By The Numbers: UFC 317 Pre-Fight Edition

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will forge ahead with its breakneck schedule, as UFC 317 sets down at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday in Las Vegas. Ilia Topuria takes on Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight crown in the main event, while Alexandre Pantoja puts his undisputed flyweight title on the line against Kai Kara-France in the co-headliner.

Ahead of UFC 317 “Topuria vs. Oliveira,” a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the bill bring to the table:

8: Countries in which Topuria has suited up as a professional mixed martial artist. In addition to his native Spain, he has seen action in Finland, Belgium, Colombia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and England.

17: Consecutive calendar years in which Oliveira has fought at least once. He went 6-0 in 2008, 4-0 in 2009, 4-1 in 2010, 0-1 with one no contest in 2011, 2-1 in 2012, 0-1 in 2013, 3-0 in 2014, 2-1 in 2015, 0-2 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 3-0 in 2019, 2-0 in 2020, 2-0 in 2021, 1-1 in 2022, 1-0 in 2023 and 1-1 in 2024.

11: Pantoja victories by submission, accounting for 38% of his career total (29). His methods of choice: eight rear-naked chokes, one armbar, one triangle choke and one neck crank.

6,751: Miles between where Kara-France trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand, and Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

23: Years of age for Joshua Van. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on Oct. 10, 2001 in Hakha, Myanmar. Van confronts Factory X mainstay Brandon Royval in a three-round flyweight showcase.

10: Men other than Royval who have held the Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight championship. Roberto Sanchez, Maikel Perez, Brandon Moreno, Jimmy Flick, Victor Altamirano, Charles Johnson, Carlos Mota, Felipe Bunes, Cody Davis and Eduardo Henrique comprise the list.

250,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Beneil Dariush across his 23 appearances in the UFC. The Rafael Cordeiro protege has been awarded “Performance of the Night” four times and “Fight of the Night” once. Dariush squares off with Renato “Money” Moicano in a three-round lightweight attraction.

116: Significant strikes landed by Moicano in his three-round unanimous decision over Calvin Kattar at UFC 223 in April 2018. It established a personal high-water mark for the Brazilian that stands to this day.

7: Payton Talbott victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 78% of his career total (9). His list of UFC victims: Yanis Ghemmouri and Cameron Saaiman. Talbott puts former Oktagon MMA champion Felipe Lima to the test in a three-round bantamweight appetizer.

43: Seconds needed for Lima to put away Adalberto Mota da Silva Jr. with punches under the Arena Fight Championship banner on June 30, 2018. Nearly seven years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

38: Years of age for Viviane Araujo. The oldest fighter on the card, she was born on Nov. 21, 1986 in Brasilia, Brazil. Araujo meets Fight Ready MMA rep Tracy Cortez in a three-round women’s flyweight prelim.

.794: Cumulative winning percentage between the 24 fighters slated to compete at the show. They boast a combined record of 363-93-3. Oliveira owns the most wins (35) of anyone on the card, while Kara-France has been saddled with the most losses (11).