The UFC travel to new territory on Saturday with UFC on ABC 8 at Crystal Palace Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main card aired on ABC following prelims on ESPN+.

A key matchup in the light heavyweight division tops the card, with former champion Jamahal Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) set to clash with one-time title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in a five-round contest.

For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ABC 8.

Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Jamahal Hill

Hill enters the event on the first losing skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2023.

Hill is the first fighter to win a UFC title after signing with the promotion through Dana White’s Contender Series. Sean O’Malley also accomplished the feat.

Hill lands 6.76 significant strikes per minute in UFC light heavyweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Carlos Ulberg (6.82).

Hill landed 232 significant strikes at UFC 283, the single-fight record for a UFC light heavyweight bout.

Khalil Rountree Jr.

Rountree Jr.’s seven knockout victories in UFC light heavyweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Chuck Liddell (nine) and Mauricio Rua (eight).

Rountree Jr.’s 13 knockdowns landed in UFC light heavyweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Liddell (14) and Rua (14).

Rountree Jr.’s four knockdowns landed at UFC 236 are the single-fight record for a UFC light heavyweight bout.

Rafael Fiziev vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

Rafael Fiziev’s (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) three-fight listing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2022.

Fiziev is one of 16 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a wheel kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 31.

Fiziev defends 90 percent of opponent takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.

Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is one of 16 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning wheel kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 29.

Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev

Curtis Blaydes (18-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) becomes the ninth fighter in UFC history to make 20 or more heavyweight appearances.

Blaydes’ three knockout victories stemming from elbow strikes in UFC competition are tied with Paul Felder for most in company history.

Blaydes’ 62 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed against Alexander Volkov at UFC on ESPN 11 is the single-fight record for a UFC heavyweight bout.

Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed at UFC on ESPN 11 are tied for the third-most in a single UFC fight behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (21 at UFC 160) and Sean Sherk (16 at UFC 73).

Nazim Sadykhov vs. Nikolas Motta

Nazim Sadykhov (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) has earned nine of his 10 career victories by stoppage. That includes all three of his UFC wins.

Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Azat Maksum

Tagir Ulanbekov’s (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Alexandre Pantoja (seven), Andre Lima (four) and Joshua Van (four).

UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.

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