UFC Fight Night 246 on Saturday opened the promotion’s November event schedule with a 13-fight lineup that went down at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In the main event, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-4-2 UFC) returned from a self-imposed hiatus with force to batter and bloody Amir Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for five rounds en route to a unanimous decision.
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 Fight Night 246.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $196,500.
Dustin Stoltzfus, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Charles Jourdain, Youssef Zalal. earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 246 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 246 had an announced attendance of 16,439 for a live gate of $2,600,463.
Betting favorites went 11-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 27-10 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 3:06:38.
The 3:06:38 of total fight time marked the third-longest event in UFC history behind UFC 263 (3:19:32) and UFC 251 (3:07:27).
Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi
Moreno improved to 7-3-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.
Moreno’s 10 victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (13), Joseph Benavidez (13) and Alexandre Pantoja (12).
Moreno has earned four of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
Albazi has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
Albazi has completed at least one takedown against all six of his UFC opponents.
Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas
Erin Blanchfield (13-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has earned four of her seven UFC victories by decision.
Rose Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) fell to 2-2 since she moved up to the women’s flyweight division in September 2023.
Namajunas has suffered five of her seven career losses by decision.
Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado
Brendson Ribeiro (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Caio Machado (8-4-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC) was unsuccessful in his light heavyweight debut.
Machado has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva
Jasmine Jasudavicius (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned both of her UFC stoppage victories by submission.
Ariane Da Silva (17-10 MMA, 6-7 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of her career.
Dustin Stoltzfus def. Marc-Andre Barriault
Dustin Stoltzfus (15-7 MMA, 2-6 UFC) has earned two of his three UFC victories by stoppage.
Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles
Mike Malott (11-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Trevin Giles (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) fell to 2-4 since he dropped to the welterweight division in January 2022.
Giles suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Pedro Munhoz
Aiemann Zahabi’s (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (10) and Mario Bautista (seven).
Zahabi has earned four of his six UFC victories by decision.
Pedro Munhoz (20-10 MMA, 10-10 UFC) fell to 1-5 with one no contest in his past seven fights dating back to August 2021.
Munhoz has suffered all 10 of his career losses by decision.
Charles Jourdain def. Victor Henry
Charles Jourdain (16-8-1 MMA, 7-7-1 UFC) was successful in his UFC bantamweight debut.
Jourdain has earned 14 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Victor Henry (24-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) suffered his first stoppage loss with a submission defeat.
Youssef Zalal def. Jack Shore
Youssef Zalal (16-5-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.
Zalal has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Jack Shore (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he moved up to the featherweight division in March 2023.
Shore has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Shore has suffered two of his three career losses by submission.
Cody Gibson def. Chad Anheliger
Chad Anheliger (13-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three UFC losses by decision.
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana Petrovic
Jamey-Lyn Horth (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
Ivana Petrovic (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 246.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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