By The Numbers: UFC 281 Pre-Fight Edition

The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday touches down in New York for its annual visit to The Big Apple and does so with title bouts in the 185- and 115-pound divisions. Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight crown on the line against Brazilian kickboxer Alex Pereira in the five-round main event, while Carla Esparza defends her women’s strawweight belt against Weili Zhang in the co-headliner.

As UFC 281 “Adesanya vs. Pereira” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the card bring to the table:

1,134: Days spent by Adesanya as undisputed middleweight champion. The City Kickboxing superstar laid claim to the 185-pound crown with a second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker on Oct. 5, 2019. It ranks as the second-longest stay atop top the division, trailing only Anderson Silva (2,457).

100,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Pereira across his three assignments in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” honors twice.

48: Seconds needed for Esparza to put away Cassie Trost with punches under the Respect in the Cage banner on Feb. 19, 2010. Nearly 13 years later, it remains the Team Oyama rep’s fastest finish to date.

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6: UFC appearances in which Zhang has executed at least one takedown. She carries a 5-1 record in those bouts, having converted a career-best five of them in a contentious split decision defeat to Rose Namajunas at UFC 268 in November 2021.

13: Knockdowns credited Poirier as a member of the UFC roster, tying him for 10th on the promotion’s all-time list. Only Donald Cerrone (20), the aforementioned Silva (18), Jeremy Stephens (18), Chuck Liddell (14), Lyoto Machida (14), Mauricio Rua (14), Junior dos Santos (14), Edson Barboza (14) and Thiago Santos (14) have more. The American Top Team mainstay confronts Michael Chandler in a three-round lightweight showcase.

3: Bellator MMA lightweight title reigns for Chandler. The Kill Cliff Fight Club (formerly Sanford MMA) export held the promotion’s 155-pound championship from Nov. 19, 2011 to Nov. 2, 2013, from June 24, 2016 to June 24, 2017 and from Dec. 14, 2018 to May 11, 2019.

41: Years of age for Edgar. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Oct. 16, 1981 in Toms River, New Jersey. Edgar faces Chris Gutierrez in a three-round bantamweight feature that will mark the end of his remarkable career.

55: Rounds completed by Gutierrez as a professional mixed martial artist. The Factory X product has gone the distance in 14 of his 24 fights and carries a 9-3-2 record in those bouts.

10: Dan Hooker wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 48% of his career total (21). His list of UFC victims: James Vick, Gilbert Burns, Jim Miller, Ross Pearson, Hatsu Hioki and Ian Entwistle. Hooker tackles “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America” Season 3 finalist Claudio Puelles in a three-round lightweight attraction.

7: Puelles victories by submission, accounting for 58% of his career total (12). The Peruvian’s methods of choice: four kneebars, one armbar, one arm-triangle choke and one rear-naked choke.

23: Years of age for Blanchfield. The youngest fighter on the card, she was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, on May 4, 1999. Blanchfield meets former Cage Warriors Fighting Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder Molly McCann in a women’s flyweight prelim.

.789: Cumulative winning percentage between the 28 fighters booked to compete at the event. They boast a combined record of 415-109-5. Poirier holds the most victories of anyone on the card (28), while Hooker has been saddled with the most losses (12).