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Breaking down Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski card By The Numbers...
On Saturday, the Octagon is in Brasilia, Brazil for the heavyweight rematch between Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Andrei Arlovski. But before UFC Fight Night begins, let’s take a look at the card By The Numbers.
4
UFC events held in Brazil in 2014 including this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Arlovski
15
Times total the Octagon has seen action in Brazil and it will be the first time the UFC has had an event in the nation’s capital Brasilia
1582
Days between UFC heavyweights Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva’s first meeting in Strikeforce and their rematch in tomorrow’s 5 round main event
29-28
Scoring on all 3 judges’ cards in favor of Silva
4
Current ranking of Bigfoot as a UFC heavyweight
200
Significant strikes landed combined by Silva and Mark Hunt in their epic 5 round clash at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot last December, the most significant strikes landed in UFC heavyweight history
52
Significant strike accuracy by Bigfoot against Hunt
2:23
Time into the first round Silva scored a knockdown against the famously granite-chinned Hunt
156
UFC event where Silva scored a 3rd round knockout of Alistair Overeem after losing the first two rounds
-30
Significant strikes deficit for Silva against Overeem, 3rd largest sig. strike deficit to overcome to win in the UFC heavyweight division behind Brock Lesnar’s -32 at UFC 116 and Mike Russow’s -37 at UFC 114
89
Finishing rate percentage of Silva in his career wins (16 of 18)
12
First round finishes by Bigfoot
3
UFC bouts in a row for Silva that are 5 rounds, Bigfoot’s last bout was the only time he went to a 5 round decision
14
Current ranking of Andrei Arlovski as a UFC heavyweight
174
UFC event where The Pit Bull returned to the Octagon to earn a split-decision win against Brendan Schaub
2296
Days between Arlovski’s most recent win inside the Octagon and his previous UFC appearance at UFC 82 where The Pit Bull scored a TKO over Jake O’Brien
11
Wins in the UFC by Arlovski, tied for 2nd most in UFC heavyweight history behind Frank Mir’s 14
9
Finishes inside the Octagon by The Pit Bull, tied for 3rd most in UFC heavyweight history
8
Knockdowns inside the Octagon by Arlovski, tied for 3rd most in UFC heavyweight history
7
KO/TKOs by Arlovski, tied for 2nd most in UFC heavyweight history
55
UFC event where Arlovski KOed Paul Buentello in 15 seconds, 2nd fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history behind Todd Duffee’s 7 second finish of Tim Hauge at UFC 102
51
UFC event where Arlovski submitted Tim Sylvia in 47 seconds, won the interim UFC heavyweight title
28
UFC event where Arlovski submitted Aaron Brink in 55 seconds, UFC debut
3
Number of fighters since UFC 29 who have scored both a knockout and a submission in under a minute: Arlovski, Joe Lauzon and Tom Lawlor
88.4
Takedown defense percentage by Arlovski, highest takedown defense in UFC heavyweight history (min. 5 fights and 20 opp. att.)
14
Wins by Gleison Tibau inside the Octagon, most in UFC lightweight division history
22
Number of UFC lightweight bouts for Tibau including his forthcoming tilt against Piotr Hallman, most in UFC lightweight division history
75
Takedowns complete by Tibau, 2nd most in UFC history behind former UFC welterweight champion George St-Pierre’s 87
66
Win/bonus earning percentage for Poland’s Piotr Halman in the UFC
2
Submission wins by Halman inside the Octagon over Yves Edwards and Francisco Trinaldo
93
Finishing percentage for Halman’s career as he owns 14 of his 15 career wins by stoppage (7 KO/TKO, 7 sub)
2
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season Leandro Santos won at welterweight via second round arm-triangle choke
8
Submission wins in the highly-regarded BJJ black belt Santos’ 16 fight pro career
8
The Ultimate Fighter season Efrain Escudero won at lightweight via unanimous decision
50
Takedown accuracy percentage for Escudero across his 7 bouts inside the Octagon
1.2
Submission attempt average over 15 minutes of fighting for Escudero in the UFC
7
Current ranking of Iuri Alcantara at UFC bantamweight
25
Seconds it took for Alcantara to score a knockout of Vaughan Lee at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi in May
83
Finishing percentage by Alcantara across his 30 pro wins (13 KO/TKOs, 12 subs)
83
Takedown accuracy percentage by Alcantara in his 8 UFC fights
100
Percentage of Russell Doane’s 5 career submission wins via a variety of choke including his Submission of the Night UFC debut triangle choke of Leandro Issa in January
3
Fights and different countries/continents for Hawaii’s Doane this year in the UFC as he has fought in Singapore, USA and, upcoming, Brazil
2
Wins/fights in the UFC for Doane
11
Finishes by Doane in his 14 pro wins
10
Current ranking of Jessica Andrade at UFC women’s bantamweight
2
Wins by decision in a row for Andrade inside the Octagon
206
Significant strikes landed by Andrade in her rout of Rosi Sexton at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz
80
Percentage of Andrade’s 5 submission wins are by guillotine choke
20
Years old for Larissa Pacheco who is now the youngest fighter on the UFC roster
10
Fights/wins with 0 losses in Pacheco’s pro career
100
Percent of Pacheco’s wins are by stoppage (4 KO/TKOs, 6 subs)
6
First round finishes for Pacheco
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