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The UFC closed out its August schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 62, which took place on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and featured an 11-bout lineup
Within the principal event, Caio Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) got his breakthrough victory within the middleweight division when he scored a unanimous decision over former title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, in addition to the remaining of the cardboard, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 62.
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Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $166,500.
Debuting fighters went 3-3 on the event.
Borralho, Cannonier, Michael Morales and Gerald Meerschaert earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 62 fight-night bonuses.
The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC on ESPN 62, however the promotion didn’t make public the whole variety of tickets sold or the gate.
Betting favorites went 9-2 on the cardboard.
Betting favorites improved to 21-8 in UFC headliners this 12 months.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:08:12.
Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier
Borralho’s seven-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the second-longest streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (eight).
Borralho has earned five of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Cannonier fell to 7-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2018.
Cannonier has suffered 4 of his seven UFC losses by decision.
Tabatha Ricci def. Angela Hill
Tabatha Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned five of her six UFC victories by decision.
Angela Hill (17-14 MMA, 12-14 UFC) fell to 11-11 since she returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2017.
Hill’s 14 losses in UFC competition are most of any female in company history.
Hill has suffered 12 of her 14 profession losses by decision.
Ryan Loder def. Robert Valentin
Ryan Loder (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned five of his seven profession victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout.
Robert Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his 4 profession losses by stoppage.
Marion Santos def. Kaan Ofli
Mairon Santos (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all eight of his profession stoppage victories by knockout.
Kaan Ofli (12-2-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) suffered the primary stoppage lack of his profession with a knockout defeat.
Michael Morales def. Neil Magny
Michael Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 17 profession victories by stoppage.
Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) has alternated losses and wins over his past eight fights.
Gerald Meerschaert def. Edmen Shahbazyan
Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC) has earned 35 of his 37 carer victories by stoppage. That features all 12 of his UFC wins.
Meerschaert’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competition are most in divisional history. He was previously tied with Anderson Silva at 11.
Meerschaert’s 11 submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are most in divisional history.
Meerschaert’s 11 submission victories in UFC competition are tied with Demian Maia for the third-most in company history behind Charles Oliveira (16) and Jim Miller (12).
Edmen Shahbazyan (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has suffered 4 of his five profession losses by stoppage.
Shahbazyan suffered the primary submission lack of his profession.
Francis Marshall def. Dennis Buzukja
Dennis Buzukja (12-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered 4 of his five profession losses by decision.
Zach Reese def. Jose Medina
Zach Reese (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) earned the primary decision victory of his profession.
Jose Medina (11-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his 4 profession losses by decision.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Josiana Nunes
Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned each of her UFC victories by decision.
Josiane Nunes (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her profession losses by decision.
Cong Wang def. Victoria Leonardo
Cong Wang (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 4 of her six profession victories by stoppage.
Victoria Leonardo (9-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) has suffered all six of her profession losses by stoppage.
For more on the cardboard, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 62.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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