UFC Fight Night 254 descends on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas (ESPN +), with a rather ininspiring range lasting by a revenge match of average weight.

After winning the first meeting by unanimous decision in March 2023, Marvin Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) will try to repeat the feat when he will go back with Roman Dolidze (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in a five-round fight.

To find out more about the figures behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below the pre-events of MMA Junkie on the UFC Fight Night 254.

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Marvin Vettori vs novel dolidze

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Marvin vectors

Vettori returns in competition for the first time since June 17, 2023. The layoff of 637 days is the longest in his career almost 13 years.

Vettori has never lost consecutive fights in his MMA career. He was defeated in his last fight.

The average vettori combat time of 16:21 in the UFC’s average weight competition is the fourth longer in divisional history behind Sean Strickland (18:11), Israel Adesanya (17:09) and Jared Cannonier (16:26).

Vettori and Cannonier combined for 394 important strikes landed at the UFC on ESPN 47, the unique combat record for an average weight combat of the UFC.

Vettori is one of the four fighters to land 11 or more disassembly in an average weight fight of the UFC. He accomplished the feat at the UFC on ABC 2.

Dolidze Romain

Dolidze Romain

Dolidze has a 5-3 sheet since he fell into the average weight division in March 2020.

Dolidze won 11 of his 14 career victories per arrest.

Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos

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Chidi Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has been 2-0 since it fell to the Welter weight division of the UFC in March 2024.

Njokuani’s 16 -second victory at UFC Fight Night 200 marked the fastest beginnings in the history of the average weight of the UFC behind the victory of Marc Weir 10 seconds at the UFC 38.

Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) is one of the three fighters in history to win UFC Knockouts from a flying knee and a wheel kick. Cory Sandhage and Edson Barboza also accomplished the feat.

Da’mon Blackshear against Cody Gibson

Da’mon Blackshear

Da’mon Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) is one of the three combatants in the history of the UFC to win a submission victory of Twister. He accomplished the feat at the UFC on ESPN 51. Bryce Mitchell and Chan Sung Jung also won with the technique.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta against Ryan Spann

Waldo Cortes-Casta

The Waldo Cortes-Acosta victories sequence (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) with three three-weight combinations with heavy goods vehicles is tied for the second longest active act in the division behind Mick Parkin (four).

Cortes-Acosta won four of his five UFC victories per decision.

Ryan Spann (22-10 MMA, 8-5 UFC) moves to the heavyweight division after passing its 13 appearances in previous octagonal to a light heavy goods vehicle.

Spann won 19 of his 22 career victories per arrest. He finished 16 of these victories on the turn 1.

Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima

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Andre Lima (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) became the first fighter in the history of the UFC to win a disqualification victory for his biting opponent. The feat occurred at the UFC on ESPN 53.

Josiana Nunes vs. Priscila Cachoeira

Priscila Cachoeira

Priscila Cachoeira (12-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC) has a 4-6 sheet in its last 10 fights after starting its 8-0 career.

The 40 -second Knockout of Cachoeira at the UFC Fight Night 168 is the fastest stop in the history of the weights of Mouches of the UFC women.

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UFC The research analyst and producer of live statistics Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on x @MJCFLIPDascript.