Israel Adesanya could make ultra-rare historical past

Du Plessis is one among 14 undisputed middleweight champions in UFC historical past.

Du Plessis is the one South African champion in UFC historical past.

Du Plessis is one among 5 fighters in UFC historical past to power a title change by break up choice. Alexandre Pantoja, Robbie Lawler, Henry Cejudo and Carla Esparza additionally completed the feat.

Du Plessis’ seven-fight UFC profitable streak at middleweight is the longest lively streak within the division.

Du Plessis has earned 19 of his 21 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed eight of these wins in Spherical 1.

Du Plessis lands 6.49 vital strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competitors, the best charge in divisional historical past.

Adesanya is one among 14 fighters in UFC historical past to win an undisputed title with an undefeated document.

Adesanya is one among 14 undisputed middleweight champions in UFC historical past. He’s the one one within the group to have two separate title reigns.

Adesanya can turn out to be the second fighter in UFC historical past to have three separate title reigns in a single weight class. Randy Couture additionally completed the feat.

Adesanya’s eight victories in UFC middleweight title fights are second-most in historical past behind Anderson Silva (11).

Adesanya fell to 1-2 in his previous three fights.

Adesanya’s common struggle time of 17:49 in UFC middleweight competitors is the longest in divisional historical past.

Adesanya’s 13 knockdowns landed in UFC middleweight competitors are tied with Silva for many in divisional historical past.

Adesanya’s 4 knockdowns landed towards Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 are the single-fight document for a UFC title bout.

Adesanya’s eight fight-night bonuses for UFC middleweight bouts are tied with Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker for second-most in divisional historical past behind Silva (12).

Kai Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) defends 88 p.c of all opponent takedown makes an attempt in UFC flyweight competitors, the second-best charge in divisional historical past behind Ian McCall (90 p.c).

Kara-France’s 5 fight-night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Demetrious Johnson (9) and Brandon Moreno (seven).

Dan Hooker (23-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) is 2-0 since he returned to the light-weight division in November 2022.

Hooker defends 87.9 p.c of all opponent takedown makes an attempt in UFC light-weight competitors, the third-best charge amongst lively fighters within the weight class behind Islam Makhachev (90.9 p.c) and Rafael Fiziev (89.4 p.c).

Tai Tuivasa’s (14-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) four-fight dropping skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2022.

Tuivasa is 5-7 in his previous 12 fights after beginning his profession 10-0.

Tuivasa is one among two heavyweights in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a flying knee. Fabricio Werdum additionally completed the feat.

Tuivasa is one among 4 heavyweights in UFC historical past to earn knockouts stemming from a knee and an elbow strike. Alistair Overeem, Cheick Kongo and Walt Harris additionally completed the feat.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) eight TKO/knockout victories since 2019 in UFC competitors are essentially the most amongst lively fighters within the firm.

Rozenstruik is the one fighter in UFC historical past to earn three knockout victories of 30 seconds or much less.

Rozenstruik’s nine-second knockout at UFC on ESPN+ 12 is the second-fastest in UFC heavyweight historical past behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second end at UFC 102.

Rozenstruik’s knockout of Alistair Overeem on the 4:56 mark of Spherical 5 at UFC on ESPN 7 marked the third newest stoppage in UFC historical past behind Demetrious Johnson’s win (4:59 of Spherical 5) at UFC 186 and Yair Rodriguez’s victory (4:59 of Spherical 5) at UFC Struggle Evening 139.

Li Jingliang (19-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) returns to competitors for the primary time since Sept. 10, 2022. The 707-day layoff is the longest of his practically 17-year profession.

Jingliang’s eight knockout victories in UFC welterweight competitors are tied with Thiago Alves and Vicente Luque for second-most in divisional historical past behind Matt Brown (12).

Jingliang’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC welterweight competitors are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Thiago Alves (13), Jake Ellenberger (11) and Brown (11).

Jingliang’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC welterweight bouts are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Chris Lytle (10), Brown (9), Stephen Thompson (eight) and Luque (eight).

Ricardo Ramos (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is 3-4 since he moved as much as the featherweight division in November 2019.

Ramos is one among two fighters in UFC historical past to earn a number of knockout victories stemming from a spinning again elbow. Molly McCann additionally completed the feat.

Ramos has earned two of the eight spinning again elbow knockouts in UFC historical past. McCann, Dong Hyun Kim, Jiri Prochazka, Brunno Ferreira and Uros Medic additionally completed the feat.

Ramos completes 58.3 p.c of his takedown makes an attempt in UFC featherweight competitors, the second-highest charge in divisional historical past behind Diego Brandao (68 p.c).

Casey O’Neill (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning her profession 9-0.

O’Neill lands 8.41 vital strikes per minute in UFC competitors, the best charge in firm historical past.

Herbert Burns’ (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) three-fight dropping skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2020.

Ricky Glenn’s (22-8-2- MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) three-fight winless skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2021.

Glenn strikes as much as the welterweight division after spending his earlier 10 octagon appearances at light-weight and featherweight.

Glenn will try to turn out to be the nineteenth fighter in UFC historical past to earn victories in three weight courses.

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