By The Numbers: UFC 287 Pre-Fight Edition

Alex Pereira will defend the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown against the man he dethroned—Israel Adesanya—when their rematch headlines UFC 287 on Saturday at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. Meanwhile, Gilbert Burns locks horns with Jorge Masvidal in the three-round welterweight co-main event at 170 pounds.

As UFC 287 “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the card bring to the table:

72: Significant strikes by which Pereira has outlanded the opposition in his four UFC appearances. He has connected on 235 such strikes while absorbing 163 in return.

350,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Adesanya across his 14 assignments inside the Octagon. The City Kickboxing star has been awarded “Performance of the Night” five times and “Knockout of the Night” twice.

9: Burns victories via submission, accounting for 43% of his career total (21). The Kill Cliff Fight Club rep’s methods of choice: five armbars, three rear-naked chokes and one arm-triangle choke.

38: Years of age for Masvidal. The oldest fighter on the card, “Gamebred” was born in Miami on Nov. 12, 1984.

43: Seconds needed for Rob Font to punch out Thane Stimson in their encounter at a Reality Fighting show in June 2012. More than a decade later, it remains the former CES MMA champion’s fastest finish to date. Font draws Adrian Yanez in a three-round bantamweight showcase.

1,590: Days since Yanez last tasted defeat. He wound up on the wrong side of a split decision against Miles Johns at Legacy Fighting Alliance 55 on Nov. 30, 2018 and responded by piecing together his current nine-fight winning streak.

8: Consecutive calendar years in which Kevin Holland has fought at least once. He went 4-2 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 3-1 in 2017, 4-1 in 2018, 2-1 in 2019, 5-0 in 2020, 0-2 with one no contest in 2021 and 2-2 in 2022. Holland faces American Top Team’s Santiago Ponzinibbio in a three-round welterweight feature.

16: Ponzinibbio wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 55% of his career total (29). His list of UFC victims: Alex Morono, Neil Magny, Gunnar Nelson, Court McGee, Andreas Stahl and Wendell de Oliveira Marques.

18: Years of age for Raul Rosas Jr. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on Oct. 8, 2004 in Clovis, New Mexico. Rosas. Jr. puts his perfect 7-0 record on the line against Christian Rodriguez in a three-round bantamweight attraction.

7: Organizations for which Rodriguez has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 2-0 in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, 1-1 in the UFC, 1-0 in Dana White’s Contender Series, 1-0 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships, 1-0 in Bellator MMA, 1-0 in the North American Fighting Championship and 1-0 in Ignite Fights.

.755: Cumulative winning percentage between the 26 fighters booked to compete at the event. They sport a combined record of 442-143-1. Nuerdanbieke Shayilan has the most wins (39) of anyone on the card, while Masvidal has been saddled with the most losses (16). Shayilan confronts Steve Garcia in a three-round featherweight prelim.