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UFC on ESPN+ 27 post-event facts: Joseph Benavidez’s title-fight struggles continue

The UFC returned to Virginia for the fifth time in company history on Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 27, which went down at Chartway Arena in Norfolk and streamed on ESPN+.

A new flyweight champion should’ve been crowned in the main event. However, despite knocking out Joseph Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) in the second round of the headliner, Deiveson Figueiredo (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was ineligible to take home the gold because he missed weight.

For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN+ 27.

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General

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $119,500.

Debuting fighters went 2-5 at the event.

Megan Anderson, Jordan Griffin, Kyler Phillips and Gabriel Silva earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN+ 27 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN+ 27 drew an announced attendance of 7,098 for a live gate of $402,958.

Betting favorites went 6-6 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 4-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:36:08.

Main card

Deiveson Figueiredo

Figueiredo has earned 15 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.

Figueiredo has earned four of his five UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Benavidez became the seventh fighter in UFC history to go 0-3 in title fights.

Benavidez has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Felicia Spencer (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned six of her eight career victories by stoppage. That includes both of her UFC wins.

Zarah Fairn (6-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of her career.

Magomed Ankalaev’s (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied with Jon Jones for the longest active streak in the division.

Ankalaev has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Ion Cutelaba (15-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Megan Anderson

Anderson’s (11-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) three victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Cris Cyborg (four).

Anderson’s three stoppage victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Anderson’s two knockout victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are tied with Cyborg for most in divisional history.

Norma Dumont (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had her four-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.

Grant Dawson (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.

Darrick Minner (24-11 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Preliminary card

Gabriel Silva vs. Kyler Phillips

Silva (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.

Silva has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Brendan Allen (14-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.

Tom Breese (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in May 2018.

Breese suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Serghei Spivac (10-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Steve Garcia (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.

TJ Brown (14-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by stoppage.

Spike Carlyle (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage.

Aalon Cruz (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Cruz suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Sean Brady (12-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Ismail Naurdiev (19-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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