UFC Combat Night 208 pre-tournament facts: Tom Aspinall chasing a special octagon birth

Blaydes is surely one of 13 heavyweights in UFC history to be triumphant in 10 octagon victories.

Blaydes’ 62 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competitors are most in divisional history.

Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed in opposition to Alexander Volkov at UFC on ESPN 11 is the single-fight myth for a UFC heavyweight bout.

Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed are tied for the third-most in a single UFC fight in the aid of Khabib Nurmagomedov (21 at UFC 160) and Sean Sherk (16 at UFC 73).

Blaydes’ three knockout victories stemming from elbow strikes in UFC competitors are tied with Paul Felder for most in company history.

Aspinall has earned all 12 of his profession victories by stoppage.

Aspinall’s average fight time of two: 57 in UFC heavyweight competitors is the shortest in divisional history.

Aspinall’s five-fight UFC a success dash at heavyweight is tied with Tai Tuivasa for the 2nd-longest filled with life dash in the division in the aid of Francis Ngannou (six).

Aspinall’s five-fight UFC stoppage dash is tied with Tai Tuivasa and Jalin Turner for the longest among filled with life fighters in the corporate.

Aspinall lands 7.33 critical strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competitors, the 2nd-highest fee in divisional history in the aid of Jake Collier (7.66).

Jordan Leavitt (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is surely one of 12 fighters in UFC history to operate a knockout stemming from a slam. He done the feat at UFC on ESPN 19.

Leavitt’s 22-2nd slam knockout at UFC on ESPN 19 is tied for the 2nd quickest in UFC history in the aid of Josh Burkman’s 21-2nd accumulate at The Last Fighter 2 Finale in November 2005.

Leavitt’s 22-2nd victory at UFC on ESPN 19 is the 2nd-quickest manufacture for a debuting gentle-weight in UFC history in the aid of Terrance McKinney’s seven-2nd accumulate at UFC 263.

Leavitt is of three fighters in UFC history to operate a reverse triangle submission. He done the feat at UFC Combat Night 199. Cole Miller and Olivier Aubin-Mercier possess moreover acquired with the approach.

Nikita Krylov (27-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) is 2-4 since he returned to the UFC for a 2nd stint in September 2018.

Krylov is 11-6 since he dropped to the gentle heavyweight division in March 2014.

Krylov has earned 25 of his 26 profession victories by stoppage. He’s executed 20 of these wins in Round 1.

Krylov’s 25-2nd knockout at UFC on FOX 10 marked the 2nd-quickest manufacture stemming from a head kick in UFC history in the aid of Abdul Razak Alhassan’s 17-2nd manufacture at UFC on ESPN 30.

Alexander Gustafsson (18-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) returns to competitors for the first time since July 25, 2020. The 728-day layoff is the longest of his merely about 15-year profession.

Gustafsson’s three-fight losing skid is the longest of his profession. He hasn’t earned a victory since Could also merely 2017.

Gustafsson returns to the gentle heavyweight division after an unsuccessful one-fight stint at heavyweight.

Gustafsson fell to three-6 in his past nine UFC appearances dating aid to his first title fight in opposition to Jon Jones in September 2013.

Gustafsson is surely one of eight fighters UFC history to head a minimal of 0-3 in championship fights. Joseph Benavidez, Dan Henderson, Chad Mendes, Kenny Florian, Urijah Faber, Pedro Rizzo and Chael Sonnen possess moreover near up brief in three title fights.

Molly McCann (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned all of her profession stoppage victories by knockout.

McCann is surely one of 4 fighters in UFC history to operate a knockout stemming from a spinning aid elbow. Dong Hyun Kim, Ricardo Ramos and Jiri Prochazka moreover done the feat.

McCann is surely one of two fighter in UFC history to land 100 or more critical strikes in three consecutive ladies’s flyweight fights. Sabina Mazo moreover done the feat.

Paul Craig (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) has earned all 16 of his profession victories by stoppage.

Craig’s six submission victories in UFC gentle heavyweight competitors are 2nd-most in divisional history in the aid of Glover Teixeira (seven).

Craig’s four submission victories by triangle choke are potentially the most in UFC history.

Craig’s victory at 4: 59 of Round 3 at UFC Combat Night 127 is the most fresh submission in a 3-round UFC fight.

Volkan Oezdemir (17-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) is 2-5 in his past seven fights dating aid to January 2018.

Makwan Amirkhani’s (17-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) four submission victories in UFC featherweight competitors are tied with Chas Skelly for 2nd-most in divisional history in the aid of Charles Oliveira (six).

Amirkhani’s three anaconda choke submission victories in UFC competitors are tied with Oliveira for most in company history.

Muhammad Mokaev (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), 21, is the youngest fighter on the cardboard.

Mokaev’s 58-2nd manufacture at UFC Combat Night 204 marked the 2nd-quickest submission in UFC flyweight history in the aid of Ben Nguyen’s 49-2nd accumulate at UFC Combat Night 110.

Nicolas Dalby (19-5-1 MMA, 3-4-1 UFC) is 2-2 since he returned to the UFC for a 2nd stint in September 2019.

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UFC learn analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this myth. Comply with him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.