By The Numbers: Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall now plays the waiting game.

The interim Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder has cleared every available hurdle ahead of a potential blockbuster unification bout opposite current champion Jon Jones, though a firm timetable for their showdown remains unsettled. Aspinall finds himself on a three-fight winning streak, having nailed down all three of those victories in 73 seconds or less. He last appeared at UFC 304, where he needed exactly one minute to punch out Curtis Blaydes on July 27 and avenge a 2022 loss to the Elevation Fight Team star.

As Aspinall awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

31: Years of age for Aspinall, who was born on April 11, 1993 in Salford, England—the same hometown as award-winning actor Albert Finney, he of “Miller’s Crossing,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Traffic,” “Big Fish,” and “Skyfall” fame.

12: Aspinall wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 80% of his career total (15). His list of UFC victims: Blaydes, Sergei Pavlovich, Marcin Tybura, Serghei Spivac, Alan Baudot and Jake Collier. Aspinall owns three other wins by submission (20%).

95: Significant strikes by which Aspinall has outlanded his UFC opposition. He has connected with 148 such strikes while absorbing only 53 in return.

5: Promotions for which Aspinall has worked as a professional mixed martial artist. In addition to the UFC, he has competed in the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, Cage Warriors Fighting Championship, Full Contact Contender and MMA Versus UK.

5,049: Miles between where Aspinall trains at Team Kaobon in Liverpool, England, and Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

9: Seconds needed for Aspinall to dispatch Ricky King with a heel hook under the BAMMA banner on Feb. 21, 2015. Nearly a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

400,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Aspinall across his nine appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” seven times.

4.09: Aspinall knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of UFC competition, placing him seconds on the promotion’s all-time list. Only Drew McFedries (4.27) ranks ahead of him.

3: Countries in which Aspinall has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has fought in England, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

.671: Cumulative winning percentage between the three men—Blaydes, Lukasz Parobiec and Stuart Austin—who have defeated Aspinall. They sport a combined record of 48-23-2.