By The Numbers: UFC 311 Pre-Fight Edition
Islam Makhachev will put the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title on the line when his rematch with Arman Tsarukyan headlines UFC 311 on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Meanwhile, Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight crown opposite the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov in the five-round co-main event at 135 pounds.
Ahead of UFC 311 “Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2,” a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the docket bring to the table:
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10: Consecutive calendar years in which Tsarukyan has fought at least once. The American Top Team standout went 1-1 in 2015, 4-0 in 2016, 5-0 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 2-0 in 2021, 2-1 in 2022, 2-0 in 2023 and 1-0 in 2024.
85: Takedowns completed by Dvalishvili as a member
of the UFC roster, placing the
Serra-Longo Fight Team mainstay second on the promotion’s
all-time list. Only Georges St.
Pierre has executed more (90).
4: Countries in which Nurmagomedov has plied his mixed martial arts trade. In addition to his native Russia, the ex-Eagle Fighting Championship titleholder has suited up in Uzbekistan, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
26: Jiri Prochazka wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 87% of his career total (30). His list of UFC victims: Aleksandar Rakic, Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir. Prochazka locks horns with Jamahal Hill in a three-round light heavyweight showcase.
34: Rounds started by Hill as a professional mixed martial artist. The Dana White’s Contender Series graduate has involved the judges on five occasions and carries a perfect 5-0 record in those bouts.
286: Miles between where Beneil Dariush trains at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California, and UFC headquarters in Las Vegas. The Rafael Cordeiro protege puts Renato “Money” Moicano to the test in a three-round lightweight feature.
116: Significant strikes landed by Moicano in a three-round unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar at UFC 223 on April 7, 2018. It established a personal high-water mark for the Brazilian that still stands.
400,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Kevin Holland across his 22 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” seven times and “Fight of the Night” once. Holland toes the line against former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder in a three-round middleweight appetizer.
12: De Ridder victories by submission, accounting for 67% of his career total (18). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, three arm-triangle chokes, two armbars, one triangle choke, one inverted triangle choke and one brabo choke.
39: Years of age for Diego Ferreira. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Jan. 18, 1985 in Careiro da Varzea, Brazil. Ferreira faces Grant Dawson in a three-round lightweight prelim.
24: Years of age for Bernardo Sopai. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on Sept. 25, 2000 in Fier, Albania. Sopai meets “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 29 winner Ricky Turcios in a three-round bantamweight prelim.
836: Cumulative winning percentage between the 14 fighters slated to compete at the event. They sport a combined record of 468-90-4. Prochazka has the most wins (30) of anyone on the card, while Holland has been saddled with the most losses (12).
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