Ciryl Gane will attempt to rebound from his defeat to Jon Jones in a failed bid to unify the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight crown when he tackles Sergey Spivak in the UFC Fight Night 226 main event on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. Meanwhile, Manon Fiorot puts her 10-fight winning streak on the line against Rose Namajunas in the three-round women’s flyweight co-headliner at 125 pounds. As UFC Fight Night “Gane vs. Spivak” approaches, let’s take a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the card bring to the table.
Ciryl Gane’s Post-Fight Bonuses and Sergey Spivak’s International Record
Gane has banked 150,000 dollars in post-fight bonuses across his 10 appearances in the UFC, having been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice and “Fight of the Night” once. On the other hand, Spivak has competed as a mixed martial artist in seven countries. He has gone 7-0 in Ukraine, 5-2 in the United States, 1-0 in Kazakhstan, 1-0 in Moldova, 1-0 in Australia, 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates and 0-1 in Canada.
Notable Statistics for Manon Fiorot, Rose Namajunas, and Other Fighters
Fiorot landed a total of 112 strikes in a three-round unanimous decision over Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night 195 in October 2021. It was the first of two UFC outings in which “The Beast” surpassed the century mark, as she went on to connect 101 times in claiming a unanimous decision from Jennifer Maia at UFC on ESPN 33 a little more than five months later. Namajunas spent 932 days as undisputed UFC women’s strawweight champion, holding the 115-pound title from Nov. 4, 2017 to May 11, 2019 and again from April 24, 2021 to May 7, 2022.
Benoit St. Denis has nine victories by submission, accounting for 82% of his career total (11). His methods of choice include two guillotine chokes, two rear-naked chokes, two arm-triangle chokes, one armbar, one kneebar, and one face crank. St. Denis will face Thiago Moises in a three-round lightweight showcase. Moises holds a record for wiping out Dennis Bentes Figueira da Fonseca with a head kick in just 23 seconds under the Eco Combat Championship banner on Sept. 22, 2012. Nearly 11 years later, it remains the former Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion’s fastest finish to date.
Additional Fighter Statistics
Volkan Oezdemir has 12 wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67% of his career total (18). His list of UFC victims includes Ilir Latifi, Jimi Manuwa, and Misha Cirkunov. Oezdemir will battle Bogdan Guskov, a short-notice fill-in for Azamat Murzakanov, in a three-round light heavyweight feature. Guskov has three sub-minute stoppage victories on his resume, burying Ivan Lunechka with punches in 40 seconds at an Alliance Fighting Championships show on April 22, 2017, punching out Alireza Vafaei in 30 seconds at MMA Series 61 on Nov. 28, 2022, and cutting down Carlos Eduardo with punches in 25 seconds at MMA Series 64 on March 18, 2023.
The youngest fighter on the card, William Gomis, was born on June 13, 1997, in Montivilliers, France. Gomis will confront Yannis Ghemmouri in a three-round featherweight appetizer. Ghemmouri has plied his MMA trade in six organizations, going 4-0 in Lyon Fighting Championship, 3-0 in Brave Combat Federation, 2-1 in 100% Fight, 1-0 in World Warriors Fighting Championship, 1-0 in Sparta Fight Series, and 1-0 in UAE Warriors.
In conclusion, the 22 fighters scheduled to compete at the event boast a combined record of 257-65-2, with a cumulative winning percentage of .796. Oezdemir, Charriere, and Taylor Lapilus tie for the most victories (18) of anyone on the card, while Charriere has been saddled with the most losses (nine). Lapilus will duke it out with Caolan Loughran in the featured bantamweight prelim.