Alexa Grasso will put the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight crown on the line when she rematches former titleholder Valentina Shevchenko in the UFC Fight Night 227 main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Jack Della Maddalena risks his 15-fight winning streak opposite Kevin Holland in the three-round welterweight co-headliner at 170 pounds. As UFC Fight Night “Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the card bring to the table is presented below.
Grasso’s Decision Victories and Shevchenko’s Significant Strikes
Grasso has 10 victories by decision, accounting for 63% of her career total (16). The list of those she has outpointed in the UFC includes Viviane Araujo, Maycee Barber, Ji Yeon Kim, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Randa Markos, and Heather Clark. Shevchenko has landed 630 significant strikes as a UFC women’s flyweight, placing her sixth on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only Joanne Wood (907), Katyln Chookagian (866), Andrea Lee (760), Jennifer Maia (740), and Molly McCann (672) have been credited with more.
Della Maddalena’s Training Distance and Holland’s Knockout Wins
Della Maddalena trains 9,531 miles away from the Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas, in Perth, Australia. Holland has 14 wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 56% of his career total (28). His list of UFC victims includes Santiago Ponzinibbio, Alex Oliveira, Ronaldo Souza, Charlie Ontiveros, Joaquin Buckley, and Anthony Hernandez.
The youngest fighter on the card, Raul Rosas Jr., was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on Oct. 8, 2004, and is only 18 years of age. Rosas meets Terrence Mitchell in a three-round bantamweight showcase. On the other hand, the oldest fighter on the card, Alex Reyes, was born on Oct. 2, 1986, in Hollywood, California, and is 36 years old. Reyes returns from a 2,191-day layoff to face Charlie Campbell in a three-round lightweight prelim.
The cumulative winning percentage between the 22 fighters slated to compete at the event is .782. They boast a combined record of 263-73-1. Holland has the most wins (25) of anyone on the card, while Giagos has been saddled with the most losses (10).