7
Current ranking of Dustin Poirier as a UFC lightweight
8
Finishes by “The Diamond” inside the Octagon since making his debut in 2011, 2nd most in the UFC in that timeframe behind Donald Cerrone’s 12
4
Consecutive wins by Poirier since moving up to the UFC lightweight division, tied for 5th longest active UFC lightweight win streak
10
Knockdowns by Poirier, one of 17 fighters in UFC history to land 10 or more knockdowns inside the Octagon
5
KO/TKOs by Poirier inside the Octagon including three first round knockouts as a UFC lightweight
3
Submissions by Poirier in the UFC
2
Of those submissions by Poirier were D’Arce choke, only UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has also earned two or more wins via D’Arce choke inside the Octagon
10
Current ranking of Michael Johnson as a UFC lightweight
8
Knockdowns by “The Menace” inside the Octagon, tied for most amongst active UFC lightweights and tied for 2nd most in UFC lightweight history behind Melvin Guillard’s 13
7
KO/TKOs by Johnson across his pro career including three inside the Octagon
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3.89
Significant strikes landed per minute rate by Johnson, UFC average is 2.83
103
Significant strikes landed by Johnson, most recently, against Nate Diaz at UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2, which earned the Fight of the Night bonus
116
Significant strikes landed by Johnson against Joe Lauzon at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
3
UFC lightweights have landed 100+ significant strikes in two or more bouts - Johnson, Nate Diaz and Evan Dunham
81
Takedown defense percentage by Johnson, 9th best among active UFC lightweights (min. 5 fights and 20 opp. att.)
7-3
Johnson’s UFC record when his opponent does not land a takedown
12
The Ultimate Fighter season Johnson was a finalist at lightweight
9
Current ranking of Uriah Hall as a UFC middleweight
4
KO/TKOs by “Prime Time” inside the Octagon including three first round knockouts
83.33
Career finishing rate percentage by Hall, earning 10 stoppage victories across 12 career wins (8 KO/TKOs, 2 sub)
53
Significant striking accuracy percentage by Hall, 5th best in UFC middleweight history (min. 5 fights and 350 sig. att.)
3.18
Significant strikes landed per minute rate by Hall, UFC average is 2.83
71.4
Takedown defense percentage by Hall, 9th best among active UFC middleweights (min. 5 fights and 20 att.)
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75
Percentage of Hall’s four UFC losses are by split decision
128-109
Significant strikes landed to absorbed by Hall across his three split-decision losses inside the Octagon against Kelvin Gastelum, John Howard and Rafael Natal
17
The Ultimate Fighter season Hall was a finalist after earning three KO/TKOs and one unanimous decision to get there
8
Seconds it took for Hall to score a knockout of Bubba McDaniel in the TUF 17 quarterfinals
10
Current ranking of Derek Brunson as a UFC middleweight
4
Consecutive wins by Brunson inside the Octagon including back-to-back-to-back knockouts
5:33
Combined time of Brunson’s consecutive three first round knockout wins over Ed Herman, Sam Alvey and, most recently, Roan Carneiro at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
48
Seconds it took for Brunson to secure a rear naked choke of Brian Houston at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
100
Percentage of Brunson’s 11 career finishes have occurred in the first round
23-0
Significant strikes landed to absorbed by Brunson against Carneiro
0
Significant strikes landed by Carneiro, Herman and Houston prior to Brunson earning a first round finish on each of them
7:06
Average fight time by Brunson, 7th shortest among active UFC middleweights
3.67
Takedown average per 15 minutes of fighting rate by Brunson across his 11 UFC/Strikeforce fights, UFC average is 1.75
3
Times that Brunson was an NCAA Division II All-American wrestler at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
0
Times that Brunson has surrendered a takedown across his 11 UFC/Strikeforce fights
