Carlos Ulberg wins 20th UFC title for Australia/New Zealand region

Carlos Ulberg's championship victory marks the 20th UFC title won by fighters from Australia and New Zealand combined. The total counts Robert Whittaker's rematch with Yoel Romero, which the author argues should have remained a title fight for Whittaker despite Romero missing weight. When measured by titles per capita, the Australia/New Zealand region leads all other continental regions with one title per 1.6 million people, ahead of North America (one per 2.3 million) and well ahead of Russia/CIS (one per 8.3 million). The analysis attributes these successes to what the author describes as well-developed cultural infrastructure and elite sports science programs. Roman Fomin, UFC Performance Institute director of sports science, has reportedly stated that Australian sports science is among the best, if not the best, in the world.