Having pursued the kind of intercontinental exposure upon which the Ultimate Fighting Championship empire was built, William Gomis and Jarno Errens will make their Octagon debuts opposite one another in a UFC Fight Night 209 featherweight showcase on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris.
As Gomis and Errens approach their forthcoming battle at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
25: Years of age for Gomis, who was born in Montivilliers, France on June 13, 1997.
6: Gomis wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 60% of his career total (10). His list of victims includes Arip Yakubov, Hyram Rodriguez and Guilherme Cadena Martins. Gomis owns one other win by submission (10%) and three others by decision (30%).
73: Seconds needed for Gomis to put away Boundjou Baba Nadjombe with a guillotine choke at a Hexagone MMA show on Oct. 30. It remains the only first-round stoppage of his 12-fight career.
4: Countries in which Gomis has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 7-2 in his native France, 1-0 in Belgium, 1-0 in England and 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates.
31: Combined victories between the two men—Morgan Charriere and Salahdine Parnasse—who have defeated Gomis. They sport a cumulative .738 winning percentage at 31-10-1.
27: Years of age for Errens, who was born on Nov. 17, 1994 in Heerlen, Netherlands.
5: Errens victories by submission, accounting for 38% of his career total (13). His methods of choice: one triangle choke, one rear-naked choke, one brabo choke, one guillotine choke and one armbar. Errens holds three other victories by knockout or technical knockout (24%) and five more by decision (38%).
2: Sub-minute finishes on the Errens resume. He dispatched Hayrulla Akhundov with a brabo choke in 15 seconds under the Fight Vision Europe banner on June 3, 2017 and cut down Karim Boukari with punches in 13 seconds under the German Boxing Association flag on May 29, 2021.
8: Consecutive calendar years in which Errens has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-1 mark in 2022, he went 1-0 in 2015, 1-1 in 2016, 4-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 0-1 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 3-0-1 in 2021.
.771: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Mert Oezyildirim, Husein Kadimagomaev and Islam Khapilaev—who have beaten Errens. They boast a combined record of 27-8.