Michael Bisping completed the longest journey to a title of any champion in UFC history on Saturday when he knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round of UFC 199’s pay-per-view main event to capture the middleweight title.

Bisping (29-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) won the belt in his 26th UFC appearance, shattering current lightweight titleholder Rafael dos Anjos’ previous record, when he caught Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) with some fight-ending strikes early in the opening round at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

Bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz (22-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defended his belt in the co-main event, further adding to one of the most impressive resumes in the sport.

With another major UFC event in the books – on that produced numerous notable results – check out 55 post-fight facts to come out of UFC 199.

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General

UFC 199 set a new single-event record for most knockdowns with a total of 15.

UFC 199 featured a total of 1,718 total strikes landed, the third most at a single event in company history.

The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled a program-high $297,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-0 at the event.

Bisping, Dan Henderson, Polo Reyes and Dong Hyun Kim earned $50,000 UFC 199 fight-night bonuses.

UFC 199 drew an announced attendance of 15,587 for a live gate of $2.17 million.

Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card. One fight had even odds while another ended in a draw.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:25:51.

Main card

Bisping’s four-fight UFC winning streak in middleweight competition is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Yoel Romero (seven).

Bisping 19 victories in UFC competition are tied with Georges St-Pierre for the most in company history.

Bisping became the fifth fighter in UFC history to win “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series and a UFC title. Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Matt Serra and Carla Esparza also accomplished the feat.

Bisping won the UFC title in his 26th UFC appearance, the latest into a career of any titleholder company history.

Bisping’s 15 UFC middleweight victories are the most in divisional history.

Bisping’s seven knockout victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied with Chris Leben for second divisional history behind Anderson Silva (eight).

Bisping’s 10 knockout victories overall in UFC competition are tied for third most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (12) and Silva (11).

Rockhold has suffered all three of his career losses by knockout.

Cruz extended his career-high winning streak to 13 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since March 2007.

Cruz’s 12-fight winning streak in UFC/WEC/Strikeforce/PRIDE competition is tied for the fourth longest streak in the combined history of the four organizations behind A. Silva (16), Jose Aldo (15), Fedor Emelianenko (15) and Jon Jones (13).

Cruz’s 12 victories in UFC/WEC bantamweight competition are the most in combined divisional history.

Cruz’s five-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Raphael Assuncao (seven).

Cruz has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision. He has earned 14 of his 22 career wins overall by going the distance.

Urijah Faber (33-9 MMA, 9-5 UFC) became the first fighter in UFC history to go 0-4 in title fights.

Faber has suffered four of his five UFC losses by decision.

Max Holloway (16-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) extended his career-high winning streak to nine fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since August 2013.

Holloway’s nine-fight winning streak in UFC competition is third longest among active fighters in the company behind Jones (13) and Demetrious Johnson (10).

Holloway’s eight-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Holloway’s 11 victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Holloway became the second fighter in UFC/WEC featherweight history to land 100 or more significant strikes in three fights. Nam Phan also accomplished the feat.

Ricardo Lamas (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) fell to 7-3 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in June 2011.

Henderson (32-14 MMA, 9-8 UFC) improved to 2-2 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in January. He’s 4-3 in UFC middleweight competition overall.

Henderson, 45, became the oldest fighter in UFC history to earn a knockout victory. He owned the previous record set at 44.

Henderson’s 25 victories in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC competition are the second most in the combined history of the four organizations behind Wanderlei Silva (27).

Henderson’s 15 knockout victories in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC history are tied with Mauricio Rua for third most in the combined history of the four organizations behind W. Silva (19) and Mirko Filipovic (16).

Henderson has earned 20 knockdowns in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competition, the second most in the combined history of the three organizations behind W. Silva (27).

Henderson has suffered 16 knockdowns in UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC competition, the most in the combined history of the four organizations.

Hector Lombard (34-6-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) was unsuccessful in his return to the UFC middleweight division. He hasn’t earned his first victory in the weight class since December 2012.

Lombard has suffered his past two losses by stoppage after going more than 11 years without a knockout or submission defeat.

Lombard has suffered all both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Dustin Poirier (20-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) improved to 4-0 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in April 2015.

Poirier has earned all three of his stoppage victories since returning to the lightweight division by first-round knockout.

Poirier has earned eight of his 12 UFC victories by stoppage.

Poirier’s eight stoppage victories in UFC competition since 2011 are tied for second most in the company behind Donald Cerrone (10).

Bobby Green (23-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered his first knockout loss since Oct. 7, 2010 – a span of 2,067 days (more than five years) and 12 fights.

Preliminary card

Brian Ortega (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by stoppage.

Ortega became the first fighter in UFC history to earn three consecutive third-round stoppage victories.

Clay Guida (32-17 MMA, 12-11 UFC) fell to 3-4 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in January 2013.

Guida has suffered all four of his UFC featherweight losses by stoppage.

James Vick (9-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first loss of his professional career.

Jessica Andrade (14-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) was successful in her UFC strawweight debut.

Andrade became the second female fighter in UFC history to earn victories in two weight classes. Valerie Letourneau also accomplished the feat.

Andrade has earned 11 of her 14 career victories by stoppage.

Jessica Penne (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her UFC losses by knockout.

Alex Caceres (12-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC featherweight division in January.

Caceres has earned five of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Cole Miller (21-10 MMA, 10-8 UFC) fell to 3-5 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in March 2012.

Sean Strickland (18-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) improved to 3-1 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in February 2015.

Tom Breese (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his professional career.

Luis Henrique da Silva (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career victories by knockout.

Jonathan Wilson (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Reyes (6-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by stoppage.

Reyes has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.

Kim (13-8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC lightweight debut.

Kim has suffered both of his UFC losses by knockout.

For complete coverage of UFC 199, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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