LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Khalil Rountree Jr. punches Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
December 10, 2023 2:40 pm ET
There’s just one event left on the UFC’s 2023 schedule after UFC Fight Night 233 came to a conclusion on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
An underwhelming lineup fell in the shadow of UFC 296 this weekend, and the main event wasn’t particularly memorable as Song Yadong (21-7-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) proved to be too much for Chris Gutierrez (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) in their bantamweight matchup en route to a unanimous decision win.
For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts about UFC Fight Night 233.
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Song Yadong def. Chris Gutierrez
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (R-L) Song Yadong of China punches Chris Gutierrez in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Song improved to 8-2-1 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division.
Song has earned nine of his 20 career victories by decision.
Gutierrez fell to 6-3-1 in UFC bantamweight competition.
Gutierrez has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.
Khalil Rountree def. Anthony Smith
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Khalil Rountree Jr. punches Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Rountree’s (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is tied with Carlos Ulberg for the longest active streak in the division.
Rountree’s seven knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (nine) and Mauricio Rua (eight).
Rountree’s 13 knockdowns landed in UFC light heavyweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Liddell (14) and Rua (14).
Anthony Smith (37-19 MMA, 12-9 UFC) fell to 8-6 since he moved up to the UFC light-heavyweight division in June 2018.
Smith has suffered 15 of his 19 career losses by stoppage.
Nasrat Haqparast def. Jamie Mullarkey
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Nasrat Haqparast of Germany punches Jamie Mullarkey of Australia in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Haqparast (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has earned 10 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout.
Jamie Mullarkey (17-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) has suffered five of his seven career losses by stoppage. He’s been finished by knockout in all of those defeats.
Tim Elliott def. Su Mudaerji
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Tim Elliott battles Sumudaerji of China in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Elliott (20-14-1 MMA, 9-11 UFC) improved to 7-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.
Elliott has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by submission.
Su Mudaerji (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all six of his career losses by stoppage. He’s been submitted in five of those defeats.
Andre Muniz def. Junyong Park
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (R-L) JunYong Park of South Korea kicks Andre Muniz of Brazil in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Junyong Park (17-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) suffered his first decision loss since Oct. 24, 2015 – a span of more than eight years and 18 fights.
Sung Hyun Park def. Shannon Ross
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) HyunSung Park of South Korea punches Shannon Ross of Australia in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Park (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned seven of his nine career victories by stoppage.
Shannon Ross’ (12-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 20202.
Ross has suffered all three of his UFC losses by knockout.
Steve Garcia def. Melquizael Costa
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (R-L) Steve Garcia battles Melquizael Costa of Brazil in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Steve Garcia (15-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has earned all 12 of his career stoppage victories by knockout. That includes all four of his UFC wins.
Melquizael Costa (20-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of his UFC losses by stoppage.
Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Hernandez
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (R-L) Tatsuro Taira of Japan battles Carlos Hernandez in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Tatsuro Taira’s (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Muhammad Mokaev (five).
Taira has earned 11 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.
Carlos Hernandez (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage
Hernandez suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 233.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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