UFC Fight Night 280 post-event facts: Two rare finishes on same card

The UFC’s second event in Baku, Azerbaijan delivered in a big way with nine of 13 bouts Saturday at UFC Fight Night 280 ending inside the distance.

Arguable the most impressive finish of all went to headliner Rafael Fiziev (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), who largely styled on Manuel Torres (17-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) en route to a second-round TKO that put him back into relevance in the lightweight division.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 280 post-event facts.

Event stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $162,000.

Debuting fighters went 2-2 at the event.

Fiziev, Asu Almabayev, Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev and Daniil Donchenko earned $100,000 UFC Fight Night 280 fight-night bonuses. Five fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.

UFC did not announce attendance of live gate figures for UFC Fight Night 280.

Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. Two fights had even odds.

Betting favorites improved to remained 8-9 in UFC headliners this year. Fiziev vs. Torres was the fourth main events of 2026 with even odds.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 1:53:09.

Rafael Fiziev def. Manuel Torres

Fiziev has earned 10 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Torres has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.

Shara Magomedov def. Michel Pereira

Shara Magomedov (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision.

Michel Pereira (31-15 MMA, 10-6 UFC) fell to 4-4 since he moved up to the middleweight division in October 2023.

Pereira has suffered four of his six UFC losses by decision.

Matheus Camilo def. Nazim Sadykhov

Matheus Camilo (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned seven of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Nazim Sadykhov (11-3-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Asu Almabayev def. Charles Johnson

Asu Almabayev’s (24-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) seven victories since 2023 in UFC flyweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Joshua Van (10).

Almabayev earned the fourth Suloev Stretch submission victory in UFC history. Kenny Robertson, Aljamain Sterling and Zabit Magomedsharipov also accomplished the feat.

Charles Johnson (19-9 MMA, 8-6 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Ikram Aliskerov def. Brunno Ferreira

Brunno Ferreira (15-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Abus Magomedov def. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Michal Oleksiejczuk (22-10 MMA, 10-8 UFC) fell to 6-5 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.

Oleksiejczuk has suffered all six of his UFC stoppage losses by submission.

Farman Hasanov def. Eric Nolan

Farman Hasanov’s (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) nine takedowns landed in Round 1 marked the single-round record for a UFC welterweight bout.

Eric Nolan (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Julius Walker

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Yakhyaev’s eight-second knockout was tied for the the second-fastest in UFC light heavyweight history. Ryan Jimmo holds the record with a seven-second finish at UFC 149.

Julius Walker (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fell to 1-3 in his past four fights after starting his career 6-0.

Walker has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Nursulton Ruziboev def. Andrey Pulyaev

Nursulton Ruziboev (37-9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has earned 34 of his 37 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 26 of those wins in Round 1.

Andrey Pulyaev (10-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.

Pulyaev suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Kaan Ofli def. Javier Reyes

Kaan Ofli (14-4-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by submission.

Javier Reyes (23-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage.

Daniil Donchenko vs. Theodor Berggren

Daniil Donchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Theodor Berggren (8-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Tahir Abdullayev def. Jefferson Nascimento

Tahir Abdullayev (22-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 17 of his 22 career victories by stoppage.

Jefferson Nascimento (13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 13-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

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

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