By The Numbers: UFC Fight Night 233 Pre-Fight Edition
Yadong Song will get another opportunity to prove he belongs near the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division when he takes aim at Chris Gutierrez in the UFC Fight Night 233 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Anthony Smith confronts Khalil Rountree in the three-round light heavyweight co-main event at 205 pounds.
As UFC Fight Night “Song vs. Gutierrez” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the bill bring to the table:
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71: Rounds started by Gutierrez as a professional mixed martial artist. The Factory X standout has reached the scorecards on 16 different occasions and carries a 10-4-2 record in those bouts.
20: Smith wins by knockout or technical knockout,
accounting for 54% of his career total (37). His list of UFC
victims: Jimmy
Crute, Mauricio
Rua, Rashad
Evans, Hector
Lombard, Andrew
Sanchez and Elvis
Mutapcic.
6: Countries in which Rountree has plied his MMA trade. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 23 finalist has gone 11-1 with one no contest in the United States, 1-0 in Scotland, 0-1 in Australia, 0-1 in Argentina, 0-1 in Denmark and 0-1 in the United Arab Emirates.
36: Years of age for onetime Titan Fighting Championship titleholder Tim Elliott. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Dec. 24, 1986 in Arkansas City, Kansas. Elliott faces Su Mudaerji in a three-round bantamweight showcase.
73: Total strikes by which Mudaerji has outlanded his five opponents in the UFC. He has connected with 249 shots while absorbing only 176 in return.
38: Seconds needed for Nasrat Haqparast to put away Jiri Flajsar under the Anatolia Fighting Championship banner on Feb. 23, 2014. Nearly a decade later it remains his fastest finish to date. Haqparast toes the line against Jamie Mullarkey in a three-round lightweight attraction.
11: Consecutive calendar years in which Mullarkey has fought at least once. In addition to a 2-1 mark in 2023, he went 1-0 in 2013, 4-0 in 2014, 3-0 in 2015, 0-2 in 2016, 1-0 in 2017, 2-0 in 2018, 1-1 in 2019, 0-1 in 2020, 2-0 in 2021 and 1-1 in 2022.
105: Significant strikes landed by Jun Yong Park in a split decision over former University of Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 206 on May 21, 2022. It established a new personal high-water mark for “The Iron Turtle.” Park locks horns with Andre Muniz in a three-round middleweight feature.
15: Muniz victories by submission, accounting for 65% of his career total (23). His methods of choice: four armbars, three triangle chokes, two brabo chokes, two guillotine chokes, two arm-triangle chokes and two rear-naked chokes.
6,193: Miles between where Kenan Song trains in Tangshan, China, and UFC headquarters in Las Vegas. Song tests Kevin Jousset in a three-round welterweight appetizer.
4: Organizations for which Jousset has suited up in mixed martial arts. His records: 4-0 in Hex Fight Series, 2-2 in Eternal MMA, 2-0 in Shuriken Fight Series and 1-0 in the UFC.
23: Years of age for Luana Santos. The youngest fighter on the card, she was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 16, 2000. Santos meets Stephanie Egger in a three-round women’s bantamweight prelim.
.740: Cumulative winning percentage between the 22 athletes scheduled to compete at the show. They boast a combined record of 334-116-5. The aforementioned Smith has the most wins (37) and losses (18) of anyone on the card.
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