The UFC’s loaded October schedule continues on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 230, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.
Ranked featherweights collide in the main event, and there’s major potential for a violent ending. Sodiq Yusuff (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will look to add a signature win to his resume when he takes on octagon legend Edson Barboza (23-11 MMA, 17-11 UFC) in a showdown scheduled for five rounds.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 230.
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Sodiq Yusuff vs. Edson Barboza
Barboza is 3-3 since he dropped to the featherweight division in May 2020.
Barboza’s 15 knockdowns landed in UFC competition are fourth-most in company history behind Cerrone (20), Anderson Silva (18), and Jeremy Stephens (18)
Barboza’s seven knockout victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Melvin Guillard for third-most in divisional history behind Drew Dober (nine) and Dustin Poirier (eight).
Barboza is the only fighter in UFC history with knockout finishes stemming from a head kick, body punch, body kick, leg kicks, and flying knee.
Barboza has earned six knockouts in UFC competition stemming from a knee or kick, the second-most in company history behind Donald Cerrone (seven).
Barboza is the only fighter in UFC history to earn two knockout victories stemming from leg kicks. He used them to stop Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 162 and Mike Lullo at UFC 123.
Jennifer Maia vs. Viviane Araujo
Viviane Arauojo’s (11-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) average fight time of 16:15 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is the third-longest in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (17:59) and Alexa Grasso (17:15).
Araujo defends 80 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC women’s flyweight competition is the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Taila Santos (85.3 percent).
Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez
Jonathan Martinez’s (18-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Merab Dvalishvili (eight) and Mario Bautista (five).
Adrian Yanez (16-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) lands 6.69 significant strikes per minute in UFC bantamweight competition, the third-highest rate in divisional history behind Sean O’Malley (7.29) and Louis Smolka (7.18).
Andre Petroski vs. Michel Pereira
Andre Petroski’s (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Dricus Du Plessis (six)
Michel Pereira (27-11 MMA, 6-2 UFC) moves to the middleweight division after having his previous eight octagon appearances scheduled at welterweight.
Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda
Daniel Lacerda’s (11-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC) five-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2021.
Lacerda’s average fight time of 4:43 in UFC flyweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
Darren Elkins vs. TJ Brown
Darren Elkins (27-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC) competes in his 26th UFC featherweight bout, tied with Max Holloway for the most appearances in divisional history.
Elkins’ 16 UFC featherweight victories are second-most in divisional history behind Holloway (20).
Elkins’ 11 decision victories in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Elkins’ 56 takedowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Elkins’ 23 submission attempts in UFC featherweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Terrance McKinney vs. Brendon Marotte
Terrance McKinney (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all 14 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all four of his UFC wins in the first round.
McKinney’s average fight time of 3:14 in UFC lightweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is tied for the fourth fastest in UFC history. Jorge Masvidal holds the record with a five-second finish.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC history by a debuting fighter.
McKinney’s seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC lightweight history.
Chris Gutierrez vs. Heili Alateng
Chris Gutierrez (19-5-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) is one of 10 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning backfist. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 33.
Gutierrez is the only fighter in UFC history to earn knockouts by spinning backfist and by leg kicks.
Gutierrez is the only fighter in UFC history to earn knockouts by knee, spinning backfist and by leg kicks.
Gutierrez lands 58.2 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind O’Malley (61.2 percent) and Jack Shore (58.4 percent).
Ashley Yoder vs. Emily Ducote
Ashley Yoder (8-8 MMA, 3-7 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since July 31, 2021. The 805-day layoff is the longest of her more than nine-year career.
Yoder is 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to October 2019.
Yoder’s average fight time of 15:00 in UFC strawweight competition is tied for the second-longest in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (18:09).
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 230.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
