With his decision win at UFC Vegas 88, Ovince Saint Preux now has the most fights in UFC light heavyweight history and is joint-third for most wins at 205lbs.
Last night, 40-year-old Ovince Saint Preux proved that age is just a number as he earned himself a hard-fought split decision victory over Kennedy Nzechukwu on the main card of UFC Vegas 88.
It was a performance for the record books with OSP now the current record holder for most fights in the history of the UFC light heavyweight division, and he’s knocking on the door of a few more too.
Ovince Saint Preux earns record-setting victory at UFC Vegas 88
After a rather lackluster opening two rounds, the light heavyweight clash between Ovince Saint Preux and Kennedy Nzechukwu finally got going in the third, with OSP ultimately earning a split decision victory thanks to a slight edge in output and striking accuracy.
Whilst the UFC Vegas 88 victory itself has very little value in terms of the light heavyweight title picture, OSP has now officially overtaken Mauricio Rua for most fights in the division’s history, stepping into the octagon a grand total of 25 times at 205lbs:
- Ovince Saint Preux – 25
- Mauricio Rua – 24
- Glover Teixeira – 23
- Jon Jones – 22
- Rashad Evans, Ryan Bader, Jan Blachowicz – 20 (Tied)
Yet that’s not the only UFC record that OSP is in the running for after his decision win over Nzechukwu, with a slew of other promotional achievements also remaining open for the Haitian veteran.
The 40-year-old now has the joint-third most wins in the UFC’s light heavyweight division: Jon Jones (20), Glover Teixeira (16), Ryan Bader (15), and Ovince Saint Preux (15).
Elsewhere in the record books, Ovince Saint Preux is also second for most finishes at 205lbs (11), tied fourth for the most KO/TKO finishes (6), and third for most submission wins (5) in the division’s history.
OSP is also joint-second for most post-fight bonuses at 205lbs despite not earning any extra cash at UFC Vegas 88 – those POTN bonuses instead went to Jaqueline Amorim, Jafel Filho, Macy Chiasson, and Marcin Tybura.
Speaking in the post-fight interview, OSP celebrated setting a new divisional record but was aware that there were still improvements to be made:
“That feels good man, and I just want to keep on going. I felt like I had a lot to improve upon tonight, my biggest thing was working on defense – I got hit a little bit but I think I did a good job.”