UFC Fight Night 274 pre-event facts: Youssef Zalal chasing Charles Oliveira record

The octagon returns to the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 274, and a high-stakes featherweight matchup headlines the card on Paramount+.

Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (25-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) looks to continue his title run at 145 pounds when he takes on the surging Youssef Zalal (18-5-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), who hasn’t tasted defeat since coming back to the UFC as an improved version of himself.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 274 pre-event facts.

Aljamain Sterling vs. Youssef Zalal

Aljamain Sterling

Sterling is one of six fighters in UFC history to hold the undisputed bantamweight title.

Sterling’s three consecutive UFC bantamweight title defenses are tied with Merab Dvalishvili for most by any champion in divisional history.

Sterling’s four victories in UFC bantamweight title fights are tied for second-most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (five).

Sterling’s total fight time of 3:55:40 in UFC bantamweight competition is the most in divisional history.

Sterling’s 14 victories in UFC bantamweight competition are most in divisional history.

Sterling’s four submission victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Urijah Faber (six) and Rani Yahya (six).

Sterling is 2-1 since he moved up to the featherweight division in April 2024.

Youssef Zalal

Oct 4, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, UNITED STATES; Youssef Zalal (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Josh Emmett (red gloves) during UFC 320 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Zalal is 5-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.

Zalal’s five-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (nine), Melquizael Costa (seven) and Steve Garcia (six).

Zalal’s four submission victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Charles Oliveira (six).

Zalal absorbs just 1.78 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, tied for the fourth-best rate in divisional history behind Rani Yahya (1.05), Pat Sabatini (1.09) and Bryce Mitchell (1.64).

Zalal defends 67.5 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Norma Dumont vs. Joselyne Edwards

Norma Dumont def. Ketlen Vieira, UFC Fight Night 263

Norma Dumont’s (13-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Ailin Perez (six).

Dumont has earned all nine of her UFC victories by decision.

Dumont’s five victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Dumont has completed one or more takedowns against eight of her 11 UFC opponents.

Joselyne Edwards’ (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Perez (six).

Edwards’ four stoppage victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (eight) and Ronda Rousey (six).

Edwards’ two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Rousey (three).

Rafa Garcia vs. Alexander Hernandez

Alexander Hernandez’s (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Fares Ziam (six).

Davey Grant vs. Juan Adrian Martinetti

Davey Grant (16-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) is one of four fighters in UFC history to earn a submission by inverted triangle choke. Cole Miller, Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Jordan Leavitt also accomplished the feat.

Montel Jackson vs. Raoni Barcelos

Montel Jackson’s (15-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) 18-second knockout marked the second-fastest finish in UFC bantamweight history behind Erik Perez’s 17-second win at UFC 150.

Jackson’s 11 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Marlon Vera for most in divisional history.

Jackson’s seven-fight run with at least one knockdown, ended at UFC Fight Night 261, is tied with Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Cody Garbrandt, and Josh Emmett for the longest streak of consecutive fights in company history.

Jackson’s four knockdowns landed at UFC Fight Night 192 are the single-fight record for a UFC bantamweight bout.

Jackson absorbs 1.37 significant strike attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Chico Camus (1.31) and Raul Rosas Jr. (1.34).

Jackson completes 61 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Brad Pickett (61.9 percent).

Raoni Barcelos’ (21-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Aiemann Zahabi (six), Farid Basharat (five) and Raul Rosas Jr. (five0.

Marcus Buchecha vs. Ryan Spann

Ryan Spann (23-11 MMA, 9-6 UFC) is 1-1 since he moved up to the UFC heavyweight division in March 2025.

Rodolfo Vieira vs. Eric McConico

Rodolfo Vieira’s (11-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) five submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Gerald Meerschaert (11) and Brendan Allen (six).

Vieira’s four submission victories by arm-triangle choke in UFC competition are most in company history.

Jackson McVey vs. Sedriques Dumas

Jackson McVey (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 6-0.

Sedriques Dumas’ (10-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) three-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since August 2024.

Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Michelle Montague

Mayra Bueno Silva’s (10-6-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) five-fight winless skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since February 2023.

Bueno Silva lands 60.1 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.

Bueno Silva earned the first kneebar submission victory in UFC women’s bantamweight history at UFC Fight Night 219.

Bueno Silva’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Rousey (three).

Jafel Filho vs. Cody Durden

Cody Durden’s (17-10-1 MMA, 6-8-1 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2024.

Durden is 1-6 in his past seven fights dating back to December 2023.

Durden completes 53 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Francis Marshall vs. Lucas Brennan

Lucas Brennan (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), son of UFC 16 and UFC 35 veteran Chris Brennan, became the fourth second-generation fighter in company history. Ryan Couture, Elijah Smith and Lance Gibson Jr. are the others.

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.

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