By the Numbers: UFC on Fox 22

Even after a year and a half away, Michelle Waterson didn’t miss a beat. In her first bout since July 2015, “The Karate Hottie” made short work of heavily-hyped “Dancing With the Stars” runner-up Paige VanZant in the UFC on Fox 22 headliner, winning via rear-naked choke 3:21 into the opening stanza at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday night.While Waterson’s journey in the UFC strawweight division is just beginning, smaller-weight icon Urijah Faber called it a career in style, as the ex-World Extreme Cagefighting champion outpointed Brad Pickett in front of an appreciative hometown crowd earlier in the evening. “The California Kid” leaves behind an impressive legacy, with plenty of milestones worth examining. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC on Fox 22, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com. 9: Career submission triumphs for Waterson following her tapout of VanZant in Saturday’s headliner. Both of the Jackson-Wink MMA product’s Octagon triumphs have come via rear-naked choke. 524: Days since Waterson’s last UFC appearance, a third-round rear-naked choke submission of Angela Magana at “The Ultimate Fighter 21” finale. 8-1: Record for Waterson since 2010. “The Karate Hottie’s” only defeat during that time came in via submission in an atomweight championship bout against Herica Tiburcio at Invicta FC 10. 3: Submission attempts by Mickey Gall against Sage Northcutt in their welterweight co-main event matchup. Gall tapped out “Super” Sage with a rear-naked choke at the 1:40 mark of round two. 3: Rear-naked choke victories in three Octagon appearances for Gall, who has also submitted CM Punk and Mike Jackson in UFC competition. 11: Bantamweight wins in UFC/WEC competition for Urijah Faber, the second most in the history of the two promotions. Only …

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