The octagon will touch down in Shanghai for just the third time in company history on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 286 at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
The card, which streams on Paramount+, is headlined by a crucial bantamweight bout between highly ranked contenders Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) and Song Yadong (23-9-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC).
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For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 286 pre-event facts.
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong
Nurmagomedov has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Song competes in his sixth UFC headliner. He’s 4-1 in his previous main events.
Song is 10-2-1 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division.
Yan Xiaonan vs. Denise Gomes
Yan Xiaonan’s (16-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) average fight time of 15:01 in UFC strawweight competition is second-longest in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (18:09).
Xiaonan has earned eight of her nine UFC victories by decision.
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Denise Gomes’ (12-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied with Mackenzie Dern for the longest active streak in the division.
Gomes’ three knockout victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied with Amanda Lemos for second-most in divisional history behind Jessica Andrade (four).
Alex Perez vs. Su Mudaerji
Alex Perez’s (25-10 MMA, 7-6 UFC) average fight time of 6:27 in UFC flyweight competition is second-shortest in divisional history behind Daniel Lacerda (4:19).
Perez’s four knockout victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Joseph Benavidez (five) and Manel Kape (five).
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Perez has recorded one of 19 finishes in UFC history stemming from leg kicks. He accomplished the feat at UFC 250.
Su Mudaerji (19-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is 5-2 with one no contest since he dropped to the UFC flyweight division in November 2020.
Mudaerji defends 64.7 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Namsrai Batbayar vs. Andre Lima
Andre Lima (11-1 MMA, 4-1 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.
Jack Jenkins vs. Sean Woodson
Jack Jenkins (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) lands 59.7 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
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Sean Woodson’s (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) defends 91.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, tied for the second-best rate in divisional history behind Julio Arce (95.2 percent).
Xiong Jingnan vs. Julia Polastri
Julia Polastri (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) lands 58.1 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC strawweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Tatiana Suarez (59.7 percent).
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 Fight Night 286 pre-event facts: The most accurate striker at 145 returns
