The UFC’s sixth numbered event of the year goes down Saturday, and the company is going international as UFC 275 takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Two championship fights serve as top billing. In the main event, Glover Teixeira(33-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) will attempt to add a first light heavyweight title defense to his unexpected championship reign when he takes on the red-hot Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC).
The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) attempt to record a remarkable seventh consecutive defense of her women’s flyweight title reign when she clashes with Brazilian challenger Taila Santos (19-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
For more on the numbers behind the title fights, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 275.
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
Teixeira, at 42, became the oldest first-time champion in UFC history when he dethroned Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267.
Teixeira competes in his 22nd UFC light heavyweight bout, tied for the third-most appearances in divisional history behind Mauricio Rua (23) and Ovince Saint Preux (23).
Teixeira’s six-fight UFC winning streak in light heavyweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Magomed Ankalaev (eight).
Teixeira is the only fighter in history to hold a five-fight UFC winning streak or longer at age 40 or older.
Teixeira’s 16 victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Jon Jones (20).
Teixeira’s 13 stoppage victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Teixeira’s six knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (nine) and Rua (eight).
Teixeira’s seven submission victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Teixeira’s eight fight-night bonuses for UFC light heavyweight fights are tied with Jones, Rua and Saint Preux for most in divisional history.
Jiri Prochazka
Jiri Prochazka
Prochazka returns to competition for the first time since May 1, 2021. The 406-day layoff is the longest of his more than 10-year career.
Prochazka is 21-1-1 in his past 23 fights dating back to June 2013.
Prochazka has earned 27 of his 28 career victories by stoppage.
Prochazka has earned both of his UFC victories by knockout.
Prochazka is one of four fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back elbow. Molly McCann, Ricardo Ramos and Dong Hyun Kim also accomplished the feat.
Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko is one of two women’s flyweight champions in UFC history. Nicco Montano also accomplished the feat.
Shevchenko’s six consecutive UFC title defenses are most among current promotional champions.
Shevchenko’s six consecutive UFC women’s flyweight title defenses are most in divisional history.
Shevchenko is 8-0 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in February 2018.
Shevchenko’s eight-fight winning streak in UFC competition is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the company behind Kamaru Usman (five), Charles Oliveira (11), Alexander Volkanovski (11), Islam Makhachev (10) and Arnold Allen (nine).
Shevchenko’s eight-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Shevchenko’s eight victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Katlyn Chookagian (nine).
Shevchenko’s five stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Gillian Robertson (six).
Shevchenko’s four knockout victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Shevchenko is one of eight fighters in history to end a UFC title fight with a knockout stemming from a head kick. She accomplished the feat at UFC 238.
Shevchenko lands 56.6 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the best accuracy rate in divisional history.
Shevchenko defends 71 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Mara Romero Borella (71.2 percent).
Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko is the only fighter in UFC history to earn multiple knockouts stemming from the crucifix position. She accomplished the feat at UFC 247 and UFC 261.
Shevchenko has completed at least one takedown in 12 of her 13 UFC appearances.
Shevchenko’s 28 takedowns landed in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Shevchenko’s two fight-night bonuses for UFC women’s flyweight bouts are tied for most in divisional history.
Taila Santos
Taila Santos
Santos’ four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Shevchenko (eight).
Santos’ three knockdowns landed in UFC competition are tied with Ariane Lipski for most in divisional history.
Santos has earned three of her four UFC victories by decision.
Santos attempts 1.39 submissions per 15 minutes of fighting in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili (21-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), a former strawweight champion, is the only Chinese fighter in history to win a UFC title.
Weili has suffered consecutive losses after going on a 21-fight winning streak.
Weili and Jedrzejczyk combined for 351 significant strikes landed at UFC 248, the third most in UFC title-fight history. Holloway vs. Brian Ortega hold the record with 400 total at UFC 231.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since March 7, 2020. The 826-day layoff is the longest of her more than 10-year career.
Jedrzejczyk is one of two Polish titleholders in UFC history. Blachowicz also accomplished the feat.
Jedrzejczyk is one of 13 fighters in UFC history to win a belt with an undefeated record.
Jedrzejczyk’s six victories in UFC title fights are tied for third-most of any female in company history behind Amanda Nunes (nine) and Shevchenko (seven).
Jedrzejczyk is 2-4 in her past six fights dating back to when she lost the UFC strawweight title in November 2017.
Jedrzejczyk’s 10 victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied with Carla Esparza for most in divisional history.
Jedrzejczyk’s two knockout victories in UFC strawweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Jessica Andrade (three).
Jedrzejczyk is one of two fighters UFC history to land 100 or more significant strikes in eight separate fights. Max Holloway also accomplished the feat.
Jedrzejczyk’s 76 leg kicks landed against Michelle Waterson at UFC on ESPN+ 19 are the single-fight UFC record.
Rogerio Bontorin vs. Manel Kape
Rogerio Bontorin
Rogerio Bontorin’s (16-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since August 2019.
Bontorin lands 60 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC flyweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Justin Scoggins (62.9 percent).
Manel Kape’s (17-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) two-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Kai Kara-France (three), Jeff Molina (three) and Matheus Nicolau (three).
Kape has earned 16 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Ramazan Emeev
Jack Della Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is on an 11-fight winning streak after starting his career 0-2.
Della Maddalena has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Ramazan Emeev (20-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is 4-2 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in May 2018.
Emeev defends 67.3 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC welterweight competition, the second-highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Muslim Salikhov (68.3 percent).
Emeev has fought to a decision in all seven of his UFC appearances.
Jake Matthews vs. Andre Fialho
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since March 6, 2021. The 462-day layoff is the longest of his nearly 10-year career.
Matthews is 6-2 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in November 2017.
Andre Fialho (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) becomes the first fighter to make fourth UFC appearances in 2022.
Fialho makes his third UFC appearance in 46-day span. He competed on May 7 and April 16.
Fialho’s three UFC fights in 46 days marks the second shortest span between non-tournament bouts behind Loopy Godinez (42 days).
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Danaa Batgerel
Kyung Ho Kang
Kyung Ho Kang (17-9 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is 4-2 since he returned to competition from a nearly 3.5-year layoff in January 2018.
Kang has completed at least one takedown in eight of his 10 UFC appearances.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
