A showdown between high-output lightweights seems like a can’t-miss recipe for success for the Professional Fighters League.
As Collard and Burgos approach their looming battle at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
30: Years of age for Collard, who was born in Payson, Utah, on March 10, 1993.
11: Collard wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 48% of his career total (23). Ray, Steve Sharp and Lucas Montoya highlight his list of victims. Collard owns three other wins by submission (13%) and nine more by decision (39%).
44: Seconds needed for Collard to put away Steve Walser with punches at a Showdown Fights event on May 4, 2012. More than 11 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
78: Rounds completed by Collard as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 15 different occasions and carries a 9-6 record in those bouts.
169: Combined victories between the 10 opponents—Alex Martinez, Raush Manfio, Darrick Minner, Tiago dos Santos e Silva, Gabriel Benitez, Max Holloway, Justin Buchholz, David Castillo, Oliver Parker and Jose Salgado—who have defeated Collard. They boast a .681 cumulative winning percentage at 169-79-1.
32: Years of age for Burgos, who was born on March 19, 1991 in The Bronx, New York.
5: Burgos victories by submission, accounting for 31% of his career total (16). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, one guillotine choke and one armbar. Burgos holds five other victories by knockout or technical knockout (31%) and six more by decision (38%).
200,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Burgos across his 11 appearances in the UFC. He was awarded “Fight of the Night” four times.
2: Countries in which Burgos has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 15-4 in the United States and 1-0 in Canada.
.755: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Edson Barboza, Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar—who have beaten Burgos. They sport a combined record of 83-27.