Andrei Arlovski has managed to cram as much activity and achievement into one career as possible, and the beat goes on.
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder finds himself in the midst of yet another resurgence despite being well into his 40s. Arlovski—who has now competed in four different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s)—has rattled off four consecutive victories at a time when most of his contemporaries are kicked back and enjoying retirement. He last appeared at UFC on ESPN 35, where he eked out a split decision over Jake Collier in their April 30 co-main event.
As Arlovski awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
43: Years of age for Arlovski, who was born on Feb. 4, 1979 in Babruysk, Belarus.
17: Arlovski victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 50% of his career total (34). His list of victims includes Travis Browne, Antonio Silva, Roy Nelson, Ben Rothwell, Marcio Cruz and Vladimir Matyushenko. Arlovski holds two other victories by submission and one more by decision.
15: Seconds needed for Arlovski to punch out Paul Buentello at UFC 55 on Oct. 7, 2005. Having occurred 16-plus years ago, it remains the fastest finish of his 56-fight career.
38: UFC appearances for Arlovski, placing him second on the promotion’s all-time list. Only lightweight Jim Miller (39) has more. Arlovski and Miller are tied atop the organization’s win column at 23.
152: Significant strikes landed by Arlovski in his three-round unanimous decision over the aforementioned Rothwell in their UFC on ESPN 4 rematch in July 2019. It established a new personal benchmark for the Belarusian, eclipsing the 92 such strikes with which he connected against Junior Albini at UFC Fight Night 120 a little less than two years earlier.
10: Countries in which Arlovski has competed as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 26-15 with one no contest in the United States, 4-2 in Russia, 1-0 in his native Belarus, 1-0 in Canada, 1-0 in England, 1-0 in Brazil, 0-1 in the Netherlands, 0-1 in Germany, 0-1 in Singapore and 0-0 with one no contest in the Philippines.
246: Days spent by Arlovski as undisputed UFC heavyweight champion. He was promoted to the top spot on Aug. 12, 2005 at the expense of an injured Frank Mir, made one successful title defense and then surrendered the throne to Tim Sylvia on April 15, 2006.
24: Consecutive calendar years in which Arlovski has fought at least once. In addition to his 2-0 mark in 2022, he went 0-1 in 1999, 4-0 in 2000, 0-1 in 2001, 1-1 in 2002, 1-0 in 2003, 1-0 in 2004, 3-0 in 2005, 1-2 in 2006, 1-0 in 2007, 3-0 in 2008, 0-2 in 2009, 0-1 in 2010, 2-1 in 2011, 2-0 with one no contest in 2012, 2-1 in 2013, 2-0 in 2014, 2-0 in 2015, 0-3 in 2016, 1-2 in 2017, 1-2 with one no contest in 2018, 1-2 in 2019, 2-0 in 2020 and 2-1 in 2021.
11: Arlovski losses by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 55% of his career total (20). Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Francis Ngannou, Alistair Overeem, Stipe Miocic and Fedor Emelianenko were among the perpetrators. Arlovski has been saddled with two other losses by submission and seven more by decision.
.739: Cumulative winning percentage between the 19 opponents who have beaten Arlovski: Sylvia (twice), Silva, Rozenstruik, Ngannou, Overeem, Miocic, Emelianenko, Tom Aspinall, Augusto Sakai, Shamil Abdurakhimov, Tai Tuivasa, Marcin Tybura, Josh Barnett, Anthony Johnson, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Pedro Rizzo, Ricco Rodriguez and Viacheslav Datsik.
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