By the Numbers: UFC Rotterdam

Alistair Overeem’s legitimacy as a heavyweight title contender cannot be denied. The hulking Dutchman earned another significant triumph in the UFC Fight Night Rotterdam headliner on Sunday, knocking out Jackson-Wink stablemate Andrei Arlovski with a jumping front kick and punches 1:12 into the second round. After the bout, Overeem called for a chance to face the winner of the UFC 198 heavyweight championship tilt between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic when the promotion makes its debut in New York on Nov. 12. Whether that wish will be granted remains to be seen. For now, here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Fight Night “Overeem vs. Arlovski” with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com.4: Consecutive heavyweight victories for Overeem, the second-longest active streak in the division behind reigning champion Fabricio Werdum (six)..760: Significant striking accuracy for Overeem, who landed 23 of his 30 attempts. Coming into the bout, his career rate of 74.5 percent ranked first in UFC history among fighters with at least five bouts and 350 significant strike attempts.5: KO/TKO losses in UFC competition for Arlovski. Nine of the Belarusian’s 12 career defeats have come via knockout or technical knockout.37: Finishes among 41 professional victories for Overeem. Sunday was the 35-year-old’s 18th KO/TKO triumph.203: Combined significant strikes by which Overeem has outlanded his nine UFC opponents. The Dutchman has outlanded every single one of his foes in compiling a …

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