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The UFC hosted its second pay-per-view of the year on Saturday with UFC 258, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with 10 fighters on a heavily-altered card.

In the main event, Kamaru Usman (18-1 MMA, 13-0 UFC) showed there’s no going back in the conversation about him being an all-time great in the welterweight division when he battered Gilbert Burns (19-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) for a third-round TKO to secure his third title defense at 170 pounds.

Usman’s name is all over the record books with the win, and for more on the numbers, check below for 40 post-event facts to come out of UFC 258.

Event stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $169,500.

Usman, Julian Marquez, Anthony Hernandez and Polyana Viana earned $50,000 UFC 258 fight-night bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card.

UFC 258 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.

Betting favorites went 7-3 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 3-2 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 10-bout card was 2:05:02.

Kamaru Usman def. Gilbert Burns

Usman extended his winning streak to 17 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2013.

Usman became the third fighter in UFC history to start 13-0 with the promotion. Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov also accomplished the feat.

Usman’s 13-fight UFC winning streak is the longest active streak in the company.

Usman’s 13-fight UFC winning streak is tied for the second longest in company history behind Silva (16).

Usman’s 13-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Usman’s 13-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest in divisional history.

Usman has defended 100 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC competition, the highest rate in company history.

Usman has been controlled for zero seconds in UFC competition, the least amount of time in company history.

Burns fell to 4-1 since he returned to the welterweight division in August 2019. He’s 5-1 when fighting at the weight class.

Burns has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Alexa Grasso def. Maycee Barber

Alexa Grasso (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) improved to 2-0 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in August.

Grasso earned consecutive victories for the first time in her UFC career. She’d alternated results in her first seven octagon appearance.

Grasso has earned all five of her UFC victories by decision.

Maycee Barber (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting her career 8-0.

Barber has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Kelvin Gastelum def. Ian Heinisch

Kelvin Gastelum (16-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since May 2018.

Gastelum improved to 4-4 (with one no contest) since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in December 2016.

Gastelum’s six takedowns landed marked a single-fight record in his UFC career.

Ian Heinisch (14-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to August 2019.

Heinisch has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

Ricky Simon def. Brian Kelleher

Ricky Simon (18-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) earned his second UFC victory in a 24-day stretch. He also won at UFC on ESPN 20 on Jan. 20.

Julian Marquez def. Maki Pitolo

Marquez (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by submission.

Maki Pitolo’s (12-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June.

Pitolo has suffered six of his eight career losses by stoppage.

Anthony Hernandez def. Rodolfo Vieira

Hernandez (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned seven of his eight career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by submission.

Rodolfo Vieira (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Belal Muhammad def. Dhiego Lima

Belal Muhammad (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) improved to 8-1 in his past eight fights dating back to February 2017. His lone defeat came against Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1.

Muhammad’s four-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Usman (13), Leon Edwards (eight) and James Krause (five).

Muhammad has earned 13 of his 18 career victories by decision. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.

Dhiego Lima (15-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) fell to 3-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in July 2017.

Polyana Viana def. Mallory Martin

Viana (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has earned all 12 of her career victories by stoppage. She’s finished all three of her UFC wins by first-round submission.

Mallory Martin (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career stoppage losses by submission.

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Chris Gutierrez def. Andre Ewell

Chris Gutierrez (16-4-2 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by decision.

Andre Ewell (16-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC) suffered his first decision loss since Feb. 18, 2017 – a span of 1,457 days (nearly four years) and 16 fights.

Gabe Green def. Philip Rowe

Gabe Green (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) earned the first decision victor of his career.

Famous boxing trainer, Teddy Atlas, has made a bold claim about the best finishers in boxing and UFC. He named one current UFC star amongst legends of the sport. His choices will raise a few eyebrows among ardent followers of the pugilistic arts.

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Finishing a fight is one of the most difficult aspects of a fight. When you hurt a fighter and go in for the knockout, you put yourself within his reach. Moreover, an opponent who’s about to lose throws wild punches that could hurt another.

However, famous trainer Atlas gave his take on the matter. He spoke to current UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier on his show, ‘THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas’. Atlas told ‘The Diamond’, “The greatest finishers in the history of boxing, for me, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Joe Louis, oh my God, if he hurt you, it was over, and Mike Tyson. He’s a great, great finisher.”

All three names Atlas listed are legends of the sport and have proved their prowess for many years. However, talking about the UFC, Atlas said, “And Dustin Poirier for me, in that particular sport, he’s one of the great finishers.”

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Is Teddy Atlas right in thinking Dustin Poirier is the best finisher in the UFC?

This is a choice that will raise a few eyebrows. Although Poirier is fresh off a knockout victory over Conor McGregor, he has never had a reputation of being a knockout artist. However, he was the first fighter to ever knockout the Irishman inside the octagon.

Poirier is one of the best all-round fighters. Not only can he finish a fight with his striking, but he has also used grappling to significant effect in fights. Out of his twenty-seven victories, ten have come through knockouts, and three have come by submission; the stats prove he can finish fights.

However, he does not devastatingly finish his opponents as some other fighters in the sport. Despite this, the fact that he has knocked out the likes of Conor McGregor, Justin Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez, and Anthony Pettis is a testament to his striking.

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Do you agree with Teddy Atlas? Do you think Dustin Poirier’s wide variety of skills makes him the best finisher in the UFC?