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(This story was first published on Nov. 17.)
For the first time since November 2014, the UFC hosts two events in one day, and the second half of today’s doubleheader sees UFC Fight Night 100 take place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
A light heavyweight rematch tops the card when “The Ultimate Fighter 8” winner Ryan Bader (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) looks to repeat history against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (22-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC), whom he bested by unanimous decision at UFC 119 in September 2010.
That isn’t all the UFC’s final Brazilian event of the year has to offer, though. For more, check out 50 pre-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 100.
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Main event
Ryan Bader
Bader becomes the first fighter in UFC history to compete in 20 UFC light-heavyweight bouts.
Bader’s 14 victories in UFC light-heavyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (16).
Bader defends 71.7 percent of all opponent significant-strike attempts in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Phil Davis (72.3 percent).
Bader absorbs 1.48 significant strikes per minute in UFC light-heavyweight competition, the lowest rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Bader’s 41 takedowns landed in UFC light-heavyweight competition are the second most in divisional history behind Rashad Evans (50).
Bader is the owner of the fastest submission in modern UFC light-heavyweight history, a 50-second tap-out of Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on FOX 6.
Bader has never lost a fight that’s gone to a decision.
Nogueira, 40, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Nogueira’s 189-day turnaround from his UFC 198 victory over Patrick Cummins in May marks his shortest gap between bouts since 2010. It’s the first time he’s competed more than twice in a calendar year since 2011.
Nogueira has earned all of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.
Co-main event
Thomas Almeida
Thomas Almeida’s (20-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 19 of his 20 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 16 of those finishes in the first round.
Almeida’s three knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind T.J. Dillashaw (five).
Almeida lands 6.52 significant strikes per minute in UFC bantamweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the division.
Almeida earned a fight-night bonus in his first four UFC appearances. He’s the only bantamweight in UFC history to start his career with four-straight bonuses.
Remaining main card
Claudia Gadelha
Claudia Gadelha (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) competes in her fifth UFC strawweight bout, which is tied for the second most appearances in divisional history behind champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (seven).
Gadelha has alternated wins and losses over her four-fight UFC career.
Gadelha’s 20 takedowns landed in UFC strawweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Cortney Casey (6-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) competes in her fifth UFC strawweight bout, which is tied for the second most appearances in divisional history behind Jedrzejczyk (seven).
Casey has earned all six of her career victories by stoppage.
Casey’s two fight-night bonuses for UFC strawweight bouts are tied for second most in divisional history behind Jedrzejczyk (three).
Thales Leites
Thales Leites (26-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) is 6-2 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2013.
Leites’ seven stoppage victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Anderson Silva (11), Chris Leben (nine) and Nate Marquardt (eight).
Leites’ five submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied with Rousimar Palhares and Demian Maia for most in divisional history.
Leites has attempted 16 submissions in UFC middleweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Kendall Grove (17).
Krzysztof Jotko
Krzysztof Jotko’s (18-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in middleweight competition is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Yoel Romero (eight), Derek Brunson (five) and champ Michael Bisping (five).
Jotko defends 89.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC middleweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Warlley Alves’ (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned three of his four UFC victories by submission.
Alves’ three guillotine-choke submission victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Nate Diaz (four).
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman’s (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Maia (six) and Vicente Luque (four).
Usman has completed 17 takedowns in his three UFC appearances. He’s landed at least five in each octagon appearance.
Sergio Moraes (10-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn a mounted-triangle-choke submission win. He accomplished the feat against Neil Magny at UFC 163.
Preliminary card
Cezar Ferreira
Cezar Ferreira (10-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is 2-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in April.
Ferreira has landed 14 takedowns and given up zero takedowns in UFC competition.
Ferreira has earned five of his six UFC victories by decision.
Marcos Rogerio de Lima (14-3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. Twelve of those stoppages have come in Round 1.
De Lima has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage in a total fight time of six minutes and 54 seconds.
De Lima recorded the second-fastest knockout by a debuting UFC heavyweight with his 20-second finish of Richardson Moreira at the The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale. Todd Duffee holds the record with his seven-second knockout of Tim Hague at UFC 102.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov (18-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. Fifteen of those stoppages have come in the first round.
Johny Eduardo (27-10 MMA, 2-2 UFC) makes just his third UFC appearance since May 2012.
Manny Gamburyan
Manny Gamburyan (15-10 MMA, 6-8 UFC) is 2-1 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in September 2014.
Gamburyan is 4-5 since making his return to the UFC for a second stint in June 2011.
Gamburyan is one of seven fighters in UFC history to earn victories with the promotion in three different weight classes. Conor McGregor, George Roop, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Lucas Martins and Ildemar Alcantara also accomplished the feat.
Luis Henrique (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), 23, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Justin Scoggins (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) moves up to the UFC bantamweight division for the first time in his career. He went 4-2 in the organization at flyweight.
Justin Scoggins
Scoggins landed 55.5 percent of his significant strike attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (55.9 percent).
Scoggins absorbed just 1.48 significant strikes per minute in UFC flyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Scoggins landed 21 takedowns in UFC flyweight competition, third most in divisional history behind champ Johnson (43) and Zach Makovsky (22).
Scoggins completed 65.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by decision.
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FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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