The UFC hosted a rare Sunday night event this weekend with UFC on ESPN 1, which took place at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, and aired on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

Francis Ngannou (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) continued to reemerge as a top heavyweight title contender in the main event when he needed just 26 seconds to beat Cain Velasquez (14-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and spoil the former champion’s long-awaited, highly anticipated return to the octagon after more than two years.

Ngannou’s finish closed out the card, but there were a number of notable outcomes in the 11 fights prior. For more, check below for 50 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 1.

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General

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $176,000.

Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.

Vicente Luque, Bryan Barberena, Kron Gracie and Luke Sanders earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 1 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN 1 drew an announced attendance of 14,269 for a live gate of $1.4 million.

Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card. One fight had even odds.

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

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 1:57:37.

Main card

Ngannou has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage.

Ngannou has earned all eight of his UFC victories by stoppage.

Ngannou became the ninth fighter in UFC history to earn their first eight victories with the promotion by stoppage.

Ngannou’s eight stoppage victories since 2015 in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Derrick Lewis for most in the division.

Ngannou has earned seven of his eight UFC victories by knockout.

Velasquez has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Velasquez has landed 1,465 total strikes in UFC heavyweight competition, the most in divisional history.

Paul Felder (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) was successful in his return to the UFC lightweight division.

Felder improved to 6-2 in his past eight UFC appearances dating back to January 2016.

James Vick (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Cynthia Calvillo (8-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) became the eighth fighter to reach five UFC strawweight victories.

Calvillo failed to complete a takedown for the first time in her UFC career.

Cortney Casey (8-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC) fell to 1-3 in her past four fights since January 2017.

Casey’s six losses in UFC competition are tied with Kailin Curran for most among female fighters in company history.

Casey has suffered all six of her UFC losses by decision.

Gracie (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) became the first Gracie family member since 1994 to earn a UFC victory.

Gracie has earned all five of his career victories by submission.

Alex Caceres (14-12 MMA, 9-10 UFC) fell to 4-4 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January 2015.

Caceres fell to 4-7 in his past 11 UFC appearances.

Caceres has suffered eight of his 12 career losses by stoppage.

Luque (15-6-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. That includes all eight of his UFC wins.

Luque’s eight stoppage victories since 2015 in UFC welterweight competition are most in the division during that span.

Luque became the eighth fighter in UFC history to earn their first eight victories with the promotion by stoppage. Andrei Arlovski, Vitor Belfort, Don Frye, Gabriel Gonzaga, Royce Gracie, Joe Lauzon and Anderson Silva also accomplished the feat (with Ngannou joining that list later in the evening).

Barberena (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) fell to 4-3 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in January 2016.

Barberena has alternated wins and losses over his past six fights.

Barberena suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Myles Jury (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) fell to 2-3 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in December 2016.

Preliminary card

Aljamain Sterling (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has earned five of his nine UFC victories by decision.

Sterling landed 101 significant strikes in his victory, a single-fight best for his UFC career.

Jimmie Rivera (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.

Rivera has defended all 19 of his opponent takedown attempts in UFC competition.

Manny Bermudez (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 11 of 12 career stoppage wins by submission. That includes all three of his UFC wins.

Bermudez’s three-fight submission streak in UFC competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the company behind Charles Oliveira (four).

Benito Lopez (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

[

autotag]Andrea Lee[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.

Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) fell to 1-1 since she dropped to the UFC women’s flyweight division in April.

Evans-Smith has suffered two of her four career losses by decision.

Nik Lentz (30-9-2 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC) improved to 5-2 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in December 2015.

Lentz has earned nine of his 14 UFC victories by decision.

Lentz’s 66 takedowns landed in UFC competition are fifth most in company history.

Lentz’s 20 guillotine choke attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.

Scott Holtzman (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.

Sanders (13-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned nine of his 13 career victories by stoppage.

Renan Barao’s (34-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2016.

Barao fell to 2-7 in his past eight fights after going on a 33-fight unbeaten streak that lasted more than nine years.

Barao has suffered all three of his UFC stoppage losses by knockout.

Emily Whitmire (4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) earned the first stoppage victory of her career.

Whitmire’s 61-second victory marked the fastest submission in UFC strawweight history.

Alexandra Albu (3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had her three-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her pro career.

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