UFC Fight Night 106 post-event facts: 'Shogun' shines bright on Brazilians' mixed night

UFC events in Brazil are typically a time for the local fighters to shine. That happened at times throughout Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 106 event, and the final record for the 13 Brazilians was 6-6-1.

The local fans were left disappointed at the end of the card, though, when rising star Kelvin Gastelum (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) continued to thrive in the middleweight division when he stopped UFC legend Vitor Belfort (25-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) by first-round TKO in the headlining bout at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

It was another significant performance for “The Ultimate Fighter 17” winner, and one that topped a night full of notable feats. For more on the FS1-televised card, check out 50 post-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 106.

* * * *

General

Vitor Belfort

The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $190,000.

Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.

Gastelum, Edson Barboza, Michel Prazeres and Paulo Borrachinha earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 106 fight-night bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 106 drew an announced attendance of 14,069. No live gate was announced.

Betting favorites went 9-2 on the card. One fight ended in a draw.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:57:15.

Main card

Kelvin Gastelum

Gastelum improved to 2-0 since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in December. He’s 4-0 in the organization at 185 pounds.

Gastelum has earned 10 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Belfort fell to 6-6 in UFC main events.

Belfort fell to 8-5 since he dropped to the middleweight division in September 2007.

Belfort’s three-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of his more than 20-year career.

Mauricio Rua

Mauricio Rua’s (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) three-fight winning streak is the longest of his more than nine-year UFC career.

Rua’s 21 victories in UFC/PRIDE light-heavyweight competition are the most in combined divisional history.

Rua’s 17 stoppage victories in UFC/PRIDE/WEC/Strikeforce competition are tied with Donald Cerrone for third most in combined organizational history behind Mirko Filipovic (21) and Wanderlei Silva (20).

Rua’s 16 knockout victories in UFC/PRIDE light-heavyweight competition are the most in combined divisional history.

Rua’s seven stoppage victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (nine) and Jon Jones (nine).

Gian Villante and Mauricio Rua

Rua’s seven knockout victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Liddell (nine).

Rua’a 13 knockdowns landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Liddell (14).

Rua’a 13 knockdowns landed in UFC competition are tied for fourth most in company history behind Anderson Silva (18), Cerrone (14) and Liddell (14).

Gian Villante (15-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past six UFC appearances.

Villante has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Edson Barboza

Barboza’s (19-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) 13 victories in UFC lightweight competition are sixth most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (16), Jim Miller (16), Cerrone (15), Rafael dos Anjos (14) and Joe Lauzon (14).

Barboza’s six knockout victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with B.J. Penn for second most in divisional history behind Melvin Guillard (seven).

Barboza’s nine knockdowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Michael Johnson for second most in divisional history behind Guillard (13).

Barboza is the only fighter in UFC history with knockout finishes stemming from a head kick, body kick, leg kicks and flying knee.

Beneil Dariush (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Bethe Correia and Marion Reneau

Bethe Correia (10-2-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) and Marion Reneau (7-3-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) fought to the first draw in women’s UFC history.

Alex Oliveira (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) improved to 4-1 with one no-contest in UFC welterweight competition.

Oliveira has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his six UFC wins.

Tim Means (26-8-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) fell to 6-3 with one no-contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in May 2014.

Preliminary card

Kevin Lee and Francisco Tinaldo

Kevin Lee’s (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Tony Ferguson (nine) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (seven).

Lee has completed at least one takedown against nine of his 10 UFC opponents.

Francisco Trinaldo (21-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since May 2014.

Trinaldo has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Sergio Moraes

Sergio Moraes’ (12-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) seven-fight UFC unbeaten streak in welterweight competition is the longest active streak in the division. He hasn’t suffered a loss since June 2012.

Davi Ramos (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Joe Soto’s (18-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in bantamweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Cody Garbrandt (five) and Jimmie Rivera (four).

Soto earned just the second decision victory of his career and his first since May 8, 2009 – a span of 2,864 days (nearly eight years) and 16 fights.

Rani Yahya (23-9 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

Josh Burkman and Michael Prazeres

Prazeres (22-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) earned the first stoppage victory of his UFC career. He fought to a decision in his previous seven octagon appearances.

Prazeres’ four-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Ferguson (nine) and Nurmagomedov (seven).

Prazeres earned just the fourth north-south choke submission victory in UFC history. Yahya, Jake Ellenberger and Jeff Monson have also accomplished the feat.

Prazeres has completed 31 takedowns in his eight UFC appearances. He’s landed at least one takedown against all eight of his UFC opponents.

Josh Burkman (28-15 MMA, 6-10 UFC) fell to 1-5 with one no-contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in January 2015.

Burkman fell to 1-2 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in February 2016.

Jeremy Kennedy

Jeremy Kennedy (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Rony Jason (14-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) extended his winless skid to four connective fights. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2014.

Jason fell to 1-4 with one no-contest in his past six UFC appearances.

Borrachinha (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all nine of his career victories by stoppage. He’s won eight of those fights by knockout.

Garreth McLennan (13-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) suffered his third consecutive loss to extend the longest skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since October 2015.

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, 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.