Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo will jockey for position near the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division when they match wits and fists in the UFC Fight Night 248 headliner on Saturday at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China. Meanwhile, Xiaonan Yan sets her sights on Tabatha Ricci in the three-round women’s strawweight co-main event at 115 pounds.
1,115: Significant strikes landed by Petr Yan as a UFC bantamweight, tying him with Aljamain Sterling for fifth on the promotion’s all-time list at 135 pounds. Only Pedro Munhoz (1,358), Rob Font (1,258), Marlon Vera (1,187) and T.J. Dillashaw (1,122) have connected with more.
692: Days spent by Figueiredo as undisputed UFC flyweight champion. He held the title from July 19, 2020 to June 12, 2021 and again from Jan. 22, 2022 to Jan. 21, 2023.
23: Seconds needed for Xiaonan Yan to put away Omnia Gamal with punches under the International Wushu Fighting Championship banner on Jan. 31, 2016. Nearly nine years later, it remains her fastest finish to date.
5: UFC appearances in which Ricci has completed multiple takedowns. The Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu product has won all five of those fights.
40: Years of age for Muslim Salikhov. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on June 9, 1984 in Buynaksk, Russia. Salikhov locks horns with Kenan Song in a three-round welterweight showcase.
9: Song victories by submission, accounting for 41% of his career total (22). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, three guillotine chokes, one armbar, one straight armbar and one leg scissor choke.
4: Countries in which Cong Wang has plied her mixed martial arts trade. She has gone 3-0 in China, 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates, 1-0 in Thailand and 1-0 in the United States. Wang battles Gabriella Fernandes in a three-round women’s flyweight attraction.
32: Rounds started by Fernandes as a professional mixed martial artist. She has involved the judges on seven different occasions and carries a 4-3 record in those bouts.
150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Carlos Ulberg across his seven assignments in the UFC. The City Kickboxing export has been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice and “Fight of the Night” once. Ulberg confronts Volkan Oezdemir in a three-round light heavyweight feature.
13: Oezdemir wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 65% of his career total (20). His list of UFC victims: Johnny Walker, Ilir Latifi, Jimi Manuwa and Misha Cirkunov.
2: Sub-minute stoppages on the Mingyang Zhang resume. He punched out Hongyan Tian in 50 seconds at a Huya Fighting Championship show on Sept. 5, 2020, then disposed of Handong Kong with knees and punches in 45 seconds at a Wu Lin Feng event on Jan. 14, 2021. Zhang squares off with Osman Diaz in a three-round light heavyweight appetizer.
100: Percent finish rate for Diaz. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion has delivered each of his nine victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
22: Years of age for Xiaocan Feng. The youngest fighter on the card, she was born on Dec. 11, 2001 in Guangzhou, China. Feng meets Ming Shi in the three-round “Road to UFC” Season 3 women’s strawweight final as part of the undercard.
.803: Cumulative winning percentage between the 26 combatants booked to compete at the event. They sport a combined record of 349-85-1. Long Xiao has the most wins (26) and losses (nine) of anyone on the card. He faces Quang Le in a three-round bantamweight prelim.