Welterweight lightning rod Colby Covington on Saturday will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship stage for the first time in nearly a year when he matches wits and fists with Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Meanwhile, the ageless Cub Swanson challenges onetime King of the Cage champion Billy Quarantillo in the three-round co-main event at 145 pounds.
On the eve of UFC on ESPN 63 “Covington vs. Buckley,” a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the docket bring to the table:
1,972: Total strikes landed by Covington as a UFC welterweight, placing him fifth on the promotion’s all-time list at 170 pounds.