Ulberg's win marks 20th UFC title for Australia and New Zealand

Carlos Ulberg's victory represents the 20th UFC title won by fighters from Australia and New Zealand, though officially recorded as 19 due to a disputed count involving the Whittaker-Romero rematch. The post argues that fight should count as Whittaker made weight even though Romero missed. By population ratio, Australia and New Zealand lead all regions with one UFC title per 1.6 million people, ahead of North America (2.3 million), South America (6.3 million), Russia/CIS (8.3 million), and Western Europe (11.6 million). The analysis also highlights the region's boxing success with multiple current and former world champions, and Olympic achievements where New Zealand ranked 11th in Paris 2024 despite having only 5 million people. The post attributes these successes to a well-developed sports culture and world-class sports science, citing UFC Performance Institute director Roman Fomin's assessment of Australian sports science as among the world's best.