A five-year wait soon comes to an end for Mackenzie Dern.
As Dern and Ribas approach their forthcoming clash at 115 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for Dern, who was born in Phoenix on March 24, 1993.
7: Dern wins by submission, accounting for 50% of her career total (14). Her methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, three armbars and one kneebar. Dern owns seven other wins by decision (50%).
147: Seconds needed for Dern to dispatch Amanda Bobby Brundage with a rear-naked choke at UFC 224 on May 12, 2018. Six-plus years later, it remains her fastest finish to date.
50: Rounds started by Dern as a professional mixed martial artist. She has gone the distance on 11 different occasions and carries a 7-4 record in those bouts.
89: Combined victories between the five opponents—Ribas, Amanda Lemos, Jessica Andrade, Xiaonan Yan and Marina Rodriguez—who have beaten Dern. They sport a cumulative .736 winning percentage at 89-31-3.
31: Years of age for Ribas, who was born on Aug. 26, 1993 in Varginha, Brazil.
4: Ribas victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 31% of her career total (13). Her list of victims: Luana Pinheiro, Jennifer Gonzalez, Gessyca Santos and Iara Sales. Ribas holds four other victories by submission (31%) and five more by decision (38%).
100,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Ribas across her 11 appearances in the UFC. She has been awarded “Performance of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” once each.
5: Women besides Ribas who have captured the Jungle Fight women’s strawweight championship. Ericka Almeida, Polyana Viana, Stephanie Luciano, Faelly Vitoria and Laura Vasconcelos are the others.
.731: Cumulative winning percentage between the five opponents—Namajunas, Rodriguez, Viana, Maycee Barber and Katlyn Cerminara—who have defeated Ribas. They boast a combined record of 75-27-2.