By The Numbers: Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier

Israel Adesanya has not yet encountered an equal at 185 pounds.

“The Last Stylebender” will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown against Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Adesanya has compiled an 11-1 record inside the Octagon, his only defeat the result of a failed bid to strike gold in a second weight class. The City Kickboxing star last competed at UFC 271, where he took a five-round unanimous decision from Robert Whittaker in their Feb. 12 rematch. Cannonier, meanwhile, enters the cage on the strength of back-to-back victories over Derek Brunson and Kelvin Gastelum. The MMA Lab rep has pieced together a 5-1 mark since he threw out his anchor in the middleweight division in 2018.

As Adesanya and Cannonier move ever closer to their confrontation, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

32: Years of age for Adesanya, who was born on July 22, 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria.

15: Adesanya wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 68% of his career total (22). His list of UFC victims: Whittaker, Brunson, Paulo Costa and Rob Wilkinson. Adesanya owns seven other wins by decision.

12: Knockdowns landed by Adesanya as a UFC middleweight, tying him with Nate Marquardt for second on the promotion’s all-time list at 185 pounds. Only Anderson Silva (13) has been credited with more.

45: Rounds completed by Adesanya as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance in eight different occasions and carries a 7-1 record in those bouts.

175: Combined victories between the nine men—Whittaker (twice), Costa, Brunson, Wilkinson, Silva, Gastelum, Marvin Vettori (twice), Yoel Romero and Brad Tavares—Adesanya has beaten since he joined the UFC roster in 2018. They boast a cumulative winning percentage of .761 (175-54-1).

38: Years of age for Cannonier, who was born in Dallas on March 16, 1984.

10: Cannonier victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67% of his career total (15). His list of UFC victims: Brunson, Silva, Jack Hermansson, David Branch, Nick Roehrick and Cyril Asker. Cannonier holds two other victories by submission and three more by decision.

5: Promotions in which Cannonier has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 8-5 in the UFC, 4-0 in Alaska Fighting Championship, 1-0 in AK Entertainment, 1-0 in Alaska Cage Fighting and 1-0 in Midnight Sun Mayhem.

29: Seconds needed for Cannonier to punch Matt Herringshaw into submission at an Alaska Cage Fighting show on Oct. 28, 2011. Having unfolded more than a decade ago, it remains his fastest finish to date.

.768: Cumulative winning percentage between the five men—Whittaker, Dominick Reyes, Jan Blachowicz, Glover Teixeira and Shawn Jordan—who have defeated Cannonier. They sport a combined record of 116-35.