Coming to the end of the year, it is safe to say that 2023 was a special season for MMA lovers, who were able, in addition to say goodbye to great sports legends, witnessing several historical marks being broken over the last few months by names like Charles of the Bronx e Tom aspinall.
Em video Published on its official YouTube channel (see above), the UFC highlighted the main records broken by athletes in the octagon during 2023.
Charles of the Bronx and the fight and/or performance of the night bonus record
Charles of the Bronx (left) water Beneil Dariush No. UFC 289. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Record holder for submissions and interruptions in Ultimate, Charles of the Bronx reached another historic milestone in 2023. At the end Beneil Dariush in the first round in UFC 298, the Brazilian received the 19th post-event bonus in his Ultimate career, taking the isolated lead in this regard. Before, Charles of the Bronx shared leadership with Donald Cerrone.
Derrick Lewis regains knockout record
Derrick Lewis guaranteed presence in the UFC Las Vegas 68. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
If the UFC submission record belongs to Charles of the Bronx, the knockout category is dominated by heavyweights (up to 120,2 kg) Derrick Lewis. The victim this time was the Brazilian Marcos Foot, who became the 14th athlete knocked out by Lewis in the octagon. The ‘Black Beast’ once again left welterweight (up to 77,1 kg) Matt Brown behind in the race for the lead.
Tom Aspinall and the shortest average fight time in UFC history
Tom aspinall He is the interim UFC heavyweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
With the lightning knockout upon Sergei Pavlovich to win the interim heavyweight belt in 1min09s, Tom aspinall became the fighter with the shortest average time per fight in the history of Ultimate, taking, on average, 2min10s to complete his challenges in the octagon.
Denise Gomes and the quickest outcome in strawweight history
Denise Gomes knocked out Yazmin Jauregui No. UFC 290 (Photo: Twitter/UFC)
In addition to ‘breaking the bank’, overcoming the very favorite and undefeated Yazmin Jauregui No. UFC 290, Denise Gomes she did it faster than any fighter in strawweight history (up to 52,1kg). The 20-second knockout made the Brazilian the holder of the record for the quickest outcome in the history of Ultimate's lightest category.
UFC Austin and consecutive pile-drivers
Cody Brundage applies pile driver in fight in ufc austin. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCNews
Until 2023, only one year had seen more than one knockout by knockout in the Ultimate Octagon. O ufc austin decided to ‘double down’ and promote two of these knockouts not only on the same card, but also in consecutive fights.
On the preliminary card, Drakkar Klose ‘erased’ Joe Solecki with the pile driver and then saw, Cody Brundage do the same with Zachary Reese.
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