The undefeated two-division titleholder will defend his middleweight crown opposite Kiamrian Abbasov in the One Championship “Full Circle” headliner on Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. De Ridder enters the cage with a perfect 14-0 record. He last fought at One on TNT 4, where he laid claim to the promotion’s light heavyweight title with a five-round unanimous decision over Aung La N Sang on April 28. Abbasov, the company’s incumbent welterweight champion, climbs into the cage on the strength of a five-fight winning streak. He last appeared at One Championship “Inside the Matrix 2” on Oct. 30, 2020, when he cut down James Nakashima with fourth-round punches.
As de Reidder and Abbasov make final preparations ahead of their champion-versus-champion showdown at 205 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for de Ridder, who was born on Sept. 7, 1990 in Breda, Netherlands.
9: Submission wins for de Ridder, accounting for 64% of his career total (14). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, two armbars, one triangle choke, one arm-triangle choke and one brabo choke. De Ridder owns three other wins by knockout or technical knockout and two more by decision.
8: First-round finishes on the de Ridder resume, with two of them having taken place under One Championship auspices. He submitted Sang with a rear-naked choke in 3:26 at “Inside the Matrix” on Oct. 30, 2020 and put Fan Rong to sleep with a brabo choke in 1:15 at “Hero’s Ascent” on Jan. 25, 2019.
13: Rounds completed by de Ridder across his 14 assignments as a pro. He has gone the distance on two occasions and carries a 2-0 record in those bouts.
82: Combined victories between the four men—Sang (twice), Rong, Leandro Ataides and Gilberto Galvao—de Ridder has defeated since he joined the One Championship roster in 2019. They sport a cumulative winning percentage of .745 (82-27-1).
28: Years of age for Abbasov, who was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 8, 1993.
11: Abbasov victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 48% of his career total (23). Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Yushin Okami highlights his list of victims. Abbasov holds four other victories by submission and eight more by decision.
1,449: Days since Abbasov’s most recent defeat—a unanimous decision loss to Luis Santos at One Championship “Visions of Victory” on March 9, 2018.
53: Seconds needed for Abbasov to knock out Aibek Aibek Uulu with a slam at an Er-Taymash Kulatuu event in June 2014. Having occurred nearly eight years ago, it remains his fastest finish in 27 professional appearances.
.777: Cumulative winning percentage between the four men—Santos, Yuri Izotov, Nursultan Ruziboev and Mahir Mamedov—who have beaten Abbasov. They boast a combined record of 122-32-3.