The octagon returns to "The Great White North" on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 291 from Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A welterweight matchup serves as the main event of the card, with Joaquin Buckley (22-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) looking to snap a two-fight losing skid after a hot start in the division against Canada's own Mike Malott (14-2-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who is riding the high of a four-fight winning streak.
For more on the numbers behind the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC Fight Night 291 pre-event facts.
Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott
Buckley is 6-2 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.
Buckley is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back kick to the head. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+
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Malott's four-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Michael Morales (seven), Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven) and Gabriel Bonfim (five).
Malott has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his seven UFC wins.
Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Erin Blanchfield's (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) four stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Gillian Robertson (seven), Valentina Shevchenko (five) and Casey O'Neill (five).
Blanchfield's four submission victories in UFC women's flyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Robertson (six).
Jasmine Jasudavicius (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has landed 23 takedowns in UFC women's flyweight competition, tied for second-most in divisional history behind Shevchenko (54).
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus
Marc-Andre Barriault's (17-11 MMA, 6-10 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.
Kyle Daukaus (17-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) is 2-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2025.
Mandel Nallo vs. Nate Landwehr
Nate Landwehr's (18-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since March 2024.
Landwehr moves up to the lightweight division after spending his previous 11 octagon appearances at featherweight.
Tanner Boser vs. Jhonata Diniz
Tanner Boser (22-11-1 MMA, 5-6 UFC) defends 61 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Katlyn Cerminara vs. Mackenzie Stiller
Katlyn Cerminara (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) competes in her 15th UFC women's flyweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Cerminara's nine victories in UFC women's flyweight competition are tied with Natalia Silva and Maycee Barber for second-most in divisional history behind Shevchenko (12).
Cerminara has earned 15 of her 18 career victories by decision. That includes all 11 of her UFC wins.
Cerminara is the only fighter in UFC history to earn their first 11 octagon victories by decision.
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 Fight Night 291 pre-event facts: Katlyn Cerminara hits landmark at 125 pounds
