UFC on ESPN 46 post-event facts: Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori set striking records in main event

UFC on ESPN 46 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas proved to be a historic night.

The main event saw Jared Cannonier (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) emerge from a key matchup of former middleweight title challengers with a unanimous decision win over Marvin Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) in which he set a new single-fight record for most significant strikes landed in a divisional contest.

The Fight of the Night delivered, but for more numbers on the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 46.

Event stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $140,000.

Cannonier, Vettori, Alessandro Costa and Manuel Torres earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 46 fight-night bonuses.

The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC on ESPN 46, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.

Betting favorites went 6-4 on the card. One fight ended in a no contest.

Betting favorites fell to 12-8 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:12:50.

Jared Cannonier def. Marvin Vettori

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Jared Cannonier punches Marvin Vettori of Italy in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Cannonier improved to 7-2 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2018.

Cannonier’s 241 significant strikes landed set the single-fight record for a UFC middleweight bout.

Cannonier and Vettori combined for 394 significant strikes landed, the single-fight record for a UFC middleweight bout.

Vettori has suffered all seven of his career losses by decision.

Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia punches Joaquim Silva of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Arman Tsarukyan (20-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has earned 13 of his 20 career victories by stoppage.

Joaquim Silva (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has suffered all three his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Armen Petrosyan def. Christian Duncan

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Armen Petrosyan of Russia punches Christian Leroy Duncan of England in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Armen Petrosyan (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.on.

Christian Duncan (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Pat Sabatini def. Lucas Almeida

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Pat Sabatini takes down Lucas Almeida of Brazil in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Pat Sabatini (18-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.

Lucas Almeida (14-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) fell to 2-2 in his past four fights after starting hid career on a 12-fight winning streak.

Almeida suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.

Manuel Torres def. Nikolas Motta

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Manuel Torres of Mexico punches Nikolas Motta of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Torres (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Torres has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.

Nikolas Motta (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.

Motta has suffered both of his UFC losses by knockout.

Nicolas Dalby def. Muslim Salikhov

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (L-R) Nicolas Dalby of Denmark punches Muslim Salikhov of Russia in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Nicolas Dalby (22-5-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) improved to 5-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.

Dalby has earned all six of his UFC victories by decision.

Muslim Salikhov (19-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Alessandro Costa def. Jimmy Flick

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Alessandro Costa of Brazil punches Jimmy Flick in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Alessandro Costa (13-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.

Jimmy Flick (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by stoppage.

Flick has suffered all six of his career stoppage losses by knockout. That includes both of his UFC defeats.

Kyung Ho Kang def. Cristian Quinonez

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (L-R) Kyung Ho Kang of South Korea punches Cristian Quinonez of Mexico in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Kyung Ho Kang (19-9 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 6-2 since he returned to competition from a nearly 3.5-year layoff in January 2018.

Kang’s four submission victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Rani Yahya (six) and Urijah Faber (six).

Cristian Quinonez (18-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.

Carlos Hernandez def. Denys Bondar

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (L-R) Carlos Hernandez punches Denys Bondar of Ukraine in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Carlos Hernandez (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.

Tereza Bleda def. Gabriella Fernandes

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Gabriella Fernandes of Brazil battles Tereza Bleda of the Czech Republic in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Gabriella Fernandes (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.

Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: (R-L) Modestas Bukauskas of Lithuania punches Zac Pauga in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Modestas Bukauskas (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) improved 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.

Zac Pauga (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 46.

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