Fight Facts: UFC on ABC 4 ‘Rozenstruik vs. Almeida’

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and Octagon oddities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 7,139
TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 647

The Ultimate Fighting Championship leapt back to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for an afternoon of entertaining combat. Several prospects shined at day’s end courtesy of mighty stoppage victories, and a few contenders emerged. UFC on ABC 4 featured an up-and-coming heavyweight wrecking machine doing his thing, an Irishman looking to follow a different path than the infamous one and an old lion who can still hit like a train.

Go Directly to Jail: Jailton Almeida kept his 100% finish streak intact by throttling Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a rear-naked choke. With more submissions than knockouts on his resume, he has now performed 10 RNCs as a pro.

Two Sounds Better Than 27: After five UFC appearances, Almeida has taken just two significant strikes thus far. While Rozenstruik officially hit him three times, and his total strike absorbed amount is 27, only two have come at range.

SBG Slowdown: In a cautious performance, Johnny Walker outstruck Anthony Smith to earn a decision. This marked only the second time Walker had involved the judges in the final tally across his 21 pro wins.

The Future is Fast Approaching: It took Ian Garry just under three minutes to level Daniel Rodriguez with a head kick and follow-up punches. The Irishman is now 12-0 as a pro, with 67% of his wins coming inside the distance – this accounts for three knockouts thus far with the promotion.

Another Rising City Kickboxer: Carlos Ulberg recorded the stoppage at 2:09 of Round 1, putting Ihor Potieria down and lifting his career knockout rate to 75%. Five of his six knockouts as a pro have come in the opening frame.

Floor Not So Lava: In Round 2, Alex Morono hit a guillotine choke on Tim Means to get back in the win column. “The Great White” landed his first submission since February 2018, and at that time, 12 of the other 21 fighters at this event had yet to make their company debuts.

He Wants to Break the Tie: For the 13th time on the roster, Matt Brown scored a knockout. With one punch, Brown decimated Court McGee to reclaim the top spot as a UFC fighter, tied with Derrick Lewis.

The Hall of Pretty Good: Brown has amassed 15 finishes since he made his first appearance at the TUF Season 7 Finale in 2008. He passes Anderson Silva and Dustin Poirier for the fourth-most in league history. Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller (16 apiece) and Charles Oliveira (19) are the only men above him.

An Action Fighter’s Action Fighter: In the course of starching McGee, Brown landed a single knockdown. This gives him 11 in total, joining Jake Ellenberger for the second-most in UFC welterweight history. Thiago Alves’ 13 is the most.

Immortal Is a Great Nickname: The 30 welterweight bouts for Brown reached on Saturday are a division high, passing Neil Magny – although Magny has a fight scheduled in June. Brown has notched 17 wins along the way, good for the third most at 170 pounds behind Georges St. Pierre (19) and Magny (20).

Vet on Vet Violence: McGee made his UFC debut in June 2010, when he won season 11 of “The Ultimate Fighter” against Kris McCray. With this loss, “The Crusher” finds his UFC record now below .500, with 10 wins opposite 11 defeats.

Must Have Kompromat on the UFC: Karl Williams snagged a decision over Chase Sherman on the undercard. Sherman’s UFC record fell to 4-11, by far the worst for any competitor with at least 10 Octagon appearances.

Still Fresh at 37: By taking home a decision over Cody Stamann, Douglas Silva de Andrade saw his career finish rate fall to 76%. All but one of his 12 UFC outings have gone beyond Round 1.

Get a Grip: With Ji Yeon Kim landing a knee from which Mandy Bohm could not recover, their match became the first technical decision in UFC women’s divisional history. Due to two point deductions against Kim for attacking after the bell to end Round 2 and the illegal knee in Round 3, Bohm had her hand raised.

Smoldering Fists: All seven of Kim’s UFC defeats have come by decision. This gives “Fire Fist” the fifth-most among all female fighters to enter the Octagon, tied with Ashley Yoder and Randa Markos. Angela Hill’s 10 sits at the top of that pack.

The KO on Pooh Corner: While he did miss weight by two pounds, Bryan Battle scorched Gabriel Green in 14 seconds as the lone Charlotte representative on the card. “Pooh Bear” now celebrates a stoppage rate of 78% as a pro. UFC President Dana White decided to grant him bonus money despite missing weight.

Muay Thai and Then Some: Brazil’s Tainara Lisboa debuted in the promotion by tapping Jessica-Rose Clark with a late rear-naked choke. “Thai Panther” kept her 100% finish rate intact with the victory, marking the longest she has needed to record a win.

Don’t Skip Jits Day: “Jessy Jess” suffered her third consecutive stoppage loss in a row when Lisboa finished her. Before Stephanie Egger armbarred her in February 2022, Clark had never lost inside the distance.

Never Say Never Again: Coming into UFC on ABC 4, Rozenstruik had never been submitted (17 fights), Rodriguez had never been knocked out (20 fights) and Lisboa had never competed outside of Brazil (seven fights).

And Other Assorted Love Songs: A first for UFC walkout music, Garry selected “Layla” by Derek & The Dominos. No fighter had ever picked any tune involving Eric Clapton prior to the unbeaten Irishman.

The Rock Says: For all five of his UFC outings, Ulberg has changed his entrance song. This event, Ulberg steered into comparisons of he and WWE wrestler The Rock by walking out to the wrestler’s music, “Know Your Role (New Version)” performed by Jim Johnston. This differs slightly from Phil Hawes’ past selection of “Electrifying.”