Jamal Pogues (11-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has won two fights in the UFC, and in both of them he won by making the judges decide who won.
Thomas Petersen (an MMA fighter with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, but no victories in the UFC) experienced his first defeat by decision in his fighting career.
To learn more about the card, check out the event hub on MMA Junkie for UFC Fight Night 235.
This story was made possible by Michael Carroll, who works as a research analyst and producer of live statistics for the UFC. To keep up with him, you can follow him on Twitter under the username @MJCflipdascript.
The article was originally posted on MMA Junkie's blog section.
