By The Numbers: UFC Vegas 106 Pre-Fight Edition

Top-flight welterweights will shoulder the Ultimate Fighting Championship marquee when Gilbert Burns puts Michael Morales to the test in the UFC Fight Night 256 headliner this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Paul Craig sets his sights on Rodolfo Bellato in the three-round light heavyweight co-main event at 205 pounds.

Ahead of UFC Fight Night 256 “Burns vs. Morales,” a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the docket bring to the table:

38: Years of age for Burns. The oldest fighter on the card, he was born on July 20, 1986 in Niteroi, Brazil.

91: Percent takedown defense rate for Morales. He has stopped 21 of the 23 attempts levied against him in his five UFC assignments.

13: Craig wins by submission, accounting for 76% of his career total (17). The former British Association of Mixed Martial Arts champion’s methods of choice: eight triangle chokes, two armbars, one brabo choke, one guillotine choke and one rear-naked choke.

6,208: Miles between where Bellato trains with the Knockout Squad in Rio de Janeiro and Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

9: Consecutive calendar years in which Sodiq Yusuff has fought at least once. He went 3-0 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 3-0 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 0-1 in 2021, 2-0 in 2022, 0-1 in 2023 and 0-1 in 2024. Yusuff locks horns with “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 32 winner Mairon Santos in a three-round lightweight showcase.

11: Organizations other than the UFC for which Santos has plied his mixed martial arts trade. Legacy Fighting Alliance, Showtime Fights, Shooto Brazil, Ares Fighting Championship, Favela Kombat, Curitiba Top Fight, DC Pro MMA, Sicario MMA, Spartanos Fight MMA, MMA Brutus and XForce MMA were the Xtreme Couture export’s previous employers.

81: Rounds started by Nursulton Ruziboev as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 11 different occasions and carries a 2-7-2 record in those bouts. Ruziboev faces Dustin Stoltzfus in a three-round light heavyweight attraction.

100,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Stoltzfus across his eight appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice.

12: Erosa victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 39% of his career total (31). His list of UFC victims: Darren Elkins and Nate Landwehr. Erosa meets Melquizael Costa in a three-round featherweight appetizer.

31: Seconds needed for Costa to cut down Sergio Silva with a head kick under the Porto Fight banner on Dec. 19, 2015. More than nine years later, it remains the Chute Boxe rep’s fastest finish to date.

24: Years of age for Matheus Camilo. The youngest fighter on the card, he was born on Jan. 2, 2001 in Rio Branco, Brazil. Camilo makes his promotional debut opposite Gabriel Green in the featured lightweight prelim.

.763: Cumulative winning percentage between the 24 fighters slated to compete at the event. They sport a combined record of 352-108-4. Ruziboev has the most wins (35) of anyone on the card, while Erosa has been saddled with the most losses (11).