How UFC White House Freedom 250 card made history with perfect knockout rate

With the White House background providing some incredible visuals, UFC had about as successful a "Freedom 250" event as possible — especially considering the weather wasn't as much of an issue as originally anticipated.

Between the spectacle of the event and the presence of some celebrities, regardless of how the fights went, UFC accomplished its goal of putting together a premier show on President Donald Trump's birthday. But all seven bouts on the card also lived up to the hype, including a massive upset in the Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje main event.

Making some UFC history, every fight on the Freedom 250 card also ended in a knockout or technical knockout.

Here's a look at how UFC Freedom 250 made history with its 100% rate of knockouts. 

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It should be noted that UFC Freedom 250 was a smaller card than most UFC events, with just seven fights. But it still made promotion history.

For the first time, every fight on a UFC card ended in a knockout. And that came on the White House lawn, an event that has been meticulously planned for nearly a year as one of the most unique sports events ever put together.

While there hasn't been a 100% rate of knockouts before, there have been two known previous instances of a card having a 100% rate of finishes. At UFC Fight Knight 55 in 2014, all 11 fights resulted in stoppages via either knockouts, technical knockouts or submission, and the same could be said of all 10 fights at UFC Vegas 59 in 2022.

UFC White House Freedom 250 knockouts

Here's a look at each of the seven knockouts at the White House on Sunday night.

Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia

The first bout of the night saw Diego Lopes make a comeback effort against Steve Garcia.

In the second round, Lopes sent Garcia to the ground with a left jab, and after a few more swings, it was over.

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Bo Nickal vs. Kyle Daukaus

Bo Nickal, a former collegiate wrestler, handled Kyle Daukaus in round one.

Nickal landed a right-handed punch that sent Daukaus falling, and with a few elbows to follow, he was victorious.

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Mauricio Ruffy vs. Michael Chandler

The third fight of the night saw Mauricio Ruffy send Michael Chandler into the cage after a right hand, and once Chandler fell, he was hit with a knockout punch to decide the bout.

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Josh Hokit vs. Derrick Lewis

In a heavyweight fight, Josh Hokit took on Derrick Lewis — and with Lewis looking sluggish, Hokit took advantage.

Once Hokit found himself with a chance to strike, he connected on a few huge uppercuts to send his opponent to the ground, yet another technical knockout.

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Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi

The action at the White House continued with Sean O'Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi, and by round two, it was over.

O'Malley had one clean left-handed punch that took Zahabi down, then landed another with his right hand to end the fight.

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Ciryl Gane vs. Alex Pereira

In the co-main event, Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira met for the interim heavyweight title.

Gane ended Pereira's run at making history as a potential three-division champion, using a quick right-handed punch to get Pereira to the ground, then following it with some more violent right-handers and elbows. Pereira managed to get up after that, but he was slowed down enough for Gane to take advantage.

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Ilia Topuria (c) vs. Justin Gaethje

The highlight of the night came in the main event, with Topuria and Gaethje competing for the undisputed UFC lightweight title — and because Topuria's corner decided to not continue the fight, it went down as yet another TKO in a huge upset.

Gaethje and Topuria went a full four rounds, but physically, Topuria took a beating. By the end of the third round, he had a swollen nose and eyes, was visibly struggling to see in front of him and had plenty of blood on his face. Despite a doctor appearing to say Topuria couldn't continue fighting, his corner convinced officials to continue the fight.

Gaethje did enough in Round 4 to tire Topuria even more, however, and when the champion went back to his stool, the fight was over.

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