By The Numbers: Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland

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Middle-tier middleweights with upper-tier aspirations will duke it out in the UFC Fight Night 200 headliner, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the familiar haunts of the UFC Apex on Saturday in Las Vegas. Neither Jack Hermansson nor Sean Strickland can afford a misstep at this stage of the process.

Hermansson has rattled off six wins across his past eight appearances. The former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder last competed at UFC Fight Night 188, where he was awarded a unanimous decision over Edmen Shahbazyan in their three-round pairing on May 22. Strickland, meanwhile, enters the cage on the strength of five consecutive victories. He last fought on July 31, when he cruised to a five-round unanimous decision over Uriah Hall in the UFC on ESPN 28 main event.

As Hermansson and Strickland pore over the remaining details associated with their high-stakes showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point.

33: Years of age for Hermansson, who was born on June 10, 1988 in Uddevalla, Sweden.

6: Hermansson wins by submission, accounting for 27% of his career total (22). His methods of choice: two rear-naked chokes, two guillotine chokes, one armbar and one heel hook. Hermansson owns 11 other wins by knockout or technical knockout and five more by decision.

10: Countries in which Hermansson has competed as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 7-0 in England, 4-3 in the United States, 3-0 in Jordan, 1-2 in Brazil, 2-0 in Italy, 1-1 in Denmark, 1-0 in Germany, 1-0 in Sweden, 1-0 in Mexico and 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates.

3: Sub-minute finishes on the Hermansson resume. He submitted Ian Farquharson with a rear-naked choke in 43 seconds under the Into the Cage banner on Nov. 20, 2010, punched out Andor Filo in 28 seconds at a World Fighting Championships show on July 9, 2011 and dispatched David Branch with a guillotine choke in 49 seconds at UFC on ESPN 2 on March 30, 2019.

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91: Combined victories between the six men—Marvin Vettori, Jared Cannonier, Thiago Santos, Cezar Ferreira, Jason Butcher and Daniel Vizcaya—who have defeated Hermansson. They boast a cumulative winning percentage of .705 (91-37-1).

30: Years of age for Strickland, who was born in New Bern, North Carolina, on Feb. 27, 1991.

244: Significant strikes by which Strickland has outlanded the opposition during his current five-fight winning streak. The onetime King of the Cage champion has connected on 535 such strikes while absorbing only 291 in return against Hall, Krzysztof Jotko, Brendan Allen, Jack Marshman and Nordine Taleb.

46: Professional rounds completed by Strickland in mixed martial arts. He has gone the distance on 12 different occasions and carries a 10-2 record in those bouts.

10: Strickland victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 42% of his career total (24). His list of UFC victims: Allen, Taleb and Alex Garcia. Strickland holds four other victories by submission and 10 more by decision.

.845: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio—who have beaten Strickland. They sport a combined record of 71-13.