Another Saturday, another offering from the UFC as this weekend sees UFC on ESPN 49 go down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire fight card airs on ESPN.
Women’s bantamweight contenders, keen to fight for the belt now that Amanda Nunes has retired, take center stage in the main event. Former UFC champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) meets the streaking Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) in a matchup with potential title stakes.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 49.
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Holly Holm
Holm, 41, is the oldest female fighter on the UFC roster.
Holm’s seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (13) and Raquel Pennington (11).
Holm’s two knockdowns landed in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Nunes (six).
Holm’s four consecutive losses in UFC title fights are the most for any female in company history.
Holm’s two head-kick knockout victories in UFC competition are the most of any woman in company history.
Holm is one of nine fighters in UFC history to win a championship fight by head-kick knockout. She accomplished the feat at UFC 193.
Holm has been awarded three fight-night bonuses for UFC women’s bantamweight bouts, which is tied for third most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (seven), Miesha Tate (four) and Nunes (four).
Mayra Bueno Silva
Silva’s three-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Pennington (four).
Silva’s has earned eight of her 10 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of her five UFC wins.
Silva’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three).
Silva earned the first kneebar submission victory in UFC women’s bantamweight history at UFC Fight Night 219.
Albert Duraev vs. Junyong Park
Junyong Park (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) lands 51.9 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC middleweight competition, the second-best rate among active fights in the weight class behind Anthony Hernandez (57.1 percent).
Norma Dumont vs. Chelsea Chandler
Norma Dumont (9-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) competes in her sixth UFC women’s featherweight bout, tied with Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer for most appearances in divisional history.
Dumont is 4-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s featherweight division in November 2020.
Dumont’s four victories in UFC women’s featherweight competition are tied with Cris Cyborg for most in divisional history.
Dumont has earned all five of her UFC victories by decision.
Terrance McKinney vs. Nazim Sadykhov
Terrance McKinney (13-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all three of his UFC wins in the first round.
McKinney’s average fight time of 3:02 in UFC lightweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is tied for the fourth fastest in UFC history. Jorge Masvidal holds the record with a five-second finish.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC history by a debuting fighter.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC lightweight history.
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Basil Hafez
Jack Della Maddalena (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is on a 14-fight winning streak after starting his career 0-2.
Della Maddalena has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all four of his UFC wins by first-round knockout.
Della Maddalena’s four-fight UFC first-round stoppage streak is second-longest among active fighters on the roster behind heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich (six).
Della Maddalena has been awarded with a fight-night bonus in three consecutive bouts.
Victoria Dudakova vs. Istela Nunes
Istela Nunes’ (6-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since July 2018.
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Ailin Perez
Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since Nov. 28, 2020. The 959-day layoff is the longest of her more than 10-year career.
Evans-Smith’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since April 2018.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
