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Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot
Oliveira won the title for the first time in his 28th UFC fight, the record for most appearances in company history.
Oliveira is one of 14 fighters who hold the undisputed UFC lightweight championship.
Oliveira has competed in three fights for the vacant UFC championship, the most in company history.
Oliveira becomes the sixth fighter in UFC history to make 36 or more appearances in the Octagon.
Oliveira’s 23 UFC wins are tied for third in company history behind Jim Miller (27) and Neil Magny (24).
Oliveira’s 16 wins in UFC lightweight competition are tied for fourth in divisional history behind Miller (24), Donald Cerrone (17) and Beneil Dariush (17).
Oliveira’s 20 victories in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Oliveira’s 14 wins in UFC lightweight competition are the second-most in divisional history behind Miller (17).
Oliveira’s 16 submission victories in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Oliveira’s 10 submission wins in UFC lightweight competition are the second-most in divisional history behind Miller (11).
Oliveira’s six submission victories in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history. He has not competed at 145 pounds since August 2016.
Oliveira’s four guillotine choke submission wins in UFC competition are the second-most in company history behind Nate Diaz (five).
Oliveira’s three anaconda choke submission victories in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Oliveira is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn submission victories with six different techniques. Frank Mir also achieved the feat.
Oliveira is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn a submission victory. Brett Johns also accomplished the feat.
Oliveira has received 20 fight night bonuses for UFC bouts, the most in company history.
Oliveira has received 13 Performance of the Night bonuses, the most in company history.
Oliveira is one of two fighters in UFC history to receive five or more bonuses per fight night in two separate divisions. Díaz also accomplished the feat.
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson
Deiveson Figueiredo (24-5-1 MMA, 13-5-1 UFC), a former two-time flyweight champion, is 3-2 since moving up to the UFC bantamweight division in December 2023.
Figueiredo is one of five flyweight champions in UFC history. Alexandre Pantoja, Brandon Moreno, Henry Cejudo and Demetrious Johnson also held the title. He and Moreno are the only members of the group to have multiple reigns.
Figueiredo and Moreno are the only opponents in UFC history to have faced each other four times.
Figueiredo achieved the fastest turnaround in a title fight in UFC history with 21 days at UFC 255 and UFC 256.
Figueiredo’s seven wins in UFC flyweight competition are tied with Johnson for second in divisional history behind Pantoja (eight).
Figueiredo’s four knockout victories in UFC flyweight competition are tied for second in divisional history behind Joseph Benavidez (five).
Figueiredo’s 11 knockdowns in UFC flyweight competition are tied for the most in divisional history.
Montel Jackson’s (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (13) and Mario Bautista (eight).
Jackson’s 18-second knockout marked the second-fastest finish in UFC bantamweight history behind Erik Perez’s 17-second victory at UFC 150.
Jackson’s 11 knockdowns in UFC bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Jackson has recorded a knockdown in seven consecutive UFC fights, tied with Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Cody Garbrandt and Josh Emmett for the longest streak in company history.
Jackson’s four knockdowns at UFC Fight Night 192 are the single-fight record for a UFC bantamweight fight.
Jackson absorbs 1.35 significant strike attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Chico Camus (1.31).
Jackson completes 60 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, tied for the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Brad Pickett (61.9 percent).
Vicente Luque vs. Joel Álvarez
Vicente Luque’s (23-11-1 MMA, 16-7 UFC) 16 wins in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fourth in divisional history behind Magny (24), Georges St-Pierre (19) and Matt Brown (17).
Luque’s 14 wins in UFC welterweight competition are the second most in divisional history behind Brown (15).
Luque’s eight knockout victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied with Thiago Alves and Li Jingliang for second in divisional history behind Brown (13).
Luque’s 10 knockdowns in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fourth in divisional history behind Alves (13), Jake Ellenberger (11) and Brown (11).
Luque’s six submission victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for second in divisional history behind Gunnar Nelson (seven).
Luque’s four D’Arce choke submission victories in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Luque’s nine fight night bonuses for UFC welterweight fights are tied with Brown for second in divisional history behind Chris Lytle (10).
Joel Álvarez (22-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has obtained all 22 of his career victories by knockout.
Ricardo Ramos vs. Kan Ofli
Ricardo Ramos (17-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) is 4-5 since moving up to the featherweight division in November 2019.
Ramos is one of two fighters in UFC history to earn multiple knockout victories stemming from a spinning back elbow. Molly McCann also accomplished the feat.
Ramos has won two of the eight spinning elbow knockouts in UFC history. McCann, Dong Hyun Kim, Jiri Prochazka, Brunno Ferreira and Uros Medic also achieved the feat.
Ramos completes 55.2 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Valter Walker vs. Mohammed Usman
Valter Walker’s (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied with Tom Aspinall for the longest active streak in the division.
Walker earned all three of his UFC victories by submission.
Walker is the only heavyweight in UFC history to earn three consecutive victories via heel hook submission.
Walker’s three heel hook submission wins in UFC competition are the second-most in company history behind Rousimar Palhares (four).
Julia Polastri vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC) is competing in her 19th UFC strawweight fight, the second-most appearances in divisional history behind Angela Hill (27).
Kowalkiewicz’s eight decision wins in UFC strawweight competition are tied for third in divisional history behind Hill (nine) and Tecia Pennington (nine).
UFC research analyst and live stats producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.