By The Numbers: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida

If Jairzinho Rozenstruik wants to keep his place in line, he will have to do so at the expense of one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division’s hottest commodities.

“Bigi Boy” will face the surging Jailton Almeida in the UFC on ABC 4 headliner this Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rozenstruik has lost four of his past seven bouts. The American Top Team rep last appeared on Dec. 10, when he punched out Chris Daukaus a mere 23 seconds into their UFC 282 pairing. Almeida, meanwhile, enters the cage on the strength of a 13-fight winning streak. The 2021 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate last competed at UFC 283, where he put away Shamil Abdurakhimov with punches in the second round of their Jan. 21 encounter.

As Rozenstruik and Almeida close in on their forthcoming showdown in The Queen City, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

35: Years of age for Rozenstruik, who was born on March 17, 1988 in Paramaribo, Suriname.

12: Rozenstruik wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 92% of his career total (13). His list of UFC victims: Daukaus, Augusto Sakai, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Andrei Arlovski, Allen Crowder and Junior Albini. Rozenstruik owns one other win by decision (8%).

150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Rozenstruik across his 11 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” on three different occasions.

6: Countries in which Rozenstruik has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 6-4 in the United States, 2-0 in Russia, 2-0 in Suriname, 1-0 in Aruba, 1-0 in Japan and 1-0 in Brazil.

81: Combined victories between the four opponents—Alexander Volkov, Curtis Blaydes, Ciryl Gane and Francis Ngannou—who have beaten Rozenstruik. They sport a cumulative .736 winning percentage at 81-19.

31: Years of age for Almeida, who was born in Salvador, Brazil, on June 28, 1991.

11: Almeida victories by submission, accounting for 61% of his career total (18). His methods of choice: nine rear-naked chokes and two arm-triangle chokes. Almeida holds seven other victories by knockout or technical knockout (39%).

49: Seconds needed for Almeida to dismiss Leonardo Alves with a rear-naked choke under the Conquista Kombat Championship banner on Nov. 17, 2012. More than a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

108: Significant strikes by which Almeida has outlanded his opposition inside the Octagon. He has connected with 110 such strikes while absorbing only two in return. Almeida also carries a 9-0 advantage in completed takedowns.

.714: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Abdurakhimov, Anton Turkalj, Parker Porter and Danilo Marques—Almeida has defeated as a member of the UFC roster. They boast a combined record of 55-22.