Carlos Ulberg's victory marks the 20th UFC championship win for fighters from Australia and New Zealand combined. The post notes that officially there are 19 titles because the UFC incorrectly removed title status from the Whittaker-Romero rematch, though Whittaker made weight and the fight should have remained a title bout for him. An extensive statistical analysis shows Australia and New Zealand lead all regions in UFC title wins per capita, with one title per 1.6 million people. This surpasses North America (one per 2.3 million), South America (one per 6.3 million), and Russia/CIS (one per 8.3 million). The analysis extends to boxing success with current and former world champions, and Olympic performance where Australia ranked fourth at Paris 2024 and New Zealand 11th despite having only 5 million people. Roman Fomin, UFC PI's director of sports science, attributes this success to superior sports science infrastructure in Australia.
