By The Numbers: Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley

Reigning Bellator MMA welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov plans to pick up where he left off after outside forces kept him away from competition for the better part of two years.

In his first appearance since he put his career on hold to take up arms against Russia in his native Ukraine, Amosov will defend his crown against interim titleholder Logan Storley when their rematch headlines Bellator 291 on Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The Ukrainian “Dynamo” took a three-round unanimous decision from Storley in their first encounter a little more than two years ago, then went on to capture the undisputed welterweight championship with a unanimous verdict over Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on June 11, 2021. Amosov, now 26-0, has not fought since. Storley, meanwhile, finds himself on a three-fight winning streak. He last competed at Bellator 281, where he struck interim gold with a unanimous decision over Michael Page on May 13.

As Amosov and Storley make final preparations for their long-awaited sequel, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

29: Years of age for Amosov, who was born in Irpin, Ukraine, on Sept. 9, 1993.

10: Amosov victories by submission, accounting for 38% of his career total (26). His methods of choice: three rear-naked chokes, two armbars, two north-south chokes, two anaconda chokes and one brabo choke. Amosov holds nine other victories by knockout or technical knockout (35%) and seven more by decision (27%).

13: First-round finishes on the Amosov resume, though only one of them has taken place in Bellator. He prompted a doctor stoppage against Mark Lemminger at Bellator 244 on Aug. 21, 2020.

4: Countries in which Amosov has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 10-0 in Russia, 8-0 in Ukraine, 7-0 in the United States and 1-0 in Moldova.

.742: Cumulative winning percentage between the seven men—Lima, Storley, Lemminger, Ed Ruth, David Rickels, Erick Silva and Gerald Harris—Amosov has beaten since he joined the Bellator roster. They boast a combined record of 133-46-1.

30: Years of age for Storley, who was born on Sept. 8, 1992 in Roslyn, South Dakota.

8: Storley wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 57% of his career total (14). His list of Bellator victims: E.J. Brooks, A.J. Matthews and Kemmyelle Haley. Storley owns six other wins by decision (43%).

33: Seconds needed for Storley to bury Lemetra Griffin with punches under the Resurrection Fighting Alliance flag on March 4, 2016. Nearly seven years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

27: Rounds completed by Storley as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on seven different occasions and carries a 6-1 record in those bouts.

120: Combined victories between the nine men—Page, Brooks, Matthews, Haley, Neiman Gracie, Dante Schiro, Ion Pascu, Joaquin Buckley and Matt Secor—Storley has defeated since he linked arms with Bellator. They sport a .690 cumulative winning percentage at 120-54.