Breaking down Friday’s UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson card By The Numbers...
112 UFC event where the Octagon first went to Abu Dhabi
1462 Days between UFC 112 and the Octagon’s second Abu Dhabi appearance at Friday’s UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
18 Days older former PRIDE heavyweight champion & former interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is than his opponent former The Ultimate Fighter winner Roy Nelson
22 Wins combined in “Minotauro” Nogueira’s UFC/PRIDE career, tied for the 3rd most in the combined history of UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC behind Wanderlei Silva’s 27 and Dan Henderson’s 23
21 Wins by submission for the famed BJJ black belt Nogueira amongst his career 34 MMA wins
7 Armbar stoppages for “Minotauro” in his combined UFC/PRIDE career, most in the UFC/PRIDE combined history with Ronda Rousey, Paulo Filho, and Kazushi Sakuraba tied for second with 6
2001 Year “Minotauro” won the PRIDE heavyweight championship
2008 Year “Minotauro” won the interim UFC heavyweight championship
56 Submission attempts from “Big Nog”, most in the combined history of UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce/WEC
4 KO/TKO losses in the UFC for Nogueira, never suffered a stoppage loss before the UFC
80 Percentage of Nogueira’s UFC wins that have resulted in Fight Night bonuses: Fight of the Night at UFC 81, Fight of the Night at UFC 102, Knockout of the Night at UFC 134, and Submission of the Night at UFC 153
100 Percentage of Roy “Big Country” Nelson’s wins inside the Octagon by knockout
5 Knockouts in the first round in the UFC
511 Significant strikes absorbed by Nelson in his UFC career, most by any fighter to never be knocked out
10 The Ultimate Fighter season that Roy Nelson won
2009 Year that “Big Country” was awarded his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Renzo Gracie