By The Numbers: Reinier de Ridder vs. Vitaly Bigdash

Reinier de Ridder has enjoyed relatively smooth sailing in One Championship, where he currently reigns over two divisions.

The Dutch grappler will defend his undisputed middleweight crown against former champion Vitaly Bigdash in the One 159 main event on July 22 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. De Ridder carries a perfect 15-0 record into the cage. He last competed on Feb. 25, when he submitted Kiamrian Abbasov with an arm-triangle choke in the third round of their One “Full Circle” pairing. Bigdash, meanwhile, greets the champion with the wind of a three-fight winning streak at his back. He has not tasted defeat in more than four years.

As de Ridder and Bigdash move ever closer to their confrontation at 205 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

31: Years of age for de Ridder, who was born on Sept. 7, 1990 in Breda, Netherlands.

10: De Ridder wins by submission, accounting for 67% of his career total (15). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, two arm-triangle chokes, two armbars, one triangle choke and one brabo choke. De Ridder holds three other wins by knockout or technical knockout (20%) and two more by decision (13%).

8: First-round finishes on the de Ridder resume, with two of them having taken place inside One Championship. He put Fan Rong to sleep with a brabo choke in 1:15 at One “Hero’s Ascent” on Jan. 25, 2019 and put away Sang with a rear-naked choke in 3:26 at One “Inside the Matrix” on Oct. 30, 2020.

630: Days spent by de Ridder as undisputed One Championship middleweight titleholder. It ranks as the third-longest reign in the history of the division, trailing only Sang (1,218) and Bigdash (633).

107: Combined victories between the five opponents—Sang (twice), Rong, Abbasov, Leandro Ataides and Gilberto Galvao—De Ridder has beaten as a member of the One Championship roster. They sport a cumulative .759 winning percentage (107-33-1).

37: Years of age for Bigdash, who was born on July 25, 1984 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

6: Bigdash victories by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (12). His methods of choice: one armbar, one reverse triangle armbar, one heel hook, one triangle choke, one rear-naked choke and one guillotine choke. Bigdash owns four other victories by knockout or technical knockout (33%) and two more by decision (17%).

53: Seconds needed for Bigdash to wipe out Dmitri Emets with a kick at Oplot Challenge 87 on Nov. 9, 2013. Having occurred nearly nine years ago, it remains his fastest finish to date.

7: Countries in which Bigdash has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 5-0 in his native Russia, 2-0 in Malaysia, 2-0 in Singapore, 1-1 in Indonesia, 1-0 in Turkey, 1-0 in Ukraine and 0-1 in Myanmar.

.702: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Sang (twice), Rong, Yuki Niimura and Igor Svirid—Bigdash has defeated since he linked arms with One Championship. They boast a combined record of 73-31.