UFL Week 9 By The Numbers: Cornell Powell, Justin Hall shine

Week 9 of the 2025 UFL season featured some dominant performances and down-to-the-wire finishes.

The St. Louis Battlehawks, Birmingham Stallions, Arlington Renegades and Houston Roughnecks were victorious, while the San Antonio Brahmas, Michigan Panthers, Memphis Showboats and DC Defenders fell flat.

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Here are the numbers to know after Week 9.

5: Birmingham beat Michigan, 26-22, sweeping the season series and improving the Stallions' record to 5-0 vs the Panthers in the UFL since the start of last season (and 7-0 dating back to their meetings in the USFL).  After scoring the go-ahead TD with just over 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Birmingham’s defense held strong, halting Michigan’s comeback attempt with four stops from inside their own 10-yard line.  The Panthers will have one more chance to break their skid against the Stallions when they meet in a rematch of last year’s Conference Championship Game in Birmingham in two weeks.

7: DC wide receiver Cornell Powell is up to a league-best seven receiving touchdowns on the season after his second straight multi-TD game.  Powell went for eight catches for 104 yards and two TDs against Houston on Sunday, including a TD grab with three seconds left in the fourth quarter that gave DC a shot at tying the game with a 3-point conversion.  The former Clemson wideout has been on a tear in the second half of the year with five TDs over his last three games. 

Cornell Powell #14 of the DC Defenders breaks a tackle in the second quarter of a game at TDECU Stadium on May 25, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/UFL/Getty Images)

10: Houston’s Justin Hall became the first player