By The Numbers: Ciryl Gane vs. Sergey Spivak

Ciryl Gane must now go about rebuilding himself as a viable title contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division.

“Bon Gamin” will attempt to rebound from his second defeat in three outings when he faces Sergey Spivak in the UFC Fight Night 226 main event on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. Gane carries an 8-2 record across his 10 assignments inside the Octagon. He last appeared at UFC 285, where he submitted to a first-round guillotine choke from Jon Jones in a March 4 showdown to unify the heavyweight championship. Spivak, meanwhile, steps into the cage on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He last competed on Feb. 4, when he subdued Derrick Lewis with an arm-triangle choke in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 218 pairing.

As Gane and Spivak make final preparations for their forthcoming clash in the French capital, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

33: Years of age for Gane, who was born on May 6, 1990 in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.

5: Gane victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 46% of his career total (11). His list of UFC victims: Tai Tuivasa, Derrick Lewis and Junior dos Santos. Gane holds three other victories by submission (27%) and three more by decision (27%).

135: Significant strikes landed by Gane in a five-round unanimous decision over former Bellator MMA champion Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 190 on June 26, 2021. It established a high-water mark for the Frenchman that stands to this day.

6: Countries in which Gane has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 4-2 in the United States, 3-0 in Canada, 1-0 in Uruguay, 1-0 in Singapore, 1-0 in South Korea and 1-0 in France.

.917: Cumulative winning percentage between the two opponents—Jones and Francis Ngannou—who have beaten Gane. They boast a combined record of 44-4.

28: Years of age for Spivak, who was born in Chisinau, Moldova, on Jan. 24, 1995.

7: Spivak wins by submission, accounting for 44% of his career total (16). His methods of choice: two armbars, two arm-triangle chokes, one kimura, one rear-naked choke and one neck crank. Spivak owns seven other wins by knockout or technical knockout (44%) and two more by decision (12%).

40: Seconds needed for Spivak to punch out Luke Morton under the World Warriors Fighting Championship banner on March 29, 2017. More than six years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

11: Consecutive calendar years in which Spivak has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2023, he went 2-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 1-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 1-1 in 2020, 2-1 in 2021, and 2-0 in 2022.

50: Combined victories between the three opponents—Tom Aspinall, Marcin Tybura and Walt Harris—who have defeated Spivak. They sport a cumulative .704 winning percentage at 50-21.