UFC 300 by the numbers -- Champions, titles for grabs, BMF 3 - ESPN

UFC 300 is stacked, from the first fight of the night, which features former champs going head-to-head — Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt — to the last fight of the night, which also features a current champion vs. a champion who never lost his belt squaring off — Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill.

Between those two fights, there are plenty of other matchups to get excited about. Justin Gaethje goes for his first BMF title defense. Bo Nickal looks to extend his unbeaten streak in the UFC. Aljamain Sterling has his first fight at featherweight. And Kayla Harrison faces Holly Holm in her UFC debut.

Here's a look at the numbers behind the UFC's biggest event of the year, starting with a rare feat from the reigning light heavyweight champion, Pereira.

Total UFC fights Alex Pereira needed to become two-division champion

Pereira has been on a tear since joining the UFC in 2021.

After dozing through the opponents in his first three fights, which included a first-round KO win over future middleweight champ Sean Strickland, «Poatan» earned a shot at the then-champ, Israel Adesanya. Pereira, who had a history with Adesanya dating back to their kickboxing days, upset Adesanya to claim the title in just his fourth UFC fight at UFC 281 in November 2022.

After losing the rematch to Adesanya at UFC 287 last April, Pereira moved up to light heavyweight, where he debuted in July against a UFC legend, former champ Jan Blachowicz. Pereira won by split decision to earn a shot at the vacant title against another former division champ, Jiří Procházka. In November, Pereira beat Procházka by second-round TKO to win his second UFC title.

Saturday will be Pereira's first time putting the UFC light heavyweight belt on the line.

Charles