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By The Numbers: UFC 304 Pre-Fight Edition


Leon Edwards will put his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title on the line against Belal Muhammad, as their rematch headlines UFC 304 on Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Meanwhile, Tom Aspinall defends the interim heavyweight crown when his rematch with Curtis Blaydes serves as the five-round co-main event.

As UFC 304 “Edwards vs. Muhammad 2” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the docket bring to the table:

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707: Days spent by Edwards as undisputed UFC welterweight champion. Only five other men have surpassed the 700-day threshold atop the 170-pound weight class: Georges St. Pierre (2,204), Matt Hughes (1,577), Kamaru Usman (1,267), Tyron Woodley (945) and Pat Miletich (931).

296: Total strikes by which Muhammad has outlanded the opposition during his five-fight winning streak. The Roufusport rep has been credited with 611 connections against Gilbert Burns, Sean Brady, Vicente Luque, Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia while absorbing only 315 in return.

300,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Aspinall since he joined the UFC roster in 2020. The Team Kaobon standout has been awarded “Performance of the Night” six times across his eight Octagon appearances.

6: Countries in which Blaydes has suited up as a professional mixed martial artist. The Elevation Fight Team product has gone 15-2 with one no contest in the United States, 1-0 in England, 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates, 1-0 in Australia, 0-1 in China and 0-1 in Croatia.

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9: Paddy Pimblett wins by submission, accounting for 43% of his career total (21). His methods of choice: six rear-naked chokes, two flying triangle chokes and one triangle armbar. Pimblett locks horns with former King of the Cage champion Bobby Green in a three-round lightweight feature.

1,845: Significant strikes landed by Green as a UFC lightweight, placing him first on the promotion’s all-time list at 155 pounds. John Makdessi ranks second with 1,293.

10: Gregory Rodrigues victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67% of his career total (15). His list of UFC victims: Brad Tavares, Denis Tiuliulin, Chidi Njokuani, Julian Marquez and Jun Yong Park. Rodrigues draws Christian Leroy Duncan in a three-round middleweight showcase.

60: Seconds needed for Duncan to cut down Lucas Marcinkowski with a spinning heel kick and follow-up punches under the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship banner on Dec. 12, 2020. Three-plus years later, it remains his quickest stoppage to date.

13: Consecutive calendar years in which Arnold Allen has fought at least once. In addition to his 0-1 mark in 2024, the Tristar Gym star went 2-0 in 2012, 4-0 in 2013, 3-1 in 2014, 1-0 in 2015, 1-0 in 2016, 1-0 in 2017, 1-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 1-0 in 2021, 2-0 in 2022 and 0-1 in 2023. Allen toes the line against Giga Chikadze in a three-round featherweight attraction.

4: Sub-minute finishes on the Chikadze resume, all of which took place in the Gladiator Challenge organization. The Kings MMA export punched out Anthony Ross in 10 seconds on March 25, 2017, cut down Julian Hernandez with punches in 49 seconds on June 10, 2017, disposed of Clay Baines with an armbar in 12 seconds on Aug. 11, 2018 and punched Damien Manzanares into submission in 51 seconds on March 23, 2019.

38: Years of age for Daniel Pineda. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on Aug. 6, 1985 in Dallas. Pineda faces Great Britain Top Team’s Nathaniel Wood in the featured featherweight prelim.

23: Years of age for Muhammad Mokaev. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born in Buynaksk, Russia, on July 30, 2000. Mokaev meets former Rizin Fighting Federation champion Manel Kape in a three-round undercard clash at 125 pounds.

.775: Cumulative winning percentage between the 28 mixed martial artists scheduled to compete at the event. They sport a combined record of 415-119-4. Green holds the most victories of anyone on the card (32) and finds himself tied with Pineda for the most losses (15).
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