Longtime
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight Alex Caceres will
attempt to tip the scales in his favor when he takes on Sean
Woodson as part of the
UFC on ESPN 56 undercard this Saturday at the Enterprise Center
in St. Louis.
Caceres seems keen on getting his name back in the win column after
suffering a unanimous decision loss in his previous outing against
Giga Chikadze in August. He had won seven of previous eight bouts,
with two “Fight of the Night” bonuses. Meanwhile, Woodson, a
Dana White’s Contender Series alum, has built a 5-1-1 record in
the promotion and carries a five-fight undefeated streak into his
latest assignment.
Ahead of the looming battle between Caceres and Woodson, a look at
some of the statistical intricacies that exist between them:
11: Caceres is an Octagon veteran in every sense of the word, still
going strong in his 14th year in the UFC. With 11 victories in the
145-pound weight class, he occupies the fourth spot for most
featherweight wins in history.
7: Caceres has seven decision wins in the world’s premier MMA
organization, the fourth-most in the featherweight division.
5: Caceres also occupies the 10th spot in the divisional ranks for
most post-fight performance bonuses with five.
50: The Florida native presents a 50% striking accuracy in his
fights—a formidable stat that highlights his offensive prowess.
63: Through 14 professional losses, Caceres has only lost one once
via knockout, and his 63% striking defense rate proves that
opponents find it quite difficult to land clean shots on him.
58: Much like Caceres, Woodson boasts a commendable striking
defense at 58%.
62: Woodson exhibits a solid 62% takedown accuracy in his
fights.
84: Woodson is very difficult to take down to the ground,
harnessing an 84% takedown defense rate through all of his UFC
fights.