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The UFC makes its return to Las Vegas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 62 on the UFC Apex, which airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
A key middleweight matchup serves as the principle occasion, with Jared Cannonier (17-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) set to tackle Caio Borralho (16-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round content material that might have important implications on the title image.
For extra on the numbers, verify under for MMA Junkie’s pre-event info about UFC on ESPN 62.
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Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
Jared Cannonier
Cannonier is 7-3 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in November 2018.
Cannonier is one in every of 18 fighters in UFC historical past to win fights in three weight lessons. He’s been victorious at middleweight, mild heavyweight and heavyweight.
Cannonier is one in every of two fighters in UFC historical past to earn knockout victories in three weight lessons. Conor McGregor additionally achieved the feat.
Cannonier’s 241 important strikes landed at UFC on ESPN 47 are the single-fight document for a UFC middleweight bout.
Cannonier and Marvin Vettori mixed for 394 important strikes landed at UFC on ESPN 47, the single-fight document for a UFC middleweight bout.
Caio Borralho
Borralho’s six-fight UFC profitable streak at middleweight is tied with Brendan Allen for the second-longest lively streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (eight).
Borralho absorbs simply 1.99 important strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competitors, the most effective charge amongst lively fighters within the weight class.
Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
Angela Hill
Angela Hill (17-13 MMA, 12-13 UFC) competes in her twenty fifth UFC strawweight bout, probably the most appearances in divisional historical past.
Hill is one in every of two females in UFC historical past to make 25 or extra octagon appearances. Jessica Andrade was first to perform the feat.
Hill is 11-10 since she returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2017.
Hill’s 11 victories in UFC strawweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Hill’s two knockout victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Andrade (4) and Amanda Lemos (three).
Hill’s three knockdowns landed in UFC strawweight competitors are fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Andrade (9), Lemos (six) and Rose Namajunas (4).
Hill has landed 1,924 important strikes in UFC competitors, the third-most in firm historical past behind Max Holloway (3,378) and Sean Strickland (2,069).
Hill’s 5 fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Andrade (9), Mackenzie Dern (six) and Rose Namajunas (six).
Hill’s 13 losses in UFC competitors are probably the most by any feminine in firm historical past.
Tabatha Ricci
Tabatha Ricci (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned 4 of her 5 UFC victories by determination.
Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
Michael Morales
Michael Morales’ (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC profitable streak at welterweight is tied for the fifth-longest lively streak within the division behind Ian Machado Garry (eight), Jack Della Maddalena (seven), Belal Muhammad (six) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (six).
Neil Magny
Neil Magny’s (29-11 MMA, 22-10 UFC) competes in his thirty third UFC welterweight bout, probably the most appearances in divisional historical past.
Magny has alternated wins and losses over his previous seven fights. He was victorious in his most up-to-date bout at UFC 297 in January.
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 whole struggle time of 6:47:19 in UFC welterweight competitors is most in divisional historical past.
Magny’s 14 determination victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.
Magny has landed 1,413 important 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 every of 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 achieved the feat.
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert (36-17 MMA, 11-9 UFC) has earned 34 of his 36 carer victories by stoppage. That features all 11 of his UFC wins.
Meerschaert’s 11 stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competitors are tied with Anderson Silva for many in divisional historical past.
Meerschaert’s 10 submission victories in UFC middleweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.
Meerschaert’s 10 submission victories in UFC competitors are tied with Royce Gracie and Nate Diaz for the fourth-most in firm historical past behind Charles Oliveira (16), Miller (12) and Demian Maia (11).
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC on ESPN 62.
UFC analysis analyst and dwell statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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