Top-shelf contenders will lock horns in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division when Rafael Fiziev toes the line against former two-division KSW titleholder Mateusz Gamrot in the UFC Fight Night 228 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the three-round featherweight co-main event pits Bryce Mitchell against Dan Ige at 145 pounds.
6: Organizations for which Fiziev has plied his MMA trade. The Kill Cliff Fight Club export has gone 6-2 in the UFC, 2-0 in Road Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Titan Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Primal Fighting Championship, 1-0 in the Kyrgyzstan MMA Federation and 1-0 in W.I.N. Fighting Championship.
26: Takedowns completed by Gamrot since he joined the UFC roster in 2020. The American Top Team standout has secured multiple takedowns in six of his seven appearances inside the Octagon.
10: Submission attempts for Bryce Mitchell as a UFC featherweight, tying him with Ricardo Lamas and Steven Siler for 10th on the company’s all-time list at 145 pounds. Only Darren Elkins (23), Chas Skelly (17), Charles Oliveira (16), Jason Knight (13), Dennis Bermudez (12), Daniel Pineda (11), Brian Ortega (11), Damon Jackson (11) and Charles Rosa (11) have been credited with more.
150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Xtreme Couture’s Ige across his 14 outings in the UFC. The Hawaiian has been awarded “Performance of the Night” three times.
9: Michelle Waterson-Gomez wins by submission, accounting for 50% of her career total (18). Her methods of choice: five armbars and four rear-naked chokes. Waterson-Gomez confronts Marina Rodriguez in a three-round women’s strawweight rematch.
56: Rounds started by Rodriguez as a professional mixed martial artist. She has gone the distance on 13 different occasions and carries a 9-2-2 record in those bouts.
112: Significant strikes landed by Bryan Battle in a unanimous decision over Tresean Gore at UFC Fight Night 200 on Feb. 5, 2022. It established a personal benchmark for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 29 winner that stands to this day. Battle draws A.J. Fletcher in a three-round welterweight showcase.
67: Inches of reach for Fletcher. It puts the 2021 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate at a 10-inch deficit against Battle.
8: Charles Jourdain victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 57% of his career total (14). Marcelo Rojo, Doo Ho Choi and Damien Lapilus anchor his list of victims. Jourdain squares off with Ricardo Ramos in a three-round featherweight appetizer.
30: Seconds needed for Ramos to bury William Oliveira with a knee strike and follow-up punches under the Supreme Fight Championship banner on Dec. 1, 2012. More than a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
39: Years of age for Tim Means. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Feb. 20, 1984 in Wilburton, Oklahoma. Means faces Andre Fialho in a three-round welterweight prelim.
25: Years of age for Tamires Vidal. The youngest fighter on the bill, she was born on July 27, 1998 in Niteroi, Brazil. Vidal meets promotional newcomer Montserrat Rendon in a three-round undercard tilt at 135 pounds.
.755: Cumulative winning percentage between the 22 fighters booked to compete at the event, as they boast a combined record of 288-92-4. A former King of the Cage champion, Means has the most wins (32) and losses (15) of anyone on the card.