UFC 207: By the Numbers

If UFC 207 turns out to be Ronda Rousey’s swan song, Amanda Nunes made sure it was a most unceremonious farewell. The reigning bantamweight queen routed the returning Rousey in Saturday’s main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, winning via technical knockout just 48 seconds after the bout began. Once Nunes connected with the first clean blow, Rousey looked just as shell-shocked as she did against Holly Holm at UFC 193, and the Olympic judoka never had a chance to recover.While it could be the end of an era for women’s MMA in the UFC, it appears that Nunes’ reign is just getting started. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 207, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com. 48: Seconds needed by Nunes to dispatch Rousey, the third fastest KO/TKO in UFC women’s bantamweight history. The fastest two such victories belonged to Rousey: vs. Bethe Correia at UFC 190 (34 seconds) and vs. Alexis Davis at UFC 175 (16 seconds). 7: Victories for Nunes moving her out of a tie with Rousey and into sole possession of the most wins in UFC women’s bantamweight history. 27: Significant strikes landed by Nunes in the 48-second bout. By comparison, Rousey landed just seven. Twenty-three of the significant strikes landed by Nunes were to the head. 4: Undisputed bantamweight champions in UFC history after Cody Garbrandt solved the Dominick Cruz puzzle in the evening’s co-main event in a unanimous decision triumph. “No Love” joins Cruz, T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao as the only men to hold the 135-pound belt. 20: Significant strikes by which Cruz outlanded Garbrandt. “The Dominator” outlanded his foe 20 to 12 in round one, 19 to 16 in round two, 20 to 17 in round three, 17 to 15 in round four and 12 to 8 in round five. Cruz also outlanded Garbrandt by 24 total strikes. 2: …

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