Aljamain Sterling will put his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title on the line opposite Sean O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner on Saturday at the TD Garden in Boston. Meanwhile, Weili Zhang defends the women’s strawweight crown against former Jungle Fight champion Amanda Lemos in the five-round co-main event at 115 pounds.
896: Days spent by Sterling as UFC bantamweight champion. It ranks as the second-longest reign in the history of the division, trailing only Dominick Cruz (1,117 days).
230: Significant strikes landed by O’Malley in a third-round technical knockout of Kris Moutinho at UFC 264. It established a personal high-water mark for the Dana White’s Contender Series graduate that stands to this day.
11: Zhang wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 48% of her career total (23). Her list of UFC victims: Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade.
5: Knockdowns credited to Lemos as a UFC women’s strawweight, placing her first on the promotion’s all-time list at 115 pounds—ahead of Rose Namajunas (four) and Angela Hill (three).
25: Years of age for Ian Garry. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on Nov. 17, 1997 in Dublin. Garry squares off with “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 semifinalist Neil Magny in a three-round welterweight showcase.
10: Countries in which Magny has plied his mixed martial arts trade. The Elevation Fight Team export has gone 21-4 in the United States, 1-3 in Brazil, 1-1 in Canada, 1-0 in New Zealand, 1-0 in the Philippines, 1-0 in Mexico, 1-0 in Australia, 1-0 in England, 0-1 in Argentina and 0-1 in the United Arab Emirates.
88: Seconds needed for Mario Bautista to put away Jesse Orta with punches under the Iron Boy Promotions banner on May 20, 2017. More than six years later, it remains his fastest finish to date. Bautista puts his four-fight winning streak on the line against Da’Mon Blackshear in a bantamweight feature.
9: Blackshear victories by submission, accounting for 64% of his career total (14). His methods of choice: five rear-naked chokes, one triangle choke, one arm-triangle choke, one guillotine choke and one twister.
73: Rounds started by Marlon Vera as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 13 different occasions and carries a 4-8-1 record in those bouts. Vera locks horns with Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight attraction.
15: Consecutive calendar years in which Munhoz has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark so far in 2023, the American Top Team standout went 2-0 in 2009, 2-0 in 2010, 2-0 in 2011, 1-0 in 2012, 2-0 in 2013, 2-1 with one no contest in 2014, 0-1 in 2015, 2-0 in 2016, 2-0 in 2017, 2-1 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 0-1 in 2020, 1-2 in 2021 and 0-0 with one no contest in 2022.
39: Years of age for Chris Weidman. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born in Baldwin, New York, on June 17, 1984. Weidman returns from a career-threatening leg injury to confront Brad Tavares in an undercard clash at 185 pounds.
.759: Cumulative winning percentage between 22 fighters scheduled to compete at the event. They boast a combined record of 392-127-4. Former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Gerald Meerschaert, who meets Andre Petroski in a middleweight prelim, has the most wins (35) and losses (16) of anyone on the card.