UFC Fight Night 250 pre-event facts: Israel Adesanya on cusp of unprecedented three-fight skid

The UFC kicks off a stacked February schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 250, which takes place at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and streams on ESPN+.

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) returns to the octagon in the main event for his first non-title bout in nearly six years. He will take on surging contender Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who look to elevate his name into title contention with a win over "The Last Stylebender."

For more on the numbers around the headliner, we all as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 250.

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Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Israel Adesanya

Adesanya is one of 14 fighters in UFC history to win an undisputed title with an undefeated record.

Adesanya is one of 14 undisputed middleweight champions in UFC history. He’s the only one in the group to have two separate title reigns.

Adesanya's eight victories in UFC middleweight title fights are second-most in history behind Anderson Silva (11).

Adesanya is on the first two-fight losing skid of his career. He's 1-3 in his past four bouts and hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023. He has never lost three consecutive bouts in his combat sports career.

Adesanya's average fight time of 17:53 in UFC middleweight competition is the longest in divisional history.

Adesanya's 13 knockdowns landed in UFC middleweight competition are tied with Silva for most in divisional history.

Adesanya's four knockdowns landed against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 are the single-fight record for a UFC title bout.

Adesanya's eight fight-night bonuses for UFC middleweight bouts are tied with Yoel Romero for third-most in divisional history behind Silva (12) and Robert Whittaker (nine).

Nassourdine Imavov

Imavov has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.

Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page

Shara Magomedov

Shara Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has earned 12 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.

Magomedov is one of 11 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning backfist. He accomplished the feat at UFC 308.

Michael Page

Michael Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) moves up to the middleweight division for the first time in his UFC or Bellator career.

Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jarizinho Rozenstruik

Sergei Pavlovich

Sergei Pavlovich (17-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) enters the event on the first losing skid of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since April 2023.

Pavlovich has earned 15 of his 17 carer victories by stoppage. He’s finished all 15 of those wins by knockout.

Pavlovich has earned all six of his UFC victories by first-round knockout.

Pavlovich's six-fight UFC knockout streak, which ended at UFC 295, is tied with Don Frye for second-longest in company history behind Chuck Liddell (seven).

Pavlovich lands 5.86 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the second-highest rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Tom Aspinall (8.07).

Pavlovich's average fight time of 3:39 in UFC heavyweight competition is the second-shortest in among active fighters in the weight class behind Aspinall (2:02).

Jarizinho Rozenstruik

Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) eight TKO/knockout victories since 2019 in UFC competition are the most among active fighters in the company.

Rozenstruik is the only fighter in UFC history to earn three knockout victories of 30 seconds or less.

Rozenstruik's nine-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 154 is the second-fastest in UFC heavyweight history behind Todd Duffee’s seven-second finish at UFC 102.

Rozenstruik's knockout of Alistair Overeem at the 4:56 mark of Round 5 at UFC on ESPN 7 marked the fourth latest stoppage in UFC history behind Demetrious Johnson’s win (4:59 of Round 5) at UFC 186, Yair Rodriguez's victory (4:59 of Round 5) at UFC Fight Night 139 and Max Holloway's victory (4:59 of Round 5) at UFC 300.

Terrance McKinney vs. Damir Hadzovic

Terrance McKinney (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished all five of his UFC wins in the first round.

McKinney's average fight time of 2:38 in UFC lightweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.

McKinney's seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is tied for the fourth fastest in UFC history. Jorge Masvidal holds the record with a five-second finish.

McKinney's seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC history by a debuting fighter.

McKinney's seven-second knockout at UFC 263 is the fastest in UFC lightweight history.

McKinney is one of three fighters in UFC history to earn multiple knockout victories of 20 seconds or less. Anthony Johnson and Matthew Semelsberger also accomplished the feat.

Damir Hadzovic (14-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since July 23, 2023. The 559-day layoff is the longest of his more than 15-year career.

Fares Ziam vs. Mike Davis

Fares Ziam's (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Islam Makhachev (14) and Paddy Pimblett (six).

Ziam absorbs 1.66 significant strikes per minute in UFC lightweight competition, the second-best rate among active fighters in the weight class behind Makhachev (1.53).

Mike Davis' (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak at lightweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Makhachev (14) and Pimblett (six).

Davis completes 63.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind B.J. Penn (66.7 percent).

Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Mayra Bueno Silva

Mayra Bueno Silva (10-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) returns to the women's flyweight division for the first time since October 2021. She went 3-2 with one no contest at bantamweight.

Silva earned the first kneebar submission victory in UFC women’s bantamweight history at UFC Fight Night 219.

Silva's two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three).

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.

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

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