UFC 301 pre-event info: Jose Aldo nonetheless holds information after retirement layoff

Pantoja is one among 5 undisputed UFC flyweight champions.

Pantoja is one among 4 fighters in UFC historical past to pressure a title change by break up choice when he received at UFC 290. Robbie Lawler, Henry Cejudo and Carla Esparza additionally achieved the feat.

Pantoja’s 11 victories in UFC flyweight competitors are third-most in divisional historical past behind Demetrious Johnson (13) and Joseph Benavidez (13).

Pantoja’s five-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is the second-longest lively streak within the division behind Muhammad Mokaev (six).

Pantoja’s six stoppage victories in UFC flyweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Deiveson Figueiredo (seven) and Johnson (seven).

Pantoja’s 4 submission victories in UFC flyweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Johnson (5).

Pantoja’s 5 fight-night bonus for UFC flyweight bouts are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Johnson (9) and Brandon Moreno (seven).

Erceg can turn into the second Australian-born champion in UFC historical past. Alexander Volkanovski is the one fighter to perform the feat.

Jonathan Martinez vs. Jose Aldo

Jonathan Martinez’s (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) five-fight UFC successful streak at bantamweight is the third-longest lively streak within the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (9) and Mario Bautista (six).

Martinez’s 9 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Marlon Vera (10), Petr Yan (10), Montel Jackson (10) and Cody Garbrandt (10).

Martinez is one among two fighters in UFC historical past to earn a number of leg kick TKO victories. Edson Barboza additionally achieved the feat.

Jose Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) returns to competitors for the primary time since Aug. 20, 2022. The 623-day layoff is the longest of his practically 20-year profession.

Aldo is the one two-time UFC featherweight titleholder in historical past and one among 9 general in firm historical past to have two reigns in a single weight class.

Aldo is 3-3 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in December 2019.

Aldo’s common struggle time of 18:04 in UFC bantamweight competitors is the second-longest in divisional historical past behind Dominick Cruz (18:20).

Aldo’s 18 UFC/WEC featherweight victories are third-most in mixed divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (20) and Cub Swanson (19).

Aldo’s 11 stoppage victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are tied with Holloway for many in mixed divisional historical past.

Aldo’s 11 knockout victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are most in mixed divisional historical past.

Aldo defends 89.3 % of opponent takedown makes an attempt in UFC bantamweight competitors, the most effective price amongst lively fighters within the weight class.

Anthony Smith vs. Vitor Petrino

Anthony Smith (37-19 MMA, 12-9 UFC) is 8-6 since he moved as much as the UFC light-heavyweight division in June 2018.

Smith has earned 33 of his 36 profession victories by stoppage. That features 11 of his 13 UFC wins.

Vitor Petrino’s (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC successful streak at mild heavyweight is tied for the third-longest lively streak within the division behind Carlos Ulberg (5) and Khalil Rountree (5).

Petrino has earned eight of his 10 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed seven of these wins by knockout.

Michel Pereira (29-11 MMA, 8-2 UFC) is 2-0 since he moved as much as the middleweight division in October 2023.

Pereira’s seven-fight UFC successful streak is tied for fourth-longest amongst lively fighters on the roster behind Islam Makhachev (13), Merab Dvalishvili (10) and Movsar Evloev (eight).

Ihor Potieria (20-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) was profitable in his middleweight debut at UFC Struggle Evening 236. He beforehand competed at mild heavyweight.

Paul Craig (17-7-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) is 1-1 since he dropped to the middleweight division in July 2023.

Craig’s six submission victories in UFC mild heavyweight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Glover Teixeira (seven).

Craig’s 4 submission victories by triangle choke are probably the most in UFC historical past.

Craig’s victory at 4:59 of Spherical 3 at UFC Struggle Evening 127 is the newest submission in a three-round UFC struggle.

Caio Borralho’s (15-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC successful streak at middleweight is the third-longest streak within the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (seven) and Brendan Allen (six).

Borralho has earned 4 of his 5 UFC victories by choice.

Borralho absorbs simply 1.87 vital strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competitors, the most effective price amongst lively fighters within the weight class.

Joanderson Brito(16-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 14 of his 16 profession victories by stoppage. That features all 4 of his UFC wins.

Brito’s common struggle time of 5:54 in UFC light-weight competitors is the shortest amongst lively fighters within the weight class.

Brito’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is the second-longest lively streak within the firm behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (six).v

Karolina Kowalkiewicz (16-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) competes in her seventeenth UFC strawweight bout, the third-most appearances in divisional historical past behind Angela Hill (23) and Randa Markos (18).

Kowalkiewicz’s 9 victories in UFC strawweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Hill (10), Jessica Andrade (10), Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10) and Carla Esparza (10).

Kowalkiewicz’s four-fight UFC successful streak at strawweight is the second-longest lively streak within the division behind Tatiana Suarez (six).

Kowalkiewicz has eight of her 9 UFC victories by choice.

Drakkar Klose (14-2-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC)is one among 13 fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a slam. He achieved the feat at UFC on ESPN 52.

Vinc Pichel (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has earned six of his seven UFC victories by choice.

Pichel lands 54.6 % of his takedown makes an attempt in UFC light-weight competitors, the third-highest price amongst lively fighters within the division behind Mike Davis (63.6 %) and Makhachev (61.2 %).

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UFC analysis analyst and reside statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on X @MJCflipdascript.