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UFC 229 features perhaps the most significant championship fight in company history, and we have all the numbers to get you prepared for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor.

Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) vs. McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) headlines Saturday’s pay-per-view card from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and both men bring some incredibly impressive statistics into the heated grudge match.

With 10 octagon appearances each, Nurmagomedov and McGregor have already made a permanent mark on the UFC record books. With that, it’s time to go behind the numbers of the UFC 229 headliner.

Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov

Nurmagomedov is one of two Russian-born champions in UFC history. Former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski was the first.

Nurmagomedov’s 26-fight MMA winning streak is the longest among active UFC fighters.

Nurmagomedov’s nine-fight UFC winning streak in lightweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Tony Ferguson (10).

Nurmagomedov’s 10-fight UFC winning streak is the fifth longest active streak in the company behind Georges St-Pierre (13) and Max Holloway (12).

Nurmagomedov is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn 10 consecutive octagon victories to start a career with the organization. Anderson Silva and Royce Gracie also accomplished the feat.

Nurmagomedov’s 21 takedowns landed against Abel Trujillo at UFC 160 are a single-fight UFC record.

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Nurmagomedov’s takedown rate of 5.44 per 15 minutes of fighting is seventh seventh highest in UFC history behind Gregor Gillespie (7.01), Curtis Blaydes (6.82), Jake O’Brien (6.44), Enrique Barzola (6.17), Colby Covington (5.63) and Corey Anderson (5.48).

Nurmagomedov defends 70.1 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the third highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Desmond Green (71.5 percent) and John Makdessi (71.4 percent).

Nurmagomedov absorbs just 1.60 significant strikes per minute in UFC lightweight competition, the second-best rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Islam Makhachev (0.82).

Nurmagomedov’s 88 significant ground strikes landed against Michael Johnson at UFC 205 are tied for fourth most in a single UFC fight.

Challenger Conor McGregor

McGregor returns to MMA competition for the first time since Nov. 12, 2016. The 693-day layoff is the longest of his more than 10-year career.

McGregor became the first of two simultaneous two-division champions in UFC history when he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. Daniel Cormier also accomplished the feat.

McGregor is one of five fighters in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Cormier, St-Pierre, Randy Couture, and B.J. Penn also accomplished the feat.

McGregor is one of seven fighters in UFC history to earn victories in three different weight classes.

McGregor has earned 18 of his 21 career victories by knockout. That includes seven of his nine UFC wins.

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McGregor is one of four fighters in UFC history to earn three knockdowns in a single fight on two separate occasions. Silva, Cerrone, and John Lineker also accomplished the feat.

McGregor’s 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 marked the fastest title-fight stoppage in UFC history.

McGregor and Nate Diaz combined for 330 significant strikes landed at UFC 202, the second third highest single-fight total in UFC history behind Diaz’s UFC 141 bout with Donald Cerrone (334) and the UFC Fight Night 108 headliner of Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov (332).

McGregor is the only fighter in UFC history to earn eight consecutive fight-night bonuses. No other fighter has won bonuses in more than six-straight fights.

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