UFC 304 post-event facts: Tom Aspinall shortens fight time record in rare interim title defense

The UFC returned to Manchester, England, on Saturday, with UFC 304 at Co-Op Live, and the card’s two title fights couldn’t have ended much differently.

In the main event, [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) won the welterweight title from [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (21-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in an extended unanimous decision while in the co-headliner [autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) needed just 60 seconds to knock out [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and defend his interim heavyweight title while avenging his only loss in the Octagon.

To learn more about the numbers for the two title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC 304 post-event facts below.

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Event Statistics

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UFC promotional guidelines compliance pay for the event totaled $307,500.

Aspinall and [autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag] earned $100,000 in fight night bonuses at UFC 304. [autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag] won two $200,000 bonuses

The debuting fighters were 0-1 on the card.

UFC 304 drew an announced audience of 17,907 for a live gate of US$6.72 million.

The betting favorites were 9-5 on the card.

Betting favorites are down to 18-7 on UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 14-fight card was 2:48:47.

Belal Muhammad defeated. Leon Edwards

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Muhammad became the first Palestinian champion in UFC history.

Muhammad became the 12th fighter to hold the undisputed UFC welterweight title.

Muhammad improved to 14-1 with one no contest in his last 15 fights dating back to February 2017. His only loss came against Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1. Muhammad’s 11-fight UFC welterweight streak is the longest active streak in the division.

Muhammad’s 15 wins in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fifth most in division history, behind Neil Magny (22), Georges St-Pierre (19), Matt Brown (17) and Matt Hughes (16). . career wins by decision. This includes 12 of his 15 UFC wins.

Muhammad’s 12 decision victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied with St-Pierre for second most in division history behind Magny (14).

Muhammad’s 12 decision wins in UFC competition are tied for third most in company history, behind Magny (14) and Brad Tavares (13).

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

Tom Aspinall defeated. Curtis Blaydes

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Aspinall became the third fighter in UFC history to defend his interim title. Andrei Arlovski (heavyweight) and Renan Barão (bantamweight) also accomplished the feat.

Aspinall has won all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.

Aspinall’s average fight time of 2:02 in UFC competition is the shortest in the company’s history.

Aspinall lands 8.07 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the highest rate in the division’s history.

Aspinall lands 8.07 significant strikes per minute in UFC competition, the third-highest rate in division history behind Casey O’Neill (8.41) and Victor Henry (8.34).

Blaydes has suffered all five of his career losses by knockout.

Paddy Pimblett defeated. Green King

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[autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag]UFC’s six-fight winning streak (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at lightweight is the second-longest active streak in the division, behind Islam Makhachev (13).

Pimblett has won four of his six UFC victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Green King[/autotag] (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC) suffered his first submission loss since January 24, 2009 – a span of 5,663 days and 39 fights.

Gregório Rodrigues defeated. Christian Leroy Duncan

[autotag]Gregory Rodrigues[/autotag] (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has won two of his seven UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Christian Leroy Duncan[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) drops to 2-2 in his last four fights after starting his career 8-0.

Duncan has suffered both defeats in his career by decision.

Arnold Allen defeated. Giga Chikadze

[autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag] (20-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) has won seven of his 11 UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

Nathaniel Wood defeated. Daniel Pineda

[autotag]Nathanael Madeira[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 4-1 since moving up to featherweight in July 2022.

[autotag]Daniel Pineda[/autotag] (28-16 MMA, 5-7 UFC) falls to 2-3 with one no contest since returning to the UFC for a second stint in August 2020. Pineda has suffered four of his seven UFC losses by decision.

Bruna Brasil defeated. Molly McCann

[autotag]Bruna Brazil[/autotag] (10-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has scored both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Molly McCann[/autotag] (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) dropped to 1-1 since dropping to UFC strawweight in February 2024.

McCann has suffered four of his seven career losses by decision.

Muhammad Mokaev defeated. Manel Kape

[autotag]Muhammad Mokayev[/autotag]The UFC’s seven-fight winning streak (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.

[autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag] (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

Oban Elliott defeated. Preston Parsons

[autotag]Oban Elliott[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

[autotag]Preston Parsons[/autotag] (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has alternated losses and wins in the last six fights.

Modestas Bukauskas defeated. Marcin Prachnio

[autotag]Modest Bukauskas[/autotag] (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has improved to 3-1 since returning to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.

Bukauskas has won 12 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.

Sam Patterson defeated. Kiefer Crosbie

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[autotag]Sam Patterson[/autotag] (12-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has won 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. He ended his two UFC wins via first-round submission.

[autotag]Kiefer Crosbie[/autotag] (10-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses via stoppage.

Mick Parkin defeated. Lukasz Brzeski

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[autotag]Mick Parkin[/autotag]The UFC’s four-fight winning streak (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at heavyweight is tied with Alexander Volkov for the longest active streak in the division. Parkin has won seven of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

[autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag] (9-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses via stoppage. He was knocked out in all of those defeats.

Shauna Bannon defeated. Alice Ardelean

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[autotag]Shauna Bannon[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has won four of his six career victories by decision.

[autotag]Alice Ardelean[/autotag] (8-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by decision.

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UFC Research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.

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