Gunnar Nelson still holds the record

Edwards vs. Velal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 187 is one of two major events in the history of the company, as fouled fighters cannot continue.

Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 in UFC 304 is one of four matchups in UFC history, featuring two competitors on UFC undefeated streaks of over 10 battles. Edwards v. Kamal Usman (UFC 278), Islamic Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira (UFC 280), and Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovsky (UFC 284).

Edwards is the only Jamaican-born champion in UFC history.

Edwards is one of two uncontroversial British title holders in UFC history. Michael Bispin also achieved a feat.

The unbeaten streak of the UFC in 13 fights at welterweight, which ended at UFC 304, is the second-longest streak in division history behind USMAN (15).

Seth Baczynski’s Edwards’ 8-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 64 is the third fastest in UFC welterweight history. Jorge Masvidal holds the record with a five-second finish at UFC 239 this month by Ben Askren.

Edwards’ victory at 4:59 in round 3 at UFC Fight Night 127 is tied to his second latest knockout in three latest UFC fights behind Ricky Simon’s victory over Merab Dvalishvili at 5:00 in round 3 at UFC Fight Night 129.

Brady competes for the second UFC headliner. He’s 1-0 in the previous main event.

Brady won four of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg

Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) will return to competition for the first time since July 29, 2023. The 602-day layoff is the longest in a career that has been more than 18 years.

Blachowicz is one of two Polish champions in UFC history. Joanna Jedrzejczyk has also achieved a feat.

Blachowicz vs. Magomedov Ankalaev of UFC 282 is one of six title fight draws in UFC history.

Blachowicz will become the fifth largest fighter in UFC history, making over 21 lightweight heavyweight appearances.

Blachowicz is one of four light heavyweights in UFC history, earning a knockout derived from a body kick. He achieved the feat at UFC Fight Night 53.

Carlos Ulberg (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)’s seven consecutive wins at UFC Right Heavyweight is the longest active winning streak in the division.

Ulberg landed 57.1% of his important strike attempts at the UFC Light Heavyweight Competition, the second-highest rate in division history behind Alex Pereira (64.4%).

Ulberg landed a major strike per minute in the UFC light heavyweight race, making it the highest rate in division history.

Gunnar Nelson vs. Kevin Holland

Gunnar Nelson (19-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has only won his third UFC appearance since September 2019.

Nelson took 17 of his 19 career wins to stop.

Nelson’s seven submission victory in the UFC welterweight race is the most in divisional history.

Nelson landed 60.5% of his important strike attempts in the UFC welterweight race, the highest rate in divisional history.

Kevin Holland (26-13 MMA, 13-10 UFC) became the first fighter to make two UFC appearances in 2025. He also competed in UFC 311 in January.

The Netherlands will return to welterweight once again after three fights at the middleweight division. He’s 4-3 in the UFC when he competes for 170 pounds.

Molly McCann (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) is 1-1 as he stopped by the UFC Strawweight Division in February 2024.

One of the two fighters in McCann UFC history has received multiple knockout victories due to a spinback elbow. Ricardo Ramos also achieved a feat.

McCann is one of two fighters in UFC history, landing more than 100 important strikes in three consecutive female flyweight fights. Sabina Mazo has also achieved a feat.

McCann has earned a combat bonus for his past four UFC wins.

McCann’s three fight night bonuses for UFC women’s flyweight matches are the most in the history of the division.

Nathaniel Wood (21-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) is 4-1 since moving to the featherweight division in July 2022.

Wood is 58.5% of his key strike attempts in the UFC featherweight competition, the third-highest rating in divisional history behind Jack Jenkins (59.7 per cent and Bryce Mitchell (59.6 per cent).

Marcin Tybura (26-9 MMA, 13-8 UFC) Seven deciding victories in the UFC heavyweight competition are second most important in the divisional history behind Andrei Arlovsky (12).

Tybura landed a total of 1,622 strikes in the UFC heavyweight race.

Mick Parkin (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)’s four-combat UFC heavyweight streak is tied to Waldo Cortes-Acosta for the longest active streak in the division.

Christian Leroy Duncan (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is 2-2 in his last four fights after starting his career 8-0.

Duncan won nine of his 10 career victories at the stop. This includes all three of his UFC victory.

Duncan lands 62.5% of his key strike attempts in the UFC middleweight race, the second-best rating in divisional history behind Anthony Hernandez (63.4%).

Puja Tomar (9-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) became the first Indian-born female fighter to win the UFC when he won the UFC at ESPN 57.

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UFC research analyst and live stats producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him with x @mjcflipdascript.