UFC Fight Night 246 on Saturday opened the promotion’s November event schedule with a 13-fight lineup that went down at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In the main event, former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-4-2 UFC) returned from a self-imposed hiatus with force to batter and bloody Amir Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for five rounds en route to a unanimous decision.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 246.
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Events stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $196,500.
Dustin Stoltzfus, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Charles Jourdain, Youssef Zalal. earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 246 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 246 had an announced attendance of 16,439 for a live gate of $2,600,463.
Betting favorites went 11-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 27-10 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 3:06:38.
The 3:06:38 of total fight time marked the third-longest event in UFC history behind UFC 263 (3:19:32) and UFC 251 (3:07:27).
Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi
Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas
Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva
Dustin Stoltzfus def. Marc-Andre Barriault
Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles
Aiemann Zahabi vs. Pedro Munhoz
Charles Jourdain def. Victor Henry
Youssef Zalal def. Jack Shore
Youssef Zalal (16-5-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.
Zalal has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Jack Shore (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he moved up to the featherweight division in March 2023.
Shore has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Shore has suffered two of his three career losses by submission.
