The UFC made its long-awaited return to Canada on Saturday with UFC 289, which took place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver and featured a clean sweep of results from fighters competing out of “The Great White North.”
Despite the Canadian success, it was a Brazilian who closed the show strong. Double UFC champ Amanda Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) dominated Irene Aldana (14-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) for five rounds in the main event, winning a unanimous decision before announcing her retirement from MMA.
For more on the numbers behind Nunes’ resume, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 289.
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Event stats
Canadian fighters went 6-0 on the card.
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $236,500.
Charles Oliveira, Mike Malott, Steve Erceg, Marc-Andre Barriault and Eryk Anders earned $50,000 UFC 289 fight-night bonuses.
Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card.
UFC 289 drew an announced attendance of 17,628 for a live gate of $3,834,893.25.
Betting favorites went 5-5 on the card. One fight ended in a no contest.
Betting favorites improved to 12-7 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 2:14:24.
Amanda Nunes def. Irene Aldana
Nunes retired from MMA competition after her victory.
Nunes’ 11 victories in UFC title fights are tied with Anderson Silva for fourth-most in company history behind Jon Jones (15), Georges St-Pierre (13) and Demetrious Johnson (12).
Nunes’ 11 victories in women’s UFC title fights are most in company history.
Nunes’ 16 victories in UFC competition are most for any female in company history.
Nunes’ 13 victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Aldana has suffered all five of her UFC losses by decision.
Charles Oliveira def. Beneil Dariush
Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) improved to 13-2 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division April 2017. He’s 15-4 (with one no contest) in the organization at 155 pounds.
Oliveira’s 22 UFC victories are tied with Demian Maia for fourth-most in company history behind Jim Miller (25), Andrei Arlovski (23) and Donald Cerrone (23).
Oliveira’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Oliveira’s 14 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Miller (15).
Oliveira has been awarded 19 fight-night bonuses for UFC bouts, the most in company history.
Oliveira has been awarded 13 Performance of the Night bonuses, the most in company history.
Beneil Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.
Mike Malott def. Adam Fugitt
Malott (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage.
Malott has earned all three of his UFC victories by stoppage.
Adam Fugitt (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Dan Ige def. Nate Landwehr
Nate Landwehr (17-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) suffered his first decision loss since Feb. 22, 2013 – a span of 3,760 days and 19 fights.
Marc-Andre Barriault def. Eryk Anders
Anders (15-8 MMA, 7-8 UFC) fell to 4-8 with one no contest in his past 13 fights after starting his career 10-0.
Anders has suffered six of his eight career losses by decision.
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Miranda Maverick
Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of her UFC victories by decision.
Miranda Maverick (11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all five of her career losses by decision.
Aiemann Zahabi def. Aori Qileng
Aiemann Zahabi (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage.
Aori Qileng (23-10 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Kyle Nelson def. Blake Bilder
Blake Bilder (8-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his nine-fight unbeaten streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
David Dvorak def. Steve Erceg
David Dvorak’s (20-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May 2021.
Dvorak has suffered five of his six career losses by decision. That includes all three of his UFC defeats.
Diana Belbita def. Maria Oliveira
Diana Belbita (13-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
Maria Oliveira (13-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her UFC losses by decision.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
