By The Numbers: Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev

The sign will soon read: “No Vacancy.”

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev will match wits and skills to determine the fate of the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title when they meet in the UFC 280 headliner on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Their encounter serves as one of the most anticipated bouts of 2022. Oliveira enters the Octagon on a remarkable 11-fight winning streak. He last appeared at UFC 274, where he submitted Justin Gaethje with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their May 7 pairing. The performance was unfortunately muddied by pre-fight controversy, as Oliveira was stripped of the undisputed lightweight championship for failing to make weight. Makhachev, meanwhile, has rattled off 10 straight victories. He last competed on Feb. 26, when he took out Bobby Green with punches in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 202 confrontation.

As Oliveira and Makhachev move ever closer to their pivotal battle at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

33: Years of age for Oliveira, who was born in Guaruja, Brazil, on Oct. 17, 1989.

9: Oliveira wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 27% of his career total (33). His list of UFC victims: Michael Chandler, Jared Gordon and Nik Lentz. Oliveira holds 31 other wins by submission (64%) and three more by decision (3%).

18: Post-fight bonuses banked by Oliveira across his 30 assignments in the UFC, tying him with Donald Cerrone for most on the promotion’s all-time list. It has resulted in $915,000 of additional income for the Brazilian.

15: Consecutive calendar years in which Oliveira has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2022, he went 6-0 in 2008, 4-0 in 2009, 4-1 in 2010, 0-1 with one no contest in 2011, 2-1 in 2012, 0-1 in 2013, 3-0 in 2014, 2-1 in 2015, 0-2 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 3-0 in 2019, 2-0 in 2020 and 2-0 in 2021.

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208: Combined victories between the eight opponents—Paul Felder, Ricardo Lamas, Anthony Pettis, Max Holloway, Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller—who have beaten Oliveira. They sport a .693 cumulative winning percentage at 208-91-1.

31: Years of age for Makhachev, who was born on Sept. 27, 1991 in Makhachkala, Russia.

10: Makhachev victories by submission, accounting for 46% of his career total (22). His methods of choice: four triangle chokes, two armbars, two rear-naked chokes, one arm-triangle choke and one kimura. Makhachev owns four other victories by knockout or technical knockout (18%) and eight more by decision (36%).

2,576: Days since Makhachev experienced his only professional setback—a first-round technical knockout loss to Adriano Martins at UFC 192 on Oct. 3, 2015.

6: UFC appearances in which Makhachev has completed multiple takedowns. He established a high-water mark by landing five of them in a unanimous decision over the aforementioned Lentz at UFC 208 in February 2017.

.698: Cumulative winning percentage between the 11 opponents—Green, Lentz, Dan Hooker, Thiago Moises, Drew Dober, Davi Ramos, Arman Tsarukyan, Kajan Johnson, Gleison Tibau, Chris Wade and Leo Kuntz—Makhachev has defeated since he joined the UFC roster in 2015. They boast a combined record of 250-103-5.