5 UFC records you have probably never heard of

#4 Most wins in a calendar year – Roger Huerta and Neil Magny (5 fights)

Neil Magny won 5 fights in 2014, equalling Roger Huerta's 2007 record

Rewind just over a decade, and Roger ‘El Matador’ Huerta was one of the hottest prospects inside the UFC. The first fighter to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine – who used an action shot of Huerta landing a front kick on Leonard Garcia – the Hispanic fighter was given a huge promotional push upon his UFC debut in 2006.

And for the early part of his UFC career at least, Huerta lived up to his side of the bargain. 2007 was a landmark year for the Lightweight, as he reeled off five victories in the calendar year, taking out John Halverson in February, Garcia in April, Doug Evans in June, Alberto Crane in August and finally Clay Guida in December.

Interestingly enough though – backing up the opinions of fans who saw Huerta as being “protected” by the UFC – 4 of Huerta’s victims that year were making their UFC debuts. After the Guida fight, things went swiftly downhill for ‘El Matador’ as he would only fight twice in the following 2 years and after 2 losses, left for Bellator in late 2009.

7 years later, Huerta’s record would be equalled by current Welterweight contender Neil Magny. 2014 saw him defeat Gasan Umalatov (February), Tim Means (May), Rodrigo de Lima (June), Alex Garcia (August) and William Macario (October).

While the 5 wins didn’t put him into title contention like Huerta’s did, his were arguably more impressive, as Means, Garcia and Macario were all seasoned UFC veterans by the time they fought Magny.

With the UFC’s roster still expanding and more shows expected with the ESPN deal, whether someone can go one better than Huerta and Magny and put together 6 wins in a calendar year is a huge question mark.