The debut of the octagon in Azerbaijan will not be an event that hold in the memory bank after 10 of 12 bouts on Saturday’s UFC on ABC 8 card at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku went to the scorecards.

Among the fights to go the distance was the main event, where Khalil Rountree Jr. (14-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) largely battered Jamahal Hill (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) over five rounds to claim a unanimous decision and the biggest win of his career.

For more inside the numbers in the aftermath of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ABC 8.

Event stats

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $155,000.

Debuting fighters went 1-2 at the event.

Nazim Sadykhov and Nikolas Motta earned $100,000 UFC on ABC 8 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ABC 8 had an announced attendance of 14,424. No live gate was revealed.

Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 13-8 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:53:52. It marked the longest 12-bout card in UFC history and the 11th longest fight card in company history overall.

Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill

Rountree Jr.’s 14 knockdowns landed in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied with Chuck Liddell and Mauricio Rua for most in divisional history.

Hill suffered three consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2023.

Hill suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Rafael Fiziev def. Ignacio Bahamondes

Rafael Fiziev (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped a three-fight losing skid for his first victory since July 2022.

Ignacio Bahamondes (17-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision.

Curtis Blaydes def. Rizvan Kuniev

Curtis Blaydes’ (19-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) 14 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (23), Derrick Lewis (19), Frank Mir (16) and Junior Dos Santos (15).

Blaydes’ 64 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Rizvan Kuniev (13-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.

Myktybek Orolbai def. Tofiq Musayev

Myktybek Orolbai (14-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.

Tofiq Musayev (22-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage..

Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta

Nazim Sadykhov (11-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC win.

Nikolas Motta (15-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all six of his career losses by stoppage. He’s been knocked out in all three of his UFC defeats.

Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad

Muhammad Naimov (13-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has earned three of his five UFC victories by decision.

Bogdan Grad (15-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.

JunYong Park def. Ismail Naurdiev

JunYong Park (19-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has earned six of his nine UFC victories by decision.

Ismail Naurdiev (24-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2024.

Naurdiev has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.

**Naurdiev was the X fighter in UFC history to be deducted two points in a fight for a foul.

Daria Zhelezniakova def. Melissa Mullins

Daria Zhelezniakova (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.

Melissa Mullins (7-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Klaudia Sygula def. Irina Alekseeva

Irina Alekseeva (5-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.

Tagir Ulanbekov def. Azat Maksum

Tagir Ulanbekov’s (18-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (seven).

Ulanbekov has earned four of his six UFC victories by decision.

Azat Maksum (17-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 17-0.

Maksum has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab

Hamdy Abdelwahab (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) had his seven-fight unbeaten 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 Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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