UFC on ESPN 66 post-event facts: Zhang Mingyang's streak continues at Anthony Smith's expense
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UFC Kansas City video: Dana White full post-fight interview
UFC CEO Dana White spoke to reporters at the UFC on ESPN 66 post-fight press conference and talked Ian Machado Garry's win, the Du Plessis vs. Chimaev, Makhachev vs. Topuria, Jones vs. Aspinall and more.
The UFC's return to Kansas City, Mo., delivered on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 66 at T-Mobile Center.
In the main event, Ian Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) proved too much for Carlos Prates (21-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) when put on a largely one-sided performance for a unanimous decision to put himself back in title contention at 170 pounds.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 66.
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Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $201,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.
Randy Brown, Nicolas Dalby, Zhang Mingyang, Malcolm Wellmaker earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 66 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 66 drew an announced attendance of 15,984 for a live gate of $2,204,307.
Betting favorites went 12-1 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites improved to 9-5 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:30:50.
Ian Machado Garry def. Carlos Prates
Machado Garry was successful in his first UFC main event.
Prates had his 10-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since June 2019.
Mingyang Zhang def. Anthony Smith
Mingyang (19-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all 19 of his career victories by stoppage. He's finished all of those wins in Round 1.
Mingyang's three-fight UFC knockout streak is tied for the second-longest streak among active fighters on the roster behind Steve Garcia (five).
Anthony Smith (37-22 MMA, 13-12 UFC) fell to 9-9 since he moved up to the UFC light heavyweight division in June 2018.
Smith has suffered 17 of his 22 career losses by stoppage.
David Onama def. Giga Chikadze
Giga Chikadze (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision. That includes all three of his UFC defeats.
Abus Magomedov def. Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira (30-13 MMA, 9-4 UFC) fell to 3-2 since he moved up to the middleweight division in October 2023.
Pereira has suffered nine of his 13 career losses by decision. That includes two of his four UFC defeats.
Randy Brown def. Nicolas Dalby
Brown (20-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) has earned 13 of his 20 career victories by stoppage. He's finished his opponent in seven of his 14 UFC wins.
Dalby (23-6-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) fell to 6-3 with one no contest since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.
Dalby suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Ikram Aliskerov def. Andre Muniz
Ikram Aliskerov (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by knockout.
Andre Muniz (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.
Muniz has suffered six of his seven career losses by knockout.
Matt Schnell def. Jimmy Flick
Matt Schnell (17-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Evan Elder def. Gauge Young
Evan Elder (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by decision.
Gauge Young (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Chris Gutierrez def. John Castaneda
Chris Gutierrez (22-6-2 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) has earned seven of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
John Castaneda (21-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) fell to 5-6 in his past 11 fights dating back to November 2017.
Castaneda has suffered six of his eight career losses by decision.
Da'Mon Blackshear def. Heili Alateng
Heili Alateng (17-10-2 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.
Malcolm Wellmaker def. Cameron Saaiman
Malcolm Wellmaker (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned seven of his nine career victories by stoppage.
Cameron Saaiman (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career 9-0.
Saaiman has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Jaqueline Amorim def. Polyana Viana
Jaqueline Amorim's (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Zhang Weili (five) and Virna Jandiroba (five).
Amorim's three submission victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for the second-most in divisional history behind Mackenzie Dern (five).
Amorim's four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Garcia (five) and Jean Silva (five).
Amorim has earned all 10 of her career victories by stoppage. She's finished eight of those wins by submission.
Polyana Viana (13-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC) has suffered three of four of her career stoppage losses by submission.
Timmy Cuamba def. Roberto Romero
Timmy Cuamba (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all five of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Roberto Romero (8-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Joselyne Edwards def. Chelsea Chandler
Joselyne Edwards (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has earned 10 of her 15 career victories by stoppage.
Chelsea Chandler (6-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a first-round TKO defeat.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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