Carlos Ulberg's victory represents the 20th UFC title win for fighters from Australia and New Zealand combined, though officially counted as 19 because the UFC incorrectly stripped the title status from the Whittaker-Romero rematch. When adjusted for population, Australia and New Zealand lead all regions with one UFC title victory per 1.6 million residents, ahead of North America (2.3 million), South America (6.3 million), Russia and CIS (8.3 million), and Western Europe (11.6 million). The post extensively compares Australia and New Zealand's achievements in combat sports and Olympic performance to other nations, attributing their success to superior sports science and cultural investment in athletics. Roman Fomin, UFC Performance Institute director of sports science, previously stated that Australian sports science is among the world's best.
