Here are 10 more interesting facts about the upcoming 'TUF 18' finale:
1.) Diaz’s 10 post-fight bonuses are tied with Chris Lytle for the third most in UFC history. Joe Lauzon and Anderson Silva lead the category with 12
2.) Eight of the 10 main card fighters will be making their official UFC debut at the event
3.) Akira Corassani (11-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) enters the event with just one loss in his past 11 MMA contests
4.) Rakoczy (1-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the first ever “TUF” finalist with a sub-.500 MMA record
5.) Maynard has not finished an opponent since a knockout of Joe Veres on Sept. 19, 2007 – a span of 2,264 days (more than six years) and 11 fights
6.) Roxanne Modafferri (15-10 MMA, 0-0 UFC) enters the event on a five-fight losing streak. “The Happy Warrior” has not recorded a win since May 2010
7.) Rani Yahya (19-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn a north-south-choke submission. The other is Jeff Monson. Yahya has two such submissions in his UFC/WEC career
8.) Yahya enters the event on his first three-fight winning streak since 2008-2009
9.) Yahya absorbs just 1.03 significant strikes per minute of fighting, the best rate in UFC history (minimum of five fights).
10.) Jared Rosholt (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), brother of former UFC middleweight Jake Rosholt, makes his octagon debut to mark the 12th pair of brothers to fight in the UFC
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