The fourth annual Noche UFC went down Saturday with UFC Fight Night 288 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., and with a heavy dose of finishes in recent months, things evened out with nine of 13 bouts going to the judges.
One man who didn't need the scorecards was headliner Jean Silva (18-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who rallied from a first-round knockdown to score a third-round submission win over Jose Delgado (12-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) before calling for a featherweight title shot.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC Fight Night 288 post-event facts.
Event stats
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $244,000
Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.
Silva, Sean King III, Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki earned $100,000
UFC Fight Night 288 fight-night bonuses. Two fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 288 drew an announced attendance of 16,928 for a live gate of $4,436,470.
Betting favorites went 9-3 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites improved to 17-11 in UFC headliners this year. Three main events in 2026 have had even odds.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:45:44.
Jean Silva def. Jose Delgado
Silva has earned 16 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes six of his seven UFC wins.
Silva's five stoppage victories since 2024 in UFC featherweight competition are most in the division.
Delgado suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Brandon Moreno def. Joseph Morales
Brandon Moreno (24-10-2 MMA, 12-7-2 UFC) improved to 9-5-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.
Moreno's 12 victories in UFC flyweight competition are fourth-most in divisional history behind Alexandre Pantoja (14), Joseph Benavidez (13) and Demetrious Johnson (13).
Joseph Morales (14-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Tommy McMillen def. Marwan Rahiki
McMillen (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) earned just the second decision victory of his career.
McMillen's three fight-night bonuses in the $100,000 bonus era are tied with Josh Hokit and Justin Gaethje for most in company history.
Rahiki (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Alexa Grasso def. Manon Fiorot
Alexa Grasso (18-5-1 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC) improved to 7-2-1 since she moved up to the UFC women's flyweight division in August 2020.
Grasso has earned seven of her 11 UFC victories by decision.
Manon Fiorot (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.
Curtis Blaydes def. Waldo Cortes Acosta
Curtis Blaydes' (20-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) 15 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied with Junior Dos Santos for fourth-most in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (23), Derrick Lewis (20) and Frank Mir (16).
Blaydes' 70 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career.
Cortes Acosta has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
David Martinez def. Dan Ige
David Martinez (15-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) extended his winning streak to 11 fights. He hasn't suffered a defeat since April 2021.
Martinez's four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Farid Basharat (six), Raul Rosas Jr. (five) and Raoni Barcelos (five).
Dan Ige (19-12 MMA, 11-11 UFC) was unsuccessful in his bantamweight debut.
Ige fell to 1-5 in his past six fights dating back to June 2024.
Ige has suffered 11 of his 12 career losses by decision.
Tim Elliott def. Edgar Chairez
Tim Elliott (22-15-1 MMA, 11-12 UFC) improved to 9-8 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in December 2016.
Elliott has earned eight of his 11 UFC victories by decision.
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Muslim Salikhov
Ignacio Bahamondes (18-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was successful in his return to the welterweight division. He's 2-0 under the UFC banner in the weight class.
Yousri Belgaroui def. Djorden Santos
Yousri Belgaroui (11-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Djorden Santos (11-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Tommy Gantt def. Drakkar Klose
Tommy Gantt (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes both of his UFC wins.
Drakkar Klose (16-4-1 MMA, 10-4 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Rong Zhu def. Rafa Garcia
Rafa Garcia (19-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.
Sean King III def. Jessie Rosas
King III (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned five of his seven career victories by stoppage.
King became the 16th fighter in UFC history to earn a slam knockout. His 36-second win marked the fifth fastest in the category.
Jessie Rosas (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered both of his carer losses by stoppage.
Rosas suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Regina Tarin def. JJ Aldrich
Regina Tarin (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by decision.
JJ Aldrich (15-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) fell to 8-5 since she moved up to the UFC women's flyweight division in March 2019.
Aldrich has suffered five of her seven UFC losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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