Inside Alex Pereira’s outstanding run to glory

Pereira is one in all 9 fighters in historical past to win titles in two weight lessons. Randy Couture, B.J. Penn, Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier, Henry Cejudo, Amanda Nunes and Jon Jones completed the feat.

Pereira’s 11 MMA fights earlier than turning into a two-division champion are the fewest in firm historical past.

Pereira’s seven UFC fights to change into a two-division champion are the fewest in firm historical past.

Pereira’s eight MMA fights earlier than turning into UFC champion is the second-fewest in fashionable historical past behind Brock Lesnar’s 4.

Pereira is 3-0 since he moved as much as the sunshine heavyweight division in July 2023.

Pereira has earned seven of his 9 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed all of these wins by knockout.

Pereira lands 62.8 p.c of his important strike makes an attempt in UFC competitors, the second-highest fee amongst energetic fighters within the firm behind Tatiana Suarez (64 p.c).

Prochazka has earned 29 of his 30 profession victories by stoppage, together with all 4 of his UFC wins.

Prochazka’s victory on the 4:32 mark of Spherical 5 marked the second-latest end in UFC championship battle behind Demetrious Johnson’s win over Kyoji Horiguchi at 4:59 of Spherical 5 at UFC 186.

Prochazka is one in all six fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning again elbow. Molly McCann, Ricardo Ramos, Dong Hyun Kim, Uros Medic and Brunno Ferreira additionally completed the feat.

Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes

Brian Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned 10 of his 16 profession victories by stoppage. That features seven of his eight UFC wins.

Ortega’s seven stoppage victories in UFC featherweight competitors are tied with Ricardo Lamas for second-most in divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (11).

Ortega’s 4 submission victories in UFC featherweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Charles Oliveira (six).

Ortega is the one fighter in UFC historical past to earn 4 consecutive third-round stoppage victories.

Diego Lopes (23-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 21 of his 23 profession victories by stoppage. That features all three of his UFC wins.

Lopes has earned his three UFC victories by first-round stoppage in a complete battle time of 4 minutes and 37 seconds.

Anthony Smith vs. Roman Dolidze

Anthony Smith (38-19 MMA, 13-9 UFC) is 9-6 since he moved as much as the UFC light-heavyweight division in June 2018.

Smith is 13-8 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2016. He’s 19-5 since he was first launched from the promotion in June 2013.

Smith has earned 35 of his 38 profession victories by stoppage. That features 12 of his 14 UFC wins.

Smith’s 5 submission victories in UFC mild heavyweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Glover Teixeira (seven) and Paul Craig (six).

Roman Dolidze (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to the sunshine heavyweight division for the primary time since December 2020. He’s 2-0 beneath the UFC banner within the weight class.

Dolidze enters the occasion on the primary two-fight dropping skid of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since December 2022.

Dolidze has earned 10 of his 12 profession victories by stoppage. He’s earned all 4 of his UFC finishes by knockout.

Mayra Bueno Silva’s (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) two submission victories in UFC ladies’s bantamweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Ronda Rousey (three).

Silva earned the primary kneebar submission victory in UFC ladies’s bantamweight historical past at UFC Combat Night time 219.

Macy Chiasson (9-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) absorbs simply 2.0 important strikes per minute in UFC ladies’s bantamweight competitors, the tied with Germaine de Randamie for the perfect fee amongst energetic fighters within the weight class.

Ian Machado Garry’s (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) seven-fight UFC profitable streak at welterweight is tied with Jack Della Maddalena for the longest energetic streak within the division.

Garry lands 55.7 p.c of his important strike makes an attempt in UFC welterweight competitors, the second-highest fee in divisional historical past behind Gunnar Nelson (60.5 p.c).

Michael Web page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was profitable in his promotional debut at UFC 299 in March following a 19-fight Bellator stint the place he went 17-2.

Marc-Andre Barriault’s (16-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) victory on the 4:56 mark of Spherical 3 at UFC 260 marked the second newest stoppage in UFC middleweight historical past behind Garreth McLellan (4:58, Spherical 3) at UFC Combat Night time 76.

Cub Swanson (29-13 MMA, 14-9 UFC) competes in his thirty first UFC/WEC featherweight bout, probably the most appearances in divisional historical past.

Swanson’s 19 victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are second-most in mixed divisional historical past behind Holloway (20).

Swanson’s 14 victories in UFC featherweight competitors are third-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (20) and Darren Elkins (17).

Swanson’s eight stoppage victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are third most within the mixed divisional historical past behind Jose Aldo (11) and Holloway (11).

Swanson’s six knockout victories in UFC featherweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (9).

Swanson’s 13 fight-night bonuses for UFC/WEC featherweight bouts are probably the most in mixed divisional historical past.

Swanson’s 9 fight-night bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (10).

Andre Fili (23-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC) competes in his twenty third UFC featherweight bout, tied with Swanson for the third-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Elkins (26) and Holloway (26).

Fili has earned 11 victories in UFC featherweight competitors, tied for the fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (20), Elkins (17) and Swanson (14).

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-12 MMA, 6-8 UFC) four-fight dropping skid is the longest of her profession. She hasn’t earned a victory since September 2020.

Waterson-Gomez is 1-6 in her previous seven fights relationship again to October 2019.

Gillian Robertson (13-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) is 2-1 since she dropped to the UFC strawweight division in April 2023.

Robertson’s eight victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Valentina Shevchenko (9) and Katlyn Cerminara (9).

Robertson’s seven stoppage victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Robertson’s seven submission victories in UFC competitors are most by any feminine in firm historical past.

Robertson’s six submission victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Andrei Arlovski (34-23 MMA, 23-17 UFC) competes in his forty second UFC bout, probably the most in heavyweight historical past and second-most appearances in firm historical past behind Jim Miller (44).

Arlovski is 13-13 (with one no contest) since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in June 2014.

Arlovski’s 23 victories in UFC competitors are tied with Donald Cerrone for second-most is corporate historical past behind Miller (25).

Arlovski’s 23 victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Arlovski’s whole battle time of 6:34:58 in UFC heavyweight competitors is probably the most in divisional historical past.

Arlovski’s 11 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Derrick Lewis (15) and Frank Mir (13).

Arlovski’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Junior Dos Santos (14).

Arlovski’s 12 choice victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Arlovski landed 152 important strikes at UFC on ESPN 4, the single-fight document for a three-round UFC heavyweight bout.

Arlovski’s 10 knockout losses in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce competitors are second-most in mixed organizational historical past behind Alistair Overeem (13).

Arlovski’s 17 losses in UFC competitors are tied for third-most in firm historical past behind Jeremy Stephens (18) and Clay Guida (18).

Ricky Simon (20-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has landed 41 takedowns in UFC bantamweight competitors, the second most in divisional historical past behind Merab Dvalishvili (66).

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UFC analysis analyst and dwell statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on X @MJCflipdascript.