The UFC’s return to Chicago after more than six years with nothing short of a raging success with UFC 319 delivering some all-time finishes and the crowning of a new middleweight champion.

The man who claimed the belt is Khamzat Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who kept his undefeated record alive with a one-sided domination of Dricus Du Plessis (23-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision and his place atop the 185-pound ladder.

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For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 319.

Event stats

UFC 319 was the first event in company history with multiple spinning back knockout results.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $301,500.

Chimaev, Lerone Murphy, Carlos Prates and Tim Elliott earned $50,000 UFC 319 fight-night bonuses.

Debuting fighters went 1-3 on the card.

UFC 319 drew an announced attendance of 20,023 for a live gate of $11,014,682.

Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 18-10 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:06:05.

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Khamzat Chimaev def. Dricus Du Plessis

Chimaev became the 15th undisputed UFC middleweight champion.

Chimaev became the 15th undefeated titleholder in UFC history.Chimaev improved to 5-0 in UFC middleweight competition.Chimaev’s five-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the third-longest longest active streak in the division behind Anthony Hernandez (eight) and Caio Borralho (seven).

Chimaev’s nine-fight UFC winning streak is tied for third-longest among active fighters on the roster behind Islam Makhachev (15) and Merab Dvalishvili (13).

Chimaev landed 529 total strikes, a new single-fight UFC record.

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Chimaev was credited with 21:40 of total control time, the second-most in company history behind Sean Sherk (22:18) over Hermes Franca at UFC 73.

Chimaev has been awarded a fight-night bonus in seven of his nine UFC appearances.

Du Plessis suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico

Murphy’s (17-0-1 MMA, 9-0-1 UFC) 10-fight UFC unbeaten streak at featherweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Murphy’s nine-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Murphy’s nine-fight UFC winning streak is tied for third-longest among active fighters on the roster behinnd Makhachev (15) and Dvalishvili (13).

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Murphy has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.

Prates earned the 10th knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning back elbow.

Aaron Pico (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.

Carlos Prates def. Geoff Neal

Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFFC) has earned 20 of his 22 career victories by stoppage.

Prates earned the ninth knockout in UFC history stemming from a spinning back elbow.

Prates’ five knockout victories since 2015 in UFC competition are most int he company.

Geoff Neal (16-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) suffered his first knockout loss since Jan. 28, 2017 – a span of 3,122 days and 15 fights.

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Michael Page def. Jared Cannonier

Michael Page (24-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he moved up to the middleweight division in February 2025.

Jared Cannonier (18-9 MMA, 11-9 UFC) fell to 8-5 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2018.

Cannonier has suffered five of his eight UFC losses by decision.

Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura

Tim Elliott (21-14-1 MMA, 10-11 UFC) improved to 8-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.

Elliott has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by submission.

Elliott has landed 61 takedowns in UFC flyweight competition, the most in divisional history.

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Kai Asakura (21-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.

Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric Nolan

Baisangur Susurkaev (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 10 career victories by stoppage.

Susurkaev earned the first submission victory of his career.

Eric Nolan (8-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Gerald Meerschaert

Michal Oleksiejczuk (21-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) improved to 5-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.

Oleksiejczuk has earned 17 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. All eight of his UFC finishes are by knockout.

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Oleksiejczuk’s eight first-round knockout victories in UFC competition are third-most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (11) and Anthony Johnson (nine).

Gerald Meerschaert (37-20 MMA, 12-12 UFC) fell to 3-6 in his past nine fights dating back to April 2022.

Meerschaert has suffered 14 of his 20 career losses by stoppage. That includes seven of his 12 defeats.

Loopy Godinez def. Jessica Andrade

Loopy Godinez(14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) has earned 11 of her 14 career victories by decision.

Jessica Andrade (26-15 MMA, 17-13 UFC) fell to 3-4 since she returned to the UFC strawweight division in April 2022.

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Alexander Hernandez def. Chase Hooper

Alexander Hernandez (17-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) has earned nine of his 17 carer victories by stoppage.

Chase Hooper (16-4-1 MA, 8-4 UFC) fell to 5-1 since he moved up to the lightweight division in May 2023.

Hooper has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Drakkar Klose def. Edson Barboza

Drakkar Klose (16-3-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 UFC victories by decision.

Edson Barboza (25-13 MMA, 18-13 UFC) was unsuccessful in his return to the lightweight division after an eight-fight stint at featherweight.

Karine Silva def. Dione Barbosa

Dione Barbosa (8-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.

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Joseph Morales def. Alibi Idiris

Joseph Morales (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was successful in his return to the UFC after a second stint.

Morales has earned nine of his 13 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by submission.

Alibi Idiris (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has his 10-fight winning 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 X @MJCflipdascript.

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