Saturday, November 9, 2013

10 'UFC Fight Night 31' Facts

Here are 10 interesting facts that we learned from 'UFC Fight Night 31':

1.) Kennedy earned his first knockout victory since Dec. 29, 2007 – a span of 2,139 days (nearly six years) and 10 fights

2.) Betting favorites went 9-4 at the event

3.) Chiesa is one of 11 fighters in UFC history to earn three or more rear-naked choke submissions inside the octagon

4.) Total fight time of the 13-bout card was 1:56:41

5.) Kennedy's fight-ending knockdown of Natal was the first of his nine-fight UFC/Strikeforce career

6.) Yoel Romero (6-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has knocked out his opponent in all six of his career victories

7.) Ronny Markes (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was defeated by knockout for the first time in his 16-fight career

8.) Chiesa (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned his past six wins by rear-naked choke submission

9.) Colton Smith (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was submitted for the first time in his career

10.) Natal has been knocked out in four of his five career defeats

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