Overview
- Asplund won by standing TKO at 3:49 of Round 2 after sustained unanswered strikes in a bloody heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 112.
- Stat trackers reported a record for significant strikes in a three-round UFC heavyweight fight, with totals listed between 168 and 170.
- The matchup earned Fight of the Night, adding $50,000 to both Asplund and Sharaf, according to the UFC’s post-event bonus announcement.
- Dana White shared close-up video of Sharaf’s lacerations after he was stitched and sent for a precautionary CT scan.
- Asplund improved to 7-1 after entering off a 16-second DWCS knockout and drew attention for his dramatic weight-loss journey from a past weight near 525 pounds.