UFC 282

The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 282, including a rare title-fight draw, an 18-year-old winner and a historic knockout.

[Cameron Saaiman](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/cameron-saaiman) (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage. Brown](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/t-j-brown) (17-9 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. [Erik Silva](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/erik-silva) (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by submission. [Steven Koslow](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/steven-koslow) (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. [Chris Curtis](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/chris-curtis) (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career stoppage wins by knockout. [Alex Morono](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alex-morono) (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Santiago Ponzinibbio](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/santiago-ponzinibbio) (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has earned 22 of his 29 career victories by stoppage. [Joaquin Buckley](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/joaquin-buckley) (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. [Alexander Hernandez](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/alexander-hernandez) (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his featherweight debut. [Paddy Pimblett](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/paddy-pimblett)’s (20-3 3MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the division. The pair [fought to a split draw](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-fight-to-surprising-split-draw) in the vacant title headliner, which is a rarity in UFC history. Betting favorites remained 24-16 in UFC headliners this year.

Well, that happened. The year's final UFC pay-per-view was supposed to provide some clarity to the light heavyweight division; instead, Jan Blachowicz and ...

[Raul Rosas Jr.](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6132/raul-rosas-jr), who at 18 years old, became the youngest winning fighter in UFC history with a poised-beyond-his-years destruction of [Jay Perrin](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3670/jay-perrin) on the prelims. Between Topuria, [Arnold Allen](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3289/arnold-allen), and [Movsar Evloev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4892/movsar-evloev), the future of 145 pounds is stupidly bright, with a combined 21-0 UFC record held between the trio. [Brandon Thatch](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1554/brandon-thatch) waves hello.) But young fighters should also pay attention, because everything about how Shahbazyan handled the past 13 months? [Danny Sabatello](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5524/danny-sabatello) at [Bellator 289](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1338/bellator-289-stots-vs-sabatello) on Friday. Confidence is king in the fight game, and we’ve seen a downward spiral like the one Shahbazyan endured sink plenty of prospects in the past. [Jiri Prochazka](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3464/jiri-prochazka) and [Glover Teixeira](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/388/glover-teixeira) gifted us with one of the greatest UFC title fights of all-time. [Dricus Du Plessis](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5478/dricus-du-plessis) after getting massacred for the opening five minutes. But at this point, if his fate is to get upset by an unknown in the first round of a PFL tournament by 2024, would anyone really be surprised? In the immortal words of Bart Simpson, [you could actually pinpoint the second when the man’s heart ripped in half.](https://youtu.be/7bPbhCWtZmM) [Jan Blachowicz](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/620/jan-blachowicz) and [Magomed Ankalaev](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4326/magomed-ankalaev) fought to a split draw, the belt remained vacant, and suddenly a brand new title matchup has already sprung to life for January. [Jamahal Hill](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5050/jamahal-hill) on Saturday night. Even UFC president [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white) couldn’t be bothered to fake any excitement for his 205-pound division.

Darren Till needs some time to "rethink stuff" after falling to a three-fight losing skid with his defeat at UFC 282.

I want to fight soon. I give my all to this sport. But when I step there in the octagon, I just can’t seem to put things together. I entered in the UFC in 2015. “I tried to come and put a show on. But I’m on a bit of losing skid at the moment, I really am.

What mattered most at UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … 5. History for Raul Rosas Jr. MMA Junkie. 283K subscribers.

All the best, most interesting, and unquestionably coolest fights the UFC needs to book following their latest event in Las Vegas, NV.

Fights with Sodiq Yusuff or Lerone Murphy wouldn’t be a bad idea to that end, but Julian Erosa has a bout coming up with Alex Caceres and the winner of that seems like they’d provide one hell of a scrap to a man like Quarantillo. Speaking of which, a fight against Roman Dolidze wouldn’t be the worst way for the UFC to go coming out of Curtis’ latest win. This was almost always the way this fight was going to have to go for Chris Curtis. Exactly the fight Rozenstruik needed to jump back on the horse in the heavyweight division. Martinez has had a little success already in the UFC and is coming off a hard won bout against Brandon Davis. That said, there’s a big difference between being set up to do a thing and actually performing in the moment. For a fighter like Rosas, who really thrives in back-takes out of scrambles, a fighter like ‘The Joker’ was always gonna be there for him to work his A-game. A fighter who clearly has the technical skill as a striker, the physical tools to compete at a very high level, and who has put a ton of work in to round out his game. The youngest ever fighter to hit the Octagon has started his UFC career off with a win. Got a great stylistic matchup for his intro to the big show, in flat footed brawler Jay Perrin. Even if the UFC isn’t going to put the title back on the line, the bout was originally intended to be a top-contender’s fight for the winner of Prochazka vs. Is the UFC going to start throwing Pimblett in the deep end of the pool?

UFC 282: Paddy Pimblett earns controversial decision win over Jared Gordon ... It was a disappointing ending to a brisk, entertaining fight. 18h ago.

See whom Paddy Pimblett should fight next after his controversial win over Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-headliner.

During the post-fight interview in the octagon, No. 3 Blachowicz walked over to fourth-ranked Ankalaev and told him he deserved the belt.

He was ahead on the scorecards in a 2018 bout against Paul Craig, but was submitted with a second left. Then Ankalaev took the Polish fighter to the floor with about five seconds left and came out swinging in the fourth. Fighting for the championship was nothing new for Blachowicz, who claimed the belt in September 2020 with a technical knocking of Dominick Reyes. As for the main event, Blachowicz and Ankalaev weren’t expected to be the headliners, but light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka dropped out because of a shoulder injury. This was the first time Pimblett has fought into the third round since entering the UFC in September 2021. 3 Blachowicz (29-9-1) walked over to fourth-ranked Ankalaev (18-1-1) and told him he deserved the belt.

UFC 282 results: It's time to see what could be next for all of the main card winners from last night's "Blachowicz vs Ankalaev" event last night.

14](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/15/23460043/ufc-rankings-alex-pereira-knockout-israel-adesanya-shakes-up-middleweight-pound-for-pound-charts-mma)). [highlights](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/10/23503620/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-282-results-espn-ppv-du-plessis-submission-till)). But Ortega is still healing from a [bum shoulder](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/7/18/23268018/brian-ortega-next-fight-shoulder-injury-loss-ufc-long-island-abc-ufc-long-island-mma) so let’s shelve that idea for the time being. 10](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/15/23460043/ufc-rankings-alex-pereira-knockout-israel-adesanya-shakes-up-middleweight-pound-for-pound-charts-mma), so a fight between these two rising studs to see who levels up in the rankings should be a banger. [Not even close.](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/11/23503722/paddy-pimbletts-garbage-win-over-jared-gordon-ufc-282-proved-the-baddy-not-ready-ranked-competition) As for as what could realistically be next for “The Baddy,” that is a tough call, one I admittedly struggled with. [sans the judges](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/11/23503250/official-scorecard-paddy-pimblett-vs-jared-gordon-ufc-282-results-espn-ppv-decision)), but here we are. The best performance of the night, in my humble opinion, was Topuria’s dominant victory over Bryce Mitchell. [here](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/10/23494501/ufc-282-results-live-stream-ppv-play-by-play-updates-blachowicz-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-mma). Ponzinibbio and Lawler were originally set to collide at this event before “Ruthless” was forced out with an undisclosed injury. With his sixth straight win (fourth inside the Octagon) in his back pocket, du Plessis can expect to crack the Top 10. 10, 2022) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, which left several fight fans disappointed as a result of a wacky night of judging. “The Baddy” will now move on to the next phase of his career which should be a tougher matchup, but it likely won’t be because if his performance against Gordon was any indication he isn’t ready for the cream of the crop just yet.

LAS VEGAS — Even a casual MMA fan has heard UFC president Dana White exhort his fighters dozens of times over the years, “Don't leave it in the hands of the ...

UFC 282 results: It's time to see who were the biggest winners (and loser) from last night's "Blachowicz vs Ankalaev" event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

He improves to 7-0 and in his first UFC fight proved that he has huge potential to make waves in the Bantamweight division. Round two was a bit more competitive, but du Plessis proved superior once the dust settled and has now won six in a row, including his first four fights inside the Octagon. Now that he’s handed Mitchell his first defeat, Topuria can expect to crack the Top 10 in the coming week, which will set him up for bigger and better fights moving forward, making his run toward the Top 5 and to the title that much closer. du Plessis remained undefeated inside the Octagon, scoring a huge submission win over Darren Till, forcing “The Gorilla” to tap via a face crank in round three after utterly and completely dominating his foe in round one. In further action, Paddy Pimblett defeated Jared Gordon in a decision many felt [should have gone the other way](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/11/23503800/ilia-topuria-paddy-pimblett-ufc-282-christmas-gift-robbery), another wacky and questionable call from the judges. Headlining the event was a Light Heavyweight title fight that saw Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz fight to a split draw (