The octagon will touch down in Serbia for the first time in history on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 283 in Belgrade (Paramount+).
Headlining the event at Belgrade Arena will be Serbian-born welterweight contender Uros Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who gets his first main event on home soil after scoring three consecutive first-round knockouts. Looking to end that streak and play spoiler will be Daniel Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who looks to complete a unique comeback story of his own.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC Fight Night 283 pre-event facts.
Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Uros Medic
Medic is 5-2 since he moved up to the welterweight division in July 2023.
Medic's average fight time of 3:59 in UFC welterweight competition is second shortest
in divisional history behind Frank Trigg (3:55).
Medic has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage. He's finished all seven of his UFC wins by knockout.
Medic's five knockout victories since 2021 in UFC competition are tied for third-most among active fighters in the company behind Carlos Ulberg (seven) and Michal Oleksiejczuk (six).
Medic's seven knockout since 2021 in UFC competition are tied with Steven Garcia for second-most in the company behind Alex Pereira (eight).
Medic is one of 10 fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a spinning back elbow. He accomplished the feat at UFC 291.
Daniel Rodriguez
Rodriguez lands 7.21 significant strikes per minute in UFC welterweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Navajo Stirling
Jan Blachowicz (29-11-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC) competes in his 23rd UFC light heavyweight bout, tied with Glover Teixeira for the third-most appearances in divisional history behind Ovince Saint Preux (26) and Mauricio Rua (24).
Blachowicz's four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since May 2022.
Blachowicz is one of two Polish champions in UFC history. Joanna Jedrzejczyk also accomplished the feat.
Blachowicz vs. Magomedov Ankalaev at UFC 282 is one of six title-fight draws in UFC history.
Blachowicz is one of four light heavyweights in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a body kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 53.
Blachowicz is one of six athletes to fight to multiple draws in UFC competition. Lando Vannata, Ken Shamrock, B.J. Penn, Caol Uno and Jimmy Crute also accomplished the feat.
Navajo Stirling's (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Ulberg (10).
Stirling lands 6.15 significant strikes per minute in UFC light heavyweight competition, the third-highest rate in divisional history behind Zhang Mingyang (6.64) and Ulberg (6.61).
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Marcin Tybura
Aleksandar Rakic (14-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) moves up to the UFC heavyweight division after spending his previous 11 octagon appearances at light heavyweight
Rakic's four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since March 2021.
Marcin Tybura (27-11 MMA, 14-10 UFC) competes in his 25th UFC heavyweight bout, the fourth-most appearances in divisional history behind Andrei Arlovski (42), Derrick Lewis (32) and Frank Mir (27).
Tybura's 14 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Arlovski (23), Lewis (20), Mir (16) and Junior Dos Santos (15).
Tybura's eight decision victories in UFC heavyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Arlovski (12).
Tybura has landed 1,779 total strikes in UFC heavyweight competition, the second-most in divisional history behind Arlovski (1,907).
Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev
Ludovit Klein (24-5-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) has earned one of 12 knockouts in UFC history stemming from a front kick. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 238.
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Kyle Prepolec
Mateusz Rebecki's (20-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since October 2024.
Nina Milosevic vs. Hailey Cowan
Hailey Cowan's (7-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since August 2022.
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 283 pre-event facts: Can Blachowicz, Rakic end career-worst slumps?
