The UFC makes its return to “The Nice White North” on Saturday with UFC Battle Evening 246, which takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

A possible title eliminator within the flyweight division headlines the cardboard. Former two-time champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) is about to conflict with surging contender Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a five-round bout with excessive stakes.

For extra on the numbers behind the primary occasion, in addition to the remainder of the cardboard, examine under for MMA Junkie’s pre-event info for UFC Battle Evening 246.

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Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno

Moreno was the primary champion in UFC historical past to be born in Mexico.

Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo fought to the fourth attract UFC title battle historical past at UFC 256.

Moreno and Figueiredo are the one set of fighters in UFC historical past to battle one another three consecutive instances.

Moreno and Figueiredo are the one set of fighters in UFC historical past to battle one another 4 instances.

Moreno is certainly one of seven fighters in UFC historical past to earn a between-rounds stoppage in a title battle. He completed the feat at UFC 283.

Moreno is 6-3-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2019.

Moreno’s 9 victories in UFC flyweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Demetrious Johnson (13), Joseph Benavidez (13), Alexandre Pantoja (11) and Figueiredo (10).

Moreno’s six stoppage victories in UFC flyweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Figueiredo (seven) and Johnson (seven).

Moreno’s three submission victories in UFC flyweight competitors are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Johnson (5), Pantoja (4) and Muhammad Mokaev (4).

Moreno’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are second-most in divisional historical past behind Johnson (9).

Amir Albazi

Amir Albazi

Albazi’s four-fight UFC profitable streak at flyweight is tied for the longest energetic streak within the division behind Pantoja (six).

Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas

Erin Blanchfield

Erin Blanchfield

Erin Blanchfield’s (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) three submission victories in UFC girls’s flyweight competitors are tied with Montana De La Rosa and Karine Silva for second-most in divisional historical past behind Gillian Robertson (six).

Blanchfield’s seven takedowns landed at UFC 269 are tied for the single-fight file for a UFC girls’s flyweight bout.

Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) was the primary feminine in UFC historical past to have a number of title reigns in a single weight class. She’s certainly one of 5 fighters to perform the feat, together with Amanda Nunes, Carla Esparza, Zhang Weili and Julianna Peña.

Namajunas is 2-1 since she moved as much as the ladies’s flyweight division in September 2023.

Namajunas’ 5 stoppage victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Jessica Andrade (six).

Namajunas’ three submission victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Mackenzie Dern (4).

Namajunas’ submission of Paige VanZant on the 2:25 mark of Spherical 5 at UFC Battle Evening 80 is the newest stoppage in UFC strawweight historical past.

Namajunas’ six fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Andrade (9).

Derrick Lewis vs. Jhonata Diniz

Derrick Lewis

Derrick Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) competes in his thirtieth UFC heavyweight bout, the second-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Andrei Arlovski (42).

Lewis’ 19 victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Andre Arlovski (23).

Lewis’ 15 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Lewis’ 15 stoppage victories in UFC competitors are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Charles Oliveira (20), Jim Miller (17) and Donald Cerrone (16).

Lewis’ 15 knockout victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Lewis’ 15 knockout victories in UFC competitors stemming from punches are probably the most in firm historical past.

Lewis’ eight knockouts stemming from floor strikes in UFC competitors are tied with Cain Velasquez for many in firm historical past.

Lewis’ eight fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts are tied with Stefan Struve for second-most in divisional historical past behind Stipe Miocic (9).

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Marc-Andre Barriault

Marc-Andre Barriault’s (16-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC) victory on the 4:56 mark of Spherical 3 at UFC 260 marked the second newest stoppage in UFC middleweight historical past behind Garreth McLellan (4:58, Spherical 3) at UFC Battle Evening 76.

Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles

Trevin Giles

Trevin Giles (16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) is 2-3 since he dropped to the welterweight division in January 2022.

Giles is certainly one of 18 fighters in UFC historical past to earn victories in three weight courses. He’s received fights at mild heavyweight, middleweight and welterweight.

Aiemann Zahabi vs. Pedro Munhoz

Aiemann Zahabi

Aiemann Zahabi’s (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) four-fight UFC profitable streak at bantamweight is tied for the fifth-longest energetic streak within the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (10), Mario Bautista (seven), Montel Jackson (5) and Umar Nurmagomedov (5).

Zahabi defends 71.2 p.c of all opponent vital strike makes an attempt in UFC bantamweight competitors, the third-highest price in divisional historical past behind Vaughan Lee (71.5 p.c) and Miles Johns (71.3 p.c).

Pedro Munhoz (20-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) competes in his twenty second UFC bantamweight bout, probably the most appearances in divisional historical past.

Munhoz is 1-4 with one no contest in his previous six fights relationship again to August 2021.

Munhoz has landed 1,263 vital strikes in UFC bantamweight competitors, probably the most in divisional historical past.

Munhoz’s seven fight-night bonuses for UFC bantamweight bouts are third-most in divisional historical past behind T.J. Dillashaw (eight) and Sean O’Malley (eight).

Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Ariane da Silva

Ariane Da Silva (16-9 MMA, 5-6 UFC) competes in her twelfth UFC girls’s flyweight bout, tied for the fourth-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Katlyn Cerminara (14), Gillian Robertson (13) and Andrea Lee (13).

Da Silva has scored three knockdowns in UFC girls’s flyweight competitors, tied with Taila Santos and Molly McCann for many in divisional historical past.

Charles Jourdain vs. Victor Henry

Charles Jourdain

Charles Jourdain (15-8-1 MMA, 6-7-1 UFC) drops the UFC bantamweight division after spending his earlier 14 promotional appearances at featherweight.

Alexandr Romanov vs. Rodrigo Nascimento

Alexandr Romanov

Alexandr Romanov (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has earned 15 of his 17 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed 11 of these wins in Spherical 1.

Romanov completes 54.1 p.c of his takedown makes an attempt in UFC heavyweight competitors, the second-best price amongst energetic fighters within the weight class behind Serghei Spivac (65.1 p.c).

Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal

Jack Shore

Jack Shore (7-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is 1-1 since he moved as much as the featherweight division in March 2023.

Youssef Zalal (15-5-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) is 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in March 2024.

Zalal absorbs simply 1.72 vital strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competitors, the fourth-best price in divisional historical past behind Rani Yahya (1.05), Pat Sabatini (1.47) and Bryce Mitchell (1.63).

Zalal defends 66.8 p.c of all opponent vital strike makes an attempt in UFC featherweight competitors, the very best price amongst energetic fighters within the weight class.

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