By The Numbers: Edson Barboza vs. Billy Quarantillo

Some embrace the grind. Others favor unadulterated violence.

Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweights Edson Barboza and Billy Quarantillo fall in the latter category more often than not—a reality which will add another layer of intrigue to their encounter when they face one another in the UFC on ESPN 44 co-main event this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. They have 27 finishes between them. Barboza enters the cage on the heels of back-to-back losses. The former Ring of Combat champion last appeared at UFC 272, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Bryce Mitchell on March 5, 2022. Quarantillo, meanwhile, has won 10 of his past 12 bouts. He last competed on Dec. 10, when he cut down Alexander Hernandez with knees and punches in the second round of their UFC 282 pairing.

In advance of the Barboza-Quarantillo showdown at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

37: Years of age for Barboza, who was born on Jan. 21, 1986 in Nova Friburgo, Brazil.

13: Barboza wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 59% of his career total (22). His list of UFC victims: Shane Burgos, Dan Hooker, Beneil Dariush, Evan Dunham, Rafaello Oliveira, Lucas Martins, Terry Etim and Mike Lullo. Barboza owns one other win by submission (5%)—he tapped Lee King with an anaconda choke under the Renaissance MMA banner in 2009—and eight more by decision (36%).

14: Knockdowns landed by Barboza as a member of the UFC roster, tying him with Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, Junior dos Santos and Thiago Santos for fourth on the promotion’s all-time list. Only Donald Cerrone (20), Anderson Silva (18) and Jeremy Stephens (18) have been credited with more.

58: Rounds completed by Barboza as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 13 occasions and carries an 8-5 record in those bouts.

237: Combined victories between the 11 opponents—Mitchell, Giga Chikadze, Dan Ige, Paul Felder, Justin Gaethje, Kevin Lee, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson, Michael Johnson, the aforementioned Cerrone and Jamie Varner—who have beaten Barboza. They boast a cumulative .745 winning percentage at 237-81-1.

34: Years of age for Quarantillo, who was born in Buffalo, New York, on Dec. 8, 1988.

5: Quarantillo victories by submission, accounting for 29% of his career total (17). His methods of choice: two armbars, two triangle chokes and one rear-naked choke. Quarantillo holds eight other victories by knockout or technical knockout (47%) and four more by decision (24%).

164: Significant strikes landed by Quarantillo in his unanimous decision loss to Burgos at UFC 268 in November 2021. It established a new personal benchmark—his previous high was 100—for the former King of the Cage champion.

49: Seconds needed for Quarantillo to dismiss Sandro da Silva with an armbar at a Strike Off Fighting Championship show on June 7, 2014. Nearly nine years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

.723: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Burgos, Gavin Tucker, Michel Quinones and J.P. Reese—who have defeated Quarantillo. They sport a combined record of 47-18.