Chris Curtis has grown accustomed to playing the underdog in the Ultimate Fighting Championship—a role in which he once again finds himself ahead of his latest assignment inside the Octagon.

The former CES MMA champion will lock horns with the favored Roman Kopylov in a three-round UFC Fight Night 249 middleweight showcase this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Curtis has compiled a 5-3 record with one no contest across his nine appearances in the UFC. He last suited up at UFC Fight Night 240, where he wound up on the wrong side of a five-round split decision against Brendan Allen in their April 6 rematch. Kopylov, meanwhile, has won five of his past six fights. The onetime Fight Nights Global titleholder last saw action on June 1, when he was awarded split scorecards against Cesar Almeida in their three-round encounter at UFC 302.

As Curtis and Kopylov approach their upcoming clash at 185 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

37: Years of age for Curtis, who was born in Cincinnati on July 15, 1987.

17: Curtis wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 55% of his career total (31). His list of UFC victims: Allen, Joaquin Buckley and Phil Hawes. Curtis owns one other win by submission (3%) and 13 more by decision (42%).

119: Rounds started by Curtis as a professional mixed martial artist. He has involved the judges on 22 different occasions and carries a 13-9 record in those bouts.

43: Seconds needed for Curtis to put away Rob Nickerson III with a knee strike at an Absolute Action MMA show on Oct. 16, 2010. More than 14 years later, it remains the Xtreme Couture rep’s fastest finish to date.

215: Combined victories between the 10 men—Allen, Magomed Magomedkerimov (twice), Kelvin Gastelum, Jack Hermansson, Ray Cooper III, Nah-Shon Burrell, Belal Muhammad, Forrest Petz, Tom Gallicchio and Brandon Pinkston—who have defeated Curtis. They boast a cumulative .735 winning percentage at 215-77-1.

32: Years of age for Kopylov, who was born on May 4, 1992 in Schebzavod, Russia.

11: Kopylov victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 85% of his career total (13). His list of UFC victims: Josh Fremd, Claudio Ribeiro, Punahele Soriano and Alessio Di Chirico. Kopylov holds two other victories by decision (15%).

82: Significant strikes landed by Kopylov in his second-round technical knockout of the aforementioned Soriano at UFC Fight Night 217 on Jan. 14, 2023. It established a personal high-water mark that still stands.

4: Countries in which Kopylov has plied his mixed martial arts trade. In addition to his native Russia, he has fought in the United Arab Emirates, France and the United States.

.731: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Anthony Hernandez, Albert Duraev and Karl Roberson—who have beaten Kopylov. They sport a combined record of 38-14.