UFC 205 has already broken the biggest of barriers, namely with the Octagon’s debut in New York City and Madison Square Garden. Here, we’ll track live all the different milestones that are broken throughout the night by the fighters.
• In February 2013 Liz Carmouche became the first woman MMA fighter to ever step foot in the Octagon. Carmouche made history again on Saturday, becoming the first UFC fighter to ever win in Madison Square Garden. Carmouche defeated Katlyn Chookagian by split decision.
• Jim Miller’s win over Thiago Alves gives him the most wins in the history of the UFC’s lightweight division
• Vicente Luque finished his fourth consecutive UFC opponent when he KO’d Belal Muhammad. Luque is tied for the 2nd-longest active UFC finish streak
• Khabib Nurmagomedov became the seventh fighter in UFC history to win their first 8 UFC fights. It was Nurmagomedov’s 24th consecutive win as a professional MMA fighter. His 88 significant ground strikes landed tonight are the 3rd-most ever landed in a single UFC fight
• Raquel Pennington is now tied for the longest active UFC win streak in the WBW division at 4. She also ties for most wins in the UFC WBW division with 6.
• Yoel Romero joins Diego Sanchez as the only fighters in UFC history with two flying knee knockouts. It’s Romero’s 8th consecutive UFC win and he’s tied for the 5th-longest active UFC win streak. Since 2013, Romero’s six KO/TKOs are tied with Conor McGregor and Derrick Lewis for most in the UFC.
