Carlos Ulberg's victory brought the 20th UFC title to Australia and New Zealand combined, making the region the world leader in title wins per capita at one per 1.6 million population. This surpasses North America (one per 2.3 million), South America (one per 6.3 million), Russia and CIS (one per 8.3 million), and Western Europe (one per 11.6 million). The analysis attributes this success to well-developed sports culture and science, citing UFC Performance Institute director Roman Fomin who called Australian sports science among the best in the world. The region also excels in boxing with multiple current and former world champions including Jay Opetaia, Joseph Parker, George Kambosos, and Tim Tszyu. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Australia ranked 4th overall with 18 gold medals while New Zealand, despite having only 5 million people, ranked 11th with 10 medals, making it the smallest country in the top 20 medal count.
