Meanwhile, Brazilian icon Jose Aldo comes out of retirement to challenge Jonathan Martinez in the three-round bantamweight co-main event at 135 pounds.As UFC 301 “Pantoja vs. Erceg” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the bill bring to the table:
915: Total strikes landed by Pantoja as a UFC flyweight, placing him sixth on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only Tim Elliott (1,786), Demetrious Johnson (1,678), Brandon Moreno (1,307), Dustin Ortiz (1,124) and Joseph Benavidez (1,026) have connected with more.
91: Seconds needed for Erceg to punch out Paul Loga at Eternal MMA 47 on Sept. 7, 2019. Nearly five years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
379,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Aldo across his 20 assignments in the UFC. He has been awarded “Fight of the Night” four times and “Performance of the Night” twice.
4: Countries in which Martinez has plied his mixed martial arts trade. The Factory X representative has gone 17-3 in the United States, 1-0 in Australia, 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates and 0-1 in Canada.
20: Anthony 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. Smith toes the line against Vitor Petrino in a three-round light heavyweight showcase.
6: Consecutive years in which Petrino has fought at least once. In addition to a 1-0 mark in 2024, he went 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 3-0 in 2021, 1-0 in 2022 and 3-0 in 2023.
153: Significant strikes by which Michel Pereira has outlanded the opposition during his current seven-fight winning streak. “Demolidor” has been credited with 458 such strikes while absorbing only 305 of them in return. Pereira does battle with Ihor Potieria in a three-round middleweight feature.
3: Sub-minute stoppages on the Potieria resume. He put away Vladimir Romanyk with a rear-naked choke in 28 seconds at a Real Fight Promotion event in December 2017, disposed of Artur Kononenka with a heel hook in 38 seconds under the Professional Pankration Championship banner in June 2018 and took care of Ivan Rebar with a kimura in 40 seconds at a Maxiumus Fight Club show in August 2018.
3,212: Days since Caio Borralho experienced his only professional defeat. He has followed his unanimous decision loss to Joao Carvalho at Bradar Fight 3 on July 18, 2015 with 14 wins and a no-contest in 15 appearances. Borralho takes on former British Association of Mixed Martial Arts champion Paul Craig in a three-round middleweight appetizer.
13: Craig victories by submission, accounting for 76% of his career total (17). His methods of choice: eight triangle chokes, two armbars, one rear-naked choke, one guillotine choke and one brabo choke.
22: Years of age for Iasmin Lucindo. The youngest fighter on the card, she was born on Jan. 8, 2002 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Lucindo confronts Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a three-round women’s strawweight prelim.
41: Years of age for Vinc Pichel. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Nov. 23, 1982 in Lancaster, California. Pichel meets Ismael Bonfim in a three-round lightweight prelim.
.803: Cumulative winning percentage between the 28 fighters scheduled to compete at the event. They boast a combined record of 455-110-5. Smith has the most wins (37) and losses (19) of anyone on the card.
Reference: https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/By-The-Numbers-UFC-301-PreFight-Edition-193551
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