By the Numbers: UFC 201

Tyron Woodley brought a resounding end to one of the most entertaining, albeit brief, title reigns in recent memory. Woodley leveled American Top Team stablemate Robbie Lawler with an overhand right and polished him off with follow-up punches in the first round of the UFC 201 headliner at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Saturday night. With the victory, Woodley becomes the Las Vegas-based promotion’s ninth 170-pound champion, ending a streak of spectacular performances in title bouts by Lawler. Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 201, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com. 2:12: Time of Woodley’s knockout win over Lawler, the fastest stoppage in UFC welterweight championship history. Lawler’s previous four Octagon appearances had all reached the fifth stanza. 546: Days since Woodley’s last bout, a split decision triumph over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 183. 8: Significant strikes landed by Woodley before earning his first-round finish. Lawler, meanwhile, landed three significant strikes before succumbing to his opponent’s powerful overhand right. 372: Significant strikes absorbed by Lawler in his previous three title bouts, victories over Johny Hendricks, Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit. 6: Knockdowns in UFC competition for Woodley after he floored Lawler early in round one. 3: Consecutive victories for Karolina Kowalkiewicz, the second longest active winning streak in the UFC’s strawweight division behind only reigning champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (six). Kowalkiewicz earned a hard-fought split decision over Rose Namajunas in Saturday’s co-main event. 41: Significant clinch strikes landed by Kowalkiewicz. By comparison, Namajunas landed 16. That advantage was most evident in round two, when the Polish fighter outlanded her foe by a 30-to-9 …

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