The octagon made its 40th trip to Brazil on Saturday with UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro.

Although it was far from a stacked lineup in the aftermath of UFC 300 this past month, the home crowd got largely what it wanted when the majority of Brazilian fighters won, including headliner Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who outworked Steve Erceg (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) to a unanimous decision for his second consecutive flyweight title defense.

For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC 301.

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Alexandre Pantoja def. Steve Erceg

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights against Steve Erceg (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Pantoja’s six-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied with Muhammad Mokaev for the longest active streak in the division.

Pantoja’s 12 victories in UFC flyweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (13) and Joseph Benavidez (13).

Pantoja has earned six of his 12 UFC victories by decision.

Erceg has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Jose Aldo def. Jonathan Martinez

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Jose Aldo Junior (red gloves) fights Jonathan Martinez (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Aldo (32-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC) improved to 4-3 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in December 2019.

Aldo has earned all four of his UFC bantamweight victories by decision.

Jonathan Martinez (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has suffered three of his four UFC losses by decision.

Anthony Smith def. Vitor Petrino

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Anthony Smith (red gloves) fights Vitor Petrino (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Anthony Smith (38-19 MMA, 13-9 UFC) improved to 9-6 since he moved up to the UFC light-heavyweight division in June 2018.

Smith improved 13-8 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2016. He’s 19-5 since he was first released from the promotion in June 2013.

Smith has earned 35 of his 38 career victories by stoppage. That includes 12 of his 14 UFC wins.

Vitor Petrino (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Michel Pereira def. Ihor Potieria

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Michel Pereira (red gloves) fights Ihor Potieria (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Pereira (30-11 MMA, 9-2 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he moved up to the middleweight division in October 2023.

Pereira’s eight-fight UFC winning streak is tied for third-longest among active fighters in the company behind Islam Makhachev (13) and Merab Dvalishvili (10).

Pereira has earned five of his nine UFC victories by stoppage.

Ihor Potieria (20-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in February 2024.

Potieria has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.

Potieria suffered the first submission loss of his career.

Caio Borralho def. Paul Craig

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Paul Craig (red gloves) fights Caio Borralho (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Borralho’s (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied with Brendan Allen for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (seven).

Borralho earned the first knockout victory of his UFC career.

Paul Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) fell to 1-2 since he dropped to the middleweight division in July 2023.

Craig has suffered all eight of his career losses by stoppage.

Joanderson Brito def. Jack Shore

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Jack Shore (red gloves) fights Joanderson Brito (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Joanderson Brito’s (17-3-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak in featherweight competition is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (seven) and Ilia Topuria (six).

Brito has earned 15 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. That includes all five of his UFC wins.

Brito’s five-fight UFC stoppage streak is the second-longest streak among active fighters in the company behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (six).

Jack Shore (7-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he moved up to the featherweight division in March 2023.

Shore has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.

Shore suffered the first TKO loss of his career.

Iasmin Lucindo def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Karolina Kowalkiewicz (red gloves) fights Iasmin Lucindo (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Iasmin Lucindo’s (16-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Tatiana Suarez (six) and Zhang Weili (four)

Lucindo has earned two of her three UFC victories by decision.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC) fell to 6-8 in her past 14 fights dating back to when she fought for the UFC strawweight title in November 2016.

Myktybek Orolbai def. Elves Brener

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Elves Brener (red gloves) fights Myktybek Orolbai (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Elves Brener (16-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.

Drakkar Klose def. Joaquim Silva

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Joaquim Silva (red gloves) fights Drakkar Klose (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Drakkar Klose (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned seven of his nine UFC victories by decision.

Joaquim Silva (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has suffered three of his five of his UFC losses by decision.

Mauricio Ruffy def. Jamie Mullarkey

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Mauricio Ruffy (red gloves) fights Jamie Mullarkey (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by knockout. He’s finished seven of those wins in Round 1.

Jamie Mullarkey (17-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC) has suffered six of his eight career losses by stoppage.

Mullarkey has suffered all six of his career stoppage losses by knockout.

Dione Barbosa def. Ernesta Kareckaite

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Dione Barbosa (red gloves) fights Ernesta Kareckaite (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Ernesta Kareckaite (5-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had her six-fight unbeaten streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.

Alessandro Costa def. Kevin Borjas

May 4, 2024; Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL; Alessandro Costa (red gloves) fights against Kevin Borjas (blue gloves) during UFC 301 at Rio Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Costa (14-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished both of his UFC wins by knockout.

Kevin Borjas (9-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.

Borjas suffered the first knockout loss of his career.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 301.

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