The UFC made its annual stop in Paris on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 243, which took place at the Accor Arena and featured 14 fighters.

The French crowd was sent home disappointed after the main event as Renato Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) defeated Benoit Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) on the way to the second round Doctor stoppage TKO to improve his position in the lightweight division.

For more on the numbers coming out of the headliner and the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 243 post-event facts below.

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Event statistics

The payout to comply with UFC promotional guidelines for the event totaled $173,500.

The debut fighters went 0-1 in the event.

Morgan Charriere, Fares Ziam, Bryan Battle and Chris Duncan earned $50,000 in UFC Fight Night 243 fight night bonuses.

UFC Fight Night 243 had an announced attendance of 15,449, representing a live gate prize of $4,000,000.

The betting favorite went 12-2.

When it comes to UFC headliners, the number of betting favorites has fallen to 23-9 this year.

Total fight time for the 14-fight card was 2:44:39.

Renato Moicano defeated. Benoit Saint Denis

Moicano improved to 7-1 since moving up to the UFC lightweight division in March 2020.

Moicano’s six-fight UFC lightweight win streak is tied with Paddy Pimblett for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Islam Makhachev (13).

Saint Denis suffered consecutive defeats for the first time in his career. He has not won since November 2023.

Saint Denis suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.

Nassourdine Imavov defeated. Brendan Allen

Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has won four of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) has suffered three of his six career losses by decision.

William Gomis defeated. Joanderson Brito

William Gomis’ (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) UFC featherweight four-fight win streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (seven), Ilia Topuria (six) and Lerone Murphy (six). .

Gomis has won three of his four UFC victories by decision.

Joanderson Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has suffered both UFC losses by decision.

Bryan Battle defeated. Kevin Jousset

Battle (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 4-1 with a single win since moving to the UFC welterweight division in August 2022.

Battle has won nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage. This includes five of his six UFC wins.

Kevin Jousset (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) suffered two of his three career losses via stoppage.

Jousset suffered both defeats in his career interruptions by knockout.

Morgan Charriere defeated. Gabriel Miranda

Charriere (20-10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both UFC victories by knockout.

Gabriel Miranda (18-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stops by knockout.

Fares Ziam def. Matt Frevola

Ziam’s (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) UFC four-fight winning streak at lightweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Makhachev (13) and Pimblett (six).

Matt Frevola (11-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career stops by knockout.

Ion Cutelaba def. Ivan Erslan

Ion Cutelaba (18-9-1 MMA, 7-8-1 UFC) has won three of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Oumar Sy defeated. Da Woon Jung

Da Woon Jung’s (15-6-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) losses in four fights are the longest of his career. He has not won since November 2021.

Ludovit Klein defeated. Roosevelt Roberts

Ludovit Klein’s (23-4-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) seven-fight unbeaten streak in UFC lightweight competition is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Makhachev (13).

Roosevelt Roberts’ (12-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) five winless UFC fights are the longest of his career. He has not won since May 2020.

Taylor Lapilus defeated. Vince Morales

Taylor Lapilus (21-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) improved to 3-1 since returning to the UFC for a second stint in September 2023.

Lapilus has won five of his six UFC victories by decision.

Vince Morales (11-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC) has suffered five of his six UFC losses by decision.

Ailin Perez defeated. Darya Zheleznyakova

Ailin Perez (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) earned the first stoppage victory of her UFC career with a submission victory.

Darya Zheleznyakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered both career losses via stoppage.

Zheleznyakova suffered the first submission loss of her career.

Daniel Barez defeated. Victor Altamarino

Victor Altamirano (12-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered all four of his UFC losses by decision.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti defeated. Nora Cornolle

Jacqueline Cavalcanti (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has won all three of her UFC victories by decision.

Nora Cornolle (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career losses by decision.

Chris Duncan defeated. Bolaji Oki

Duncan (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned nine of his 12 career victories by stoppage.

Bolaji Oki (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission loss.

For more information on the card, check out MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 243 event hub.

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