After two numbered events to begin 2026, the UFC returns to more regular business Saturday with UFC Fight Night 266 from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas (Paramount+).
A bantamweight matchup will serve as the main event of the card. Mario Bautista (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) looks to start a new winning streak after his eight-fight run was ended by Umar Nurmagomedov when he takes on surging Brazilian prospect Vinicius Oliveira (23-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a five-round bout.
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For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 266.
Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Mario Bautista def. Patchy Mix, UFC 316
Bautista has earned six of his 10 UFC victories by decision.
Oliveira’s four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Aiemann Zahabi (six).
Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Amir Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC has completed at least one takedown against all six of his UFC opponents.
Kyoji Horiguchi (35-5 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is 1-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in November.
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Horiguchi’s four-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Joshua Van (six).
Jailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev
Jailton Almeida (21-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) is 6-2 since he moved up to the UFC heavyweight division in May 2022.
Almeida has earned 21 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his eight UFC wins.
Almeida registered 21:10 of ground control time at UFC Fight Night 231, the single-fight UFC heavyweight record.
Almeida absorbed just two significant strikes in the first five fights of his UFC career.
Almeida absorbs just 1.11 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
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Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Michal Oleksiejczuk, UFC 319 ceremonial weigh-ins
Michal Oleksiejczuk (21-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) is 5-4 since he dropped to the UFC middleweight division in August 2022.
Oleksiejczuk’s average fight time of 4:32 in UFC middleweight competition is the shortest among active fighters in the weight class.
Oleksiejczuk’s eight first-round knockout victories in UFC competition are third-most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (11) and Anthony Johnson (nine).
Oleksiejczuk lands 6.24 significant strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Ikram Aliskerov (7.15).
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Marc-Andre Barriault’s (17-10 MMA, 6-9 UFC) victory at the 4:56 mark of Round 3 at UFC 260 marked the second latest stoppage in UFC middleweight history behind Garreth McLellan (4:58, Round 3) at UFC Fight Night 76.
Jean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat
Farid Basharat’s (14-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Zahabi (seven).
Basharat has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision.
Alex Morono vs. Daniil Donchenko
Alex Morono’s (24-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2024.
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Morono is 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to October 2023.
Daniil Donchenko (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the Season 33 welterweight winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series.
Dustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker
Dustin Jacoby (21-9-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) is 9-5-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in October 2020.
Jacoby’s six knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (10), Mauricio Rua (eight) and Khalil Rountree Jr. (seven).
Jacoby lands 6.1 significant strikes per minute in UFC light heavyweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Carlos Ulberg (6.58).
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Said Nurmagomedov vs. Javid Basharat
Javid Basharat (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 14-0 with one no contest.
Klaudia Sygula vs. Priscila Cachoeira
Priscila Cachoeira’s (12-7 MMA, 4-7 UFC) 40-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 168 is the fastest stoppage in UFC women’s flyweight history.
Cachoeira’s two knockdowns landed in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (six).
Niko Price vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
Niko Price (16-9 MMA, 8-9 UFC) is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from an upkick. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 19. Jon Fitch and Irene Alana also won with the technique.
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Price has earned two of the six knockout victories in UFC history stemming from the bottom position. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 19 and UFC Fight Night 133.
Price has earned one of four knockouts in UFC history stemming from punches from bottom position. Kevin Holland, Paul Craig and Cameron Saaiman also accomplished the feat.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 113 pre-event facts: All-time KO records under threat
