Chase Hooper (12-3-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) was successful in his UFC lightweight debut at UFC Fight Night 223 in May.
Hooper’s 217 total strikes landed at UFC Fight Night 223 are the third-most in a UFC lightweight fight. Nate Diaz holds the divisional record with 260 total strikes landed vs. Donald Cerrone at UFC 141.
Jordan Leavitt (11-2 MA, 4-2 UFC) is one of 12 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a slam. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 19.
Leavitt’s 22-second slam knockout at UFC on ESPN 19 is tied for the second fastest in UFC history behind Josh Burkman’s 21-second win at The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale in November 2005.
Leavitt’s 22-second victory at UFC on ESPN 19 is the second-fastest finish for a debuting lightweight in UFC history behind Terrance McKinney’s seven-second win at UFC 263.
Leavitt is of three fighters in UFC history to earn a reverse triangle submission. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 199. Cole Miller and Olivier Aubin-Mercier have also won with the technique.
This story originally appeared on MMA Junkie