{"id":144251,"date":"2025-09-15T05:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144251\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T05:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:50:17","slug":"noche-ufc-3-tidbits-after-exciting-sept-13-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/144251\/","title":{"rendered":"Noche UFC 3 Tidbits After Exciting Sept. 13 Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another highly-successful Noche UFC show is in the books, and with it, a featherweight star burns even brighter, as Diego Lopes recorded an amazing second round knockout over touted finisher Jean Silva. Before that, however, David Martinez announced himself to the big leagues with a jaw-dropping upset victory over bantamweight luminary Rob Font, earning a spot at the elite 135-lb table. The night turned out to be a magnificent one for all Mexican fighters on the card, with all of them going a perfect 5-0 in their bouts.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2230480\" href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/3198695\/2230480\/9070\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\"><br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9070-2230480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9070.gif\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s take a look at some interesting post-event facts from Noche UFC 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/imago1060975671-e1757658830239.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-200529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/imago1060975671-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"UFC Noche headliner, Jean Silva\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\"\/><\/a>UFC 314 \u2013 Volkanovski vs Lopes Bryce Mitchell and Jean Silva meet in the octagon for a 3-round bout at UFC 314 \u2013 Volkanovski vs Lopes at Kesaya Center on April 12, 2025 in Miami, FL Photo by Louis Grasse\/PxImages\/ABACAPRESS.COM Miami MIAMI, FL United States PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRAxUK Copyright: xPXxImages\/ABACAx<br \/>\nNoche UFC 3: Santiago Luna def. Quang Le<\/p>\n<p>Santiago Luna<\/p>\n<p>Luna\u2019s Noche UFC 3 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/ufc-des-moines-results-keep-it-locked-tonight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quang Le<\/a> is his second first-round knockout in a row after starching his opponent in two minutes in his fight before making his UFC debut. It also marked his seventh consecutive victory, making his professional record 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>He earned his first Performance of the Night bonus after stopping Le. All his wins have come by finish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quang Le<\/p>\n<p>Quang Le\u2019s Noche UFC 3\u00a0 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/noche-ufc-thrilling-main-card-sept-13-san-antonio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santiago Luna<\/a> was his third in the UFC since entering the company in 2024. He has now lost two of his last three contests by knockout. He is 1-3 in his last four fights\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC 3: Alexander Hernandez def. Carlos Diego Ferreira<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Hernandez\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez\u2019 Noche UFC 3 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/video-dustin-poirier-vs-carlos-diego-ferreira-ufc-fight-night-63-highlights\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diego Ferreira<\/a> marked his second consecutive knockout triumph after previously flattening Chase Hooper not even a month ago. His current winning streak now stands at four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has not tasted defeat since moving up to lightweight in 2024 after a brief return to featherweight.\u00a0Hernandez also has not been defeated at 155-lb since being bested by Billy Quarantillo at UFC 282<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Diego Ferreira<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has now gone 0-2 in 2025. His knockout defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/noche-ufc-results-keep-locked-exciting-show-sept-13\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hernandez<\/a> is his first setback by strikes since 2021, losing to Mateusz Gamrot after verbally submitting to ground and pound. Ferreira\u2019s current losing streak now stands at two in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC 3: Kelvin Gastelum def. Dustin Stoltzfus<\/p>\n<p>Kelvin Gastelum<\/p>\n<p>His Noche UFC 3\u00a0 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/dustin-stoltzfus-looking-to-put-on-a-show-at-historic-ufc-event\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dustin Stoltzfus<\/a> is his first victory at middleweight since beating Chris Curtis by unanimous decision at UFC 287 back in 2023. He reenters the win column after losing to Joe Pyfer earlier this summer at UFC 316.<\/p>\n<p>It also marked both his 20th win as a professional competitor, as well as his ninth by decision\u00a0 The scrap was the first time Gastelum had failed to officially make weight on the scales since his encounter with Tyron Woodley at UFC 183 in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Stoltzfus<\/p>\n<p>Stolzfus\u2019 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/kelvin-gastelum-shavkat-rakhmonov-contender-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelvin Gastelum<\/a> now puts him at back-to-back defeats after previously being trounced by Nursulton Ruziboev back in May. He is now 2-4 in his last six contests. His UFC record now stands at 3-7.<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC 3: Rafa Garc\u00eda def. Jared Gordon\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rafa Garcia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His Noche UFC 3 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/noche-ufc-thrilling-main-card-sept-13-san-antonio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Gordon<\/a> served as his first victory by strikes since 2018, nearly three years before he made his UFC debut. It\u2019s also his first finish since his fourth tilt in the organization, where he submitted Jesse Ronson.<\/p>\n<p>He has now won four of his last six bouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jared Gordon<\/p>\n<p>The Garcia loss marks his first setback due to strikes since suffering a first round knockout defeat to Charles Oliveira in 2019. He now drops from the winner\u2019s circle after splendidly dusting Thiago Mois\u00e9s back in May.<\/p>\n<p>He is now 2-3 with one no-contest in his last five fights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC 3: David Mart\u00ednez def. Rob Font<\/p>\n<p>David Martinez<\/p>\n<p>Martinez\u2019 fight with <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/rob-font-vs-marlon-vera-betting-odds-and-pick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Font<\/a> came about after his first bout on the card opposite Carlos Vera was scrapped due to injury. He was subsequently rebooked from his original replacement opponent Quang Le to take on Font in the co-main event instead.<\/p>\n<p>His win over Font will now guarantee him a place in the bantamweight top 15 come Tuesday. He has now won nine contests in a row\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rob Font<\/p>\n<p>His loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/combate-global-martinez-vs-osuna-results\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Martinez<\/a> served as his first since falling to Deiveson Figueiredo back in 2023. His last three opponents (including Martinez) were all age 29 or younger,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eight of his nine defeats as a professional have come by way of the judge\u2019s scorecards\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noche UFC 3: Diego Lopes def. Jean Silva\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diego Lopes<\/p>\n<p>Diego Lopes\u2019 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/jean-silvas-mma-career-retrospective-feb-22-victory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Silva<\/a> was his sixth in his last seven tilts. It also granted him both a Performance and Fight of the Night award, bringing his UFC post-fight bonus record up to six.<\/p>\n<p>He is now 6-2 in his UFC tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jean Silva<\/p>\n<p>The loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/diego-lopes-vs-jean-silva-odds-and-fight-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diego Lopes<\/a> was his first in the UFC. It\u2019s also his first defeat since 2018, along with it being the first time he had ever been stopped in a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The match would grant him his second Fight of the Night bonus, making it his fourth consecutive post-fight award.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another highly-successful Noche UFC show is in the books, and with it, a featherweight star burns even brighter,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-144251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}