The UFC is in the home stretch of its 2026 schedule, and Saturday's UFC Fight Night 293 from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas (Paramount+) kicks off the November event lineup.
After the original main event between Sean Brady and Gabriel Bonfim was scrapped by injury, short notice heavyweights now headline with Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) set to take on Johnny Walker (23-10 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in a five-round showdown.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC Fight Night 293 pre-event facts.
Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Johnny Walker
Walker was successful in his heavyweight debut at UFC 332 in October.
Walker has earned 21 of his 23 career victories by stoppage.
Walker has earned seven of his eight UFC victories by first-round stoppage.
Walker is one of 12 fighters in UFC
history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back fist. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 2.
Walker is one of two fighters in UFC history to win a light heavyweight bout by knockout stemming from a flying knee. James Irvin also accomplished the feat.
Walker is one of seven fighters in modern UFC history to win a light heavyweight bout by knockout in 15 seconds or less. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN+ 2.
Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba
Tatiana Suarez (12-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) has earned eight of her 12 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of her nine UFC wins.
Suarez's five stoppage victories in UFC strawweight history are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Jessica Andrade (six).
Suarez's four submission victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Mackenzie Dern (five).
Suarez has completed at least one takedown against all 10 of her UFC opponents.
Suarez lands 59.7 percent of her significant strike attempts in UFC strawweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Suarez absorbs just 1.7 significant strikes per minute in UFC strawweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Virna Jandiroba (23-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has landed at least one takedown against 12 of her 13 UFC opponents.
Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith
Davey Grant (17-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) is one of four fighters in UFC history to earn a submission by inverted triangle choke. Cole Miller, Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Jordan Leavitt also accomplished the feat.
Grant's six fight-night bonuses for UFC bantamweight bouts are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Sean O'Malley (nine), TJ Dillashaw (eight) and Pedro Munhoz (seven).
Elijah Smith (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), son of UFC veteran Gilbert Smith, is one of four second-generation fighters in company history. Ryan Couture, son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture,, Lance Gibson Jr., son of Lance Gibson, and Lucas Brennan, son of Chris Brennan, also accomplished the feat.
Smith has earned one of 17 knockouts in UFC history stemming from a slam. He accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 72.
Seokhyeon Ko vs. Wellington Turman
Wellington Turman (18-8 MMA, 3-6 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since Dec. 2, 2023. The layoff is the longest of his more than 12-year career.
Turman's three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since February 2022.
Turman is 0-2 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in June 2023.
Mantas Kondratavicius vs. Andre Petroski
Andre Petroski's (13-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since February 2025.
Petroski defends 86.4 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC middleweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Roman Kopylov (88.9 percent).
Karine Silva vs. Gabriella Fernandes
Karine Silva (19-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has earned 17 of her 19 career victories by stoppage. She's finished 13 of those wins in Round 1.
Silva's three submission victories in UFC women's flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Gillian Robertson (six) and Erin Blanchfield (four).
Silva is the only female in UFC history to earn three consecutive victories by first-round submission.
**Silva is one of three females in UFC history to earn a submission victory by D'Arce choke. She accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 207. Tatiana Suarez and Jasmine Jasudavicius also won with the technique.
Gabriella Fernandes' (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) two fight-night bonuses for UFC women's flyweight bouts are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Carli Judice (four) and Molly McCann (three).
Jose Delano vs. Murtazali Magomedov
Murtazali Magomedov (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career victories by stoppage.
Magomedov has earned one of five Twister submission victories in UFC history. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 279. Chan Sung Jung, Bryce Mitchell, Da'Mon Blackshear and Charles Johnson have also won with the technique.
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Nina Milosevic
Priscila Cachoeira (13-9 MMA, 5-9 UFC) enters the event on a three-fight losing skid and is 1-5 in her past six fights dating back to July 2023.
Cachoeira's average fight time of 6:33 in UFC women's bantamweight competition is second-shortest in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (3:06).
Cachoeira's two knockdowns landed in UFC women's bantamweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (six).
Cachoeira's 40-second knockout at UFC Fight Night 168 is the fastest stoppage in UFC women's flyweight history.
Jonny Parsons vs. Jose Souza
Jonny Parsons (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) returns to competition for the first time since July 22, 2023. The layoff is the longest of his more than 16-year career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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