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The ultimate UFC Apex occasion of 2024 takes place Saturday in Las Vegas with UFC Combat Evening 247, which streams completely on ESPN+.
Headlining the cardboard is probably the most skilled welterweight in UFC historical past. Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) will try and construct on his all-time divisional wins file when he clashes with yet one more surging potential contender in Carlos Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC).
For extra on the numbers behind the principle occasion, in addition to the remainder of the cardboard, examine beneath for MMA Junkie’s pre-event information about UFC Combat Evening 247.
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Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
Neil Magny
Magny competes in his thirty fourth UFC welterweight bout, probably the most appearances in divisional historical past.
Magny has alternated losses and wins over his previous eight fights. He was defeated in his most up-to-date bout at UFC on ESPN 62 in August.
Magny’s 22 victories in UFC competitors are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Jim Miller (26), Andrei Arlovski (23) and Donald Cerrone (23).
Magny’s 22 victories in UFC welterweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Magny’s complete combat time of 6:51:58 in UFC welterweight competitors is most in divisional historical past.
Magny’s 14 choice victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.
Magny has landed 1,418 vital strikes and a pair of,538 complete strikes in UFC welterweight competitors, probably the most in divisional historical past.
Magny is the one fighter in trendy UFC historical past to make 5 or extra octagon appearances in consecutive years. He went 4-1 in 2015 after going 5-0 in 2014.
Magny is one in all three fighters in UFC historical past to earn 5 victories in a calendar yr, as he did in 2014. Kevin Holland (2020) and Roger Huerta (2007) additionally completed the feat.
Carlos Prates
Prates turns into the second fighter to make 4 UFC appearances in 2024. Charles Johnson additionally completed the feat and went 4-0.
Prates has earned 18 of his 20 profession victories by stoppage. That features all three of his UFC wins.
Prates’ three-fight UFC knockout streak is tied with Tom Aspinall and Jean Silva for third-longest amongst lively fighters within the firm behind Steve Garcia (5) and Alex Pereira (4).
Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns
Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) enters the occasion on the ultimate combat of his present UFC contract.
Garbrandt is one in all 9 fighters to carry the UFC bantamweight title. He’s one in all three who did not make a profitable title protection.
Garbrandt is 3-6 in his previous 9 fights courting again to November 2017.
Garbrandt is 2-1 since returning to the bantamweight division in March 2023.
Garbrandt’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competitors are tied with Marlon Vera, Petr Yan for second-most in divisional historical past behind Montel Jackson (11).
Miles Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defends 71.3 p.c of all opponent vital strike makes an attempt in UFC bantamweight competitors, the second-best fee in divisional historical past behind Vaughan Lee (71.5 p.c).
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC) competes in her 18th UFC strawweight bout, tied with Randa Marcos for the second-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Angela Hill (25).
Kowalkiewicz is 6-8 in her previous 14 fights courting again to when she fought for the UFC strawweight title in November 2016.
Kowalkiewicz’s 9 victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for sixth-most in divisional historical past behind Hill (11), Jessica Andrade (10), Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10), Tecia Pennington (10) and Carla Esparza (10).
Kowalkiewicz’s eight choice victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for many in divisional historical past.
Kowalkiewicz has eight of her 9 UFC victories by choice.
Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Reinier de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a former two-division ONE Championship titleholder at gentle heavyweight and middleweight, makes his octagon debut.
Gerald Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC) has earned 35 of his 37 carer victories by stoppage. That features all 12 of his UFC wins.
Meerschaert’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Meerschaert’s 11 submission victories in UFC middleweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Meerschaert’s 11 submission victories in UFC competitors are tied with Demian Maia for the third-most in firm historical past behind Charles Oliveira (16) and Miller (12).
Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson
Gillian Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is 3-1 since she dropped to the UFC strawweight division in April 2023.
Robertson’s seven submission victories in UFC competitors are most by any feminine in firm historical past.
Robertson’s seven stoppage victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Robertson’s six submission victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Zach Scroggin.
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-8-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) is one in all three fighters in historical past to earn UFC knockouts stemming from a flying knee and a spinning wheel kick. Cory Sandhagen and Edson Barboza additionally completed the feat.
Matthew Semelsberger vs. Charlie Radtke
Matthew Semelsberger’s (11-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) three-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since December 2022.
Semelsberger is 1-4 in his previous 5 fights courting again to July 2022.
Semelsberger is one in all three fighters in UFC historical past to earn a number of knockouts of 20 seconds or much less. Anthony Johnson and Terrance McKinney additionally completed the feat.
Semelsberger’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC welterweight competitors are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Thiago Alves (13), Matt Brown (11) and Jake Ellenberger (11).
Cody Stamann vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
Da’Mon Blackshear (14-7-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) is one in all three fighters in UFC historical past to earn a submission victory by Tornado. He completed the feat at UFC on ESPN 51. Bryce Mitchell and Chan Sung Jung have additionally received with the approach.
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Combat Evening 247.
UFC analysis analyst and reside statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Comply with him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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