Most view Erin Blanchfield as a title contender in waiting, a status that brings its own perils and potential pitfalls to bear within the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division.
As Blanchfield and Namajunas make final preparations for their high-stakes showdown at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
25: Years of age for Blanchfield, who was born on May 4, 1999 in Elmwood Park, New Jersey—some 2,500 miles from Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.
4: Blanchfield victories by submission, accounting for 33% of her career total (12). Her methods of choice: one keylock, one guillotine choke, one kimura and one rear-naked choke. Blanchfield holds two other victories by knockout or technical knockout (17%) and six more by decision (50%).
200: Seconds needed for Blanchfield to dispatch Gabriella Gulfin with a keylock under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner on June 14, 2019. More than five years later, it remains her fastest finish to date.
7: Takedowns completed by Blanchfield in a three-round unanimous decision over Miranda Maverick at UFC 269 in December 2021. It established a personal high-water mark for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt that stands to this day.
.885: Cumulative winning percentage between the two women—Fiorot and Cortez—who have beaten Blanchfield. They boast a combined record of 23-3.
32: Years of age for Namajunas, who was born in Milwaukee on June 29, 1992. “Batman Returns,” “Unlawful Entry,” “Sister Act,” “House Sitter” and “Patriot Games” were the Top 5 movies at the domestic box office at the time.
5: Namajunas wins by submission, accounting for 39% of her career total (13). Her methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes and one flying armbar. Namajunas owns two other wins by knockout or technical knockout (15%) and six more by decision (46%).
300,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Namajunas across her 16 assignments in the UFC. She has been awarded “Performance of the Night” and “Fight of the Night” three times each.
59: Rounds completed by Namajunas as a professional mixed martial artist. She has gone the distance on 10 different occasions and carries a 6-4 record in those bouts.
87: Combined victories between the five women—Fiorot, Carla Esparza (twice), Jessica Andrade, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Tecia Pennington—who have defeated Namajunas. They sport a cumulative .702 winning percentage at 87-37.