UFC 285 post-event facts: Jon Jones enters a class of his own with heavyweight title win
The biggest UFC event of 2023 thus far delivered in spades Saturday with UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 14-fight lineup featured eight finishes and two new champions crowned.
In the main event, Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) returned from a 37-month layoff and joined an exclusive club of two-division titleholders. The former longtime light heavyweight champion captured heavyweight gold with a first-round submission of Ciryl Gane (11-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC).
The co-headliner saw Alexa Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) pull off one of the biggest title-fight upsets in recent memory when she dethroned Valentina Shevchenko (23-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) with a fourth-round submission to capture the women’s flyweight title.
For more on the numbers coming out of both championship contests, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 285.