The UFC’s debut event in France was nothing short of spectacular on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 209 at Accor Arena in Paris being a memorable show.
The hometown hero emerged with a stellar win in the main event, as Ciryl Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) broke down and eventually finished Tai Tuivasa (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) with a third-round knockout in the headlining act between heavyweight contenders.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 209.
Events stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $155,000.
Debuting fighters went 3-4 at the event.
Gane, Tuivasa, Abus Magomedov and Benoit Saint-Denis earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 209 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 209 drew an announced attendance of 15,405 for a live gate of $3,242,837.
Betting favorites went 9-3 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 19-11 in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:19:16.
Ciryl Gane def. Tai Tuivasa
Gane has earned eight of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Tuivasa fell to 5-4 in his past eight fights after starting his career 10-0.
Tuivasa has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
Robert Whittaker def. Marvin Vettori
Robert Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) improved to 12-2 since he moved up to the UFC middleweight division in November 2014.
Whittaker has earned 10 of his 15 UFC victories by decision.
Marvin Vettori (18-6-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has suffered all six of his career losses by decision.
Roman Kopylov def. Alessio Di Chirico
Roman Kopylov (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has earned all eight of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
William Gomis def. Jarno Errens
Jarno Errens (13-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.
Nathaniel Wood def. Charles Jourdain
Nathaniel Wood (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he moved up to the featherweight division in July 2022.
Charles Jourdain (13-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
Jourdain has suffered four of his five UFC losses by decision.
Abus Magomedov def. Dustin Stoltzfus
Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) recorded a 19-second TKO win, the fourth-fastest finish of any debuting fighter in middleweight history.
Magomedov earned his 15th first-round stoppage victory.
Dustin Stoltzfus (14-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
John Makdessi vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Nasrat Haqparast (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has earned five of his six UFC victories by decision.
John Makdessi (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) fell to 6-6 in his past 12 UFC appearances dating back to February 2014.
Makdessi has suffered five of his eight career losses by decision.
Fares Ziam def. Michal Figlak
Fares Ziam (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.
Michal Figlak (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Benoit Saint-Denis def. Gabriel Miranda
Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage.
Gabriel Miranda (16-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Christian Quinonez def. Khalid Taha
Khalid Taha’s (13-5 MMA, 1-4 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2019.
Taha suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Stephanie Egger def. Ailin Perez
Stephanie Egger (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned seven of her eight career victories by stoppage.
Egger has earned all three of her UFC victories by stoppage.
Ailin Perez (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of her career.
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UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
