The UFC’s penultimate pay-per-view of 2024 went down Saturday with UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.

The primary occasion noticed heavyweight champion Jon Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) return from a 20-month layoff to tackle Stipe Miocic (20-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), and “Bones” blew by it with relative ease en path to a third-round TKO that additional etched his identify within the all-time octagon file books.

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Jon Jones def. Stipe Miocic

Jones turned the fourth fighter in UFC historical past to earn title defenses in two weight lessons. Henry Cejudo, Amanda Nunes and Daniel Cormier additionally achieved the feat.

Jones’ 16 victories in UFC championship fights are most in firm historical past.

Jones’ eight stoppage victories in UFC title fights are tied with Matt Hughes for second-most in firm historical past behind Anderson Silva (9) and Matt Hughes (eight).

Jones improved to 2-0 since he moved as much as the heavyweight division in February 2023.

Jones’ 20-fight UFC unbeaten streak is the longest amongst energetic UFC fighters.

Jones 20-fight UFC unbeaten streak is the longest in firm historical past.

Jones’ 24 fights with out knocked out in UFC competitors are tied with Marlon Vera for many amongst energetic fighters on the roster.

Miocic retired from MMA competitors after his loss.

Miocic has suffered all 4 of his profession stoppage losses by knockout.

Charles Oliveira def. Michael Chandler

Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) improved to 14-3 since he returned to the UFC light-weight division April 2017. He’s 16-5 with one no contest within the group at 155 kilos.

Oliveira’s 23 UFC victories are tied with Andrei Arlovski and Donald Cerrone for second-most in firm historical past behind Jim Miller (27).

Oliveira has been awarded 20 fight-night bonuses for UFC bouts, essentially the most in firm historical past.

Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has been awarded a fight-night bonus in 5 of his six UFC appearances.

Bo Nickal def. Paul Craig

Bo Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of his profession.

Nickal’s four-fight UFC profitable streak at middleweight is tied for the fourth-longest energetic streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (eight), Caio Borralho (seven) and Anthony Hernandez (six).

Paul Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9 fell to 1-3 since he dropped to the middleweight division in July 2023.

Craig suffered the primary determination lack of his profession.

Mauricio Ruffy def. James Llontop

Mauricio Ruffy (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of his profession.

James Llontop (14-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered three of his 5 profession losses by determination.

Marcus McGhee def. Jonathan Martinez

Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) earned the primary determination victory of his profession.

Jonathan Martinez (19-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has suffered 4 of his 5 UFC losses by determination.

Jim Miller def. Damon Jackson

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Jim Miller’s (38-18 MMA, 27-17 UFC) 27 victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Miller’s 19 stoppage victories in UFC competitors are second-most in firm historical past behind Oliveira (20).

Miller’s 17 stoppage victories in UFC light-weight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Miller’s 49 submission makes an attempt in UFC competitors are essentially the most in firm historical past.

Miller’s 13 submission victories in UFC competitors are second-most in firm historical past behind Oliveira (16).

Miller’s 11 submission victories in UFC light-weight competitors are tied with Oliveira for many in divisional historical past.

Damon Jackson (23-8-1 MMA, 6-6-1 UFC) was unsuccessful in his light-weight debut. He misplaced his first divisional look in August 2014.

Jackson fell to 6-5 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2020.

Marcin Tybura def. Jhonata Diniz

Marcin Tybura (26-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC) has earned 17 of his 26 profession victories by stoppage.

Jhonata Diniz (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his eight-fight profitable streak snapped for the primary defeat of his profession.

Ramiz Brahimaj def. Mickey Gall

Brahimaj (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his previous 11 fights relationship again to Could 2018.

Brahimaj has earned all 11 of his profession victories by stoppage.

Brahimaj earned the primary knockout victory of his profession.

Mickey Gall’s (7-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) four-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2021.

Gall has suffered all three of his profession stoppage losses by knockout.

Oban Elliott def. Bassil Hafez

Bassil Hafez (9-5-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the primary stoppage lack of his profession with a knockout defeat.

Eduarda Moura def. Veronica Hardy

Veronica Hardy (9-5-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC) fell to 4-3 since she dropped to the UFC ladies’s flyweight division in Could 2018.

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UFC analysis analyst and reside statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.