UFC 329 post-event facts: Max Holloway makes three-division history

UFC 329 produced one of the top events of 2026 on Saturday, but it ended in anticlimactic fashion at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the biggest star in the sport’s history being ushered out with an injury.

Conor McGregor (22-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) came out on the wrong end of a 69-second TKO loss in his rematch with Max Holloway (28-9 MMA, 24-9 UFC) after injuring his knee on his opening strike of the fight. Overall, 11 of the 14 bouts on the card ended in a stoppage.

Despite the way it concluded, it was an all-time evening, and the record books showed it. For more, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC 329 post-event facts.

Event stats

UFC 329 featured 11 stoppage results, tied with four other events for the modern-era record in UFC history.

UFC 329 featured eight first-round stoppage results, the single-event record in UFC history.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $275,000.

Paddy Pimblett, King Green, Brandon Royval and Lon’er Kavanagh earned $100,000 UFC 329 fight-night bonuses. Eight fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card.

UFC 329 drew an announced attendance of 20,078 for a live gate of $26,430,566. The gate figure it the highest in UFC history.

Betting favorites went 10-3 on the card. One fight had even odds.

Betting favorites improved to 9-9 in UFC headliners this year. Four headliners have had even odds in 2026.

Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 1:53:20.

Max Holloway def. Conor McGregor

Holloway’s 24 victories in UFC competition are tied with Neil Magny for third-most in company history behind Jim Miller (27) and Charles Oliveira (25).

Holloway became the 20th fighter to earn UFC victories in three weight classes.

Holloway’s total fight time of 8:53:52 in UFC competition is most in company history.

Holloway’s 12 knockout victories in UFC competition are tied with Vitor Belfort for third-most in company history behind Derrick Lewis (16) and Matt Brown (13).

Holloway has landed 3,693 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history.

Holloway has landed 3,994 total strikes in UFC competition are most in company history.

McGregor’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2020.

McGregor has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.

Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis

Pimblett (24-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has earned six of his eight UFC victories by stoppage.

Pimblett’s 52-second victory marked the second-fastest D’Arce choke submission in UFC history behind Kyle Daukaus’ 50-second win at UFC 322.

Benoit Saint Denis (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.

Saint Denis suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen

Mario Bautista (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) has earned seven of his 12 UFC victories by decision.

Cory Sandhagen (18-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) has suffered six of his seven career losses by decision.

Brandon Royval def. Lone’er Kavanagh

Royval (18-9 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his eight UFC wins.

Royval’s four submission victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Alexandre Pantoja (six) and Demetrious Johnson (five).

Royval’s six Fight of the Night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are most in divisional history.

Lone’er Kavanagh (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) fell to 1-2 in his past three fights after starting his career 9-0.

Kavanagh has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.

Kavanagh suffered the first submission loss of his career.

King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

Green’s (36-17-1 MMA, 17-12-1 UFC) 16 victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Miller (25), Oliveira (18), Donald Cerrone (17) and Beneil Dariush (17).

Terrance McKinney (18-9 MMA, 8-6 UFC) fell to 6-6 in his past 12 fights dating back to March 2022.

McKinney has suffered all nine of his career losses by stoppage.

Robert Whittaker def. Nikita Krylov

Robert Whittaker (27-9 MMA, 18-7 UFC) was successful in his light heavyweight debut.

Whittaker became the 19th fighter to earn UFC victories in three weight classes.

Nikita Krylov (30-12 MMA, 12-10 UFC) fell to 5-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2018.

Krylov has suffered 10 of his 12 career losses by stoppage.

Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison

Gable Steveson (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all four of his career victories by knockout.

Elisha Ellison (5-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.

Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt

Adrian Yanez (18-6-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.

Yanez has earned six of his seven UFC victories by knockout.

Yanez’s six knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (seven) and Sean O’Malley (seven).

Cody Garbrandt (15-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) fell to 4-8 in his past 12 fights dating back to November 2017.

Garbrandt fell to 3-3 since he returned to the bantamweight division in March 2023.

Garbrandt has suffered six of his eight career losses by stoppage.

Garbrandt has suffered five of his six career stoppage losses by knockout.

Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III

Luke Riley (14-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) has all 10 of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

Kai Kamaka III (18-8-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in April 2026. He’s 10-4 since his first octagon tenure ended in July 2021.

Kamaka III has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez

Wang Cong’s (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Natalia Silva (eight).

Tracy Cortez (12-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) fell to 4-3 since she dropped to the UFC women’s flyweight division in April 2021.

Cortez has suffered two of her four career losses by decision.

Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida

Damian Pinas (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage.

Pinas has earned both of his UFC victories by (first-round) knockout.

Cesar Almeida (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Farid Basharat def. John Garza

Farid Basharat’s (16-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Basharat has earned six of his seven UFC victories by decision.

John Garza (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Ryan Gandra def. Zach Reese

Ryan Gandra (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Zach Reese (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.

Reese has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden

Alessandro Costa (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.

Costa has earned all five of his UFC victories by stoppage.

Cody Durden (18-11-1 MMA, 7-8-1 UFC) fell to 2-7 in his past nine fights dating back to December 2023.

Durden has suffered seven of his nine UFC losses by stoppage.

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

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