Henry Cejudo on cusp of career-worst skid

Cejudo is one in every of 9 fighters in UFC historical past to win titles in two weight lessons. Alex Pereira, Jon Jones, B.J. Penn, Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes, Daniel Cormier, Georges St-Pierre and Randy Couture additionally completed the feat.

Cejudo is one in every of 4 simultaneous two-division champions in UFC historical past. McGregor, Nunes and Cormier additionally completed the feat.

Cejudo is one in every of three fighters in UFC historical past to document profitable title defenses in two weight lessons. Cormier and Nunes additionally completed the feat.

Cejudo is the one MMA fighter to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship.

Cejudo is one in every of three Olympic gold medalists to struggle within the UFC, together with Kevin Jackson and Mark Schultz. He earned gold in freestyle wrestling on the 2008 summer time Olympics.

Cejudo is the one Olympic gold medalist to struggle within the UFC because the group was bought by mum or dad firm Zuffa.

Cejudo enters the occasion on a two-fight shedding skid and hasn’t earned a victory since Could 2020. He’s by no means misplaced three consecutive fights in his MMA profession.

Cejudo is 7-2 in bantamweight competitors throughout his profession.

Yadong competes in his fourth UFC headliner. He’s 2-1 in earlier important occasions.

Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez

Brendan Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) has earned 18 of his 24 profession victories by stoppage. That features eight of his 12 UFC wins.

Allen’s six submission victories in UFC middleweight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Gerald Meerschaert (11).

Allen’s six submission victories by rear-naked choke in UFC competitors are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Demian Maia (9), Kenny Florian (seven) and Michael Chiesa (4).

Anthony Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) lands 62.9 p.c of his important strike makes an attempt in UFC middleweight competitors, the perfect fee in divisional historical past.

Hernandez outlanded Michel Pereira by +128 important strikes at UFC Combat Night time 245, the single-fight UFC middleweight document.

Hernandez landed 97 important floor strikes at UFC Combat Night time 245, the single-fight UFC middleweight document.

Hernandez tried 29 takedowns at UFC Combat Night time 245, the single-fight UFC middleweight document.

Hernandez has full 41 takedowns in UFC middleweight competitors, the second-most in divisional historical past behind Chris Weidman (43).

Hernandez is one in every of 5 fighters in UFC historical past to land 100+ important strikes and 10 or extra takedowns in a single struggle throughout his UFC Combat Night time 245 win. Merab Dvalishvili, Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman and Cain Velasquez additionally completed the feat.

Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) is 2-4 in his previous six fights courting again to December 2021.

Font’s seven stoppage victories in UFC bantamweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Marlon Vera (10) and T.J. Dillashaw (eight).

Font’s six knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Dillashaw (seven).

Font landed 271 important strikes vs. “Chito” Vera at UFC on ESPN 35, the single-fight document for a UFC bantamweight bout.

Font’s six fight-night bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Sean O’Malley (9), Dillashaw (eight) and Pedro Munhoz (seven).

Ion Cutelaba (18-9-1 MMA, 7-8-1 UFC) is 3-6-1 in his previous 10 UFC appearances courting again to February 2020.

Cutelaba completes 52.1 p.c of his takedown makes an attempt in UFC gentle heavyweight competitors, the fourth-best fee in divisional historical past behind Lyoto Machida (65 p.c), Vitor Petrino (57.1 p.c) and Jimmy Crute (52.8 p.c).

Ibo Aslan (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 14 of his profession victories by knockout. He’s completed 12 of these wins in Spherical 1.

Jean Silva (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed all three of his UFC wins by knockout.

Silva’s two UFC victories in a 14-day stretch between UFC 303 and UFC on ESPN 59 is tied for the third-shortest turnaround in fashionable firm historical past. Khamzat Chimaev holds the document at 10 days.

Andre Fili (24-11 MMA, 12-10 UFC) competes in his twenty third UFC featherweight bout, tied with Cub Swanson for the third-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (27) and Darren Elkins (seven).

Fili has earned 12 victories in UFC featherweight competitors, the fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (20), Elkins (18) and Swanson (15).

Ricky Simon’s (20-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) three-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2022.

Simon has landed 43 takedowns in UFC bantamweight competitors, the second most in divisional historical past behind Merab Dvalishvili (79).

Javid Basharat (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) defends 85.7 p.c of all opponent takedown makes an attempt in UFC bantamweight competitors, the perfect fee amongst lively fighters within the weight class.

Modestas Bukauskas (16-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 3-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.

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UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.