By The Numbers: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Another uphill climb awaits Petr Yan in his quest to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight throne.

The 5-foot-7 Russian dynamo will collide with Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Fight Night 248 main event on Saturday at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China. One of nine men to have held the undisputed bantamweight crown, Yan enters the cage having compiled a 9-4 record inside the Octagon. He last saw action on March 9, when he snapped a three-fight losing streak with a unanimous decision over Yadong Song in their three-round UFC 299 pairing. Figueiredo, meanwhile, has rattled off three straight victories. The two-time flyweight champion last suited up at UFC on ABC 7, where he outpointed Marlon Vera to a unanimous verdict across three rounds on Aug. 3.

As Yan and Figueiredo close in on their forthcoming confrontation in the UFC Macau headliner, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

31: Years of age for Yan, who was born in Dudinka, Russia, on Feb. 11, 1993.

7: Yan wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 41% of his career total (17). His list of UFC victims: Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, Douglas Silva de Andrade and Teruto Ishihara. Yan holds one other win by submission (6%) and nine more by decision (53%).

10: Knockdowns recorded by Yan as a UFC bantamweight, tying him with Vera and Cody Garbrandt for second on the promotion’s all-time list at 135 pounds. Only Montel Jackson (11) has been credited with more.

194: Significant strikes landed by Yan on his way to a fifth-round TKO of the aforementioned Aldo at UFC 251 on July 11, 2020. It established a personal high-water mark for the Russian that still stands.

80: Combined victories between the four men—Aljamain Sterling (twice), Merab Dvalishvili, Sean O’Malley and Magomed Magomedov—who have defeated Yan. They boast a cumulative .851 winning percentage at 80-14.

36: Years of age for Figueiredo, who was born on Dec. 18, 1987 in Soure, Brazil.

9: Figueiredo victories by submission, accounting for 37.5% of his career total (24). His methods of choice: five guillotine chokes, two rear-naked chokes, one armbar and one arm-triangle choke. Figueiredo owns nine other victories by knockout or technical knockout (37.5%) and six more by decision (25%).

200,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Figueiredo across his 18 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Fight of the Night” three times and “Performance of the Night” once.

53: Seconds needed for Figueiredo to put away David Raimundo Arcangela Silva with a guillotine choke under the Jurunense Open Fight MMA banner on March 20, 2014. More than a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

.734: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—Brandon Moreno (twice) and Jussier Formiga—who have beaten Figueiredo. They sport a combined record of 46-16-2.