By The Numbers: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos

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No one in the Ultimate Fighting Championship appears to have any better job security than Valentina Shevchenko.

“Bullet” will defend her undisputed women’s flyweight crown opposite the once-beaten Taila Santos in the UFC 275 co-main event on Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Shevchenko has rattled off eight straight victories since she wound up on the wrong side of a split decision in her rematch with Amanda Nunes four-plus years ago. She last appeared at UFC 266, where she turned away Lauren Murphy with elbows and punches in the fourth round of their Sept. 25 encounter. Santos, meanwhile, finds herself on a run of four consecutive wins. She last competed on Nov. 20, when she submitted Joanne Wood with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 198 pairing.

As Shevchenko and Santos move ever closer to their anticipated showdown at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

34: Years of age for Shevchenko, who was born on March 7, 1988 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

7: Shevchenko victories by submission, accounting for 32% of her career total (22). Her methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, two armbars and one Ezekiel choke. Shevchenko holds eight other victories by knockout or technical knockout and seven more by decision.

997: Total strikes landed by Shevchenko as a UFC flyweight, placing her fourth on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only the aforementioned Wood (1,077), Roxanne Modafferi (1,046) and Katlyn Chookagian (1,030) have connected with more.

9: Countries in which Shevchenko has competed as a mixed martial artist. She has gone 9-2 in the United States, 3-0 in South Korea, 2-0 in Kyrgyzstan, 2-0 in Kazakhstan, 2-0 in Peru, 1-1 in Canada, 1-0 in Russia, 1-0 in Brazil and 1-0 in Uruguay.

.717: Cumulative winning percentage between the eight opponents—Murphy, Chookagian, Jessica Andrade, Jennifer Maia, Liz Carmouche, Jessica Eye, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Priscila Cachoeira—Shevchenko has beaten during her current winning streak. They sport a combined record of 134-52-1.

28: Years of age for Santos, who was born in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, on June 22, 1993.

10: Santos wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 53% of his career total (19). All 10 took place prior to her joining the UFC roster. Santos owns three other wins by submission and six more by decision.

74: Significant strikes by which Santos has outlanded her five opponents in the UFC. The Astra Fight Team export has connected on 205 such strikes while absorbing only 131 in return.

22: Professional rounds completed by Santos as a mixed martial artist. She has gone the distance on seven different occasions and carries a 6-1 record in those bouts.

62: Combined victories between the four women—Wood, Modafferi, Gillian Robertson and Molly McCann—Santos has defeated during her current winning streak. They boast a cumulative .614 winning percentage (62-39).