Saturday marks the UFC’s return to Washington D.C. for the first time since October 1, 2011. The event, UFC on ESPN 7, is headlined by a heavyweight contest between veteran competitor Alistair Overeem and the fast rising Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who is 3-0 with the UFC in 2019. Both of these competitors have scored first-round knockout victories in their past two fights. The total fight time in those bouts was 9:06 for Overeem and 0:38 for Rozenstruik. Overeem is the No. 6 ranked fighter in the official UFC heavyweight rankings, while Rozenstruik checks in at No. 14.
Here are some stats, facts and numbers for the upcoming matchup between Overeem and Rozenstruik.
UFC on ESPN 7 takes place Saturday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Alistair Overeem:
Overeem’s career record is 45-17-0-1.
Overeem’s UFC record is 10-6.
Overeem’s average fight time is 7:46.
Overeem scores 1.09 knockdowns per 15 minutes of action.
Overeem has a striking accuracy of 73.8 percent.
Overeem lands 3.79 significant strikes per minute.
Overeem’s striking defense is 53.1 percent.
Overeem absorbs 2.59 significant strikes per minute.
Overeem has a takedown accuracy of 28.6 percent.
Overeem averages 0.48 takedowns per 15 minutes of action.
Overeem has a takedown defense of 63.2 percent.
Overeem averages 0.36 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Overeem has earned two fight-night bonus awards.
Overeem has 17 career submission wins and 23 knockout victories.
Overeem has finishes in all but five of his wins.
Overeem is on a two-fight winning streak.
Overeem’s striking accuracy is the highest in UFC history.
Overeem is tied for fourth in UFC heavyweight history with nine knockdowns.
Overeem has scored the largest proportion of body strikes among active UFC heavyweights at 38%.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik:
Rozenstruik’s career record is 9-0.
Rozenstruik’s UFC record is 3-0.
Rozenstruik’s average fight time is 2:11.
Rozenstruik scores 6.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes of action.
Rozenstruik has a striking accuracy of 70 percent.
Rozenstruik lands 4.29 significant strikes per minute.
Rozenstruik’s striking defense is 40.5 percent.
Rozenstruik absorbs 3.37 significant strikes per minute.
Rozenstruik has a takedown accuracy of 0.00 percent.
Rozenstruik averages 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes of action.
Rozenstruik has a takedown defense of 66.7 percent.
Rozenstruik averages 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Rozenstruik has been awarded one post-fight bonus award.
Rozenstruik has eight career knockout wins.
Rozenstruik’s nine-second knockout win over Allen Crowder is the second fastest knockout in UFC heavyweight history.
Rozenstruik has earned a knockdown in each of his three UFC fights.
