By The Numbers: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Brent Primus

Usman Nurmagomedov looks like he intends to keep the Bellator MMA lightweight division on lockdown for the foreseeable future.

The undefeated American Kickboxing Academy export will put his 155-pound championship on the line against Brent Primus in the Bellator 300 headliner on Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Nurmagomedov has compiled a 6-0 record in the Scott Coker-led organization, improving to a perfect 17-0 overall. He last competed at Bellator 292, where he sent former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder Benson Henderson into retirement with a first-round rear-naked choke on March 10. Primus, meanwhile, has won four of his past six fights. He last appeared on May 12, when he took a unanimous decision from Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator 296.

As Nurmagomedov and Primus move ever closer to their forthcoming clash, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

25: Years of age for Nurmagomedov, who was born on April 17, 1998 in Kizilyurt, Russia.

8: Nurmagomedov wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 47% of his career total (17). Luis Muro, Svyatoslav Shabanov and Jerry Kvarnstrom highlight his list of victims. Nurmagomedov holds six other wins by submission (35%) and three more by decision (18%).

323: Days spent by Nurmagomedov as Bellator lightweight champion. He captured the 155-pound title with a five-round unanimous decision over Patricky Freire at Bellator 288 on Nov. 18, 2022.

5: Countries in which Nurmagomedov has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 8-0 in his native Russia, 5-0 in the United States, 2-0 in the United Arab Emirates, 1-0 in Saudi Arabia and 1-0 in Kazakhstan.

99: Combined victories between the six men—Henderson, Muro, Freire, Christopher Gonzalez, Patrik Pietila and Mike Hamel—Nurmagomedov has beaten as a member of the Bellator roster. They sport a cumulative .656 winning percentage at 99-52.

38: Years of age for Primus, who was born in Eugene, Oregon on April 12, 1985.

6: Primus victories by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (12). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, one neck crank and one gogoplata. Primus owns two other victories by knockout or technical knockout (17%) and four more by decision (33%).

65: Seconds needed for Primus to put away Chris Ensley with a rear-naked choke at a Brass Knuckle Promotions show on Sept. 24, 2010. More than 13 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

32: Rounds completed by Primus as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on six different occasions and carries a 4-2 record in those bouts.

.825: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Alexandr Shabliy, Islam Mamedov and Michael Chandler—who have defeated Primus. They boast a combined record of 68-14-1.