UFC Fight Night 85 post-fight facts: Magny's beatdown was one for record books

Australian fight fans were treated to another memorable UFC showcase when UFC Fight Night 85 took place Saturday at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

In the FOX Sports 1-televised main event, Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC) picked up yet another highlight-reel finish when he dropped former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (18-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC) with a one-shot knockout in the first round.

“The Super Samoan” rarely disappoints when fighting in Australia, and his latest performance was yet another example. For more on Hunt’s victory and other results from the card, check out 45 post-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 85.

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General

Mark Hunt

The UFC Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $110,000.

Debuting fighters went 0-1 at the event.

Hunt, Neil Magny, Jake Matthews and Johnny Case earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 85 fight-night bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 84 drew an announced attendance of 9,552 for a live gate of $1 million.

Betting favorites went 6-5 on the card. One fight had even odds.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:59:39.

Main card

Mark Hunt

Hunt has earned six of his seven UFC victories by knockout.

Hunt owns a 15:5 career knockdown ratio.

Hunt’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for fifth most in divisional history behind Junior Dos Santos (12), Andrei Arlovski (10), Cain Velasquez (nine) and Matt Mitrione (nine).

Hunt was awarded his sixth fight-night bonus for a UFC heavyweight bout and tied Travis Browne and Roy Nelson for most bonuses in divisional history.

Mir fell to 2-6 in his past eight UFC appearances.

Mir has suffered eight of his 11 career losses by knockout. He’s suffered six of those stoppages in the first round.

Neil Magny

Magny (18-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) improved to 10-1 in his past 11 UFC appearances.

Magny has the most UFC victories (11) since 2013.

Magny’s 100 significant ground strikes landed marked a new single-fight UFC record.

Magny’s 142 total strikes landed in the second round of his victory are the third most ever in a single UFC round.

Hector Lombard (34-5-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) fell to 2-1 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in October 2013.

Lombard suffered the first stoppage loss of his more than 11-year career.

Lombard suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Jake Matthews

Matthews (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned all four of his UFC victories by stoppage.

Case (22-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had his 12-fight winning streak snapped for his first defat since October 2010.

Case suffered his first submission loss since Oct. 22, 2010 – a span of 1,975 days (more than five years) and 13 fights.

Antonio Carlos Junior (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) fell to 1-1 with one no-contest since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in June.

Carlos Junior suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Steve Bosse (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

James Te Huna (16-9 MMA, 5-5 UFC) suffered his fourth consecutive loss to extend the longest skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2013.

Te Huna fell to 0-2 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in June 2014.

Te Huna has suffered all nine of his career losses by stoppage.

Bec Rawlings

Bec Rawlings (7-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) earned back-to-back victories for the first time since 2012.

Rawlings’ two-fight UFC winning streak in women’s strawweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (five) and Tecia Torres (three).

Seo Hee Ham (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her UFC losses by decision.

Preliminary card

Alan Jouban

Alan Jouban (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by knockout.

Jouban became the second fighter in UFC history to earn two knockout victories stemming from standing elbow strikes. Browne has also accomplished the feat.

Brendan O’Reilly (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Dan Hooker (13-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned nine of those finishes in the first round.

Hooker has earned all three of his UFC victories by stoppage.

Mark Eddiva (6-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) suffered his third consecutive loss to extend the longest skid of his career.

Eddiva suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith (8-6-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) returned to competition from a career-long layoff and earned her first victory since July 2014.

Rin Nakai (16-2-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered her second consecutive loss after starting her career on a 17-fight unbeaten streak.

Nakai has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Ross Pearson (19-10 MMA, 11-7 UFC) improved to 6-4 with one no-contest since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in December 2012.

Pearson has alternated wins and losses over his past eight UFC appearances.

Chad Laprise (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) suffered his second consecutive loss after starting his career on a 10-fight winning streak.

Laprise suffered the first decision loss of his career.

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 85, 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.