Carlos Ulberg's victory marks the 20th UFC championship win for fighters from Australia and New Zealand combined. The post analyzes that Australia and New Zealand lead all regions with one UFC title win per 1.6 million population, 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 analysis credits the success to Australia and New Zealand's well-developed sports culture and sports science infrastructure. Roman Fomin, UFC Performance Institute director of sports science, is quoted as saying Australian sports science is among the best, if not the best, in the world. The post also highlights the region's success in boxing and Olympic Games performance relative to population size.
