UFC 305 produced one of the best cards of the year so far with entertainment spread across the 12-fight lineup at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) delivered arguably the most memorable moment of the night when he scored a fourth-round submission of Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) in their heated headliner to defend his middleweight championship for the first time.
For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 305.
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Event stats
Dricus Du Plessis def. Israel Adesanya
Du Plessis’ eight-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Du Plessis has earned 20 of his 22 career victories by stoppage.
Du Plessis has earned six of his eight UFC victories by stoppage.
Adesanya is on the first two-fight losing skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023.
Adesanya fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to November 2022.
Adesanya suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Kai Kara-France def. Steve Erceg
Kara-France’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Deiveson Figueiredo (11).
Kara-France’s six fight-night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are third-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (nine) and Brandon Moreno (seven).
Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a TKO defeat.
Dan Hooker def. Mateusz Gamrot
Dan Hooker vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Hooker (24-12 MMA, 14-8 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he returned to the lightweight division in November 2022.
Gamrot (24-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Tai Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa’s (14-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) five-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2022.
Tuivasa fell to 5-8 in his past 13 fights after starting his career 10-0.
Carlos Prates def. Li Jingliang
Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 18 of his 20 career victories by stoppage.
Prates’ three-fight UFC knockout streak is tied for second-longest among active fighters in the company behind Steve Garcia (four).
Li Jingliang (19-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Valter Walker def. Junior Tafa
Valter Walker (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) earned the fourth heel hook submission win in UFC heavyweight history.
Junior Tafa (5-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Ricardo Ramos def. Joshua Culibao
Ricardo Ramos
Ricardo Ramos (17-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) improved to 4-4 since he moved up to the featherweight division in November 2019.
Ramos has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.
Josh Culibao’s (11-4-1 MA, 3-4-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2023.
Culibao has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.
Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos
Casey O’Neill (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned five of her 10 career victories by decision.
Luana Santos (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.
Jack Jenkins def. Herbert Burns
Jack Jenkins (13-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned nine of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Herbert Burns’ (11-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2020.
Burns has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Tom Nolan def. Alex Reyes
Alex Reyes’ (12-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since August 2017.
Reyes suffered his first decision loss since Nov. 3, 2007 – a span of 2,479 days and 15 fights.
Song Kenan def. Ricky Glenn
Ricky Glenn’s (22-9-2 MMA, 4-6-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2021.
Glenn was unsuccessful in his welterweight debut.
Glenn has suffered four of his six UFC losses by decision.
Jesus Aguilar def. Stewart Nicoll
Jesus Aguilar
Jesus Aguilar (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned seven of his eight career stoppage victories by submission.
Stewart Nicoll (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
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UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.