By The Numbers: Alesha Zappitella vs. Jessica Correa Delboni

Alesha Zappitella now gets the chance to prove whether or not she has staying power.

“Half Pint” will defend the Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight title for the first time when she faces Jessica Correa Delboni in the Invicta 44 co-main event on Friday at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas. Zappitella enters the cage on a three-fight winning streak. She last fought at Invicta 42 in September, when she captured the vacant 105-pound championship with a shoulder choke submission of Ashley Cummins. Meanwhile, Delboni has recorded three wins across her last four outings. She also has not competed since Invicta 42, where she took a three-round unanimous decision from former atomweight titleholder Herica Tiburcio.

As Zappitella and Delboni make final preparations ahead of their championship showdown, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

26: Years of age for Zappitella, who was born in Conneaut, Ohio, on Feb. 28, 1995. The Top 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list at the time were Madonna’s “Take a Bow,” TLC’s “Creep,” Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knee,” Soul For Real’s “Candy Rain” and Brandy’s “Baby.”

2: Submission victories on the Zappitella resume, accounting for 25% of her career total (eight). Her methods of choice: one shoulder choke and one arm-triangle choke. Zappitella owns six other victories by decision.

642: Days since Zappitella last suffered a defeat. She wound up on the wrong side of a split decision against Kanna Asakura at Rizin 18 on Aug. 18, 2019. Zappitella has responded to the setback with three consecutive wins.

3: Countries in which Zappitella has competed as a mixed martial artist. She has gone 7-1 in the United States, 1-0 in China and 0-1 in Japan.

27: Years of age for Delboni, who was born on Sept. 7, 1993 in Vila Velha, Brazil—nearly 5,400 miles from Invicta Fighting Championships headquarters.

8: Delboni victories by decision, accounting for 80% of her career total (10). She owns two other victories by knockout or technical knockout, having punched out Pamela Rosa and Bruna Emanuele Brasil in back-to-back appearances in 2017.

7: Straight wins to start Delboni’s career. Her time as an undefeated fighter came to an end at Invicta 32, where she lost a three-round unanimous decision to Ashley Cummins on Nov. 16, 2018.

.552: Cumulative winning percentage between the 10 women Delboni has beaten. They own a combined record of 64-51-1 and four of them—Rosa, Bianca Sattelmayer, Cristiane Lima Silva and Juliana Costa—currently sit below .500.