By The Numbers: Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Brandon Moreno for time being finds himself on gatekeeper duty in the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division.

“The Baby Assassin” will attempt to steady himself in a weight class he has twice ruled when he confronts Amir Albazi in the UFC Fight Night 246 main event on Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Moreno enters the cage on the heels of back-to-back losses. He last saw action at UFC Fight Night 237, where he wound up on the wrong side of a contentious split decision against Brandon Royval on Feb. 24. Albazi, meanwhile, steps into the spotlight on a six-fight winning streak. He last fought on June 3, when he was awarded split scorecards against Kai Kara-France at UFC on ESPN 46.

As Moreno and Albazi make final preparations for their forthcoming clash at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

30: Years of age for Moreno, who was born on Dec. 7, 1993 in Tijuana, Mexico.

11: Moreno victories by submission, accounting for 52% of his career total (21). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, two armbars and one guillotine choke. Moreno holds five other victories by knockout or technical knockout (24%) and five more by decision (24%).

999: Significant strikes landed by Moreno as a UFC flyweight, placing him second on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only Demetrious Johnson (1,059) has connected with more.

86: Rounds started by Moreno as a professional mixed martial artist. He has involved the judges on 15 different occasions and carries a 5-8-2 record in those bouts.

.712: Cumulative winning percentage between the seven men—Kara-France (twice), Royval, Deiveson Figueiredo (twice), Jussier Formiga, Dustin Ortiz, Ryan Benoit and Louis Smolka—Moreno has beaten as a member of the UFC roster. They boast a combined record of 137-55-1.

31: Years of age for Albazi, who was born in Baghdad on Oct. 27, 1993.

5: Albazi wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 29% of his career total. His list of victims: Alessandro Costa, Niko Gjoka, Ondrej Moravec, Bagandov Murada and Andre Batista. Albazi owns nine other wins by submission (53%) and three more by decision (18%).

59: Seconds needed for Albazi to turn away Pavlo Kulish with a rear-naked choke in his pro debut under the World Ultimate Full Contact banner on Aug. 22, 2009. More than 15 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

9: Countries in which Albazi has fought as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 5-0 in England, 3-0 in the United States, 3-0 in Portugal, 2-0 in the United Arab Emirates, 1-0 in Scotland, 1-0 in the Czech Republic, 1-0 in Sweden, 1-0 in Bahrain and 0-1 in Jordan.

82: Combined victories between the five men—Kara-France, Costa, Francisco Figueiredo, Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Malcolm Gordon—Albazi has defeated as a member of the UFC roster. They sport a cumulative .688 winning percentage at 82-37-1.