About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement UFC 333 on Saturday was yet another memorable event in Abu Dhabi, but the belts stayed put.
Alexander Volkanovski (29-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC) turned back featherweight title challenger Movsar Evloev (20-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) by second-round TKO in the main event, while Petr Yan (21-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) hung on to bantamweight gold by unanimous decision in his anticipated trilogy fight with Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC).
Both championship contest led to history for both the winners and the losers, but that wasn't all that happened on Yas Island. For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC 333 post-event facts.
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $314,500.
Volkanovski, Yan, Dvalishvili and Lone'er Kavanagh earned $100,000 UFC 333 fight-night bonuses . Five fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.
UFC 333 did not have an announce dattendance or live gate figure.
Betting favorites went 10-2 on the card. Two fights closed with even odds.
Betting favorites remained 22-11 in UFC headliners this year. Volkanovski vs. Evloev was the fourth main event of 2026 to close with even odds.
Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:21:32.
Volkanovski's nine victories in UFC featherweight championship bouts are most in divisional history. He was previously tied with Jose Aldo, who's most recent featherweight title fight win came at UFC 200 in July 2016.
Volkanovski's 14 victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Max Holloway (20), Darren Elkins (18) and Cub Swanson (16).
Evloev had his 20-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. His run of MMA victories was the longest of any active fighter on the UFC roster.
Evloev has landed two or more takedowns against 10 of his 11 UFC opponents.
Evloev's 53 takedowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Elkins (65).
Yan registered his first UFC title defense in two reigns as champion.
Yan's 13 victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Aljamain Sterling (14) and Marlon Vera (14).
Yan's five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Raul Rosas Jr. (six).
Yan has earned 10 of his 13 UFC victories by decision.
Yan has landed 1,584 significant strikes in UFC bantamweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Dvalishvili has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.
Dvalishvili has landed 124 takedowns in UFC competition, the most in company history.
Dvalishvili attempted 58 takedowns, the single-fight record for a UFC bout.
Dvalishvili has landed 2,831 total strikes in UFC bantamweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Lone'er Kavanagh (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) earned the first stoppage of his UFC career.
Ramazan Temirov (20-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.
Temirov suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Alexander Volkov's (41-11 MMA, 15-5 UFC) 15 victories in UFC Heavyweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (23), Derrick Lewis (20) and Frank Mir (16).
Rizvan Kuniev (15-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Aaron Pico (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.
Losene Keita (17-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.
Keita has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Dominick Reyes (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) has earned 13 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his 11 UFC wins.
Reyes' seven knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (10) and Mauricio Rua (eight).
Azamat Murzakanov (16-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 16-0.
Murzakanov has suffered both of his career losses by knockout.
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev's (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Carlos Ulberg (10) and Navajo Stirling (six).
Yakhyaev has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Yakhyaev's four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied for second-longest among active fighters in the company behind Valter Walker (five).
Nikita Krylov (30-13 MMA, 12-11 UFC) has suffered 11 of his 13 career losses by stoppage.
Cam Rowston (15-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Grant Dawson (25-3-1 MMA, 13-2-1 UFC) improved to 9-2-1 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in March 2020.
Dawson has earned six of his 13 UFC victories by decision.
Nurullo Aliev (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had is 12-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Colby Thicknesse (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.
Asaf Chopurov (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Abubakar Vagaev (26-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
Jacob Malkoun (10-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has suffered two of his four career losses by decision.
Bolaji Oki's (10-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since May 2025.
Oki was unsuccessful in his featherweight debut.
Oki has suffered three of his five career losses by decision.
Kody Steele (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned seven of his nine career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.
Noah Gugnon (10-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Iasmin Lucindo (19-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned five of her six UFC victories by decision.
Nicolle Caliari (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered three of her five career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript .
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 333 post-event facts: History made in both championship fights
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