By the Numbers: UFC Vegas 106

Michael Morales used Gilbert Burns as his personal steppingstone.

The Ecuadorian standout continued his ascent in the welterweight division, as he dispatched the former title challenger inside of a round in the UFC Vegas 106 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The 25-year-old Entram Gym representative is now 18-0 as a professional, and he figures to be an opponent nobody at 170 pounds will be eager to face in the months to come. Burns, meanwhile, has lost four consecutive Octagon appearances — a significant decline from where he was some five years ago.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Vegas 106, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.

6: Consecutive UFC wins for Morales, tying him with Joaquin Buckley for the third-longest active winning streak in the welterweight division behind Jack Della Maddalena (eight) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven).

33: Significant strikes landed by Morales in just 3:39 of action. By comparison, Burns landed five.

202: Combined significant striking deficit for Burns in his last four UFC outings, losses to Morales, Sean Brady, Jack Della Maddalena and Belal Muhammad.

2: Knockdowns landed by Morales. The 25-year-old has landed a total of six knockdowns in six Octagon appearances.

.200: Significant head strike accuracy for Sodiq Yusuff, who landed just nine of 44 head shots in a decision loss to Mairon Santos in his lightweight debut. Santos landed 22 of 56 significant head strikes, a 39% success rate.

18: Significant leg strikes for Yusuff. By comparison, Santos landed eight.

2-4: Record for Yusuff since winning his first four UFC bouts.

5: Consecutive victories for Melquizael Costa, the fourth-longest active winning streak in the UFC’s featherweight division behind Movsar Evloev (eight), Lerone Murphy (eight) and Ilia Topuria (seven). Costa defeated Julian Erosa via unanimous decision on Saturday night.

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102: Significant strikes landed by Costa, a career best in seven UFC appearances. By comparison, Erosa landed 69. Costa was also the more accurate striker, landing 50% of his attempts compared to 39% for Erosa.

1: Keylock submission victory in UFC women’s history. Luana Santos became the first to utilize the maneuver when she tapped out Tainara Lisboa 4:59 into the second round of their bantamweight matchup.

9: Keylock submission wins in UFC history overall.

3: KO/TKO victories for Denise Gomes, tying her with Amanda Ribas for second most in UFC strawweight history. Only Jessica Andrade (four) has more. Gomes defeated Elise Reed via technical knockout 30 seconds into Round 2 of their preliminary bout.

11: Strawweight victories for Tecia Pennington, No. 2 all-time in UFC history behind only Angela Hill (12). Pennington outpointed Luana Pinheiro in the evening’s opening bout. Pennington’s 18 strawweight appearances are tied with Randa Markos and Karolina Kowalkiewicz for No. 2 in division history.

9: Decision wins at 115 pounds for Pennington. That ties her with Hill for most in UFC strawweight history.

5: Takedowns landed by Pinheiro against Torres in the third round. That’s tied for the most ever landed in a single frame in UFC strawweight history. Pinheiro previously took Markos down five times in their May 2021 bout. Jessica Andrade and Lupita Godinez have also landed five takedowns in a round.