UFC Fight Night 276 post-event facts: Never-before-seen submission occurs

The UFC’s 12-week run of events came to an end Saturday with UFC Fight Night 276, and while it won’t go down among the most memorable cards in that stretch, it did feature some notable results.

None more so than in the main event, where Arnold Allen (21-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) became the fourth fighter to reach a dozen featherweight victories in the octagon courtesy of a unanimous decision over Melquizael Costa (27-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 276 post-event facts.

Events stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $167,000.

Debuting fighters went 2-2 at the event.

Dooho Choi, Daniel Santos, Juan Diaz and Alice Ardelean earned $100,000 UFC Fight Night 276 fight-night bonuses. Five fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.

The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 276, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate.

Betting favorites went 9-4 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 6-8 in UFC headliners this year. Two main events had even odds.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:30:52.

Arnold Allen def. Melquizael Costa

Allen has earned eight of his 12 UFC victories by decision.

Costa has suffered four of his eight career losses by decision.

Dooho Choi def. Daniel Santos

Dooho Choi (17-4-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.

Choi has earned 14 of his 15 career stoppage victories by knockout.

Choi’s six knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (nine) and Cub Swanson (eight).

Daniel Santos (14-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Juan Diaz def. Malcolm Wellmaker

Malcolm Wellmaker (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 10-0.

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

Modestas Bukauskas def. Christian Edwards

Modestas Bukauskas (20-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) improved 7-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.

Christian Edwards (8-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.

Bernardo Sopaj def. Timothy Cuamba

Bernardo Sopaj (13-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.

Timmy Cuamba (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.

Cuamba has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Khaos Williams def. Nikolay Veretennikov

Khaos Williams (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has earned five of his seven UFC victories by knockout.

Nikolay Veretennikov (14-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered four of his eight career losses by stoppage.

Ivan Erslan def. Tuco Tokkos

Ivan Erslan (15-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since February 2024.

Thomas Gantt def. Artur Minev

Thomas Gantt (12-0 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

Artur Minev (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his seven-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Ketlen Vieira def. Jacqueline Cavalcante

Ketlen Vieira (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has earned nine of her 10 UFC victories by decision.

Vieira’s nine victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (13) and Raquel Pennington (12).

Vieira’s eight decision victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Pennington (10).

Jacqueline Cavalcanti (10-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Cody Brundage def. Andre Petroski

Cody Brundage (12-9-1 MMA, 6-8 UFC) snapped his four-fight winless skid for his first victory since March 2025.

Brundage has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. That includes all six of her UFC wins.

Andre Petroski’s (13-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2025.

Petroski has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage. He’s been finished by strikes in all of those defeats.

Alice Ardelean vs. Polyana Viana

Alice Ardelean (11-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) haș earned eight of her 11 career victories by stoppage.

Ardelean earned the first submission victory in UFC history from a Capsule Lock.

Polyana Viana’s (13-9 MMA, 4-8 UFC) four-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2022.

Viana has suffered four of her five career stoppage losses by submission.

Nicolle Caliari def. Shauna Bannon

Nicolle Caliari (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all nine of her career victories by stoppage.

Shauna Bannon (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered both of her career stoppage losses by submission.

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

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