Bellator action resumes on Friday with Bellator 264, which takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
A middleweight championship fight headlines the lineup, with champion Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) finally set to return to competition against a challenger he’s been expecting to face for quite some time in John Salter (18-4 MMA, 8-1 BMMA).
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 20 pre-event facts about Bellator 264.
Gegard Mousasi vs. John Salter
Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi is the only two-time middleweight champion in Bellator history.
Mousasi is one of two fighters in MMA history to claim titles under the Bellator and Strikeforce banners. Cris Cyborg also accomplished the feat
Mousasi has earned 37 of his 46 career victories by stoppage. He’s earned 32 of those wins in Round 1.
John Salter
Salter competes in his 10th Bellator middleweight bout, tied with Rafael Carvalho for second most in divisional history behind Alexander Shlemenko (17).
Salter has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. That includes seven of his eight Bellator wins.
Salter’s eight victories in Bellator middleweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Shlemenko (12).
Salter’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator middleweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Shlemenko (eight).
Salter’s six submission victories in Bellator middleweight competition are most in divisional history.
Salter’s six submission victories in Bellator competition are tied for fourth most in company history behind Goiti Yamauchi (eight), A.J. McKee (seven) and Neiman Gracie (seven).
Andrey Koreshkov vs. Sabah Homasi
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Koreshkov (23-4 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) competes in his 18th Bellator welterweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Koreshkov’s 13 victories in Bellator welterweight competition are tied with Douglas Lima for most in divisional history.
Koreshkov’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Lima (nine) and Michael Page (eight).
Koreshkov’s seven knockout victories in Bellator welterweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Lima (eight) and Page (eight).
Sabah Homasi (15-9 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) is 3-1 since he returned to Bellator for a third stint in November 2018.
Magomed Magomedov vs. Raufeon Stots
Raufeon Stots
Raufeon Stots’ (16-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active steak in the division.
Stots has earned three of his four Bellator victories by decision.
Davion Franklin vs. Everett Cummings
Everett Cummings (15-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) returns to Bellator for a third stint. He most recently competed for the promotion in January 2018.
Cummings has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 12 of those wins in Round 1.
Pam Sorenson vs. Roberta Samad
Roberta Samad (5-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) competes in just her second fight since November 2015.