The UFC wraps up its September scheduled Saturday with UFC Fight Night 289 from Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on Paramount+.
A bantamweight bout with an 18-year age gap headlines the card. Raul Rosas Jr. (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will look to further show his capabilities against the next level of competition when he takes on Raoni Barcelos (22-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC), who has a tendency to spoil the party.
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Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos
Rosas Jr. five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Farid Basharat (six).
Rosas Jr., at 20, became the youngest fighter to reach five UFC victories.
Rosas Jr., at 18, became the
youngest fighter in history to earn an octagon victory when he won at UFC 282.
Rosas Jr. absorbs just 1.34 significant strikes per minute in UFC bantamweight competition, tied for the third-best rate in divisional history behind Chico Camus (1.31).
Barcelos' five-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is tied for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Basharat (six).
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek
Rodolfo Vieira's (11-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) five submission victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Gerald Meerschaert (11) and Brendan Allen (six).
Vieira's four submission victories by arm-triangle choke in UFC competition are most in company history.
Elves Brener vs. Josiah Harrell
Elves Brener's (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since November 2023.
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards
Rodolfo Bellato (13-3-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC) has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. He's finished both of his UFC wins by knockout.
Bellato is one of two fighters in UFC history to have a record of 1-1-1 with one no contest in his first four octagon appearances. Damon Jackson also accomplished the feat.
Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon
Montel Jackson's (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) 18-second knockout marked the second-fastest finish in UFC bantamweight history behind Erik Perez’s 17-second win at UFC 150.
Jackson's 12 knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Marlon Vera (14).
Jackson's seven-fight run with at least one knockdown, ended at UFC Fight Night 261, is tied with Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Cody Garbrandt, and Josh Emmett for the longest streak of consecutive fights in company history.
Jackson's four knockdowns landed at UFC Fight Night 192 are the single-fight record for a UFC bantamweight bout.
Jackson absorbs 1.37 significant strike attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Camus (1.31) and Rosas Jr. (1.34).
Jackson completes 61 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC bantamweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Brad Pickett (61.9 percent).
Ricky Simon (22-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has landed 49 takedowns in UFC bantamweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Merab Dvalishvili (106).
John Castaneda vs. Heili Alateng
John Castaneda's (21-8-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) three-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since November 2023.
Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez
Norma Dumont's (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has earned all nine of her UFC victories by decision.
Dumont's five victories in UFC women's featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Dumont defends 63.9 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC women's bantamweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Germaine de Randamie (66.9 percent).
Ailin Perez's (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at women's bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Perez's six-fight UFC winning streak is the second-longest among active females on the roster behind Natalia Silva (eight).
Perez has earned five her six UFC victories by decision.
Perez has landed 28 takedowns in UFC women's bantamweight competition, the second-most in divisional history behind Nunes (32).
Perez landed 10 takedowns in her victory at UFC on ESPN 49, the single-fight record for a UFC women's bantamweight fight.
Perez absorbs just 1.58 significant strikes landed in UFC women's bantamweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Mickey Gall vs. Sedriques Dumas
Mickey Gall's (7-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since July 2021.
Gall moves up to the middleweight division after spending his previous octagon tenure at welterweight.
Sedriques Dumas' (10-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since August 2024.
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Yazmin Jauregui
Vanessa Demopoulos' (11-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since May 2024.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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