UFC Vegas 99 Preview: Best Fights, Win-Rates & Must-See Finishers

A deeper dive into the fighters at UFC Vegas 99.

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As the UFC closes in on its centennial APEX event, it comes at us with a fairly well-built Fight Night that could decide the next middleweight title challenger.

In the marquee fight, dynamic Brazilian acrobat Michel Pereira takes on one of the division's dark horses, Alexander Hernandez. 'Demolidor' and 'Fluffy' ride a combined 13-fight winning streak and maintain 29 finishes. Wily Hernandez is one of the slickest submission aces in the promotion, possessing a deceptively good arm-in guillotine.

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The winner of the middleweight showcase fight could go on to challenge for the belt, if not secure their spot as a number one contender. In the co-main event, perennial bantamweight contender Rob Font looks to halt the ascension of Kyler Phillips, who is on a tear since returning from a slew of cancellations in 2023.

Fans should also be excited to see some familiar names on the undercard, including Charles Johnson, Jake Hadley, Darren Elkins, Daniel Pineda, Matheus Nicolau, and who can forget 6'8" Olympian Robelis Despaigne on the early prelims.

UFC Vegas 99 by the Numbers

UFC Vegas 99 fighters by win- rate and finish rate (rounded to nearest whole %):

Fighter	Win-Rate	Finish Rate
Robelis Despaigne	83%	100%
Austen Lane	71%	100%
Alice Ardelean	60%	88%
Melissa Martinez	88%	71%
Jessica Penne	67%	70%
Elise Reed	64%	28%
Joselyne Edwards	68%	61%
Tamires Vidal	70%	42%
Brad Katona	82%	28%
Jean Matsumoto	100%	60%
Darren Elkins	72%	53%
Daniel Pineda	64%	100%
Jake Hadley	79%	72%
Cameron Smotherman	73%	64%
Sumudaerji	73%	87%
Charles Johnson	73%	63%
Rob Font	71%	65%
Kyler Phillips	86%	59%
Michel Pereira	74%	64%
Anthony Hernandez	86%	83%

The average win rate for UFC Vegas 99 fighters is 75 percent. The average finish rate for UFC Vegas 99 fighters is 68 percent. Lane vs. Despaigne is the only fight on the card where both fighters have 100 percent finish rates. Jean Matsumoto is the only undefeated fighter on the card.

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