The UFC made its return to New Jersey after almost 4 years Saturday with UFC 288, which took location at Prudential Center in Newark and included a 12-fight lineup with 6 blockage outcomes.
One of the battles that went the range tookplace in the primary occasion when Aljamain Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) maintained the bantamweight title with a split choice win over previous two-division champ Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who was returning from a three-year retirement.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check listedbelow for MMA Junkie’s post-event truths from UFC 288.
Event statistics
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payment for the occasion amountedto $267,500.
Yan Xiaonan, Matt Frevola, Movsar Evloev and Diego Lopes made $50,000 UFC 288 fight-night rewards.
Debuting fighters went 1-3 on the card.
UFC 288 drew an revealed participation of 17,559 for a live gate of $5,182,210.36, which UFC president Dana White stated was a sporting occasion gate record for Prudential .
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Betting favorites enhanced to 8-7 in UFC headliners this year.
Total battle time for the 12-bout card was 2: 16: 37.
Aljamain Sterling def. Henry Cejudo
Sterling’s 3 successive UFC title defenses are second-most amongst existing champs behind Alexander Volkanovski (four).
Sterling’s 3 successive UFC bantamweight title defenses are most by any champ in divisional history.
Sterling’s 4 triumphes in UFC bantamweight title battles are connected with Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao for second-most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (five).
Sterling’s 14 success in UFC bantamweight competitors are most in divisional history.
Sterling’s nine-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competitors is the longest active streak in the department.
Sterling’s nine-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competitors is the longest active streak in divisional history.
Sterling hasactually made 8 of his 15 UFC success by choice.
Cejudo fell to 7-1 in bantamweight competitors throughout his profession.
Cejudo has suffered 2 of his 3 profession losses by choice.
Belal Muhammad def. Gilbert Burns
Belal Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) enhanced to 13-1 with one no contest in his past 14 battles dating back to February2017 His only defeat came versus Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1.
Muhammad’s 10-fight UFC unbeaten streak at welterweight is the second-longest active streak in the department behind Leon Edwards (12).
Muhammad hasactually made 17 of his 23 profession triumphes by choice. That consistsof 11 of his 14 UFC wins.
Muhammad’s 11 choice success in UFC welterweight competitors are third-most in divisional history behind Neil Magny (13) and Georges St-Pierre (12).
Gilbert Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) fell to 3-3 in his past 6 battles dating back to February 2021.
Burns fell to 7-3 consideringthat he returned to the welterweight department in August 20