Fight Facts: UFC Perth ‘Ulberg vs. Reyes’

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and Octagon oddities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 8,371
TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 748

The Ultimate Fighting Championship continued a noticeable trend of putting regional fighters into seemingly favorable matchups where they practically all prevailed. Twenty of the last 21 home-country—or continent—fighters have picked up wins, with the sole exception very possibly overturned in the near future. UFC Perth had a cornucopia of Aussies and Kiwis getting the job done, but much more importantly, walkout music stats are back!

Starting to Get Suspicious: The improbable streak of success for native fighters continued, as competitors from Australia and New Zealand ended the night with a record of 10-1. At UFC Paris, French fighters went 5-0, and at Noche UFC, Mexican combatants also earned five wins opposite zero defeats.

He’s Coming: In the main attraction, Carlos Ulberg blew Dominick Reyes away with a flurry of punches in the opening frame. This puts “Black Jag” on a nine-fight win streak, tying champ Magomed Ankalaev for the second-longest in divisional history. Only Jon Jones (13) has won more light heavyweight bouts in a row.

That Wasn’t a Rear-Naked Choke, Guys: To get his hand raised, Jimmy Crute pulled off a unique submission where he cranked the chin of Ivan Erslan up like a Pez dispenser. This reverse can opener sub is the first of its type in UFC history.

Dull Razor Ramon: Before losing a decision to Jack Jenkins, Ramon Taveras eclipsed the featherweight cap by a pound. The ex-bantamweight joins a growing crew of names on the roster who have missed weight in at least two divisions, joining the likes of Julio Arce, John Lineker, Charles Oliveira and Anthony Johnson.

Probably Coming Back: The lone loss for Aussies came when Jake Matthews appears to have put Neil Magny to sleep with an arm-triangle choke, only for Magny to protest the stoppage from referee Jim Perdios and come back in Round 3 to tap Matthews with a brabo choke. The result is currently being appealed.

How Many Comebacks Is That for You? Magny’s triumph was his 24th inside the Octagon. Padding his welterweight lead –the next closest active fighters are Kamaru Usman and Vicente Luque at 16 apiece—he now trails only Jim Miller (24) for the most across all UFC weight categories.

Dat Makes a Baker’s Dozen, Bob: The win inside the distance was Magny’s 10th as a member of the promotion, despite his finish rate still beneath 50%. At 170 pounds, the only men with more are Matt Hughes (12), Luque (14) and Matt Brown (15).

He Liked That: The three takedowns performed by Magny take his total in the organization to 64. This passes Usman for the third-most in the division, with Colby Covington’s 70 and Georges St. Pierre’s 87 atop the leaderboard.

Choo Choo: In a little over four minutes, Tom Nolan overcame Charlie Campbell with a rear-naked choke. The 25-year-old nicknamed “Big Train” performed the first submission of his pro career with that win.

All for One, One for All: Dropping a decision to Navajo Stirling, Rodolfo Bellato earns the unlikely distinction as the second fighter in the UFC to start off with a win, a loss, a draw and a no contest. Damon Jackson was the first, but his victory came in his second stint four years later.

No Longer an Herbivore: Decimating Andre Petroski in a bit over half a round, “Battle Giraffe” Cameron Rowston made his successful UFC debut. The Aussie sports a finish rate of 92%, with an equal number of knockouts to submissions on his record.

All Good Things Come to an End: For the first time as a pro, Michelle Montague competed at bantamweight. Although she beat ex-flyweight Luana Carolina, her streak of six straight rear-naked chokes ended when she advanced to 7-0.

Stellaaaaaaaaaaaa: Debuting Brando Pericic blew the doors off of Elisha Ellison in under two minutes, keeping his 100% stoppage rate intact with the quick finish. Neither man has still gone to a third rough professionally.


Never Say Never Again: Coming into UFC Fight Night 260, Campbell had never been submitted (11 fights), Bellato (16 fights) and Musasa (nine fights) had never lost on the scorecards and Ellison had never been knocked out (six fights).

Cleanup, Aisle Mr. F: Ahead of his match with Reyes, Ulberg walked out to Gang Starr’s “Work.” The New Zealand native boosted the hip-hop duo’s win percentage in the Octagon to .667 with his victory.

He Took It: Making his walk to the cage accompanied by “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister, Bellato became one of a small number of fighters of the years to select a tune from the glam metal band. He joins names like Patrick Cote, Costas Philippou and Kyung Ho Kang, all of whom went with a Dee Snider-helmed song.