Leon Edwards will complete his trilogy with Kamaru Usman when he defends his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown in the UFC 286 headliner on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Meanwhile, former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje looks to rebound from a May 7 submission defeat to Charles Oliveira, as he locks horns with Rafael Fiziev in the three-round lightweight co-main event at 155 pounds.
53: Rounds completed by Edwards as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 12 different occasions and carries a 10-2 record in those bouts.
1,247: Significant strikes landed by Usman as a UFC welterweight, placing him third on the promotion’s all-time list at 170 pounds. Only Neil Magny (1,300) and Georges St. Pierre (1,254) have been credited with more.
19: Gaethje victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 83% of his career total (23). His list of UFC victims: Tony Ferguson, Donald Cerrone, Edson Barboza, James Vick and Michael Johnson. Gaethje holds one other victory by submission (4%) and three more by decision (13%).
9: Countries in which Fiziev has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 4-0 in the United States, 2-0 in South Korea, 1-0 in China, 1-0 in Kyrgyzstan, 1-0 in Thailand, 1-0 in his native Kazakhstan, 1-0 in Singapore, 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates and 0-1 in Russia.
5: First-round finishes on the Bryan Barberena resume, with two of them having taken place inside the Octagon. He buried Joe Proctor with punches and knees in 3:30 at UFC Fight Night 108 and brought down Jake Ellenberger with punches at UFC Fight Night 135. Barberena meets Gunnar Nelson in a three-round welterweight showcase.
12: Nelson wins by submission, accounting for 67% of his career total (18). His methods of choice: seven rear-naked chokes, two armbars, two guillotine chokes and one neck crank. Nelson owns four other wins by knockout or technical knockout (22%) and two more by decision (11%).
652: Days spent by Jennifer Maia as Invicta Fighting Championships flyweight titleholder. She was promoted to undisputed champion on Sept. 22, 2016, then made successful title defenses against Roxanne Modafferi and Aga Niedzwiedz before vacating the throne to sign with the UFC on July 7, 2018. Maia faces the unbeaten Casey O’Neill in a three-round attraction at 125 pounds.
152: Seconds needed for O’Neill to dispatch Jada Ketley with a rear-naked choke under the Eternal MMA banner on July 27, 2019. Nearly four years later, it remains her fastest finish to date.
150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Marvin Vettori across his 13 appearances in the UFC. The Kings MMA rep has been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice and “Fight of the Night” once. Vettori confronts the once-beaten Roman Dolidze in a three-round middleweight feature.
4: Knockdowns landed by Dolidze in his seven UFC assignments. He recorded two of them in his 73-second knockout of former Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder Kyle Daukaus at UFC on ESPN 37 in June 2022.
37: Years of age for Omar Morales. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Oct. 17, 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela. Morales squares off with two-time Dana White’s Contender Series alum Chris Duncan in an undercard pairing at 155 pounds.
22: Years of age for Muhammad Mokaev. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on July 30, 2000 in Buynaksk, Russia. Mokaev collides with Nova Uniao’s Jafel Cavalcante Filho in a preliminary flyweight encounter.
.808: Cumulative winning percentage between the 30 fighters booked to compete at the event. They boast a combined record of 388-90-6. Gaethje has the most wins (23) of anyone on the card, while Maia and Barberena have been saddled with the most losses (nine).