The returns to Vancouver for the first time since June 2023 on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 262, which goes down at Rogers Arena and streams entirely on ESPN+.
A key middleweight bout headlines the card. Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) looks to continue his perfect octagon start when he clashes with Brendan Allen (25-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC), who stepped in as a replacement for the injured Anthony Hernandez.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 262.
Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen
De Ridder is a former two-division ONE Championship titleholder at light heavyweight and middleweight.
De Ridder’s four-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Anthony Hernandez (eight), Khamzat Chimaev (five) and Nassourdine Imavov (five).
De Ridder has earned 18 of his 21 career victories by stoppage. That includes three of his four UFC wins.
Allen’s six submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Gerald Meerschaert (11).
Kevin Holland vs. Mike Malott
Kevin Holland (28-14 MMA, 15-11 UFC) becomes the first fighter to make five UFC appearances in 2025. He’s 2-2 this year.
Holland is 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2022.
Mike Malott (12-2-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his five UFC wins.
Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Marlon Vera (21-10-1 MMA, 15-9 UFC) competes in his 22nd UFC bantamweight bout, tied with Pedro Munhoz for the most appearances in divisional history.
Vera’s total fight time of 4:39:51 in UFC bantamweight competition is the most in divisional history.
Vera’s 13 victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Merab Dvalishvili and T.J. Dillashaw for second-most in divisional history behind Aljamain Sterling (14).
Vera’s 10 stoppage victories in UFC bantamweight competition are most in divisional history.
Vera’s six knockout victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Sean O’Malley and Rob Font for second-most in divisional history behind Dillashaw (seven).
Vera’s two knockout victories stemming from head kicks in UFC bantamweight competition are tied with Dillashaw for most in divisional history.
Vera’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Montel Jackson (11).
Vera is one of two fighters in UFC history to score three knockdowns in back-to-back fights. Conor McGregor also accomplished the feat.
Vera is one of six fighters in UFC history to have two performances with three or more knockdowns landed. McGregor, Donald Cerrone, Anderson Silva, John Lineker and Israel Adesanya also accomplished the feat.
Vera is one of 11 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a front kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC 268. There have been 12 such finishes overall, with Lyoto Machida being the only fighter to win twice with the technique.
Vera’s -112 significant strike differential (159 vs. 271) at UFC on ESPN 35 is the largest negative differential for any winner in UFC history.
Vera’s four submission victories in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Urijah Faber (six) and Rani Yahya (six).
Aiemann Zahabi’s (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Dvalishvili (13) and Mario Bautista (eight).
Zahabi has earned five of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Zahabi defends 71.2 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Vaughan Lee (71.5 percent).
Manon Fiorot vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Manon Fiorot’s (12-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) two knockout victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (four) and Maycee Barber (three).
Fiorot defends 87.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Natalia Silva (92.3 percent).
Jasmine Jasudavicius’ (14-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Silva (seven) and Barber (six).
Jasudavicius’ has earned all three of her UFC stoppage victories by submission.
Charles Jourdain vs. Davey Grant
Davey Grant (16-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) is one of four fighters in UFC history to earn a submission by inverted triangle choke. Cole Miller, Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Jordan Leavitt also accomplished the feat.
Kyle Prepolec vs. Drew Dober
Drew Dober (27-15 MMA, 13-11 UFC) becomes the 10th fighter in history to make 24 or more UFC lightweight appearances.
Dober’s 10 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Jim Miller (17), Charles Oliveira (15) and Joe Lauzon (13).
Dober’s nine knockout victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Dustin Poirier for most in divisional history.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
