UFC on FOX 26 post-event facts: Robbie Lawler most-hit UFC fighter in past 5 years

The UFC’s penultimate even of the year went down Saturday with UFC on FOX 26, which took place at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and aired on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

A new title contender in the welterweight division came out of the event’s headliner. Former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos (28-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) outworked former 170-pound titleholder Robbie Lawler (28-12 MMA, 13-6 UFC) to a unanimous decision, putting him in line to challenge for the belt.

The promotion’s 25th event in Canada slo featured a number of other notable results. For more on the numbers from the card, check below for 40 post-event facts to come out of UFC on FOX 26.

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General

The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $157,500.

Julian Marquez, Darren Stewart, Nordine Taleb and Alessio Di Chirico earned $50,000 UFC on FOX 26 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on FOX 26 drew an announced attendance of 8,862 for a live gate of $781,359.

Betting favorites went 7-4 on the card.

Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1:52:23.

Main card

Dos Anjos improved to 3-0 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in June 2017.

Dos Anjos has earned 10 of his 17 UFC victories by decision.

Lawler fell to 9-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2013.

Lawler suffered his first non-title-fight loss since making his UFC return.

Lawler has absorbed 953 significant strikes in UFC competition since Jan. 1, 2013, the most of any fighter in the company since that date.

Josh Emmett (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has landed five knockdowns in his past two fights.

Ricardo Lamas (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) fell to 9-4 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in June 2011.

Lamas has suffered all of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Santiago Ponzinibbio’s (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied with Kamaru Usman for the longest active streak in the division.

Mike Perry (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Glover Teixeira (27-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 UFC victories by stoppage.

Teixeira’s 10 victories since 2012 in UFC light-heavyweight competition are most in the division.

Teixeira’s eight stoppage victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (nine) and Chuck Liddell (nine).

Misha Cirkunov (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after a 4-0 start to his UFC career.

Cirkunov has suffered all of his career losses by stoppage. Both of his UFC losses are by knockout.

Preliminary card

Jared Cannonier (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) fell to 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC light-heavyweight division in December 2016.

Marquez (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by stoppage.

Marquez earned the first submission victory of his career.

Stewart (7-3 MMA, 0-3 UFC) is winless in his past four fights after starting his career with seven-straight wins.

Stewart fell to 0-2 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November.

Stewart has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Chad Laprise (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) improved to 3-0 in the UFC welterweight division.

Laprise has earned all of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Galore Bofando (5-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Taleb (14-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Danny Roberts (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

John Makdessi (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.

Di Chirico (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Oluwale Bamgbose (6-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) suffered his third consecutive loss to extend the longest skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2016.

Bamgbose has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Jordan Mein (30-12 MMA, 4-4 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since August 2014.

Mein improved to 1-2 since he returned from retirement in December 2016.

Erick Silva (19-9 MMA, 7-8 UFC) fell to 1-4 in his past five UFC appearances.

For complete coverage of UFC on FOX 26, 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.

Dos Anjos def. Lawler

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