Stephen Loman did not shy away from the moment when presented with the opportunity to introduce himself to a much wider audience.
As Loman and Fernandes pore over the remaining details associated with their forthcoming clash at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
42: Years of age for Fernandes, who was born in Manaus, Brazil, on March 30, 1980.
9: Fernandes wins by submission, accounting for 38% of his career total (24). His methods of choice: five rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, one armbar and one kimura. Fernandes holds two other wins by knockout or technical knockout (8%), 12 more by decision (50%) and another by disqualification (4%).
58: Rounds completed by Fernandes as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 15 different occasions and carries a 12-3 record in those bouts.
4: Sub-minute finishes on the Fernandes resume. He dispatched Luis Figueroa with a rear-naked choke in 31 seconds at Jungle Fight 3 on Oct. 23, 2004, took care of Len Tam with a triangle choke in 58 seconds at a Raw Combat show on Oct. 25, 2008, dismissed Joe Warren with an armbar in 42 seconds at Dream 11 on Oct. 6, 2009 and put Takafumi Otsuka to sleep with a rear-naked choke in 41 seconds at Dream 17 on Sept. 24, 2011.
131: Combined victories between the five opponents—Lineker, Kevin Belingon, Hiroyuki Takaya, Norifumi Yamamoto and Urijah Faber—who have defeated Fernandes. They boast a cumulative .721 winning percentage at 131-50-2.
30: Years of age for Loman, who was born on Jan. 1, 1992 in Baguio, Philippines.
5: Loman victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 33% of his career total (15). His list of victims includes Yusup Saadulaev, Elias Boudegzdame and Gurdarshan Mangat. Loman owns two other victories by submission (14%) and eight more by decision (53%).
26: Seconds needed for Loman to cut down Raffy Lim with punches in his pro debut at a regional event on Dec. 15, 2012 in Trinidad and Tobago. More than a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
7: Organizations in which Loman has plied his mixed martial arts trade. In addition to his 2-0 mark in ONE, he has gone 6-0 in Brave Combat Federation, 3-0 in Team Lakay Championship, 2-1 in Pacific Xtreme Combat, 1-0 in Breaking Barriers, 1-0 in the Universal Reality Combat Championship and 0-1 in Dare Fight Sports.
.565: Cumulative winning percentage between the two opponents—Rex de Lara and Asker Baragunov—who have beaten Loman. They sport a combined record of 16-12-3.