Thursday, September 5, 2013

What We Learned From 'UFC Fight NIght 28'

Now that the dust has settled from 'UFC Fight Night 28', we can take a look back at 10 things we learned from the event.

Drum roll please...

1.) 'UFC Fight Night 28' was the first event since 'UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight For The Troops 2' where the final three fights on the card ended in a first-round knockout

2.) In the nine events the UFC has held in Brazil, Brazilian fighters are 47-16 against foreign opponents

3.) Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card

4.) Bader has been stopped inside the distance in all four of his career defeats

5.) Okami's loss at the 2:47 mark of Round 1 was the quickest of his eight professional defeats

6.) 'UFC Fight Night 28' drew an announced attendance of 5,126

7.) Teixeira is 5-0 in the UFC with four stoppages

8.) Teixeira lands 4.62 takedowns per 15 minutes of fighting, the highest average among active light heavyweights and second highest all-time at 205 pounds (min. five UFC fights)

9.) Souza recorded the 15th first-round finish of his career but just his second-ever knockout

10.) Hernandez was submitted for the first time in his 18-fight career

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