The UFC is taking no breaks after its historic event at the White House as octagon action resumes Saturday with UFC Fight Night 279 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas (Paramount+).
A high-stakes flyweight rematch headlines the card. Title hopefuls Manel Kape (22-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Kyoji Horiguchi (36-5 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will clash in a five-round bout that comes after their first meeting under the RIZIN FF banner in December 2017, which Horiguchi won by third-round submission.
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For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 279 pre-event facts.
Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Manel Kape
Kape has earned 19 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his seven UFC wins.
Kape’s five knockout victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied with Joseph Benavidez for most in divisional history.
Kape’s seven knockdowns landed in UFC flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Deiveson Figueiredo (11) and Kai Kara-France (eight).
Kyoji Horiguchi
Horiguchi is 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in November 2025.
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Horiguchi’s five-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Joshua Van (seven).
Horiguchi has earned six of his nine UFC victories by decision.
Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling
Ion Cutelaba (20-11-1 MMA, 9-10-1 UFC) has earned 17 of his 20 career victories by stoppage.
Navajo Stirling’s (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Carlos Ulberg (10).
Stirling has earned five of his nine career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all of those wins by knockout.
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Andre Fili vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Andre Fili (25-12 MMA, 13-11 UFC) competes in his 27th UFC featherweight bout, tied with Max Holloway for second-most appearances in divisional history behind Darren Elkins (28).
Fili’s 13 victories in UFC featherweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Holloway (20), Elkins (18) and Cub Swanson (16).
Fili has earned nine of his 14 UFC victories by decision.
Fili’s five split decision victories in UFC competition are tied with Gleison Tibau for most in company history.
Vinicius Oliveira (23-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) moves up to the featherweight division after spending his previous five octagon appearances at bantamweight.
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Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez
Hyder Amil (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 11-1.
Amil lands 7.39 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Billy Quarantillo (7.56) and Shane Burgos (7.4).
Christian Rodriguez (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is 2-3 since he moved up to the UFC featherweight division in March 2024.
Andre Lima vs. Kevin Borjas
Andre Lima (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) became the first fighter in UFC history to earn a victory by disqualification for his opponent biting. The feat happened at UFC on ESPN 53.
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Lima’s four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Van (seven) and Horiguchi (five).
Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos
Karol Rosa (19-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her past nine fights. She was victorious in her most recent bout in August.
Rosa has earned all eight of her UFC victories by decision.
Rosa lands 56.7 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Mayra Bueno Silva (59.9 percent) and Yana Santos (57.5 percent).
Rosa lands 6.4 significant strikes per minute in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Leslie Smith (7.69).
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Luana Santos (10-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) earned the first Americana submission finish in women’s UFC competition at UFC Fight Night 256. She’s one of nine fighters to accomplish the feat overall in company history.
Leon Shahbazyan vs. Levan Chokheli
Leon Shahbazyan (12-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC), brother of UFC middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan, becomes the 45th set of siblings to compete in the octagon.
Levan Chokheli (14-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut after a seven-fight Bellator stint where he went 4-3.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 119 pre-event facts: Manel Kape can claim KO record
