UFC Crowns Malott and Magomedov for October After Record-Breaking Month of Finishes

The UFC has handed out its monthly awards after a wild October, with Mike Malott and Abus Magomedov taking the headline honours. Malott earned Breakout Performance of the Month after knocking out Joaquin Buckley at UFC Edmonton, extending his winning streak to five fights and cracking the welterweight top ten. Magomedov claimed Submission of the Month after choking out Cam Rowston at UFC 333. The awards followed a five-event stretch in October that produced 65 fights, with nearly 70 percent finishing inside the distance. The Edmonton card set a record with eleven consecutive stoppages and matched Belgrade's modern-era mark of twelve total finishes on one event. It was a month that underlined how much of the sport's current excitement is coming from fighters outside the championship picture, with Malott in particular using a single performance to move from prospect to ranked contender. The UFC returns to action on Saturday with its next Fight Night card on Paramount+, where the next monthly awards race begins.