UFC 256: Final stats for Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Heading into Saturday’s UFC 256 co-main event, no fighter had ever racked up more than 10 minutes of control time over Tony Ferguson. The highest control time Ferguson’s previous opponents secured was the 9:29 Danny Castillo earned when he faced Ferguson in 2014. Ferguson won that fight by a split decision. At UFC 256, Charles Oliveira left his bout opposite Ferguson with 11:39 of control time in the 15-minute contest. Watching the fight, it felt like more. Oliveira won the contest by three scores of 30-26.

Entering the bout, Ferguson was the betting favorite, but there were questions about his age and how much his previous opponent, Justin Gaethje had taken…