By the Numbers: Ovince St. Preux vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

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Consistency has been a problem for Ovince St. Preux for a good part of his Ultimate Fighting Championship career. Now out of the light heavyweight rankings, “OSP” will try to claw his way back into the top 15 by taking on Michal Oleksiejczuk.

The exciting Polish prospect is currently on a knockout spree and will look to add St. Preux to his list of Octagon victims. As they prepare for UFC Fight Night 160, take note of their career-defining numbers below.

Age and overall experience

Born on Feb. 22, 1995, Oleksiejczuk is 12 years younger than St. Preux, who celebrated his 36th birthday on April 8. The Polish light heavyweight has been a professional since 2014, making his debut on Jan. 11 of that year. He compiled a record of 12-2 before getting the call from the UFC. His overall record stands at 14-2 with one No Contest.

The more experienced St. Preux debuted professionally on Sept. 27, 2008. He started his career with two consecutive losses, after which he put together eight consecutive wins, five of which were in Strikeforce. OSP then went 1-1 against Gegard Mousasi and TJ Cook, respectively, before the UFC took him in. At present, he has a record of 23-13.

Octagon appearances

When Oleksiejczuk made his Octagon debut on Dec. 30, 2017, St. Preux was busy preparing for Ilir Latifi, originally for UFC on Fox 27. However, Latifi suffered an injury, so the match was scrapped and rebooked for UFC on Fox 28. That was St. Preux’s 16th UFC bout. In all, he has fought in the Octagon 19 times, with a promotional record of 11-8.

For Oleksiejczuk, his upcoming bout with St. Preux is just his fourth in the UFC. His debut at UFC 219 against Khalil Rountree was originally a unanimous decision victory in his favor, but it was later turned into a No Contest following a failed drug test for Oleksiejczuk. After that incident, he bounced back by knocking out his next two foes, Gian Villante and Gadzhimurad Antigulov.

Finishing rate

It’s an even 78 percent stoppage rate for these two light heavyweights. The more experienced St. Preux has finished 11 opponents by KO or TKO and seven by submission. His most notable victims are Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Yushin Okami and Corey Anderson.

Like St. Preux, Oleksiejczuk also has power in his hands. The difference is that most of the latter’s knockouts have come recently. In fact, the man they call “Lord” was able to starch eight of his last 11 opponents. Submissions aren’t exactly his strong suit but he does have one submission win at Thunderstrike Fight League, in which he used to hold the light heavyweight strap.

Losses by stoppage

Both of Oleksiejczuk’s losses came via stoppage. He was submitted by Jan Kwiaton and knocked out by Marcin Wojcik. St. Preux, on the other hand, has been stopped five times in his career. He was tapped out by Nikita Krylov, Ilir Latifi and Glover Teixeira and was felled by Jimi Manuwa and Virgil Zwicker.