By The Numbers: Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake Collier

Andrei Arlovski, now well north of 40 and believed to be in the twilight of his remarkable career, will once again look to turn back the clock in the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division when he faces Jake Collier in the UFC on ESPN 35 co-main event this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Arlovski enters the Octagon on the strength of three consecutive victories—his longest such streak in more than six years. The Belarusian last competed at UFC 271, where he eked out a split verdict against Jared Vanderaa on Feb. 12. Collier, meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses in each of his past 10 outings. He last fought on Jan. 15, when he submitted Chase Sherman with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their UFC on ESPN 32 pairing.

As Arlovski and Collier march toward their three-round scrap in Sin City, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

43: Years of age for Arlovski, who was born on Feb. 4, 1979 in Babruysk, Belarus.

17: Arlovski wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 52% of his career total (33). His list of UFC victims: Travis Browne, Antonio Silva, Jake O’Brien, Marcio Cruz, Paul Buentello, Justin Eilers, Wesley Correira, Vladimir Matyushenko and Ian Freeman. Arlovski holds three other wins by submission and 13 more by decision.

84: Rounds completed by Arlovski as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 21 different occasions and carries a 13-7 record with one no contest in those bouts.

10: Knockdowns landed by Arlovski as a member of the UFC roster, tying him with Cain Velasquez and Alistair Overeem for second on the promotion’s all-time heavyweight list. Only Junior dos Santos (14) has been credited with more.

456: Combined victories between the 19 men who have defeated Arlovski: Overeem, Tim Sylvia (twice), Tom Aspinall, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Augusto Sakai, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Tai Tuivasa, Marcin Tybura, Francis Ngannou, Josh Barnett, Stipe Miocic, Anthony Johnson, Sergei Kharitonov, Antonio Silva, Brett Rogers, Fedor Emelianenko, Pedro Rizzo, Ricco Rodriguez and Viacheslav Datsik. They sport a cumulative .739 winning percentage (456-159-2).

33: Years of age for Collier, who was born in St. Louis on Oct. 23, 1988.

4: Collier victories by submission, accounting for 31% of his career total (13). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes and one guillotine choke. Collier owns five other victories by knockout or technical knockout and four more by decision.

48: Seconds needed for Collier to punch out Sean Huffman at Cage Championships 38 on June 23, 2012. Having occurred nearly a decade ago, it remains his fastest finish to date.

11: Calendar years in which Collier has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark so far in 2022, he went 1-0 in 2010, 2-0 in 2011, 3-1 in 2012, 1-0 in 2013, 1-1 in 2014, 1-1 in 2015, 1-0 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 1-1 in 2020 and 0-1 in 2021.

.737: Cumulative winning percentage between the six opponents—Aspinall, Carlos Felipe, Devin Clark, Dongi Yang, Vitor Miranda and Kelvin Tiller—who have beaten Collier. They boast a combined record of 73-26.