The Octagon returns to Mexico for the second year in a row on Saturday, with full cards streaming to ESPN 64, with UFC at UFC and Mexico City’s arena CDMX.
Former flyweight champion and Mexico’s own Brandon Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-4-2 UFC) is about to continue his quest back to gold in the main event when he faces Steve Elsegg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a five-round match.
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Brandon Moreno vs Steve Elseg
Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno
Moreno was the first UFC champion born in Mexico.
Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo fought their fourth draw in history of UFC title fights at UFC 256.
Moreno and Figueiredo are the only fighters in UFC history to fight three times in a row.
Moreno and Figueiredo are the only set of fighters in UFC history, fighting each other four times.
Moreno is one of the seven fighters in UFC history and has earned inter-round stops in the title fight. He achieved the feat at UFC 283.
Moreno played in his 18th UFC flyweight match, tied with Tim Elliott and made his second appearance in division history behind Joseph Benavides (19).
Moreno is 7-3-2 since returning to the UFC in September 2019 for his second stint.
Moreno’s 10 victories in the UFC flyweight competition are fourth-most tied to Benavides (13), Dematris Johnson (13) and Alexandre Panthoja (13).
Moreno’s six stop wins in the UFC flyweight competition are fourth-most tied to Figueiredo (7), Johnson (7) and Pantoja (7).
Moreno’s three submission victories in the UFC flyweight race are fourth behind Johnson (5), Pantoja (5) and Muhammad Mokayev (4).
Moreno’s seven fight night bonuses for the UFC flyweight match are second in the division history behind Johnson (9).
Moreno is 0-2-1 when competing in Mexico under the UFC banner.
Steve Elseg

Steve Elseg
Elseg enters the event with a skid who lost the first two matches of his career. He has not won since March 2024.
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Drew Dober (27-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC) will become the seventh fighter in history, with over 25 UFCs competing in light weight. Jim Miller, Clay Guida, Grayson Tibau, Joe Lauzon, Michael Johnson and King Green also achieved feats.
Dover’s 10 stop victory in the UFC lightweight competition is tied to the fourth in division history behind Miller (17), Charles Oliveira (14) and Lauzon (13).
Dover’s nine knockout wins in the UFC lightweight competition have been tied to Dustin Poirier for most of the history of the division.
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer

Kelvin Gastherm
Kelvin Gastherm (18-9 MMA, 13-9 UFC) has returned to middleweight again after two attacks at welterweight, which went 1-1 at welterweight.
Joe Pyfer (13-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) won 12 of his 13 career victories at the stop. This includes all four of his UFC victories.
Raul Rosas Jr. Vs. Vince Morales

Raul Rosas Jr.
Raul Rosas Jr. (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), 19, is the youngest of the 26 fighters to compete on the card.
18-year-old Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter in history, winning the Octagon when he won the UFC 282.
Rosas Jr. absorbs a massive strike of just 1.66 per minute in the UFC Bantamweight competition. This is the third-best rate in division history behind Chico Camus (1.31) and Montel Jackson (1.38).
Vince Morales (11-9 MMA, 3-7 UFC) suffered four consecutive losses in the UFC competition. He has not won an Octagon victory since December 2021.
Morales is 0-2 since he returned to the UFC in September 2024 for his second stint.
David Martinez vs. Saimon Oliveira

Simon Oliveira
Saimon Oliveira (18-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will return to competition for the first time since January 21, 2023.
Edgar Chairs vs. CJ Vergara

CJ Vergara
CJ Vergara (12-6-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC) landed 57% of his important strike attempts in the UFC flyweight competition, the second-best rating in division history behind Demetrious Johnson (57.2%).
Vergara lands a major strike of 5.02 per minute in the UFC flyweight competition. This is the third highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Joshua Van (8.1) and Manel Kape (5.04).
Christian Rodriguez vs Melchizael Costa

Christian Rodriguez
Christian Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is 2-1 since moving to the UFC featherweight division in March 2024.
Melquizael Costa (22-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will be making its second UFC in a 35-day stretch. He won at UFC Fight Night 252 on February 22nd.
Loopy Godines vs. Julia Polastori

Loopy Godiness
Loopy Godines (12-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) became the first woman in history to win four UFC battles in the calendar year of 2023.
Godinez holds the latest record in the shortest time between three UFC appearances over 42 days. She competed on October 9th, October 16th and November 20th, 2021.
Godinez landed 28 takedowns at the UFC Strawweight Competition. This was the third in the history of the division behind Carla Esparza (49) and Claudia Gadelha (36).
Godinez landed 60.9% of takedown attempts (64.3%) at the UFC Straw-Wight Competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Piera Rodriguez.
Godinez defends 66.2% of all opponents’ major strike attempts (71.7%) in the UFC Straw-Wight Competition, the second-best rating in divisional history behind Danielle Taylor.
Jamall Emmers vs. Gabriel Miranda

Jamal Emmers
The Jamall Emmers (20-8 MMA, 3-4 UFC) alternated losses and victory in his last eight fights. He was defeated in his latest match at the UFC on ESPN 54.
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UFC research analyst and live stats producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @mjcflipdascript.
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