The UFC’s historic event at Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday produced historic results, because UFC 306 joined the short list of events to crown two new champions on the same night
In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the bantamweight title from Sean O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a one-sided unanimous decision. A similar result occurred in the co-headliner, when Valentina Shevchenko (24-4-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) outworked Alexa Grasso (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) to a unanimous decision in their trilogy bout to reclaim the women’s flyweight belt.
For more on the numbers to come out of the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 306.
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Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $239,500.
Esteban Ribovics, Daniel Zellhuber, Ketlen Souza, Ignacio Bahamondes earned $50,000 UFC 306 fight-night bonuses.
UFC 306 drew an announced attendance of 16,024 for a live gate of $22,000,000.
Betting favorites went 6-4 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 23-8 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 10-bout card was 2:27:04.
Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley
Dvalishvili’s 10-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Dvalishvili’s 10-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest streak in divisional history.
Dvalishvili has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by decision. That includes 10 of his 11 UFC wins.
Dvalishvili’s nine decision victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Raphael Assuncao for most in divisional history.
Dvalishvili has landed 85 takedowns in UFC competition, the second-most in company history behind Georges St-Pierre (90).
Dvalishvili’s 72 takedowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are most in divisional history.
Dvalishvili has landed 1,950 total strikes in UFC bantamweight competition are most in divisional history.
O’Malley suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Valentina Shevchenko def. Alexa Grasso
Shevchenko is the first two-time women’s flyweight champion in UFC history.
Shevchenko’s nine victories in UFC women’s flyweight championship fights are most in divisional history.
Shevchenko’s nine victories in UFC women’s championship fights are second-most in company history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Shevchenko improved to 10-1-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in February 2018.
Shevchenko’s 10 victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Shevchenko has completed at least one takedown in 16 of her 17 UFC appearances.
Shevchenko’s 47 takedowns landed in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Grasso fell to 5-1-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in August 2020.
Grasso has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.
Diego Lopes def. Brian Ortega
Diego Lopes’ (25-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (seven), Ilia Topuria (six), Lerone Murphy (six) and Joanderson Brito (five).
Brian Ortega (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has suffered two of his four career losses by decision.
Esteban Ribovics def. Daniel Zellhuber
Ribovics (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Zellhuber (15-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Ode Osbourne
Sep 14, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ronaldo Rodriguez of Mexico (red gloves) fights Ode Osbourne Jamica (blue gloves) during Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306 at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images
Ode Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) fell to 3-5 since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in August 2021.
Norma Dumont def. Irene Aldana
Norma Dumont (12-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has earned all eight of her UFC victories by decision.
Irene Aldana (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) has suffered all six of her UFC losses by decision.
Aldana has landed 1,028 significant strikes in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the second-most in divisional history behind Raquel Pennington (1,056).
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Manuel Torres
Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned 11 of his 13 career stoppage victories by knockout. That includes four of his five UFC wins.
Manuel Torres (15-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Torres suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Ketlen Souza def. Yazmin Jauregui
Yazmin Jauregui (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by stoppage.
Jauregui suffered the first submission loss of her career.
Joshua Van def. Edgar Chairez
Joshua Van (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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