UFC 309 pre-event information: Card options all-time leaders in a number of notable classes

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Stipe Miocic

Miocic returns to competitors for the primary time since March 27, 2021. The 1,330-day layoff is the longest of his almost 15-year profession.

Miocic is certainly one of 4 heavyweight champions in UFC historical past to have a number of reigns.

Miocic can change into the second fighter in UFC historical past to have three title reigns in a single weight class. Randy Couture additionally achieved the feat.

Miocic’s six UFC heavyweight title struggle victories are probably the most in historical past.

Miocic’s three consecutive UFC heavyweight title protection throughout his first reign have been probably the most of any champion in divisional historical past.

Miocic’s 14 victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are fifth most in divisional historical past behind Andrei Arlovski (23), Derrick Lewis (19), Frank Mir (16) and Junior Dos Santos (15).

Miocic’s 9 knockout victories in UFC heavyweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Lewis (15), Dos Santos (10), Francis Ngannou (10) and Cain Velasquez (10).

Miocic’s stoppage victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 regardless of a -58 vital strike deficit is the second largest comeback in a UFC title struggle behind Anderson Silva’s win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 (-60).

Miocic and Cormier mixed for 304 vital strikes landed at UFC 241, the single-fight file for a UFC heavyweight struggle.

Miocic is the one fighter in UFC historical past to face the identical opponent in three consecutive bouts along with his trilogy towards Cormier.

Miocic’s 9 fight-night bonuses for UFC heavyweight bouts are probably the most in divisional historical past.

Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler

Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) received the title for the primary time in his twenty eighth UFC bout, the file for many appearances in firm historical past.

Oliveira’s 22 UFC victories are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Jim Miller (26), Andrei Arlovski (23) and Donald Cerrone (23).

Oliveira’s 20 stoppage victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Oliveira’s 14 stoppage victories in UFC light-weight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Miller (16).

Oliveira’s 16 submission victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Oliveira’s 10 submission victories in UFC light-weight competitors are tied with Miller for many in divisional historical past.

Oliveira’s six submission victories in UFC featherweight competitors are probably the most in divisional historical past. He hasn’t competed at 145 kilos since August 2016.

Oliveira’s 5 guillotine-choke submission victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Oliveira’s three anaconda choke submission victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Oliveira is certainly one of two fighters in UFC historical past to earn submission victories with six completely different strategies. Frank Mir additionally achieved the feat.

Oliveira is certainly one of two fighters in UFC historical past to earn a calf-slicer submission victory. Brett Johns additionally achieved the feat.

Oliveira has been awarded 19 fight-night bonuses for UFC bouts, probably the most in firm historical past.

Oliveira has been awarded 13 Efficiency of the Evening bonuses, probably the most in firm historical past.

Oliveira is certainly one of two fighters in UFC historical past to be awarded 5 or extra fight-night bonuses in two separate divisions. Nate Diaz additionally achieved the feat.

Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) returns to competitors for the primary time since Nov. 12, 2022. The 735-day layoff is the longest of his greater than 15-year profession.

Chandler is a three-time Bellator light-weight champion.

Chandler is certainly one of 4 fighters in Bellator/UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce historical past with three title reigns in a single weight class. Couture, Douglas Lima and Patricio Freire additionally achieved the feat.

Chandler has earned 18 of his 23 profession victories by stoppage. He’s completed each of his UFC wins by knockout.

Chandler is certainly one of 9 fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a entrance kick. He achieved the feat vs. Tony Ferguson at UFC 274.

Chandler is certainly one of eight fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a entrance kick to the pinnacle. He achieved the feat vs. Ferguson at UFC 274.

Viviane Araujo

Viviane Araujo’s (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) 5 choice victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Katlyn Cerminara (9).

Karine Silva’s (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) four-fight UFC profitable streak at ladies’s flyweight is the fourth-longest energetic streak within the division behind Manon Fiorot (seven), Maycee Barber (six) and Natalia Silva (six).

Silva’s has earned 17 of her 18 profession victories by stoppage. She’s completed 13 of these wins in Spherical 1.

Silva’s three submission victories in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Gillian Robertson (six).

Silva is the one feminine in UFC historical past to earn three consecutive victories by first-round submission.

Silva is certainly one of three females in UFC historical past to earn a submission victory by D’Arce choke. She achieved the feat at UFC Combat Evening 207. Tatiana Suarez and Jasmine Jasudavicius additionally received with the approach.

Bo Nickal

Bo Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all six of his profession victories by stoppage.

Paul Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) is 1-2 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 Combat Evening 127 is the newest submission in a three-round UFC struggle.

Jonathan Martinez

Jonathan Martinez’s (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) 9 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competitors are tied for fifth-most in divisional historical past behind Montel Jackson (11), Marlon Vera (10), Petr Yan (10) and Cody Garbrandt (10).

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

Marcus McGhee (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned all 9 of his profession victories by stoppage.

Jim Miller

Jim Miller’s (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) competes in his forty fifth UFC bout, probably the most appearances in firm historical past. His forty second light-weight look is the divisional file.

Miller’s whole struggle time of 6:47:47 in UFC light-weight competitors is most in divisional historical past.

Miller’s 26 victories in UFC competitors are most in firm historical past.

Miller’s 23 victories in UFC light-weight competitors are probably the most in divisional historical past.

Miller’s 18 stoppage victories in UFC competitors are second-most in firm historical past behind Oliveira (20).

Miller’s 16 stoppage victories in UFC light-weight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Miller’s 48 submission makes an attempt in UFC competitors are probably the most in firm historical past.

Miller’s 12 submission victories in UFC competitors are second-most in firm historical past behind Oliveira (16).

Miller’s 10 submission victories in UFC light-weight competitors are tied with Oliveira for many in divisional historical past.

Miller’s 15 fight-night bonuses for UFC light-weight bouts are tied for fourth-most in firm historical past behind Oliveira (19), Cerrone (18) and Diaz (16).

Miller’s 14 fight-night bonuses for UFC light-weight bouts are tied with Cerrone for second-most in divisional historical past behind Joe Lauzon (15).

Damon Jackson (23-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) strikes as much as the UFC light-weight division for the primary time since his unsuccessful promotional debut at UFC 177 in August 2014.

Jackson is 6-4 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2020.

Jackson is the one fighter in UFC historical past to have a file of 1-1-1 with one no contest in his first 4 octagon appearances.

Chris Weidman

Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) turned the primary male fighter in UFC historical past to win a championship with an undefeated file and go on to efficiently defend the belt greater than as soon as when he defeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 175.

Weidman’s 4 victories in UFC middleweight championship fights are third-most in historical past behind A. Silva (11) and Israel Adesanya (eight).

Weidman has accomplished at the very least one takedown in 17 of his 19 UFC appearances.

Weidman’s 43 takedowns landed in UFC middleweight competitors are most in divisional historical past.

Mickey Gall

Mickey Gall’s (7-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) three-fight shedding skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2021.

Gall’s 5 submission victories in UFC welterweight competitors are tied for fourth-most run divisional historical past behind Gunnar Nelson (seven), Demian Maia (six) and Chris Lytle (six).

Gall’s 5 rear-naked choke submission wins in UFC competitors are tied for seventh-most in firm historical past behind Maia (9), Kenny Florian (seven), Brendan Allen (six), Renato Moicano (six), Michael Chiesa (six) and Oliveira (six).

Ramiz Brahimaj (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has alternated losses and wins over his previous 10 fights relationship again to Could 2018. He was defeated in his most up-to-date bout at UFC Combat Evening 241.

Veronica Hardy

Veronica Hardy (9-4-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 4-2 since she dropped to the UFC ladies’s flyweight division in Could 2018.

Hardy’s four-fight UFC profitable streak at ladies’s flyweight is the fourth-longest energetic streak within the division behind Fiorot (seven), Barber (six) and N. Silva (six).

Hardy absorbs simply 2.33 vital strikes per minute in UFC ladies’s flyweight competitors, the second-best charge in divisional historical past behind Valentina Shevchenko (1.75).

Hardy’s two fight-night bonuses for UFC ladies’s flyweight bouts are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Molly McCann (three).

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