December 11, 2024 8:45 pm ET
The forty second and last UFC occasion of 2024 goes down Saturday with UFC on ESPN 63 at Amalie Area in Tampa, Fla. The complete card airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+.
A high-stakes welterweight matchup will get the headlining place to shut the e book on this yr within the octagon. Former three-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on the red-hot Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who hasn’t misplaced since dropping to 170 kilos.
For extra on the numbers behind the principle occasion, in addition to the remainder of the cardboard, examine beneath for MMA Junkie’s pre-event details about UFC on ESPN 63.
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Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
Covington is considered one of eight fighters in UFC historical past to go 0-3 in undisputed championship fights.
Covington is considered one of three interim UFC welterweight champions in firm historical past. Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit additionally completed the feat.
Covington tried 541 complete strikes in opposition to Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5, the third-most in a single UFC battle behind Max Holloway’s 746 makes an attempt at UFC on ABC 1 and Brandon Royval’s 556 makes an attempt at UFC Battle Night time 237.
Covington tried 515 vital strikes at UFC on ESPN 5, the single-fight UFC report, the third-most in a single UFC battle behind Holloway’s 744 makes an attempt at UFC on ABC 1 and Rob Font’s 516 makes an attempt at UFC on ESPN 35.
Covington’s 69 takedowns landed in UFC welterweight competitors are second-most in divisional historical past behind Georges St-Pierre (87).
Covington’s 12 takedowns landed at UFC on FOX 22 are tied for the second-most in a single UFC welterweight battle. Luigi Fioravanti holds the report with 13 at UFC 82.
Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley
Buckley is 5-0 since he dropped to the welterweight division in Might 2023.
Buckley’s five-fight UFC successful streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth-longest energetic streak within the division behind Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven), Jack Della Maddalena (seven) and Belal Muhammad (six).
Buckley has earned all 14 of his profession stoppage victories by knockout.
Buckley is considered one of 5 fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning again kick to the pinnacle, which he did at UFC on ESPN+ 37. Renan Barao, Uriah Corridor, Natalia Silva and Magomed Mustafaev additionally completed the feat.
Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson (29-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) competes in his thirty second UFC/WEC featherweight bout, essentially the most appearances in divisional historical past.
Swanson’s 19 victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are second-most in mixed divisional historical past behind Max Holloway (20).
Swanson’s 14 victories in UFC featherweight competitors are third-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (20) and Darren Elkins (18).
Swanson’s eight stoppage victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competitors are third most within the mixed divisional historical past behind Jose Aldo (11) and Holloway (11).
Swanson’s six knockout victories in UFC featherweight competitors are tied for second-most in divisional historical past behind Holloway (9).
Swanson’s 14 fight-night bonuses for UFC/WEC featherweight bouts are essentially the most in mixed divisional historical past.
Swanson’s 10 fight-night bonuses for UFC featherweight bouts are tied with Holloway for many in divisional historical past.
Billy Quarantillo
Billy Quarantillo
Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) lands 7.47 vital strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competitors, the best charge in divisional historical past.
Quarantillo and Shane Burgos mixed for 357 vital strikes landed at UFC 268, essentially the most for a three-round battle in UFC historical past.
Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva
Manel Kape
Bruno Silva’s (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) four-fight UFC successful streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (seven).
Silva has earned all 4 of his UFC victories by stoppage.
Silva’s four-fight UFC stoppage streak is tied with Anthony Hernandez, Alex Pereira and Carlos Prates for the second-longest amongst energetic fighters within the firm behind Steve Garcia (5).
Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby
Vitor Petrino
Vitor Petrino (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) completes 66.7 % of his takedown makes an attempt in UFC gentle heavyweight competitors, the very best charge in divisional historical past.
Dustin Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC) is 7-4-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in October 2020.
Jacoby lands 6.39 vital strikes per minute in UFC gentle heavyweight competitors, the third-best charge in divisional historical past behind Carlos Ulberg (7.52) and Jamahal Hill (6.85).
Michael Johnson vs. Ottman Azaitar
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (22-19 MMA, 14-15 UFC) is 3-5 since he returned to the light-weight division in October 2019.
Johnson’s 11 knockdowns landed in UFC light-weight competitors are tied with Donald Cerrone for second-most in divisional historical past behind Melvin Guillard (13).
Ottman Azaitar (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning his profession 13-0.
Joel Alvarez vs. Drakkar Klose
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez (21-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has earned all 21 of his profession victories by stoppage.
Drakkar Klose (15-2-1 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is considered one of 13 fighters in UFC historical past to earn a knockout stemming from a slam. He completed the feat at UFC on ESPN 52.
Sean Woodson vs. Fernando Padilla
Sean Woodson
Sean Woodson’s (12-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) seven-fight UFC unbeaten streak at featherweight is tied with Ilia Topuria for the third-longest energetic streak within the division behind Movsar Evloev (eight) and Lerone Murphy (eight).
Woodson defends 91.1 % of all opponent takedown makes an attempt in UFC featherweight competitors, the third-best charge in divisional historical past behind Julio Arce (95.2 %) and Shane Burgos (91.5 %).
Miles Johns vs. Felipe Lima
Miles Johns
Miles Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defends 71.3 % of all opponent vital strike makes an attempt in UFC bantamweight competitors, the second-best charge in divisional historical past behind Vaughan Lee (71.5 %).
Miranda Maverick vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
Miranda Maverick
Miranda Maverick’s (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) three stoppage victories in UFC girls’s flyweight competitors are tied for fourth-most in divisional historical past behind Gillian Robertson (seven), Valentina Shevchenko (5) and Montana De La Rosa (4).
Maverick’s 21 takedowns landed in UFC girls’s flyweight competitors are tied with Robertson and Andrea Lee for second-most in divisional historical past behind Shevchenko (47).
Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras
Davey Grant
Davey Grant (14-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) is considered one of 4 fighters in UFC historical past to earn a submission by inverted triangle choke. Cole Miller, Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Jordan Leavitt additionally completed the feat.
Josefine Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez
Piera Rodriguez
Piera Rodriguez (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after beginning her profession 9-0.
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UFC analysis analyst and stay statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Observe him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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