The UFC continues its July schedule on Saturday with a return to Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 60, which goes down at the UFC Apex with a main card on ESPN/ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+.
Former strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) headlines the card when she takes on fellow Brazilian and streaking contender Virna Jandiroba (20-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in a five-round bout.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 60.
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Amanda Lemos vs. Virna Jandiroba
Amanda Lemos
Amanda Lemos
Lemos’ five stoppage victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied with Rose Namajunas for second-most in divisional history behind Jessica Andrade (six).
Lemos’ three knockout victories in UFC strawweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Andrade (four).
Lemos has landed six knockdowns in UFC strawweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Virna Jandiroba
Virna Jandiroba
Jandiroba’s three-fight UFC winning streak at strawweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Tatiana Suarez (six) and Zhang Weili (four).
Jandiroba has landed at least one takedown against eight of her nine UFC opponents.
Brad Tavares vs. Junyong Park
Brad Tavares
Brad Tavares (20-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) competes in his 25th UFC middleweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history. He was previously tied with Michael Bisping at 24.
Tavares’ 15 victories in UFC middleweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Bisping (16).
Tavares’ total fight time of 5:07:35 in UFC middleweight competition is second-most in divisional history behind Bisping (5:15:15).
Tavares’ 13 decision victories in UFC middleweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Tavares’ 13 decision victories in UFC competition are tied for second-most in company history behind Neil Magny (14).
Cody Durden vs. Bruno Silva
Cody Durden
Cody Durden (16-5-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) completes 60 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC flyweight competition, tied for the second-best rate in divisional history behind Justin Scoggins (62.9 percent).
Dooho Choi vs. Bill Algeo
Dooho Choi
Dooho Choi’s (14-4-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2016.
Choi has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round knockout in a total fight time of four minutes and 33 seconds.
Choi’s 18-second knockout of Juan Puig at UFC Fight Night 57 stands as the second-fastest debut in UFC featherweight history behind Makwan Amirkhani’s eight-second win at UFC on FOX 14.
Brian Kelleher vs. Cody Gibson
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher’s (24-15 MMA, 8-8 UFC) three-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since January 2022.
Miranda Maverick vs. Dione Barbosa
Miranda Maverick
Miranda Maverick’s (13-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) three stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Gillian Robertson (seven), Valentina Shevchenko (five) and Montana De La Rosa (four).
Maverick’s 19 takedowns landed in UFC women’s flyweight competition are fourth-most in divisional history behind Shevchenko (39), Roberson (19) and Andrea Lee (19).
Luana Carolina vs. Lucie Pudilova
Lucie Pudilova
Lucie Pudilova (14-9 MMA, 3-7 UFC) is 1-2 since she returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2022.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 60.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
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