By The Numbers: Sean Strickland vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov

One look at Abusupiyan Magomedov was enough for Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers to give him a crack at the middleweight elite.

The UFD Gym representative will attempt to move to 2-0 inside the Octagon when he confronts Sean Strickland in the UFC on ESPN 48 headliner this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Magomedov steps into the cage on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He made his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 209, where he needed just 19 seconds to sweep away Dustin Stoltzfus with a front kick and follow-up punches on Sept. 3. Strickland, meanwhile, has rattled off seven wins in nine outings. He last competed on Jan. 14, when he laid claim to a five-round unanimous decision over Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 217.

As Magomedov and Strickland make final preparations for their forthcoming encounter at 185 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

32: Years of age for Magomedov, who was born in Argun, Russia, on Sept. 2, 1990.

14: Magomedov victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 56% of his career total (25). Stoltzfus, Anderson Goncalves, Danillo Villefort and Jessin Ayari highlight his list of victims. Magomedov owns six other victories by submission (24%) and five more by decision (20%).

1: Stalemate for Magomedov. He battled to a majority draw with Gasan Umalatov in the 2018 Professional Fighters League quarterfinals.

6: Sub-minute finishes to Magomedov’s credit. In addition to his aforementioned rout of Stoltzfus, he took out Nicola di Loreto with a guillotine choke in 30 seconds at an Outsider Cup show on Feb. 26, 2010, buried Donovan Panayiotis with punches in 56 seconds at German MMA Championship 6 on April 18, 2015, wiped out Manuel Garcia with punches and a follow-up knee strike in 40 seconds at a Merseburger Fight Night event on Oct. 3, 2015, wrecked Mathias Schuck with a punch-elbow combination in 53 seconds at Superior Fighting Championship 15 on Oct. 29, 2016 and dispatched Slavis Simeunovic with a kimura in 47 seconds under the Elite MMA Championship banner on May 4, 2019.

.734: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Louis Taylor, Mikkel Parlo, Rafal Moks and Andreas Stahl—who have defeated Magomedov. They sport a combined record of 56-20-1.

32: Years of age for Strickland, who was born on Feb. 27, 1991 in New Bern, North Carolina.

10: Strickland wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 39% of his career total (26). His list of UFC victims: Brendan Allen, Nordine Taleb and Alex Garcia. Stricklands holds four other wins by submission (15%), all via rear-naked choke, and 12 more by decision (46%).

186: Significant strikes landed by Strickland in a five-round unanimous decision over “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 17 finalist Uriah Hall at UFC on ESPN 28 in July 2021. It established a personal high-water mark for the former King of the Cage champion that stand to this day.

77: Rounds started by Strickland as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 15 different occasions and carries a 12-3 record in those bouts.

97: Combined victories between the five opponents—Jared Cannonier, Alex Pereira, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio—who have beaten Strickland. They boast a .795 cumulative winning percentage at 97-25.