Fight Facts: UFC 280 ‘Oliveira vs. Makhachev’

UFC 280

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and Octagon oddities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 6,859

TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 624

The Ultimate Fighting Championship tried to pull out all the stops at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but some fans ultimately left unsatisfied after the day’s frivolities. Two champions were crowned, with one taking a vacant throne and the other defending his own, but the latter brought about more questions than it…