Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 199 ‘Lewis vs. Daukaus’

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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 6,434
TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 589

The Ultimate Fighting Championship said farewell to 2021 with a sneaky good card that brought violence by the barrel. The stakes were not nearly as high as a pay-per-view, but contenders emerged and prospects rose over the course of the lucky 13 matchups. UFC Fight Night 199 featured the coronation of the UFC’s knockout king, a unique way to get a tap and a pair of records coming from the scales.

Say Goodbye to 2021:
Ten of the 13 fights ended by stoppage, tying several events for the third-most finishes in modern UFC history. The modern era record stands at 11 with UFC Fight Night 55 and UFC 224, while the overall maximum came at UFC 2 (15) before decisions could occur.

Clobbering Conclusion:
Of the 10 bouts to end inside the distance, seven concluded due to strikes. As a result, UFC Fight Night 199 came up one shy of the most knockouts at any UFC event, as six past UFC cards featured eight knockouts throughout their respective evenings.

KO King:
Derrick Lewis stands alone with the most knockouts in UFC history after toppling Chris Daukaus, with 13 knockouts to his credit. He snaps a tie with Vitor Belfort and Matt Brown to reach the top of the list.

No Five-Rounders, Try One Round:
Despite that Lewis has the most knockouts in company history, his stoppage of Daukaus in the first round is his first within the opening frame since he put Gabriel Gonzaga away in 2016. This spans 14 fights and six knockouts for “The Black Beast.”

How’s Taste His Cup?
Seven of Lewis’ 13 knockouts have been clean KOs after clobbering Daukaus, and not of the technical variety. He is now one short of the highest number of KOs in company history, held by Anthony Johnson.

Two Sides of the Heavyweight Coin:
The 13 wins inside the distance for Lewis at heavyweight ties Frank Mir for the most in divisional history. All 13 for Lewis came by knockout, while Mir secured five knockouts and the remainder by sub.

Pounding Up the Leaderboard:
Lewis has had his hand raised 17 times since joining the roster in 2014. Breaking a tie with Mir for sole possession of the two spot, the only heavyweight with more wins than Lewis is Andrei Arlovski (21).

36 is Still Young for a Heavyweight:
Each of Lewis’ last three wins have come by knockout within two rounds. The Houstonian now holds 21 knockouts in a career that began in 2010, with an overall finish rate of 85 percent.

Such Rotten Luck:
Over the course of three rounds, Amanda Lemos managed to swipe a contentious split decision victory over Angela Hill. “Amandinha” handed Hill her 11th defeat on the roster, a record among all women.

Most Thought She Won All Four:
Hill has now suffered four split decision setbacks in her UFC tenure. She holds the most among any female fighter to compete in the UFC, while is tied for the highest among all competitors with Clay Guida, Jorge Masvidal and Paul Felder.

Who Wants Ribs?
In the second round of their bout, Mateusz Gamrot forced Diego Ferreira to tap to a knee strike to the body. Ferreira is the only fighter in 2021 in the UFC to submit to strikes.

What is WEC May Never Die:
Cub Swanson blew Darren Elkins away in the opening frame to notch his 13th triumph as a UFC featherweight. He has the third-most victories in divisional history, trailing only his opponent Elkins (15) and Max Holloway (18).

Wheel on the Bus:
The finishing blow for Swanson was a spinning wheel kick that collided with Elkins’ head. “Killer Cub” recorded the 13th knockout of its kind in the Octagon. His finish is the second with this type of kick this month, as Rafael Fiziev dispatched Brad Riddell with the technique two weeks prior.

Cut Cub Checks:
The demolition of Elkins merited a “Performance of the Night” bonus check for Swanson, giving him nine post-fight bonuses as a featherweight. He and Holloway are tied for the most in 145-pound history as a result.

Still Chuggin’:
Even though Elkins lost, he still managed to tie a record of his own by simply appearing. He and Holloway have both competed in 23 featherweight fights, the most in the division’s history.

Middleweight Matte Machine:
Coming back to submit Dustin Stoltzfus in the third round, Gerald Meerschaert recorded his eighth submission win as a UFC middleweight. In doing so, he further extended his own 185-pound record, and he is now tied for the fifth-most all-time with Mir.

No Mere Submission Artist:
“GM3” lifted his stellar finish rate to 94 percent by tapping Stoltzfus with a rear-naked choke. Twenty-six of Meerschaert’s 34 career triumphs have come by submission, while all nine of his UFC wins have ended inside the distance.

Shame, Shame, Shame:
Hitting the scales at 267 pounds, Justin Tafa became the first heavyweight in UFC history to miss weight. There was one past super heavyweight tilt at UFC 28 between Josh Barnett and Gan McGee, while prior heavyweight contests had no weight cap.

Tree Trunks for Legs:
Even earning the unfortunate distinction as the first fighter to miss the 266-pound limit, Tafa lamped Harry Hunsucker with a head kick to take home the win. All five of the Aussie’s wins have come by knockout within two rounds.

Gatto Catch ‘Em All:
Melissa Gatto remained unbeaten as a pro by putting Sijara Eubanks away early into the third round with a body kick and follow-up punches. The only two career knockouts for the Brazilian have come in her two UFC outings.

Front Toward Enemy:
Shortly after the midpoint of the second round, Raquel Pennington hit an unorthodox 10-finger front choke similar to a modified guillotine, and she forced Macy Chiasson to tap. “Rocky” is now one of a small number of fighters to finish this choke in the UFC, including names like Oleg Taktarov, Arnold Allen and Ben Rothwell.

Not a Great Look:
Before taking on Pennington on short notice, Chiasson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, or 2.5 above the featherweight max. She is the first female featherweight to ever miss weight.

A Regular Inversion Table:
On the card opener, Jordan Leavitt hit an inverted triangle choke on Matt Sayles to elicit the tap in the second round. His submission is officially the first of its kind in UFC history, as Cole Miller used his inverted triangle at UFC 108 with a kimura to submit Dan Lauzon, while Olivier Aubin-Mercier also performed an inverted triangle kimura on Jake Lindsey at UFC Fight Night 54.

A Monkey King Specialty:
Leavitt’s career finish rate lifted to 78 percent with his stoppage of Sayles. All but one stoppage for “The Monkey King” have come by tapout, using five different maneuvers to get them.

Never Say Never Again:
Coming into UFC Fight Night 199, Eubanks (13 fights) and Chiasson (eight fights) had never been finished, Charles Jourdain had never won by decision (11 victories) and Hunsucker (11 fights) and Sayles (11 fights) had never dropped consecutive bouts.

Time’s Just Holding Me Down:
Before coming up short to Gamrot, Ferreira walked out to his Sherdog 2018 “Walkout Song of the Year” winner pick of “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. Fighters that have walked out to Kenny Loggins songs over the years now sport a still-high win percentage of .714.

All Smiles in Nellyville:
Albeit in a limited sample size, every fighter to emerge to “Hot in Herre” by Nelly has gotten their hand raised in the UFC. This now includes Leavitt, who picked the track and hit a rare submission in the curtain jerker.