The UFC closed its busy March schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 54 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., and the event was historic for the record books.

The eight stoppage results by TKO or knockout tied the single-event in company history, however, the headliner wasn’t one of them. Manon Fiorot (12-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) needed the scorecards for her unanimous decision win over Erin Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the women’s flyweight headliner.

For more on the aftermath numbers, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 54.

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Event stats

UFC on ESPN 54 featured eight TKO/knockout results, tied with eight other events for the most in company history.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $181,500.

Debuting fighters went 1-2 at the event.

Nate Landwehr, Dennis Buzukja, Ibo Aslan, Anton Turkalj earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 54 fight-night bonuses.

UFC on ESPN 54 drew an announced attendance of 12,198 for a live gate of $2,180,601.

Betting favorites went 7-6 on the card.

Betting favorites fell to 6-5 in UFC headliners this year.

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:17:09.

Manon Fiorot def. Erin Blanchfield

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Erin Blanchfield (red gloves) fights Manon Fiorot (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Fiorot’s seven-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is the longest active streak in the division

Blanchfield has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Vicente Luque (red gloves) fights Joaquin Buckley (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Joaquin Buckley (19-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.

Buckley has earned all 13 of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

Vicente Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to April 2022.

Chris Weidman def. Bruno Silva

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Chris Weidman (red gloves) fights Bruno Silva (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) earned his first victory since August 2020.

Weidman has completed at least one takedown in 17 of his 19 UFC appearances.

Weidman’s 43 takedowns landed in UFC middleweight competition are most in divisional history.

Bruno Silva’s (23-11 MMA, 4-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023.

Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Sedriques Dumas

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Nursulton Ruziboev (red gloves) fights Sedriques Dumas (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 32 of his 34 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 25 of those wins in Round 1.

Ruziboev extended his winning streak to 10 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since December 2019. 

Ruziboev has earned his past 10 victories by first-round stoppage.

Sedriques Dumas (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Kyle Nelson def. Bill Algeo

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Bill Algeo (red gloves) fights Kyle Nelson (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Kyle Nelson (16-5-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) has earned two of his four UFC victories by stoppage.

Bill Algeo (18-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

Chidi Njokuani def. Rhys McKee

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Chidi Njokuani (red gloves) fights Rhys McKee (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Chidi Njokuani (23-10 MMA, 3-3 UFC) was successful in his UFC welterweight debut. He earned his first victory since May 2021.

Rhys McKee (13-6-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC) fell to 0-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2023.

Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Nate Landwehr (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Jamall Emmers (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Landwehr (18-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career stoppage victories by knockout.

Jamall Emmers (20-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) has alternated losses and wins over his past eight fights.

Emmers has suffered five of his eight career losses by stoppage.

Virna Jandiroba def. Loopy Godinez

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Virna Jandiroba (red gloves) fights Loopy Godinez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Virna Jandiroba’s (20-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Tatiana Suarez (six) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (four).

Jandiroba has landed at least one takedown against eight of her nine UFC opponents.

Loopy Godinez (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has suffered all four of her career losses by decision.

Julio Arce def. Herbert Burns

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Julio Arce (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Herbert Burns (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Julio Arce (19-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was successful in his return to the featherweight division. He earned his first victory since the weight class since May 2019.

Arce has alternated wins and losses over his past nine fights.

Herbert Burns’ (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2020.

Burns has suffered all three of his UFC losses by knockout.

Dennis Buzukja def. Connor Matthews

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Dennis Buzukja (red gloves) fights Connor Matthews (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Connor Matthews (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.

Ibo Aslan def. Anton Turkalj

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Ibo Aslan (red gloves) fights Anton Turkalj (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Aslan (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage.

Turkalj (8-4 MMA, 0-4 UFC) has suffered four consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.

Turkalj has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.

Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Jacob Malkoun (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Andre Petroski (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Jacob Malkoun (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all three of his career stoppage victories by knockout.

Andre Petroski (10-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by knockout.

Caolan Loughran def. Angel Pacheco

Mar 30, 2024; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA; Angel Pacheco (red gloves) fights Caolan Loughran (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Boardwalk Hall. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Angel Pacheco (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 54.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.