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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 59 ‘Namajunas vs. Cortez’

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: 7,751
TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 697

The Ultimate Fighting Championship took its roster to high elevation and thin air in its first return to Denver in years. The patchwork event had its fair share of shakeups along the way, but for the most part, it delivered until it fizzled out at the end.