UFC 222 post-event facts: Brian Ortega doing remarkable stuff; Andrei Arlovski ties history

The UFC’s first Las Vegas event of the year took place Saturday with UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena with a pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (20-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) put on another display of dominance when she scored a first-round TKO win over Yana Kunitskaya (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to extend one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history.

Cyborg’s victory closed a card that featured a mix of only decisions and first-round finishes. For more on the numbers behind the promotion’s 2017 calendar-closer, check below for 50 post-event facts from UFC 219.

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General

UFC 222 tied UFC Fight Night 79 for the most split-decision results (five) in UFC history.

The UFC-Athlete Outfitting Policy payout for the event totaled $247,500.

Brian Ortega, Alexander Hernandez, Sean O'Malley and Andre Soukhamthath earned $50,000 UFC 222 fight-night bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 2-1 on the card.

UFC 222 drew an announced attendance of 12,041 for a live gate of $1,367,672.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. One fight had even odds.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:01:25.

Main card

Cris Cyborg

Cyborg extended her unbeaten streak to 21 fights (20-0 with one no-contest). She hasn’t suffered a defeat since her pro debut in May 2005.

Cyborg’s 21-fight unbeaten streak in MMA competition is the second longest active streak among UFC fighters behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (25).

Cyborg’s five-fight UFC winning streak is the second longest among all female fighters behind fellow champ Amanda Nunes (six).

Cyborg has earned 17 of her 20 career victories by knockout. That includes four of her five UFC wins.

Cyborg has outlanded her three UFC opponents 335-97 in significant strikes.

Yana Kunitskaya

Kunitskaya was unsuccessful in her UFC featherweight debut. She hasn’t earned a victory in the weight class since June 2012.

Kunitskaya fell to 2-3 (with one no-contest) since returning from a four-year layoff in March 2016.

Kunitskaya suffered the first knockout loss of her career.

Ortega’s (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) 15-fight MMA unbeaten streak is the longest among active UFC featherweights.

Ortega’s six-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is tied with Darren Elkins for the second longest active streak in the division behind champ Max Holloway (11).

Brian Ortega

Ortega’s six-fight UFC stoppage streak is the longest active streak in the company.

Ortega has earned nine of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes all six of his UFC wins.

Frankie Edgar (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) fell to 7-3 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in February 2013.

Edgar’s total fight time of 6:32:33 in UFC competition is the most in company history.

Edgar’s 1,405 significant strikes landed in UFC competition are second most in company history behind Michael Bisping (1,567).

Edgar suffered the first stoppage loss of his career. His previous five defeats came by decision.

Sean O’Malley

O’Malley (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Soukhamthath (12-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all six of his career losses by decision. All three of his UFC losses are by decision.

Andrei Arlovski (27-15 MMA, 16-9 UFC) improved to 6-5 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in June 2014.

Arlovski’s 16 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Frank Mir for most in divisional history.

Andrei Arlovski

Arlovski completed a career-high four takedowns. He’d landed a combined three takedowns in his previous 24 UFC appearances.

Ketlen Vieira’s (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in women’s bantamweight competition is tied with Raquel Pennington for the second longest active streak in the division behind champ Amanda Nunes (six).

Vieira has earned three of her four UFC victories by decision.

Cat Zingano (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting her career on a nine-fight winning streak.

Preliminary card

Mackenzie Dern and Ashley Yoder

Ashley Yoder’s (5-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2016.

Yoder has suffered all four of her career losses by decision.

Beneil Dariush (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.

John Dodson (20-9 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past seven fights.

Dodson improved to 3-2 since he returned to the UFC bantamweight division. He’s 4-2 in the weight class overall.

Pedro Munhoz (15-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.

C.B. Dollaway

C.B. Dollaway (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) became the ninth fighter in UFC history with 10 middleweight victories.

Hector Lombard’s (34-9-1 MMA, 3-7 UFC) five-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He’s on a six-fight winless skid and hasn’t earned a victory since March 2014.

Lombard fell to 0-4 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in June 2016. He hasn’t earned his first victory in the weight class since December 2012.

Zak Ottow

Zak Ottow (16-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.

Mike Pyle (27-14-1 MMA, 10-9 UFC) retired from MMA competition following his loss.

Pyle fell to 1-5 in his past six UFC appearances dating back to August 2014.

Pyle has suffered 12 of his 14 career losses by stoppage. He has been finished in eight of his nine UFC defeats.

Cody Stamann

Cody Stamann (17-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.

Bryan Caraway (21-8 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

Jordan Johnson’s (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in light-heavyweight competition is tied with Mauricio Rua for the longest active winning streak in the division.

Johnson has earned his past four victories by decision after opening his career with five consecutive stoppages.

Johnson has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.

Adam Milstead (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was unsuccessful in his UFC light-heavyweight debut.

Milstead suffered the first decision loss of his career.

For complete coverage of UFC 222, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.